Governors
School Governors
The Local Governance Board (LGB) 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
- Assisting in the appointment of senior members of staff, including the Headteacher
We meet as an LGB termly, and we each have different responsibilities to fulfil. For example, Governors may focus on safeguarding, SEND, learning pathways, or leadership and management.
The school is an academy in the Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) which is a multi-academy trust. THPT 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, this information is held in a Scheme of Delegation, which can be found on THPT 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 LGB 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.
Role | Name | Appointing Body |
Chair | Mrs R Goodwin | Trust Board |
Governors |
Mr P Bower Mr N Fisher (Parent) Mr J Kidd Mrs B Read (Parent) Mrs R Sanderson (Staff) Miss A Slade (Headteacher) |
Trust Board Trust Board Trust Board Trust Board Trust Board Ex-officio |
Below is the list of Governors and their attendance for the academic year 2019/20
Name | LGB attendance | EGB attendance | Date of appointment and Term end date | Appointing body |
Nigel Fisher | 4 out of 4 | 1 out of 1 | 01.03.21-31.08.21 | Trust Board |
Rosemary Goodwin | 4 out of 4 | 1 out of 1 | 01.03.21-31.08.21 | Trust Board |
James Kidd | 4 out of 4 | 1 out of 1 | 01.03.21-31.08.21 | Trust Board |
Becky Read | 4 out of 4 | 1 out of 1 | 01.03.21-31.08.21 | Trust Board |
Becky Sanderson | 4 out of 4 | 1 out of 1 | 01.03.21-31.08.21 | Trust Board |
Abigail Slade | 4 out of 4 | 1 out of 1 | 01.03.21-31.08.21 | Ex-officio |
Introductions over the past 12 months
Governor | Start of Term | End of Term |
Philip Bower | 01.03.21 | 31.08.21 |
Resignations over the past 12 months
Governor | Start of Term | End of Term |
None to record |
Below is the declared governor interests for the academic year 2020/21
Name of Governor | Date of Appointment | Name of Organisation | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date declared |
Phil Bower | 01.03.21 | HM Revenue & Customs | Central Government | Employee | 15.09.2020 |
Nigel Fisher | 01.03.21 |
Wild Frontiers Travel
The Marketing Travel Agency |
Travel |
Director & Secretary
DMC Management |
23.09.2020 |
Rosemary Goodwin | 01.03.21 | Rugosa Consultancy Ltd | Information Technology | Director | 23.09.2020 |
James Kidd | 01.03.21 |
DLD College, London
PJ Real Estate Limited |
Education
Property Business |
Employee / Vice Principal
Director |
14.09.2020
14.09.2020 |
Becky Read | 01.03.21 | Surrey Family Voice | Charity | Volunteer | 14.09.2020 |
Abigail Slade | 01.03.21 | West Hill School | Education | Headteacher | 23.09.2020 |
Rebecca Sanderson | 01.03.21 | West Hill School | Education | Teacher | 14.09.2020 |