Woodlands Federation Governing Board’s role is:
- to ensure the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the Federation;
- to hold leaders to account for the educational performance of the schools in the Federation and the performance management of staff;
- to oversee the financial performance of the schools and make sure all money is well spent.
The Governing Board is made up of 2 parent governors, 1 staff governor, 1 local authority governor, 2 foundation governors, 2 headteachers and up to 7 co-opted governors. The governors have a range of skills and experiences that enable them to carry out their roles effectively. If you would like more information or are interested in becoming a governor, please email Monica Pell, our Chair of Governors m.pell@woodlandsfederation.org.uk
The full Governing Board meets at least 8 times per year. Governors also use their identified skills and expertise in working groups that are created from time to time, these have a specific focus and report back to the full Governing Board.
Minutes of the full Governing Board meetings are available and can be accessed through the school office.
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Governor Roles & Responsibilities
| Governor | Category of Governor | Appointed By | Date of Appointment | End of term of office | Roles & Responsibilities | Business and Financial Interests | Relationship
with Staff / Governors |
Governor at another school | Attendance at meetings 2019/20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cox | Headteacher | N/A | 01/09/2020 | Whilst in post | Headteacher of Dallington | None | None | No | N/A |
| Claire Kinsella | Headteacher | N/A | 01/09/2020 | Whilst in post | Headteacher of Punnetts Town | None | None | No | N/A |
| Suzanne Black | Staff governor | Staff | 03/02/2020 | 02/02/2024 | EYFS Teacher at Punnetts Town | None | None | No | 100% |
| Rev. Marc Lloyd | Foundation Governor | Diocese | 01/09/2014 | Whilst in post | Link governor for
Christian Distinctiveness, English, Maths & Wider Curriculum |
None | None | No | 100% |
| Tony Welford | Foundation Governor | Diocese | 01/09/2020 | 31/08/2024 | Link governor for
Finance, Sports Grant, Christian Distinctiveness |
None | None | No | 90% |
| Simone Foy | Parent | Parents | 01/06/2017 | 31/05/2021 | Link governor for Inclusion | None | None | No | 90% |
| Claire Mayhew | Parent | Parents | 18/09/2019 | 17/09/2023 | Safeguarding governor | None | None | No | 100% |
| Monica Pell | Co-opted | FGB | 23/05/2018 | 22/05/2022 | Chair of Governing Board Shadow Safeguarding Link Governor, GDPR Link Governor | None | None | No | 100% |
| Susan Conaway | Co-opted | FGB | 28/11/2019 | 27/11/2023 | Federation SENDCo | None | None | No | 50% |
| Jon Briley | Co-opted | FGB | 18/09/2019 | 17/09/2023 | Link governor for Health & Safety | None | None | No | 70% |
| Kirsty Coates | Co-opted | FGB | 19/06/2019 | 18/06/2023 | Link governor for
Mental Health & Wellbeing, RSE |
None | None | No | 100% |
| Alice Conyers-Silverthorn | Co-opted | FGB | 02/05/2019 | 01/05/2023 | Link Governor for
EYFS, Finance |
None | None | No | 90% |
| Alison Doig | LA Governor | Local Authority | 28/11/2019 | 27/11/2023 | Vice Chair of Governors Link governor for
SEND & Inclusion, Maths, English & Wider Curriculum |
None | None | Governor at HCC | 90% |
| Vacancy | Co-opted | FGB | |||||||
| Vacancy | Co-opted | FGB | |||||||
| Governors who have left the governing body in the last 12 months | |||||||||
| Charlotte Ridley | Co-opted | FGB | 04/12/2029 | 08/05/2020 | None | None | No | 40% | |
| Inez Morse | Ex-officio | N/A | 01/04/2015 | 31/08/2020 | Executive Headteacher | None | None | No | 100% |