Governors | Walford Nursery & Primary School

Who are the Governors?

NAME	GOVERNOR ROLE	GOVERNOR RESPONSIBILITY
Paul Deneen OBE JP DL	Co-opted Governor	Chair of Governors Joint Chair of Pupils, Personnel and Community Committee
Emma Parkes	Parent Governor	Vice Chair of Governors Chair of Standards, Teaching and Learning Committee, More Able & Talented, Safeguarding
Louise George	Headteacher / Staff Governor
Emma Hanham	Staff Governor
Joyce Thomas MBE DL	Local Authority Governor	Joint Chair of Pupils, Personnel and Community Committee
Charles Lawson	Co-opted Governor	Chair of School Business Committee
Karen Chinn	Co-opted Governor
George Smith	Co-opted Governor	Vice Chair of School Business Committee / Premises / Health & Safety
Emily Crewe	Parent Governor
Gwyneth Gill		Clerk to the Governors

How is the Board of Governors Organised?

The Board of Governors normally meet termly, and is chaired by the Chair of Governors and the Governors have also set up three main Committees:

· Pupils, Personnel & Community Committee chaired by Paul Deneen OBE JP DL and Joyce Thomas MBE DL.

· The School Business Committee chaired by Charles Lawson.

· The Standards, Teaching & Learning Committee chaired by Emma Parkes.

What do we discuss at our meetings?

Details of the Agendas for the Full Governing Body meeting/main Committees can be found on the Governors website. Each Governor is a member of at least one of the main Committees. A list of membership of the Committees can be found on the website.

At each of our meetings, we make recommendations/decisions and these are recorded along with our discussions and what we have supported and what we have challenged. Part of our role as Governors is to act as a 'Critical Friend' to the school.

Working in Partnership

Walford School has inspirational leadership in Louise George as Headteacher. She has an excellent team of teachers and support staff and I take this opportunity of thanking them for their marvellous contribution to the school.

We also have an excellent Parent, Teacher and Friends Association (PTFA), and they are superb in their efforts to raise money for the benefit of the pupils at Walford.

The Governors hugely values it links with the local Walford community. We held a most successful Walford Community Forum in the Autumn Term, when members of the whole community came in to the school to meet with us to discuss issues of interest and we were most grateful to them for doing so.

As Chair of Governors, I regularly visit the school and my most recent focus was as a uest visiting the School Council - and I was greatly impressed with their meeting. Fellow Governors also visit the school as part of a programme of organised visits.

The school has a wonderful story to tell. The pupils are excellent ambassadors and are a great credit to you as parents / guardians.

There is a vibrant and hugely positive atmosphere at Walford! The Governors are most grateful to you for your continued support - which is greatly appreciated.

Should anyone require any information about the Governing Body and its work, please would they contact the School office.

Tel: 01989 562209

Email: admin@walford.hereford.sch.uk

Very best wishes,

Paul Deneen OBE JP DL

Chair of the Board of Governors

WALFORD PRIMARY SCHOOL

Committees and Panels 2018 / 2019 (Updated September 2018)

School Business Committee

Mr Lawson (Chair)

Ms George (HT)

Mr Smith (V/C)

Mrs Crewe
Mrs Bound

Premises:

Mr Smith

Health and Safety:
Mr Smith

Website:

Mrs Hanham

Standards, Teaching & Learning Committee
SEND and G & T

Mrs Parkes (Chair)

Mrs Hanham

Ms George (HT)

Mrs Chinn

Mrs Crewe

SEND:

Mrs Crewe

More Able & Talented:

Mrs Crewe

Pupils, Personnel and Community Committee

Mrs Thomas (Chair)
Mr Deneen (Chair)

Ms George (HT)

Mrs Parkes

Safeguarding:

Mrs Parkes

Grievance (Staff), Discipline (Staff/Pupils) and Redundancy:

Panel 1

3 Governors from the following:

Panel 2

3 Governors from the following:

Mr Lawson

Mrs Thomas

Mrs Crewe

Mrs Parkes

Mrs Chinn

Mr Smith

Complaints:

Panel 1

3 Governors from the following:

Panel 2
3 Governors from the following:

Mrs Thomas

Mrs Crewe

Mr Lawson

Mr Smith
Mrs Parkes
Mrs Chinn

Helpful Information

Parent Governor Expressions of Interest

Walford Governors - Governor Vacancy - Expression of Interest - June 2020.docx