Meet the Governors | Woodlands School

Welcome to the Governors' page

What do Governors do?

The role of School Governors is to set strategic direction, to hold school leaders to account for improving performance and to make sure money is well spent and resources meet the needs of the school. We provide challenge and support to the Head Teacher, drawing on our own knowledge and experience.
The Full Governing Body at Woodlands meets once a term and oversees the strategic development of the school alongside the Head Teacher and Senior Leadership Team. The governors visit the school regularly as part of their monitoring role. We make decisions together on matters such as performance, targets, school policies and school development plan. We ask searching questions and act as a critical friend to the school.
The Chair of Governors is Jane Owens who can be contacted via the School or at clerk@woodlands.surrey.sch.uk

There are two main Committees: Every Child is Important Committee ensures that the needs of individual pupils are met both in terms of their academic and personal development. Resources Committee ensures that all available resources are utilised to meet the individual needs of the pupils and are value for money.
The Full Governors’ meetings are closed, but anyone can apply to the Chair of Governors to attend as an observer.

Woodlands School

Governing Body 2019/20

All governors are elected for a 4 year term of office

The governing Body holds at least one FGB meeting each term and has two major committees – Every Child is Important and Resources, which again meet at least once each term.

Governor Name	Category of Governor	Term of Office	Appointing Body	Membership of Committees	Positions of Responsibility	Committee Attendance 2018/19	FGB Attendance 2018/19
Miss Rosie Clark	Staff Governor – Headteacher	04/09/17	Ex officio	Every Child is Important Resources		3/3 3/3	5/6
Miss Elizabeth Davy	Co-opted Governor	26/03/19 to 25/03/23	Governing Body	Every Child is Important		0/1	1/2
Mrs Cathy Ellis	Parent Governor	26/6/13 to 25/6/21	Elected by parents	Resources	SEND Governor	1/3	4/6
Mrs Mary Fawcett	LA Governor	1/9/18 to 31/8/22	Nominated LA GNP. Elected by Governing Body	Every Child is Important	Looked After Children Governor	2/3	5/6
Mr Arnold Flanagan	Co-opted Governor	1/9/18 to 31/8/22	Governing Body	Resources till July 19 Every Child is Important	SEND Governor	2/3 N/A	6/6
Mr Richard Harrold	Co-opted Governor	30/4/18 to 29/4/22	Governing Body	Resources		1/3	6/6
Mrs Ruth Hill	Staff Governor	28/03/17 to 27/03/21	Elected by Staff	Every Child is Important	GB Link Governor	3/3	5/6
Mrs Gill Lloyd	Co-opted	3/10/18	02/10/22	Every Child is Important		2/2	2/5
Mrs Jane Owens	Co-opted Governor	14/3/07 to 24/3/22	Governing Body	Every Child is Important Resources Head Teachers Appraisal Panel	Chair of Governors Chair of Every Child is Important Safeguarding Governor H&S Governor Looked After Children Governor	3/3 3/3	6/6
Mrs Susan Szepietowski	Parent Governor	10/11/11 to 22/11/19	Elected by parents	Every Child is Important Resources	Vice Chair Of Governors Chair of Resources Safeguarding Governor	3/3 3/3	5/6
Mr Peter Shaw	Co-opted Governor	26/03/2019 to 25/03/23	Governing Body	Resources		1/1	1/2
Mrs Karen Thomas	Co-opted Governor	01/09/18 to 31/8/22	Co-opted Governor	Resources until July 19 Every Child is Important	Safeguarding Governor H&S Governor	1/3 N/A	3/6
Vacancy	Co-opted
Vacancy	Parent

Governors who have now resigned from the Governing Body

Name	Governor type		Term of Office	Resignation date
Ms Catherine Shackleford		Co-opted Governor	27/02/17 to 26/02/21	19/09/18
Mrs Susie Marsh		Parent Governor	20/06/17 to 19/06/21	26/03/19
Mr John Parker		Co-opted Governor	22/06/11 to 24/03/22	05/04/19

Woodlands School

Governor Interests 2019/20

Governor Name	Name of Organisation	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date Declared
Mr Richard Harrold	ACS	Independent School	Member of Staff	April 2018
Mrs Mary Fawcett	St Johns School and College Leatherhead Leisure Centre	Independent Special School and College Leisure Centre	Trustee Member	August 2018
Mrs Jane Owens	Heath watch Surrey	Healthcare Community Interest Company	Volunteer	September 2015
Mrs Gill Lloyd	Woodlands	School	Previous member of staff	October 2018
Miss Elizabeth Davy	Leatherhead Poors Allotment Woodlands School	Community School	Committee Member Member of Support Staff	April 2019 April 2019
Mr Peter Shaw	Linden Lodge Charitable Trust Linden Lodge School	Charitable Trust School	Trustee Casual Employee	April 2019 April 2019
Mrs Karen Thomas	Epsom College Epsom and Ewell High School	Further Education School	Governor Governor	Sept 2018 Sept 2018