WESTFIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY
(last updated September 2020)

Katya Babayan

Ray Bowles

Chris Fryer-Bovair (teacher governor)

Joyce Fenton (vice-chair)

Elaine Gunn

Sarah Lee (chair)

Pritpal Rai

Lucy Roberts (headteacher)

Mat Timmis 

James Waterworth

plus two VACANCIES

If you are looking for the latest meeting minutes or other statutory information about the governing body that we are required to publish, this can call be found on the  Governor Documentation page.

All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. Regulations define three core functions consistent with the strategic role of the Governing Body. These are to:

• set the vision and strategic direction of school;
• hold the Headteacher to account for its educational performance; and
• ensure financial resources are well spent

Structure of Governing Body

The Statutory Instrument of Government for Westfield Junior School was issued on 1 September 2014. The school is a Community School with a Governing Body of 12, which consists of:

• 2 elected parent governors;
• 1 LA governor;
• 1 Headteacher;
• 1 elected staff governor; and
• 7 co-opted governors (of which up to 2 could be members of staff).

There are currently no associate members.

 The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The Chair and Vice-chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year. The current Chair of the Governing Body is shown above, who can be contacted via the school office or directly at chair@westfieldjnr.education. The Governing Body employs a Clerk who is Jenn Dover.

 Much of the work of the Governing Body is completed by the following two committees:

• Resources
• Standards

 Standing Orders for the governing body and Terms of Reference for each of its committees are included on the website.

 The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Headteacher, staff and the local authority. Whilst the Headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors are involved with such things as staffing, curriculum, school buildings and finance. It ensures the school functions well and maintains the proper range of academic and social objectives.

 Although there is no legal requirement to have governors assigned to specific tasks, some governors have taken the lead role in certain tasks, including: Safeguarding & Child Protection, SEND & inclusion, Pupil Premium, Health & Safety, and Equality & Diversity.

Further information can be found on the Governor Documentation page.