Mrs Carol Hunt 
Chair

Co-opted

Mrs Louise Meredith
Vice-Chair

Co-opted

Mrs Debbie Naffati
Headteacher

Mrs Sarah Hunter
Staff Governor

Mr Ian Shires

Community Governor

Michael Keane

Parent Governor

Kelly Thompson-Dolan

Parent Governor

Mrs Lisa Spooner

Co-opted

Mr Rupy Pandaal

Co-opted

Vacant

Parent Governor

Our Governors are happy to help, answer queries or deal with concerns at any time and may be contacted through our school office. You may write, phone, or visit in person. If you would like to speak to a governor, than leave your details at the office and they will endeavour to return your call as soon as possible. Our Parent Governors are often in the playground before and after school, and are happy to be approached. In addition, there is a Governor presence at every parent consultation evening, and they would love to talk to you.

Our Governors, whilst thoroughly enthusiastic and committed to supporting the whole school community, are volunteers and have busy working lives of their own. Please be aware that whilst they will make every effort to respond to your queries promptly, there may be occasions when this is not possible. Our school operates an open door policy, and the Headteacher and Assistant Headteachers are always happy to make time for you if they are in the building.  In addition, you may always follow the procedures laid out in our school Complaints Procedure. This can be found in our Policies section.

Committees 

In order to carry out our role efficiently and effectively the detailed work of the Governing Body is under taken by three main committees, other committees are called as and when required. The Committees report back to termly meetings of the Governing Body at which broader issues are discussed and agreed.

Curriculum Committee
Mrs Debbie Naffati (Headteacher, DDSL, Children with Medical Needs)
Mrs Sarah Hunter (Staff)

Mrs Carol Hunt (Chair and Chair of Committee)

Ms Lisa Spooner (Co-opted)

Mrs Kelly Thomson-Dolan (Parent)

Mrs Louise Westbury (Invited - AHT; Curriculum and Assessment, DDSL)

Mr Andrew Craig (Invited - AHT; DSL, EYFS, SRP Teacher)

Mrs Zoe Spencer (Invited - AHT; SENCO, DDSL) 

Pay Committee
Mrs Carol Hunt (Chair and Chair of Committee)
Mrs Louise Meredith (Vice Chair and Co-opted)

Any other non staff governor

Finance and General Purposes Committee
Mrs Louise Meredith (Vice Chair and Chair of Committee) 

Mrs Carol Hunt (Chair)

Mr Rupy Pandaal (Co-opted)
Mrs Debbie Naffati (Headteacher)

Mr Ian Shires (Community Co-opted)

Mr Michael Keane (Parent)

Mrs Kayliegh Baker (Invited - School Business Manager)

Continuous Professional Development
Members of our Governing Body have attended the following training sessions in the last two years.

Visions and Values

Maintained School Budget for Beginners

Data Protection

Safeguarding Level 1 -3

Induction for New Governors Session 1& 2

Working with the  Traumatised child to promote effective learning

Recruitment and Selection 

Supporting Children with Medical Needs

Cyber Security

An Introduction to Trauma and Attachment

GBH Exclusions

Improving the Educational Outcomes of children with a Social Worker

Improving Literacy in Educational settings

Pupil Premium

Health & Safety Link Governor

Safer Recruitment

School Budget -  Managing Pressure for School Leaders

Delivering  Robust and Effective Governance

Greater depth reading and writing

Prevent

Safeguarding for Governors

Data Protection and GDPR for Governors

Understanding your school budget

Safeguarding Link Governor

Register of Interests Our Register of Governors Interests is updated after each Full Governing Body Meeting.

* Denotes an individual who has served as a Governor in the last year.

Governor Roles

Governor Attendance  At Meetings

Key; P=Present, A=Absent Apologies Received, X=Absent No Apologies Received

* Denotes a Governor who has been on Governing Board in last 12 months

Curriculum 

Resources Committe

Pay Committee

Full Governing Body