Governing Board

Welcome to the Governors' area of the website.

The Board of Governors are in place to offer support and strategic challenge to the schools Senior Leadership Team. We do this by taking on areas of school responsibility such as Safeguarding, Curriculum, Health and Safety and meeting and working alongside school staff who head those areas to get a deeper understanding of the monitoring and developments taking place.  These visits are recorded and reported back at termly Governor's meetings.  

We strive to have a good cross-section of representatives with a wide range of relevant experience to bring to the Board, allowing real and knowledgeable challenge, and also undertake professional training and keep up to date with relevant information to help guide the school strategically.  This enables us to focus on the key areas that will impact the school.

The membership of the current Governing Body is as follows:-

The Chair of Governors is Miss Nixon - Elected 18/09/2024 - to 25/11/28

The Vice Chair of Governors is Mrs Paddison- Elected 14/06/2023- to 13/6/27

Designated Governors for Safeguarding  are Miss Nixon and Miss Nagle

Our Parent Governors are:

Ruth Ivey- 4 year term of office-  ends 25/11/29 (appointed by local governing body) 

Zoe Paddison- 4 year term of office- ends 13/06/2027  (appointed by local governing body)

 

Our Staff Governor is:

Sally Scott- 4 Year term of office - ends 06/05/029  (appointed by local governing body)

 

Our Co-opted Governors are:

Miss Nixon- 4 year term of office - ends 25/11/2028 (appointed by local governing body)

Joanne Di Castiglione - 4 Year term in office- ends 06/03/2028  (appointed by local governing body)

Thelma OKeke- 4 year term of office - ends 28/06/27 (appointed by local governing body)

Kesia Nagle- ends 10/03/2030 (appointed by local governing body)

Rebecca Hepburn- 4 year term of office- ends 10/03/2030 (appointed by local governing body)

 

Associate Governor

Laura Salter (whilst in post) Deputy Headteacher-No Voting Rights 

Headteacher Governor

Sophia Jones- Headteacher

Governor Vacancies

There is 1 Parent Governor vacancy and 1 co opted governor vacancy at this time.

Governor Skills

It is vital that we have a wealth of skills and experience within the Governing Body and therefore recruit members on these skill sets and delegate responsibility accordingly.  The training undertaken from members of the governing body is as follows;

Our skill sets are as follows;

Joanne Di Castiglione – Educationalist, Head Teacher, SEND specialist, Safeguarding trained, Early Years knowledge, Schools HR

Rachel Nixon - IT project manager, Safeguarding trained, Safer Recruitment Trained, ASP Trained

Kesia Nagle- Secondary Deputy Headteacher, Inclusion lead, Safeguarding trained

Ruth Ivey- British Sign language interpreter

Thelma Okeke- Account management 

Rebecca Hepburn- Accountancy and finance

Zoe Paddison- Educationalist, high school teacher 

Our Clerk to Governors has attended and passed the National Clerks Development Programme.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the work of the Governing body please contact the school office where you will be provided with contact details for our Chair and or Vice Chair. We would appreciate and welcome your feedback about the school.