School Governance
The Wooden Hill Primary and Nursery School Board of Governors is a diverse group of people, all volunteers, with a common interest in the school, its staff, pupils and buildings and the community of which it forms a part. Each Governor brings different strengths and skills to the Governing Board, but all have a commitment to helping the school.
The full governing body meets at least twice a term. The Headteacher provides all the necessary information to the governing body so that it can do its job well. The governors delegate the day to day responsibility for the management of the school to the Headteacher, including implementation of the strategic direction agreed by the governing body.
The governors focus strongly on three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
The governing body has places for 12 governors:
- 7 Co-opted governors who are appointed by the Governing Body from the community
- 2 elected parent governors
- 1 Local Authority governor
- 1 elected staff governor
- The headteacher
Governors are appointed or elected for a four year term, but can stand for re-appointment or re-election if they wish.
The Governing Body at Wooden Hill works as a ‘whole team’, meeting a minimum of 6 times per year, once in each term, without any separate committees.
For further information or to contact the Governing Body, please contact the clerk to the governing body:
Email – clerk@woodenhillprimary.co.uk
Letter – Clerk to Governors, Woodenhill Primary and Nursery School, Staplehurst, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 8DB
Wooden Hill Chair of Governors: Mr Gavin Handford
Contact: chair@woodenhillprimary.co.uk
Co-opted Governors
Mr Max Barnett
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities:
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Mrs Clare Barnes
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities:
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Mrs Susan Leigh
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: Chair HT PMR. Link Governor for SEND & Pupil Premium and Reading.
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Mr Brian Poxon
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: Vice-Chair of FGB, Development Governor. Chair of Standards & Effectiveness Committee. Link Governor for Writing and Educational Performance Data. |
Co-opted Governor Vacancy
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities:
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Co-opted Governor Vacancy
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities:
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Co-opted Governor Vacancy
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: |
Parent Governors
Miss Jo Prior
Appointed by: Parent Election |
Category: Parent Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: Chair of Pay Committee. Link Governor for Safeguarding & Child Protection, Health & Well-being and Attendance. |
Mr Gavin Handford
Appointed by: Parent Election |
Category: Chair of Governing Board |
Roles & Responsibilities: Chair of FGB. Development Governor. Chair of Standards & Effectiveness Committee. Link Governor for EYFS, Resources, GDPR and High Priorities.
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Local Authority Governor
Mrs Miriam Stallard
Appointed by: Local Authority |
Category: Local Authority Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: Chair of Finance & Resources Committee. Link Governor for Finance and Maths. |
Staff Governor
Mr Martyn Billers
Appointed by: Staff Election |
Category: Staff Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: Link Governor for Health & Safety and Wider Curriculum. Can you also remove Teacher as this is not his role when he is on the GB.
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Headteacher and Clerk
Mr Ian Garner
Appointed by: N/A |
Category: Headteacher |
Roles & Responsibilities: Headteacher |
Mrs Dawn Deykin
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: N/A |
Roles & Responsibilities: Clerk to the Governing Body |
No longer on Governing Body Served on Governing Body in last 12 months
Mrs Helen Kinch
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: Attendance, EYFS & Nursery
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Mrs Jane Critchlow
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: |
Mr Alexander Rogers
Appointed by: Governing Body |
Category: Co-opted Governor |
Roles & Responsibilities: Lead Governor for Finance, Development Governor |
Mrs Joanna Lagares
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Appointed by: N/A |
Category: Headteacher |
Roles & Responsibilities: Headteacher, served as a Governor during 2021/2022 |