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Governors

The Governing Body of Field Junior School reconstituted in May 2015. The governing body consists of 13 members – 3 parent governors (elected by Field Junior parents) 1 LA governor (appointed by Herts County Council) 1 staff governor (elected by the staff) 1 Headteacher 7 co-opted governors (appointed by the Governing Body)

Current Governors at our school

Name Category Term of Office Committees
(Attendance 2021-2022)		 Responsibility Declared Interests

Attendance at Meetings (Full)
2021-2022

Niraj Shah

(Chair of Governors )

 Parent

15.11.20 – 15.11.24
  • Resources (3/3)
 Year 5   5/5
Rod Woodhouse

 Co-opted 31.10.17 – 30.10.25
  • Resources (2/3)
  • Pay (1/1)

Finance

Head teacher performance Management

Sports Premium

Policy Review Working Party

 Retired primary headteacher 5/5
Jeannette Brooks Headteacher

01.09.99 – 

30.10.25
  • Teaching and Learning (3/3)
  • Resources (3/3)
  • Pay (1/1)
     5/5
Eric Aryee Local Authority

31.10.17-

26.02.25
  • Teaching and Learning (0/3)
  • Pay (1/1) (Chair)

Safeguarding, Child Protection and LAC

PPG

   0/5
Kate Wilkins Co-opted 31.10.17- 30.10.25
  • Pay (1/1)
  • Teaching and Learning (2/3)

 

Year 4

   2/5
Danielle Ayling Deputy Head

01.01.14 – 01.01.24

 
  • Teaching and Learning (3/3)
  • Resources (2/3)
  • Pay (1/1)
     4/5
Gayle Voigt Co-opted 1.1.14 – 31.12.21
  • Resources (2/3)

Safeguarding and Child Protection LAC

Head Teacher Performance Management

Single Central Record

 Headteacher at Brockswood School 3/5

Annette Hunt

 Staff Governor 17.09.19 – 16.09.23
  • Teaching and Learning (2/3)

 

   4/5

Lisa Coombs

 Associate Governor 15.10.19 – 14.10.23
  • Teaching and Learning (3/3)

 

   5/5

Allen Talbot

 Co-opted

15.11.20 – 15.11.24
  • Teaching and Learning (1/3)
  • Resources (2/3)
 Year 3   5/5

Shahana Khundmir

 Parent

06.11.20 06.11.24
  • Teaching and Learning (1/3)

Website

Year 4

   4/5
Casper Lam Co-opted 22.09.22 – 21.09.26
  • Health & Safety
  • Resources
      
Tiann Madden Co- opted 22.09.22 – 21.09.26
  • Teaching and Learning
      

Role

The Governing Body fulfils a strategic role in the school in three three key roles

  • To provide a strategic view – aware of where the school is heading, ensuring the school has clear aims and values and effective systems and policies
  • To act as a critical friend – recognising and celebrating the school’s achievements and offering encouragement and honest feedback.
  • To be accountable -in terms of the school’s overall performance and able to explain its decisions and actions.
    (Governors are not directly involved in the day-to-day management of the school, as this is delegated to the Headteacher and leadership team of the school, who report back to governing body meetings).

Meetings

The Governing Body at Field Junior School meets four times a year. In addition to this all governors are invited to be a member of a Governors’ Committee. At Field Junior these are Teaching and Learning, Resources and the Pay Committee. Governors also take on specific linked roles, agreed by the governing body, to support the strategic development of the school. Every governor also has a link with a focus year group of children, who they will follow on their journey through the school. Effective governors are vital to the school and access to regular training opportunities is offerd to support their work.