Meet the Governors
Welcome to the Governors' page
What do Governors do?
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 Mrs Karen Thomas who can be contacted via the School or at clerk@woodlands.surrey.sch.uk
The Full Governors’ meetings are closed, but anyone can apply to the Chair of Governors to attend as an observer.
Governor Name | Category of Governor | Term of Office | Appointing Body | Membership of Committees | Positions of Responsibility | Attendance 2022/23 FGB/ Committee | |||
| FGB | C'tee | |||||||
Miss Rosie Clark | Co-Headteacher | 04/09/17 | Ex officio | Every Child is Important Resources Pay |
| 4/5 1/1 EGB 1/1 | 2/2 3/3 |
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Mrs Sarah Smith | Co-opted Governor Co-Headteacher | 09/11/20 (ex-officio) then co-opted governor from 08.12.22 | FGB | Every Child is Important Resources Pay |
| 3/4 1/1 EGB 1/1
| 1/2 2/2 |
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Mrs Catherine Ellis | Parent Governor | 26/6/21 to 25/6/25 | Elected by parents | Resources Pay
| SEND Governor Vice Chair of Resources | 3/5 2/2 EGB 0/1 | 3/3 2/2 |
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Mrs Judith Ellison | Co-opted Governor | 09/12/21 to 8/12/25 | FGB | Every Child is Important HT Appraisal | Looked After Children / Pupil Premium | 5/5 EGB 1/1 | 0/2 |
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Mrs Mary Fawcett | LA Governor | 1/9/22 to 31/8/26 | Nominated LA GNP. Appointed by FGB | Every Child is Important Pay HT Appraisal
| Safeguarding Governor | 5/5 2/2 EGB 1/1 | 1/2
2/2 |
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Mrs Ruth Hill | Staff Governor | 19/04/21 to 18/04/25 | Elected by Staff | Resources | 3/5 EGB 1/1 | 0/3 |
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Mrs Gillian Lloyd | Co-opted | 3/10/22 to 02/10/26 | FGB | Every Child is Important
| Looked After Children/ Careers Governor Vice-chair of Every Child is Important | 5/5 EGB 1/1 | 1/2 |
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Mr Peter Shaw | Co-opted Governor | 26/03/23 to 25/03/27 | FGB | Vice-Chair of Governors Resources Pay | Chair of Resources | 3/5 1/2 EGB 1/1 |
3/3 2/2 |
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Mrs Karen Thomas | Co-opted Governor | 01/09/22 to 1/08/26 | FGB | Every Child is Important Resources Pay HT Appraisal | Chair Of Governors Interim Chair of Every Child is Important H&S Governor | 5/5 2/2 EGB 1/1 | 2/2
1/3 2/2 |
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Mrs Nicole Birrell | Co-opted Governor | 06/01/23 to 05/01/27 | FGB | Resources | Looked After Children / Pupil Premium | 3/3 | 2/2 |
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Mrs Jennie Grady | Co-opted Governor | 28/09/23 to 27/09/27 | FGB | Resources |
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Vacancy | Co-opted x1 |
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Vacancies | Parent GovernorX2 |
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Governors who resigned from the Governing Body during the last 12 months
| Name | Governor type | Term of Office | Resignation date |
Dr Richard Harrold Co-opted 30.04.22 21.07.23 (FGB 1/5 ECI
(Second term) 1/2)
Mr Adel Raslan Co-opted 24.12.2020 08.12.22 (0/1 FGB ,ECI
0/1)
Term of office for all governors is 4 years, except ex officio Head teacher.
Adel Raslan resigned 08/12/2022- No interests declared
Richard Harrold resigned 21/07/2023- The Howard Partnership Trust- Howard of Effingham (parent governor), Effingham
Cricket Club (Club Welfare Officer) and ACS International Schools Ltd ( employee)