Governance

Welcome to our Governors’ section. 

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

GOVERNING BODY

Chair of Governors – Mrs Helen Jouahri 

Governors make a real difference in helping our school provide the best possible education for each and every one of our pupils. In partnership with the Head Teacher and the leadership team they lead our school, setting the vision and establishing the right culture to drive forward improvement to ensure the best life chances are secured for every child.

The Governors ensure that they:

• are informed of the direction of the curriculum
• are informed of any new development in the school
• regularly inspect the school premises and maintain it to a high standard
• consider the needs of the school and make recommendations
• appoint members of staff when required
• come into school regularly

Minutes of meetings are available on request from the office.

The current Governing Body, detailing individual responsibilities is:

Helen Jouahri:           

Chair of Governors

Co-opted Governor

Leadership and Management

English

SEND

Languages

Jenna Tiley: Vice Chair

Parent Governor

Focus: Pupil Premium

Trudy Nazer:               

Co-opted Governor

Focus on humanities, self wellbeing; personal development, behaviour and welfare (SIAP)

Curriculum focus: history & geography

Sarah Farrant:           

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum focus: Art & PE

Maggie White:  

Staff Governor

Focus on EYFS

Curriculum focus: Music

Rev'd Elaine Brightwell:       

Foundation governor

Christian Ethos and SIAMS.

Grant Strachan:

Parent Governor

Focus: TBC

Celia Hazelgrove: 

Foundation Governor

Andrew Howard:       

Headteacher

Emma Scott - Clerk to the Governing Body

[List correct September 2021]