Governance
Welcome
The role of the Board of Governors is to work closely with the Head teacher and staff to provide the very best education that we can for the children of our school. We are responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance and effectiveness of the school, for ensuring that the budget is managed prudently and for supporting our excellent staff. As governors, we want all our children to develop to their full potential academically and socially, so that they become responsible and caring adults in their later lives.
Governors achievements have been:
- Continued to set the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school
- Held senior leaders to account for school improvement
- Ensured financial resources are well spent
- Engaged with a governance review to focus on developing ourselves as a governing body and attend training
- Carried out a skills audit of all governors so that we have a balanced range of skills
- Taken on individual responsibilities, such as monitoring English and Mathematics; pupil premium, appraisal, pay committee and health & safety.
- Assisting School with Ofsted report.
Governors plans for the future are:
- Our focus for this year is on curriculum.
- Specify the monitoring we need to see and do, to ensure pupil progress is in line with expectations.
Governors have opted to use GovernorHub, a software platform built specifically for governors and governing boards. It is used by 8,000 schools across the country. GovernorHub helps trustees, governors and clerks to work together more effectively.
Trevor Mann, Chair or Governor
Get in touch
If you would like to contact us or are interested in joining our Governing Body please feel free to get in touch via adminoffice@waterloo.hants.sch.uk – everyone’s input is useful!Our Governors
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Full name of Governor |
Governor Category |
Date of current Appointment or Election |
Source of Appointment (where appropriate) |
Term of office/Roles within GB |
Attendance at FGB meetings * |
Attendance at Committee meetings * |
Declarations on register of business and/or pecuniary interest or governance roles in other schools or material interests arising from relationships with school staff |
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Kirsty Robinson |
Headteacher |
01/04/2014- |
n/a |
Curriculum Committee |
7/7 |
2/2 |
None |
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Tina Podmore |
Co-opted |
22/11/2024-21/11/2028 |
GB |
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Emma Hudson |
Staff |
13/09/2024- 12/09/2028 |
GB |
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Pete Pickford |
Staff
LA |
11/09/2023- 21/08/2024
22/08/2024- 21/08/2028 |
GB
LA |
Curriculum Committee |
7/7 |
2/2 |
Family member owns Red Rock Property Services who submitted a quote for some building work in school |
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Norma Kershaw |
Co-opted |
17/07/2024- 17/07/2028 |
GB |
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1/1 |
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Member of family works in lighting |
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Hayley Carter |
Co-opted |
04/10/2023- 03/10/2027 |
GB |
Curriculum Committee |
7/7 |
1/2 |
None |
|
Trevor Mann |
Co-opted |
13/07/2023- 13/07/2027 |
GB |
Chair, FGB Curriculum Committee |
6/7 |
2/2 |
None |
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Mike Taylor
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Parent
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22/11/2023- 21/11/2027 |
GB
|
Vice Chair, FGB (from 31.01.24) |
4/4 |
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None |
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Colin Lawlor |
Co-opted |
19/10/2022- 18/10/2026 |
GB |
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0/7 |
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None |
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Christie Franklin |
Parent |
06/03/2022- 05/03/2026 |
GB |
Curriculum Committee |
5/7 |
2/2 |
On County’s Children and Young People’s Select Committee as a parent governor for special schools’ representative |
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Will Keyser |
Co-opted |
06/12/2021- 05/12/2025 |
GB |
Chair, Curriculum Committee |
6/7 |
2/2 |
Employee at Portsmouth Sail Training Trust |
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Cathy Medlow |
Parent |
19/10/2022- 18/11/2023 |
GB |
Vice Chair, FGB (until 18.11.23) |
1/3 |
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Family member works in school |
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Chris Scott |
LA |
12/03/2015-18/10/2023 |
LA |
Vice Chair, FGB (until 18.10.23) |
0/1 |
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Governor at other schools |
* Attendance at meetings for the academic year 2023/24