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Our Governors

Meet the Governors

The role of the Governing Body.                                                                          

The School Governing body is responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education. Together with the head teacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management, they set the school’s aims and policies.

Governors have three main roles:

  • To provide strategic direction for the school
  • To act as a critical friend to the head teacher
  • To ensure accountability

Governors also have some important duties which they perform in collaboration with the head teacher and the senior leadership team. These include:

  • Determining how the budget is spent,

The appointment of staff,

  • Forming policy on the school’s curriculum,
  • Setting standards for pupils’ behaviour and discipline,
  • Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe,
  • Setting and monitoring the school’s aims and policies.

The core of governors is relatively small, each of whom has expertise in their own field. The Governing Body is able to co-opt Associate Members where needed, for specific tasks. A Governors’ Notice Board in school with up-to-date information will include a comments/questions envelope to enable the board to regularly and frequently answer any questions and queries. 

The reconstituted governing body is made up of:

NAME

TYPE OF GOVERNOR

TERM OF OFFICE

APPOINTING BODY

RESPONSIBILITY

  Mrs B Yilmaz

Parent

Governor

07.11.22 - 6.11.26 Parent Body  Chair of Governors
  Mrs S Rahman

Parent

Governor

 12.10.20 - 11.10.24 Parents Body

Vice Chair T&L

  Mrs M Bristow

Staff

Governor

    29.09.23 - 28.09.27 Staff  T&L Committee
  Mr M Sachs Local Authority Governor 14.03.23 - 13.3.27 Governing Body Vice Chair of Governors

Mrs L Van der Heiden

Co-opted Governor

31.01.21 – 30.01.25

Governing Body

 

Ms Y Raj

  Co-opted

Governor

07.03.23 - 06.03.27

Governing Body

 

Mr C Cook

Co-opted Governor

31.01.21 – 30.01.25

Governing Body

 

Cllr J Herga

Co-opted Governor

20.03.23 - 06.03.27

Governing Body

 

 Ms H Wickens

 Co-opted

Governor

14.06.23 - 13.06.27 Governing Body  
 Mrs M Bristow

 Staff

Governor

19.10.23 - 18.10.27 Staff  

Ms D Franklin

 

Head teacher

 

 

 

Head teacher

 Committee Information

Name

Committee

Position of responsibility held

 Mrs B Yilmaz

Teaching and Learning

Chair

 Ms D Franklin

Teaching and Learning

 Head teacher

 Ms M Bristow Teaching and Learning Staff Governor

 Mrs S Rahman

Teaching and Learning

Parent Governor / Vice Chair

 MS H Wickens

Teaching and Learning

Co-opted Governor
 Cllr J Herga Teaching and Learning Co-opted Governor
 Mrs S Dennis

Teaching and Learning

 

Name

Committee

Position of responsibility held

Mr M Sachs

Finance and Resources

Chair

Mrs L Van der Heiden

Finance and Resources

Vice Chair

Ms D Franklin

Finance and Resources

Head teacher

 Mr C Cook

Finance and Resources

 

Mrs S Dennis

Finance and Resources

Also invited

School Business Manager

Governors each have a link to at least one curriculum area:
 

 Buket Yilmaz  Safeguarding, Phonics, EYFS
 Martin Sachs  SEND, RE, Music
 Louise van der Heiden  Science, Geography
 Chris Cook  Premises, Health and Safety
 Sadaf Rahman  Maths,  DT, Computing
Joel Herga English, History, Art 
Hollie Wickens PE, RSHE, PSHE
   

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTER OF PECUNIARY, BUSINESS OR PERSONAL INTERESTS

Name

Pecuniary, business or personal interest

Date register signed

NIL Return

  Mrs B Yilmaz  

19.10.2023

Yes
  Mrs S Rahman  

19.10.2023

Yes
  Mrs M Bristow  

19.10.2023

Yes
  Mr M Sachs

Member of Management Body PRU – 01.04.16

19.10.2023

 

  Mrs L Van der Heiden

 

19.10.2023

Yes

  Ms Y Raj

 

19.10.2023

Yes

  Mr C Cook

 

19.10.2023

Yes
  Clr J Herga   19.10.2023 Yes
  Ms H Wickens   19.10.2023 Yes
  Ms D Franklin   19.10.2023 Yes

 

Debbie Franklin, Headteacher

Mrs Buket Yilmaz, Parent Governor

Mrs Sadaf Rahman, Parent Governor

Mrs Louise Van der Heiden

Mr Martin Sachs

Mr Chris Cook

Mr Joel Herga

Ms Hollie Wickens