Our governance
Our governance
What is the governing body for?
All maintained schools have a governing body. The Department of Education states that the purpose of having a governing body is to:
- Help the school to set high standards by planning for the school’s future and setting targets for school improvement.
- Keep the pressure up on school improvement Be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
- Help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community
- Make the school accountable to the public for what it does
- Work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review
- Exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the headteacher and staff
- Not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action.
Governor details are provided for each governor who has served at any point over the past 12 months.
Meet our governors
| Name | Role | Category | Term from | Term to | Leads & Link Governor Roles | Committee Membership | Buiness & Pecuniary Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelika Alleman | Governor | Headteacher | 01/09/2022 | ongoing | Finance Committee Curriculum Committee | None | |
| Martha Mitchell | Chair of Governors | Parent Co-opted | 19/12/2020 | 19/12/2024 | SEND Link Governor | Finance Committee Headteacher appraisals Staff Dismissal Appeals | None |
| Jane Smith | Vice-Chair of Governors | Co-opted | 04/05/2023 | 04/05/2027 | Finance Committee (Chair) Safeguarding & Pupil Welfare Committee Headteachers appraisals Staff Dismissal | None | |
| Beverly Walker | Governor | Co-opted | 19/12/2021 | 19/12/2025 | Health & Safety | Health & Safety Committee Curriculum Committee Safeguarding & Pupil Welfare Committee | None |
| Emily Riordan | Governor | Co-opted | 23/11/2023 | 22/11/2027 | Co-chair of Finance Committee | Finance Committee | None |
| Harriet Clark | Governor | Parent Co-opted | 04/01/2023 | 03/01/2027 | Co-chair of Finance Committee | Finance Committee | None |
| Heloise Tsang | Governor | Co-opted | 23/11/2023 | 22/11/2027 | Safeguarding & Child Protection | Safeguarding & Pupil Welfare Committee | None |
| Nancy Spencer | Governor | Parent Governor | 04/01/2023 | 04/01/2025 | SEND Link Governor | Curriculum Committee | None |
| Rosie Storr | Governor | Staff governor | 24/01/2023 | 24/01/2027 | Curriculum Committee | None |
Advisors
| Name | Position | Role | Business & Pecuniary Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michaela Loebner | Inclusion & Diversity Lead and SENDco | Advisor | None |
| Nicole McFarlane | School Business Manager | Advisor | None |
Historic (left within 12 months)
| Name | Role | Category | Term from | Term to | Leads & Link Governor Roles | Committee Membership | Buiness & Pecuniary Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Brocklebank | Governor | Parent | 19/12/2020 | 31/09/2022 | SEND | Rescources Committee Finance Committee | None |
| Jennifer Bilton | Governor | Co-opted Governor | 04/01/2019 | 04/01/2023 | Resources Committee | None | |
| Gill Hickman | Governor | Co-opted | 04/02/2019 | 27/10/2023 | Safeguarding & Pupil Welfare Committee Health & Safety Committee Complaints Committee Headteachers appraisals Staff Dismissal | ||
| Olanrewaju Sharafa | Governor | LA governor | 04/02/2020 | 04/02/2024 | Finance Committee | ||
| Lee Norris | Governor | Co-opted | 04/02/2022 | 13/10/2023 | Health & Safety | Complaints Committee Curriculum Committee Health & Safety Committee |
For any correspondence for the Chair of Governors please contact the school office or School Business Manager.
How are parents' view represented on the governing body?
There are parent governors on the governing body. They are there to give a parental perspective. You can ask them to represent your view or ask a question on your behalf. You can also ask the Chair to put a particular item on the agenda.
Specific issues concerning any individual child cannot be discussed by the governing body.
If you have a complaint about the school which you have not been able to resolve using our Complaints Procedure, or if you have a complaint about the Headteacher, then you can contact the chair and ask for your complaint to be investigated by the governors.
Our committee structure
The Governing Body at Chelwood Nursery School, operates one main committee, the Resources Committee. All Governors at Chelwood are members of the Resources Committee
- Resources Committee Chair–Jane Smith
(The All Purposes Committee was abolished in December 2014 when the Resources Committee was established.)
There are also some minor committees that meet: Personnel, Finance, Curriculum and Safeguarding and Pupil Welfare. These meet periodically and feed into the Resources Committee.
Additional committees & panels meet as and when required:
- Pupil Discipline
- Staff Grievance
- Staff Discipline & Staff Discipline Appeal
- Pay Appeal
- Complaints Panels
These committees meet with a minimum of three eligible governors, who are selected according to the following criteria:
- The three members can be selected based on suitability in terms of experience, balance (gender, race) and availability
- If it was regarding a staff member no staff member on the committee
- If it was regarding a child then no parent member on the committee
- If four members were available then they would be chosen in alphabetical order
Governors meeting dates
20 October 2022
2 February 2023
1 June 2023
14 October 2021
27 January 2022
26 May 2022
1 October 2020
11 February 2021
27 May 2021
8 December 2022
16 March 2023
6 July 2023
9 December 2021
17 March 2022
7 July 2022
26 November 2020
18 March 2021
24 June 2021
Copies of the minutes of Governors meetings are available on request. Please contact the School Business Manager at businessmanager@chelwood.lewisham.sch.uk
