Governors
School Governors
The governing body is a group of volunteers from within the school and the local community.
Our main responsibilities are:
- acting as a critical friend to the school
- providing strategic direction
- ensuring accountability
- promoting high standards of education and achievement
- planning the school’s long-term future
- setting the school’s aims and values
- assisting in the appointment of senior members of staff, including the Headteacher
We meet as a Local Governing Body three times a year, and we each have different responsibilities to fulfil. For example, governors may focus on safeguarding, SEND, learning pathways, or leadership and management.
As the school is an academy in the LiFT Partnership, which is a multi-academy trust, the Local Governing Body is part of a governance structure. The LiFT Partnership has a Board of Trustees, which provides strategic leadership for the schools in the trust. The Board has delegated certain functions to be locally managed, which means that Local Governing Bodies have general responsibility for the effective management of the school. This information is held in a Scheme of Delegation, which can be found on the LiFT Partnership website.
Being a governor is deeply rewarding, and it does require a commitment. Governors are expected to complete induction training and to take full advantage of a detailed programme of development to help build expert knowledge and practice.
If you are interested in joining West Hill’s Governing Body and feel that you have the skills and experience to work with other governors to lead the school, please email Nichola Hooper (nhooper@west-hill.surrey.sch.uk) to arrange an informal discussion in the first instance.
| Chair | Mrs R Goodwin |
| Governors |
Mr R Estee-Wale Mr J Kidd Mrs B Read (Parent) Miss A Slade (Headteacher) |
Below is the list of Governors and their attendance for the academic year 2017/18
| Governor | Start of Term | End of Term | Attendance 2017/18 |
| Rosemary Goodwin | 01/11/2014 | 31/10/2018 – extended | 3/4 |
| Martin Burke | 10/12/2014 | 09/12/2018 – extended | 4/4 |
| Rebecca Dowell | 01/09/2017 | 31/08/2021 | 3/4 |
| Ricardo Estee-Wale | 20/11/2017 | 19/11/2021 | 2/3 |
| Douglas MacLennan | 08/12/2015 | 07/12/2019 (resigned) | 3/4 |
| Judy Nettleton | 01/01/2002 | 23/04/2019 (resigned) | 4/4 |
| Becky Read | 08/05/2018 | 07/05/2022 | 2/2 |
| Ian Wilson | 02/10/2017 | 23/09/2018 (resigned) | 3/4 |
Resignations for 2017/18 academic year
| Governor | Start of Term | End of Term | Attendance 2017/18 |
| Ray Marsh | 08/09/2015 | 07/08/2019 – Resigned 31/07/2018 | 3/4 |
Resignations in the current academic year
| Governor | Start of Term | End of Term |
| Douglas MacLennan | 08/12/2015 | Resigned 07/12/2018 |
| Judy Nettleton | 01/01/2002 | Resigned 23/04/2019 |
| Martin Burke | 10/12/2014 | Resigned 31/08/2019 |
| Rebecca Dowell | 01/09/2017 | Resigned 31/08/2019 |
Below is the declared governor interests for the academic year 2017/18
| Name of Governor | Date of Appointment | Name of Organisation | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date declared |
| Martin Burke | 10.12.2014 | GLF Schools | Education | Trustee | 28.09.2017 |
| Rebecca Dowell | 01.09.2017 | West Hill School | Education | Teacher | 24.09.2018 |
| Ricardo Estee-Wale | 20.11.2017 | Surrey County Council | Education | Educational Psychologist | 25.09.2018 |
| Rosemary Goodwin | 01.11.2014 | Rugosa Consultancy Ltd | Information Technology | Director | 13.09.2016 |
| Judy Nettleton | 01.01.2002 | West Hill School | Education | Headteacher | 28.09.2017 |
| Becky Read | 08.05.2018 | Surrey Family Voice | Charity | Volunteer | 25.09.2018 |
| Nigel Fisher | 06.11.2018 | Wild Frontiers Travel | Travel | Chief Operating Officer | 06.11.2018 |
Below are the in year changes to the declared governor interests
| James Kidd | 25.02.2019 |
St. John's School
Surrey Schools' Athletics Association |
Education | Assistant Head | 10.02.2019 |
| Abigail Slade | 23.04.2019 | West Hill School | Education | Headteacher | 12.06.2019 |
