WELCOME FROM WOODLANDS GOVERNING BODY

We work to ensure our school delivers the highest quality education for your children. This has included the appointment of our Headteacher and can also involve interviewing other school staff. The governors are responsible and accountable for ensuring that the school discharges its statutory duties under the law.

We ensure that the leadership and management of the school have appropriate plans and resources in place to deliver a high quality and effective learning experience for all the children at Woodlands Infant School, whatever their ages and ability, so that every child can achieve his or her full potential.

The Governing Body also acts as a ‘critical friend’, monitoring performance and attainment, managing the budgets and overseeing the maintenance of the premises, to ensure that the school is always providing an effective education.

As governors, we take our safeguarding responsibilities very seriously. We ensure that we all read appropriate documents and we ensure that safeguarding remains a constant feature of our agendas and that we can support and challenge school leaders in their work. There is a named governor responsible for safeguarding, special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and all areas of the curriculum. We have designated Governors for safeguarding, special needs and wellbeing as well as key areas of the schools improvement plan.

All governors undertake training. This can be on a group or individual basis, including 'Introduction to Governors', 'Safeguarding' and 'Safer Recruitment' and specific areas determined by their role in school.

OUR ROLE AT WOODLANDS

Full Governors’ meetings are held at least once a term. We do not have sub-committees to ensure that all Governors have a broad understanding of the school. However, to ensure we are maximising governor skills, we do use working parties for expertise areas such as setting financial budgets, recruitment, SDP and curriculum.

The Governing Body adopts, reviews and monitors a range of policies that govern the operation of the school including health and safety, behaviour, complaints, child protection, curriculum and performance management. Relevant policies, and others, can be found on this website or alternatively hard copies can be obtained through the school office.

Members of our Governing Body:

Lucy Wright - Chair of Governors, Curriculum & Teaching and Learning Link Governor, Sports Premium

Matt Laurent - Finance / GDPR link Governor

Deborah Hall - SEND / PP link Governor

Warren Mills - Safeguarding and Attendance link Governor

Lynsey Moulston - Behaviour link Governor

Mike Pearson - Health and Safety Link Governor

Mark Blears - Health and Safety Link Governor

Anna Topa - Finance link Governor

Laura Freeman - Co-opted Governor

Louise Davies - Wellbeing / SEMH staff Governor

Claire Hawkes - Clerk to Governors