Weobley Schools’ Federation: Governing Body
The current governing body was formally established on 11th January 2017 to oversee the federation of Weobley High School and Weobley Primary School. It is made up of volunteers from staff, parents and the local community, who have a range of expertise between them which they bring to the various committees they sit on.
Each Governor sits on one or more sub-committees which are most relevant to their background and expertise. Each committee has a specific range of briefs which determine what they do and monitor throughout the year. Committees also recommend policies to the Full Governing Body for ratification and report back on specific issues that they have discussed.
Who are our Governors?
This page is currently in the process of being updated. Further information about our governors can be found here.
| GOVERNOR | NAME | DATE OF APPOINTMENT | TERM OF OFFICE | DATE STEPPED DOWN AS GOVERNOR (IF APPLICABLE) | APPOINTED BY | REGISTER OF BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS | GOVERNANCE ROLE IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS | ANY MATERIAL INTERESTS ARISING FROM RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNORS OR GOVERNORS AND SCHOOL STAFF | ATTENDANCE AUTUMN 2022 | ATTENDANCE SPRING 2023 (1) | ATTENDANCE SPRING 2023 (2) | ATTENDANCE SUMMER 2023 | COMMITTEE |
| Executive Headteacher | Dean Williams | Resource & Finance | |||||||||||
| Staff Governor | Zoe Evans | SEND & Safeguarding | |||||||||||
| Parent Governor (Primary) | Julia Hall (Vice-Chair) | SEND & Safeguarding * | |||||||||||
| Parent Governor (Secondary) | Stephen Edwards | Resource & Finance | |||||||||||
| LA Governor | Marcus Williams (Chair) | Achievement & Standards * | |||||||||||
| Co-opted Governor | Paul Avery | Resource & Finance * | |||||||||||
| Co-opted Governor | Kirsty Karpat | SEND & Safeguarding | |||||||||||
| Co-opted Governor | Kate Ede | Achievement & Standards | |||||||||||
| Co-opted Governor | Vacancy | Achievement & Standards | |||||||||||
| Co-opted Governor | Scott Kean | Achievement & Standards | |||||||||||
| Co-opted Governor | Krissie Stevenson | SEND & Safeguarding | |||||||||||
| Co-opted Governor | Stephen Warrell | Resource & Finance | |||||||||||
| Associate Member | Paul Lindup | Resource & Finance | |||||||||||
| Associate Member | Rachel Day | SEND & Safeguarding | |||||||||||
| Associate Member | Weston Holder | Achievement & Standards | |||||||||||
| Associate Member | Russell Jones | SEND & Safeguarding | |||||||||||
| Associate Member | David Nicholas | Achievement & Standards | |||||||||||
| Associate Member | Sharon Thomas | Achievement & Standards | |||||||||||
| Associate Member | Sarah Wallace | SEND & Safeguarding | |||||||||||
| Clerk to Governors | Jo Shock |
How are our Governors elected?
Co-opted Governors are nominated and elected into office by the Governing Body. Parent Governors are elected into office by the school’s parent body. Staff Governors (teaching and non-teaching) are elected into office by all members of the school staff. Associate Members are representatives of the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and are elected into office by the Governing Body but do not have voting rights. They provide an invaluable insight into the daily running of the school. Local Authority Governors are nominated by the Local Authority and elected into office by the Governing Body. The Clerk to Governors is appointed by the Governing Body.
How are meetings structured?
There are at least 4 full governing board meetings per year. These take place in September, December, March and June.
There are 3 core committees which meet at least 4 times per year. They deal with the core business of the Governing Body and feed back to the full Governing Body at full board. There are however a number of other statutory committees which meet as required to address issues such as admissions, grievance, exclusion hearings, headteacher appointments and headteacher performance management.
Achievement and Standards Committee
What is the role of a Governor?
The role of the school governor is to contribute to the work of the governing body in ensuring high
standards of achievement for all pupils in the school through:
Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff;
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
What are the core expectations of a Governor?
- become a passionate advocate for our pupils, families and staff in order to transform their life
- chances through education;
- develop an understanding of the school through regular visits to the school, during the school day;
- act in the best interest of all the pupils of the school;
- behave in a professional manner, including acting in strict confidence;
- the ability to be able to build relationships with a range of people and to be able to work
- as part of a team;
- be able to question, and to make connections between different types of information;
- ensure that they and the school promote tolerance of and respect for people of all faiths
- • (or those of no faith), cultures and lifestyles; and support and help, through their words,
- actions and influence within the school and more widely in the community, to prepare
- children and young people positively for life in modern Britain
- attend governor induction training when appointed;
- complete additional governor training throughout the year as required;
- give attendance to meetings priority.