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Welcome to our Governors’ Section.
What are School Governors?
School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. They appoint headteachers and other staff.
Governors have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school.
What do Governors do?
Governors hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the headteacher to make decisions about balancing resources.
The role of the governing body is a strategic one. It has three core strategic functions:
Governors do not get involved in the day-to-day management of the school. That is the headteacher’s responsibility.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured
All Governors are elected for a 4 year term
Chair
Mrs Fiona Moss (appointed 30/01/2023 as a Co-opted Governor by the Governing Body, term ends 29/1/27)
Co-Vice Chairs
Mr Chris Bugh (appointed 01/07/2019 as a Co-opted Governor by the Governing Body, term ends 30/6/2023)
Mrs Lisa James (appointed 05/11/2020 as a Parent Governor, term ends 4/11/2024)
Governors
Ms Helen Speechley (appointed 07/10/2019 as a Co-opted Governor by the Governing Body, term ends 6/10/23)
Mrs Beenita Patel (re-elected 21/3/22 as a Co-opted Governor by the Governing Body, term ends 20/3/2026)
Mrs Emma Winfield (appointed 01/11/2019 as a Parent Governor, term ends 31/10/23)
Mr Sam Walker ( Co- Head responsibility)
Mrs Rosie Handford (Co-Head responsibility)
Mr Shalin Saujani (appointed 28/10/21 as Parent Governor, term ends 27/10/2025)
Mrs Darshana Mohindra (appointed 21/3/22 as a Co-opted Governor by the Governing Body, term ends 20/3/2026)
Former Governors in last 12 months
Mr Anish Nagar (appointed 5/5/21 as Staff Governor, ended term July 2022)
Mr Martin Furniss (re-elected 12/3/22/ as a LA Governor by the LA and the Governing Body, ended term September 2022)
Each non-staff Governor is also linked to at least one subject area. This involves the Governor visiting the school, discussing the subject area with the relevant Teacher and viewing samples of work.
Committees and Roles
Chair
Mrs Fiona Moss - Pupil Premium, Children in Care, R.E., Safeguarding
Committees: Finance, Pay
Co-Vice Chairs
Mrs Lisa James - English, Phonics, Library, Training and Development, Induction, Mental Health and Wellbeing
Mr Chris Bugh – Modern Foreign Languages, Higher Achieving Pupils, Educational Visits, Curriculum, SEND
Committees: Pay
Governors:
Mrs Emma Winfield- Art & Design, Design & Technology, Cookery, EYFS and Pre-School
Ms Helen Speechley – Mathematics, Music
Committees: Head Teacher Performance Management, Chair of Finance Committee
Mrs Beenita Patel - RHE, SMSC, GDPR
Committees: Health and Safety
Mr Shalin Saujani - Computing and E-Safety, Science
Committees: Head Teacher Performance Management
Mrs Darshana Mohindra - Swimming, P.E., Healthy Schools/ Road Safety, Anti-Bullying,
Committees: Finance
Attendance of Governing Body Meetings in 2021/22:
Governor | Number of Governor meetings attended | Number of Finance Committees attended (where applicable) |
Mrs Fiona Moss | 6 | 5 |
Ms Helen Speechley | 6 | 5 |
Mr Anish Nagar | 5 | N/A |
Mr Samuel Walker | 6 | 5 |
Mrs Beenita Patel | 4 | N/A |
Mr Martin Furniss | 4 | 3 |
Mr Chris Bugh | 5 | N/A |
Mrs Emma Winfield | 5 | N/A |
Mrs Rosie Handford | 6 | 6 |
Mrs Lisa James | 6 | N/A |
Mrs Darshana Mohindra | 2 | 1 |
Mr Shalin Saujani | 4 | N/A |
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests:
Updated September 2022
DECLARATION OF BUSINESS INTERESTS 2022/23
GOVERNOR NAME | DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY & BUSINESS INTEREST |
Mrs Fiona Moss | Works for RE Today |
Ms Helen Speechley | Governor for Brookvale |
Mr Chris Bugh | Assistant Head Teacher for Brookvale |
Mrs Emma Winfield | Child in Y1, Y3 and Y5 |
Mr Samuel Walker | None |
Mrs Judith Rowley | None |
Mrs Beenita Patel | Child in Y1 and Y4 |
Mrs Rosie Handford | None |
Mrs Lisa James | Child in Y4 and Y6 |
Mr Shalin Saujani | Child in Y2 |
Mrs Darshana Mohindra | Child in Y3 and Y5 |