Meet the Governors
Chair of Governors, writes:
To be updated.
Who are the governors?
We have 10 governors. We are either elected or appointed from four distinct groups: Headteacher; Staff; Appointed; Local Authority; and Parents.
Headteacher: Samantha Edwards (Acting Headteacher)
Staff: Kirsty Marksheffel and Louise Rooney.
Community: Richard Whitten, Bruce Verspeak, John Nicholas and Julia Chandler.
Parents: Joanna Clarke, Elsa Ranjith and Bhashkaran Govender.
What do we do?
We make decisions that help the school to provide the best possible education, in a safe and welcoming environment and prepare the children for their transition through senior school and life in general.
Monthly governing body meetings and targeted governor visits to school help us to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the school. This enables us to make the right decisions and offer advice to the school in its determination to achieve the highest results possible. To do this we ensure we recruit the most able staff and ensure governors are equipped with the skills to monitor and evaluate the school performance. Governor training is very much encouraged and readily available.
We work to a budget and it is our job to ensure we get “Value for Money” in everything we do or spend.
How are we organised?
All governors are members of the Full Governing Body, the Finance Personnel and Premises Committee, and the Curriculum and Learning Committee. In addition to six meetings per academic year, governors, together with all staff, attend a School Improvement Plan meeting annually where the school's vision is reviewed and challenging objectives set for the following year.
We have governors who take the lead role for Safeguarding Children, Pupil Achievement, Curriculum, Finance, Personnel, Premises, Communications and Governance. At our meetings we review all school policies as required by statute.
If you wish to contact the Governing Body, please do so via the School Office.