Governing Body

The function of the Governing Body is to govern the School in accordance with the Law and Government Requirements. More specifically the task is to ensure the clarity of the Vision, Ethos and Strategic Direction of the School, to hold the Head Teacher accountable for the performance of the School and to ensure the Budget is set and managed responsibly.​

Please click the link below to see PDFs showing the membership of our Governing Body and Subcommittees.

Welcome from Mr Steve Lunt, Chair of Governors​

May I take this opportunity to welcome you to the TMBSS website and service.

I hope you find it an accessible, helpful and practical guide to the service. Within it you will find sections relevant to all aspects of our provision and policies as well as practical information such as term dates etc.

TMBSS now has seven centres spread geographically across Shropshire supporting students with SEMH (Social, Emotional, Mental Health) and medical needs through all four key stages. In addition to specialist teachers and Learning Support Assistants we have our own Family Support Worker as well as Hospital Educational Co-ordinators based at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital and the Princess Royal Hospital. We also liaise closely with a wide range of professional agencies. This enables us to provide a bespoke level of service which aims to meet the needs of individual students.

We had a successful OFSTED inspection in 2023 but we are far from complacent about our work and so our Development Plan aims to achieve “outstanding” provision and outcomes for the students we serve. Our aim is for students to be “World Ready” when they leave us.

It is my privilege to lead a strong team of governors at TMBSS. This includes practising and recently retired educational professionals, retired clinical specialists, county councillors, staff representatives and parents of current and previous students.

The core purpose of governance is to support and challenge and we do this through a range of committees which meets regularly to review all aspects of provision. An annual event sees governors meeting with the senior leadership team to review the school’s Self-Evaluation judgements.

Finally, it is important to recognise that the service does continue to face challenges on a number of fronts which may or not be connected. Firstly, we have recently seen an escalating number of permanently excluded pupils from mainstream schools who need our support. We do, more generally, see the impact of mental health and well-being issues that our young people are confronting in the modern age. It is in our response to these challenges, that the true measure of our service will be found.

I hope you find the website a helpful and useful source of information.

With best wishes

Steve Lunt