Governors
Welcome to the Governors' section of the school website.
Our Governing body numbers 14 members, including parent governors, staff governors and co-opted governors and meets once every half term.
There are two sub-committees - Curriculum and Community (C&C) and Resources & Personnel (R&P) - each of which also meet once every half term. Broadly, C&C monitor the teaching and learning of the curriculum, inclusion and safeguarding, attendance and community links, while the R&P looks after financial matters, premises, personnel and health and safety.
Our role as governors is threefold:
- to ensure the school has clarity of vision, ethos and direction; we do this through setting the aims and objectives, policies and targets for the school;
- to monitor and evaluate progress and to support and challenge the headteacher; we do this at our regular meetings and also through governor visits;
- to oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
We also have our own 3 year strategy that we regularly review and update; we are part way through our 2018-2021 strategy. We have the following key aims:
- Create an exciting and engaging learning environment
- Create a conducive and inspiring place to work and learn
- To be seen as the school of choice for the community
- To consider the whole child at all times
- To develop greater financial resilience
We are always keen to hear the views of parents, staff, children and members of the local community. Please get in touch via the school office or by emailing C.Governor@western.hants.sch.uk The governors may also be contacted via the school office. If you have concerns relating to the day to day running of the school these should, in the first instance, be referred to the Headteacher.
- Parent Governor Elections Process
- Western Governor Newsletter Dec 18
- Western Governor Newsletter June 19
- Western Governor Newsletter June 20
Membership of Governing Body
As at 3/12/20
()= start and end of tenure dates
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CO-OPTED GOVERNORS (4) (Appointing Body: the Governing Body) Debbi Bentley (3/7/2019 - 2/7/2023) Rob Coleridge (3/7/2019 - 2/7/2023) Jenny Espiner* (17/5/2018 - 16/5/2022) James Ingham (14/10/2020 - 13/10/2024) |
FOUNDATION GOVERNORS (3) (Appointing Body: Winchester Diocesan Board of Education) Rev Canon Peter Seal (ex-officio Foundation) (19/9/2001) Vicki Tibbitts* (Chair)(10/1/2017 - 9/1/2021) Helen Jesty (14/10/2019 to 13/10/2023) |
AUTHORITY GOVERNOR (1) (Appointing Body: the Governing Body with CC approval) Mike Longman (27/11/18 - 26/11/2022) |
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PARENT GOVERNORS (4) (Appointing Body: the Parent Body of the school) Claire Woodcock (2/2/2017 - 1/2/2021) Amy Weatherup (22/11/2017 - 21/11/2021) Lucy Herbert-Pike (25 /10/2019 to 24/10/2023) Alex Hutchinson (2/12/2020 - 1/12/2024) |
STAFF GOVERNOR (1) (Appointing Body: the Staff Body of the school) Sarah Horton (4/9/2019 - 3/9/2023)
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HT (1) Peter Burbridge* (ex-officio Governor) (1/9/2013)
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*=Governors who have completed the Safer Recruitment certificate online |
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ADDITIONAL DESIGNATED ROLES |
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Debbi Bentley - Wellbeing Link James Ingham – Development & Training Helen Jesty – SEN & SIAMS |
Mike Longman - Health & Safety Amy Weatherup - PTA Link Claire Woodcock – Safeguarding |
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MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES |
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RESOURCES and PERSONNEL (to include the role of the Pay Committee) |
CURRICULUM and COMMUNITY |
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Lucy Herbert-Pike (Chair) Debbi Bentley Peter Burbridge (HT) (Advisory only on Pay Cttee) Rob Coleridge Mike Longman Vicki Tibbitts Also in attendance: Lynn Franklin (Business Manager). By invitation: Paul Budd (Site Manager) |
Amy Weatherup (Chair) Peter Burbridge (HT) Jennie Espiner Sarah Horton Alex Hutchinson James Ingham Helen Jesty Peter Seal Claire Woodcock
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HEADTEACHER’S PERFORMANCE REVIEW PANEL Rev Canon Peter Seal, Jennie Espiner (Chair), Mike Longman |
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BUSINESS & FINANCIAL INTERESTS Peter Burbridge, Debbi Bentley and Sarah Horton all work at the school |
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Clerk to the Governors: Fiona Greenwood |
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PREVIOUS GOVERNORS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THE PAST YEAR Paul Curwen (Parent Governor) 22/11/2017 - 16/9/2019 Penny Edwards (Co-opted Governor) 3/2/2019 - 1/7/2020 |
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Governors' Attendance record
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Governor Access
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