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About School Governors

 

A school governor is a member of a school's governing body, which is made up of volunteers. Governors work with the headteacher and staff to help raise standards of achievement, and are at the heart of how a school operates. As well as helping the school agree and maintain standards by setting and monitoring targets and planning for the future, the governors also help the school to respond to the needs of parents and the wider community. They are a friend to the school, offering professional support and challenge. A governing body's responsibilities include: 

 

  • accountability for the performance of the school
  • planning the school's future direction
  • selecting the headteacher
  • making decisions about the school's budget and staffing
  • making sure a broad range of subjects is taught, that meet legal requirements
  • ensuring that the school provides for all its pupils


The Governing body meet at-least once per term to review the current status of the school, and the sub committees meet at least once per term. We have a Teaching and Learning Committee (T&L) and a Finance, Personnel and Premises Committee (FPP).


If you are interested in joining the Governing body, please contact the Chair of Governors via the School.


Governors serve for a 4 year term - below is a list of our current Governors, the category of Governor they are and the date when they were appointed.

Governor

Responsibility

Appointed

Committee

Georgina Thompson

Chair of Governors

Safeguarding

Safer Recruitment

12/03/2018

Co-opted FGB

FPP

T&L

Rebecca Hook

Vice Chair of Governors

Chair of FPP Committee

Finance 

16/07/2018

Co-opted FGB

FPP

Esme Chu

Governor Development

Mental Health & Wellbeing

06/02/2023

Co-opted FGB

FPP

Sarah Folkard

Headteacher

01/09/2018

T&L

FPP

Jack DixonDeputy Headteacher17/04/2023

T&L

FPP

Sam Howe

English Link Governor

Chair of T&L Committee

16/12/2019

Governor election

T&L

Carole Wilson-Frizzell

SEND, LAC, PP and PP+ Governor

16/12/2019

T&L

David King

Community & Lettings

COVID 19 & Sports Premium

26/04/2021

FPP

Shiji Thomas

Maths

STEM

20.12.21T&L
Allan Lwanga 

Health & Safety

Premises

20.12.21

FPP

 

Jay AliParent Governor28.4.23 
Steve JeffriesAssociate parent Governor28.4.23 
Dan WissonAssociate parent Governor28.4.23 
All of our staff and children want to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to our school governors.  
You give your time freely to support us and promote the best interests of all the children in our school. 
Your continued commitment in working with staff to ensure our children are happy, engaged and empowered is visible throughout the School. 
Once again, thank you, we are very fortunate to have such dedicated governors.
We look forward to seeing you all in school again soon.
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