A place for everyone. Together, we are inspired to grow, learn and achieve.
Our Full Governing Body
Alison Penny - Headteacher
Wendy Morgan - Clerk to the Governors
Our Parent Governors
Helen Atallah
Parent Governor Vacancy
Parent Governor Vacancy
Co-opted (Formerly Community) Governor
Rebecca Walker - Vice Chair
Maxine Wood - Chair of Governors
Clive Haines - Co-Opted Governor
LA Governor
Paul Samuels
Staff Governors
Alina Powell
If you would like to contact the Governing Body you can email governors@woodlandsparkschool.org
or write to the Chair of Governors, c/o Woodlands Park Primary & Nursery School,
Heywood Avenue, Woodlands Park, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3JB.
What do governors do?
This information is taken from www.rbwm.gov.uk
Governors have three main roles:
The strategic role, which is about:
The Governors' Role in School Improvement - Act as a 'Critical Friend' by:
The Accountability role of the Governing Body -
School governors make important collective decisions and the governing body is answerable to parents and the community. The responsibilities of the governing body include:
Governor Information 2018/2019
|
Type |
Governor |
Start Date |
End Date |
|
Clerk |
Wendy Morgan |
1st March 2019 |
|
|
Headteacher |
Alison Penny |
April 2009 |
|
|
Co-opted |
Clive Haines |
March 2015 |
March 2019 |
|
Co-Opted |
Rebecca Walker |
8th July 2015 |
7th July 2019 |
|
Co-Opted |
Maxine Wood (Chair) |
8th July 2015 |
7th July 2019 |
|
LA |
Paul Samuels |
14th September 2018 |
13th September 2022 |
|
Staff |
Vacant |
|
|
|
Parent |
Helen Atallah |
14th June 2017 |
13th June 2021 |
|
Parent |
Vacant |
|
|
|
Parent |
Vacant |
|
|
Governor Information 2017/18
| Name | Governor Type | Committee | Position Held | Term of Office |
Number of FGB & Committee Meetings attended 2017-2018 |
Other Governor Positions Held |
| Helen Atallah | Parent | 02/05/17 - | ||||
| Vacancy | Staff | Standards | n/a |
|
None | |
| Clive Haines | LEA | Resources |
Chair of Resources Vice Chair |
03/2015 - 03/2019 |
Homer First School |
|
| Alison Penny | Head |
Resources Standards |
n/a | n/a | None | |
| Rebecca Walker | Co-opted | Standards |
Chair of Standards Disadvantaged Children |
08/07/15 - 07/07/19 |
Cookham Dean CE Primary School |
|
| Maxine Wood | Co-opted |
Resources Standards |
Chair SEN & Looked After Children |
08/07/15 - 07/07/19 |
Courthouse Junior School |
|
| Kirsty Spooner | Clerk |
Resources Standards |
n/a |
|
||
| VACANCY | Co-opted | |||||
|
VACANCY |
Parent | |||||
| VACANCY | Parent |
Register of Business Interests
| Name |
Date of Appointment |
Name of Organisation | Nature of Interest |
Date from which involved |
| Clive Haines | March 2015 | RBWM | Support Governors | September 2008 |
| Rebecca Walker | June 2015 |
RBWM DfE |
Adhoc Consultancy National Leader of Governance |
May 2014 2014 |
Governors with Relationships with school staff
| Name of Governor | Relationship | Staff Member |
| None |
Governor Information 2016/17
| Name | Governor Type | Committee | Position Held | Term of Office |
Number of FGB & Committee Meetings attended 2016-2017 |
Other Governor Positions Held |
| Helen Atallah | Parent |
14/06/17 - 13/06/2021 |
1 out of a possible 1 meeting | None | ||
| Louise Atkins | Parent |
Standards |
05/07/16 - 05/09/17 |
7 out of a possible 7 meetings | None | |
| Josh Berry | Staff | Standards | n/a |
07/11/16 - 06/11/20 |
6 out of a possible 7 meetings | None |
| Clive Haines | LEA | Resources |
Chair of Resources Vice Chair |
03/2015 - 03/2019 |
5 out of a possible 8 meetings |
Homer First School |
| Alison Penny | Head |
Resources Standards |
n/a | n/a | 10 out of a possible 11 meetings | None |
| Debbie Roberts | Parent | Resources |
05/07/16 - 02/05/17 |
6 out of a possible 6 meetings | None | |
| Maggie Schapp-Smith | Associate | Resources | Health & Safety |
05/2015 - 05/2019 |
1 out of a possible 8 meetings | None |
| Rebecca Walker | Co-opted | Standards |
Chair of Standards Disadvantaged Children |
08/07/15 - 07/07/19 |
7 out of a possible 7 meetings |
Cookham Dean CE Primary School |
| Carol Wood | Co-opted | Resources | Safeguarding |
09/11/15 - 03/07/17 |
6 out of a possible 7 meetings | None |
| Maxine Wood | Parent |
Resources Standards |
Chair SEN & Looked After Children |
08/07/15 - 07/07/19 |
11 out of a possible 11 meetings |
Courthouse Junior School |
| Nicola Camano | Clerk |
Resources Standards |
n/a |
03/01/17 - 31/07/17 |
n/a | n/a |
| VACANCY | Co-opted | |||||
|
VACANCY |
Co-opted |
Governor Information 2015/16
|
Name |
Type of Governor |
Committee Membership |
Position Held |
Term of Office |
Number of FGB & Committee Meetings attended 2015-16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alison Penny |
Headteacher |
Resources Standards & Curriculum Pay & Appraisals |
n/a |
April 2009 - |
12 out of a possible 12 meetings |
|
Debbie Clarke |
Staff |
Standards & Curriculum |
n/a |
September 2011 - July 2016 |
3 out of a possible 7 meetings |
|
Liz Kelsall |
Local Authority |
Resources (Chair) Pay & Appraisals |
Chair Chair of Resources SEND |
December 2015 - June 2016 |
9 out of a possible 10 meetings |
|
Clive Haines |
Parent |
Resources Pay & Appraisals |
Vice Chair Chair of Resources Chair of Pay & Appraisals Safeguarding |
March 2015 - March 2019 |
4 out of a possible 9 meetings |
|
Rebecca Walker |
Co-opted |
Standards & Curriculum |
Chair of Standards & Curriculum Appeals Panel |
June 2015 - June 2019 |
7 out of a possible 7 meetings |
|
Carol Wood |
Co-opted |
Resources |
|
November 2015 - November 2019 |
7 out of a possible 7 meetings |
|
Maxine Wood |
Co-opted |
Standards & Curriculum Pay & Appraisals |
Pupil Premium Looked After Children Website |
June 2015 - June 2019 |
11 out of a possible 12 meetings |
|
Chrissy Jackson |
Parent |
Standards & Curriculum |
Early Years Foundation Stage |
November 2014 - January 2016 |
2 out of a possible 2 meetings |
|
Maggie Schaap-Smith |
Associate |
Resources |
Health & Safety |
May 2015 - May 2019 |
1 out of a possible 9 meetings |
|
Liz Bharj |
Clerk to Governors |
Resources Standards & Curriculum |
|
April 2014 - October 2016 |
|
| Vacancy | Parent |