Governors – Hethersett Woodside Primary and Nursery School

The Governing Board at Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School

The Governing Board at our school is a group of volunteers who look to fulfil the three core functions set out for Governing Boards by the Department of Education. These are:

To set the vision and strategic direction of the school
Holding the headteacher of the school to account for the educational performance of the school
Ensuring that public money is well spent

The Governing Board is made up of the following roles:

Elected Parent Governors
Authority Governors
Elected Staff Governor
Co-opted Governors

The headteacher also sits on the governing board.

Whilst the Governors may be responsible for policy and strategy, it is the headteacher who is responsible for the day to day running of the school. The current Governing Board feel very strongly that we are supportive of the headteacher in an ever changing educational arena and look to act as Mr Carter’s critical friend.

Governors support and challenge the headteacher and leaders by gathering information, asking questions and helping decided what is best for the school, staff and pupils. We are not there simply to rubber stamp decisions.

The Governors have a large number of legal responsibilities including ensuring that the national curriculum is delivered, our children our kept safe, our staff are well looked after and supported and that the school balances its books financially. It is not allowed to overspend.

The full Governing Board meets at least twice every school term and the various sub committees meet outside of this.

Whilst we would encourage any parent who has an issue about the school to discuss this with Ms Mainwaring in the first instance, parents have access to the Governing Board via the school office.

Member of the Governing Board at Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School

Governor Name	Category of Governor	Body Appointing	Membership of Committee(s) /Key Responsibilities	Term of Office
Louise Mainwaring	Headteacher
	Co-Opted	FGB
Sonia Innes	Co-Opted	FGB		28/11/2023 to 28/11/2027
Linda De Bloeme	Co-opted	FGB	Mental Health & Wellbeing Committee	03/11/2021 To 02/11/2025

Liz Jones	Local Authority Governor	Local Authority	SLM Committee	01/11/2023
Victoria Smith	Staff Governor	Staff	Teaching, Learning & Standards Committee	12/05/2020 to 11/05/2024
	Parent Governor
Raheel Syed	Parent Governor	Parents	Teaching, Learning & Standards Committee	05/06/2023 To 04/06/2027
Abdul Wadood Mohammed	Parent Governor	Parents	Health & Safety Committee Mental health & Wellbeing Committee	05/06/2023 To 04/06/2027

2022/2023

2021/2022

2022/2023

2021/2022

2020/21

2019/20

2018/19

2017/18

2016/17

2015/16