Governance
The Local Governing Committee (LGC) is made up of representatives from parents, staff (teaching and non-teaching), and the local community. The Local Governing Committee meets once per school half-term (6 times per year). Regulations define the three key roles of the Governing Body as:
- Setting the strategic direction
- Securing accountability
- Monitoring, evaluating, supporting and challenging
This means that the Local Governing Body fulfils the role of a ‘critical friend’, with the overriding aim of improving the quality of education and standards of achievement at Woodlea Primary School. The Local Governing Body are involved with development planning, policy making, monitoring and evaluating performance, setting realistic but challenging targets for pupil performance and ensuring accountability.
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Name |
Category |
Appointing Body |
Term of Office |
Positions of Responsibility |
Relationship to School & staff |
Relevant Interests |
|
Nina Gambier |
Headteacher |
TLT |
n/a |
|
Employee |
Education |
|
Nikki Bail
|
Parent |
Local Governing Committee |
06.07.21 – 05.07.25 |
SEND |
Governor |
Employed – Newmarket Holidays |
|
Susie Brain
|
Co-opted |
Local Governing Committee |
06.07.21 – 05.07.25 |
Link Governor: History & Geography, French Safeguarding |
Governor |
Employed – Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Spouse – Trustee of the Glebe Committee |
|
Jorge Martins |
Co-opted |
Local Governing Committee |
13.07.22 - 12.07.26 |
Linked Governor: Science, IT and Internet safety |
Governor |
|
|
Gary Heath |
Co-opted |
Local Governing Committee |
05.12.23 - 02.12.27 |
HT Appraisal Committee Pay Committee Linked Governor: English |
Governor |
Employed by Epsom Downs Primary School |
|
Fiona Hill |
Co-Staff |
Staff |
14.09.24 – 13.09.28 |
|
Employee |
None |
|
Rachel Menham |
Co-Staff |
Staff |
14.09.24 – 13.09.28 |
|
Employee |
None |
|
Pete Mobbs |
Co-opted |
Local Governing Committee |
19.05.21 – 18.05.25 |
Finance Pay Committee Linked Governor: Maths |
Governor |
Employed at Trinity College London |
|
James Piggott |
Co-opted
|
Local Governing Committee
|
05.12.23 - 04.12.27 |
TBC |
Governor |
Employed at Whitgift School |
|
Venessa Dexter |
Co-opted
|
Local Governing Committee
|
05.12.23 - 04.12.27 |
Chair |
Governor |
Employed at Croydon High School |
|
Rebecca Urie |
Clerk |
TLT |
n/a |
Clerk to Governors |
Clerk |
|
|
Vacancy |
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Previous Governors in the last 12 months |
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| Kate West | Co-opted | Local Governing Commitee | 05.12.23 - 25.09.24 | Governor | ||||
Governor Attendance at Meetings 2023-2024
Nikki Bail 4/6 meetings
Peter Mobbs 4/6 meetings
Susie Brain 6/6 meetings
Gary Heath 5/6 meetings
Vanessa Dexter 3/6 meetings
Jorge Martins 5/6 meetings
Fiona Hill 5/6 meetings
Rachel Menham 6/6 meetings
James Piggott 5/6 meetings