Governors
School governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country.
Boards of governors have 3 core functions:
• Ensuring clarity of 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; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
Governors do not manage the school’s day-to-day operation, but are required to oversee its long-term development. The National Governors Association (NGA) have recently published a helpful 2-page document explaining the role of school governors: What does a governor do?
In practical terms, governors at Harmans Water Primary School work closely with the Headteacher and staff to ensure pupils have an environment where they can progress and achieve as well as they should. This is done by taking strategic decisions that support and enable but also challenge the Headteacher and staff, while respecting their professional expertise in the day-to-day operation of the school.
There are several different categories of governor:
- Parent Governors: elected by parents, these governors themselves have children attending the school.
- Staff Governors: elected by teaching and non-teaching colleagues at the school.
- Headteacher: the Headteacher decides whether to take up office as a governor.
- Authority Governors: nominated by a panel of local councillors from Bracknell Forest council, but appointed by the governing body.
- Co-opted Governors: appointed by the governing body as they have complementary skills that will contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
- Associate Members: governing bodies can choose to appoint associate members to help them with their work. Assoicate members cannot vote on governing body decisions.
At HWPS, we are lucky to have a good number of school governors with diverse backgrounds and skills.
The Governors of Harmans Water Primary School meet once a month at full governing body (FGB) meetings. It is at these meetings that we discuss overarching matters and sign off any proposals.
We also have several panels to carry out specific functions:
- Pay Panel - who make the decisions on teachers' annual pay awards
- HPM (Headteacher's Performance Management) Panel - where we set objectives for the Headteacher and assess progress
- Hearings & Appeals Panels - where we hear complaints and appeals against decisions
Governors also undertake monitoring visits into school to look at anything which is necessary at any given time.
Meet Our Governing Body
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Andrew Taylor Chair Of Governors Co-opted 1/12/14 - 30/11/22 Hearings & Appeals |
Sarah Rose Vice Chair 09/07/19 - 08/07/21 Pay panel Teaching & Learning Hearings & Appeals |
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Alison Wyld Headteacher 11/04/16 - ongoing |
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Louise Bean Staff Governor 1/09/18 - 31/08/22 |
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Ed Sant'Anna Co-opted Governor 12/07/16 - 11/07/24 Pay Panel (Chair) Technology Hearings & Appeals |
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Mark Pereira Parent Governor 13/01/20 - 12/01/24 Pay Panel Finance & development Hearings & Appeals |
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Donna Sidebotham Co-opted Governor 8/01/18 - 07/01/22 HPM Panel SEND Hearings & Appeals |
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Amanda Hughes Co-opted Governor 09/07/19 - 08/07/23 Pay Panel Pupil Premium & Health & Safety Hearings & Appeals |
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Stacey Davies Co-opted Governor 14/12/2020 - 09/12/2024 HPM Panel (Chair) Hearings & Appeals
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Anthea Wickens Co-opted Governor 01/09/20 - 31/08/2024 Community and welfare
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Hannah Major Co-opted Governor 01/09/20 - 31/08/2024 Teaching and Learning
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Chris Turrell Local Authority Governor 01/09/20 - 31/08/2024 Community and welfare
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Served in the last 12 Months | |||
Brent Ellis | September 2013-August 2020 | Deputy Headteacher |
Governor Business Interests
Annually all members of the governing body are under a legal duty to declare any business or pecuniary interests which may conflicy with their role as a governor or associate member.
Governing Body Register of Business Interests 2019-2020
Name |
Person |
Business Interest Declared |
Began |
Ended |
Louise Bean |
Self |
Teacher at Harman’s Water |
September 2017 |
ongoing |
Erica Turney |
Self |
Assistant Headteacher at Harman’s Water |
September 2016 |
ongoing |
Child |
Parent of a child at Harman’s Water |
September 2015 |
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Zoe Ayers |
Self |
Assistant Headteacher at Harman’s Water |
January 2013 |
ongoing |
Sarah Cohen |
Self |
Assistant Headteacher at Harman’s Water |
February 2015 |
ongoing |
Stacey Davies |
Child |
Parent of child at Harman’s Water |
September 2011 |
ongoing |
Self |
Bursar at Cranbourne Primary School |
September 2020 |
ongoing |
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Mandy Hughes |
Child |
Parent of child at Harman’s Water |
September 2017 |
ongoing |
Mark Pereira |
Children |
Parent of children at Harman’s Water |
September 2015 |
ongoing |
Anthea Wickens |
Self |
Employed as Minister |
2017 |
ongoing |
Hannah Major |
Self |
Teacher at Sir William Perkins School |
September 2018 |
ongoing |
Sarah Rose |
Self |
Employee of Thames Valley Police |
December 2001 |
ongoing |
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Children |
Parent of children at Harman’s Water |
September 2017 |
ongoing |
Ed Sant'Anna |
Self |
Managing Director for Remarkable Focus Ltd |
December 2018 |
ongoing |
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Self |
Employee at Getronics Ltd |
April 2020 |
ongoing |
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Self |
Governor at Garth Hill College |
July 2019 |
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Donna Sidebotham |
Child |
Parent of child at Harman’s Water |
September 18 |
ongoing |
Andrew Taylor |
Self |
Employee at Morrison’s |
May 2019 |
ongoing |
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Children |
Parent of children at Harman’s Water |
June 2015 |
ongoing |
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Wife |
Employee at Harman’s Water |
September 2015 |
ongoing |
Alison Wyld |
Self |
Headteacher at Harman’s Water |
April 16 |
ongoing |
Lynn Simkin |
Self |
School Business Manager at Harman’s Water |
October 2017 |
ongoing |
Served in the last 12 Months
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Brent Ellis |
Self |
Deputy Headteacher at Harman’s Water |
September 2013 |
August 2020 |
Governor Attendance
The governing body is required to publish information about governor attendance at meetings in the last academic year.
Governing Body Record of Attendance at Meetings 2019-2020
Current Governors |
Meetings attended |
Possible meetings |
% attendance |
Alison Wyld |
11 |
11 |
100% |
Andrew Taylor |
10 |
11 |
91% |
Sarah Rose |
10 |
11 |
91% |
Erica Turney |
8 |
11 |
73% |
Sarah Cohen |
10 |
11 |
91% |
Zoe Ayers |
10 |
11 |
91% |
Louise Bean |
11 |
11 |
100% |
Stacey Davies |
10 |
11 |
91% |
Ed Sant’anna |
9 |
11 |
82% |
Mark Pereira |
10 |
11 |
91% |
Donna Sidebotham |
10 |
11 |
91% |
Amanda Hughes |
11 |
11 |
100% |
Served in the last 12 months |
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Brent Ellis |
11 |
11 |
100% |
If you would like to know any more about the governing body, or would like to get in touch for any other reason, please email us – chair@hwps.org.uk