Governors
Welcome
Governors have an important part to play in the life of the school and in
this section you will find information on;
The Role and Responsibilities of the Governing Body,
Composition of the Governing Body.
How We Work,
Governing Body Information
Contact: The Governing Body would be pleased to hear from you and can be contacted on gbclerk@woodfield.herts.sch.uk
The current Chair of Governors is Carol Kelsey
The Role and Responsibilities of the Governing Body:
The responsibility for running the school on a day-to-day basis falls to Kate as Headteacher along with her senior leadership team. Governors have a strategic role to play in which we aim to both support and challenge her and her team. In doing this we all work together so that Woodfield is the very best it can be.
The Governing Body has three main areas or responsibility
- Setting the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school, engaging stakeholders such as pupils, parents and others as well as ensuring that the school’s statutory (legal) duties are met
- Holding the headteacher to account for teaching, achievement, behaviour and safety. Along with challenging and strengthening leadership and contributing to the school’s self-evaluation
- Ensuring the school is financially sound and that the finances of the school (including Pupil Premium) are managed effectively and to raise standards
Governors are also responsible for specific actions, such as ensuring that there is a procedure in place for handling complaints, approving the school budget and appointing the headteacher. In addition to these statutory responsibilities Governors do a wide variety of other things, either through formal meeting activity, visits or personal involvement with the day-to-day life of the school.
Composition of the Governing Body
All Governors are volunteers and we are very fortunate to have a committed and hardworking Governing Body, where people come from a variety of backgrounds, bringing a wide range of skills.
The Governing Body at Woodfield is made up of representatives from different areas of school life:
- Headteacher
- Staff Governor (Teacher)
- Parent Governors
- Local Authority Governors
- Co-opted Governors
- Clerk to the Governing Body
How We Work
The full Governing Body meets twice each term where we receive detailed reports from Kate as the headteacher and from other members of the senior leadership team. We discuss key issues for the school, oversee the financial position, approve policies and make strategic decisions. When appropriate we also challenge the headteacher and leadership team. Governors also regularly visit the school to see how the school is working.
Please see below links for information on the Governing Body