Governing Body

Governors are volunteers operating alongside the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team in the strategic development of the school to provide an excellent education to all children.

The core functions of the Governing Body are:

Ensuring clarity of vision , ethos and strategic direction.
Holding the School Leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

At Westdene Primary School there are fourteen Governor posts. Each Governor is assigned to one or more committees carrying out more detailed monitoring and reporting back to the Governing Body at regular intervals during the school year.

Chair of Governors

Our Chair of Governors is Mr Charles Haywood. He can be contacted via the Clerk to Governors clerk@westdene.brighton-hove.sch.uk

The following individuals have served as governors in the past 12 months and have since stepped down or their terms of office have expired.

Jenny Stratton - Acting Co-Headteacher

Lisa Hagon - Co-opted Governor/Acting Co-Headteacher

Erin Plant - Parent Governor

Katy Majumdar - Co-opted Governor

Lucy Smith - Co-opted Governor

Lily Glynn - Co-opted Governor

Debbie Crossingham - Headteacher

Richard Melly - LA Governor

Guy Garrett - Parent Governor

Appointment of Governors

Governors are appointed in several different categories:

Appointed by the governing body = Co-opted;

Nominated by the Local Authority and appointed by the governing body = LA;

Staff = Elected by staff;

Parent = Elected by parents.

The Headteacher is a member by virtue of their office.

Committees & Groups

Governor Link Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership FGB/Committee/Group

Culture, Values & Ethos Full Governing Body

Headteacher Appraisal & Objective Setting Headteacher Review Group

Parental Engagement & Community Community Liaison

Setting Direction Full Governing Body

Compliance FGB/Committee/Group

Complaints Full Governing Body

Control & Community use of Premises Premises

Education Curriculum & Standards

Equality C&S and R&S

Finance Resources & Staffing

Health & Safety Premises

Information Sharing Full Governing Body

Pupil Premium Curriculum & Standards

Pupil Wellbeing Curriculum & Standards

Safeguarding Full Governing Body

School Premises Premises

Special Educational Needs Curriculum & Standards

Staffing & Performance Management Pay Committee

Vulnerable /Looked After Children Curriculum & Standards

Website Compliance Community Liaison

Other School Priorities Committee

Healthy Schools Full Governing Body

Governance Committee

Developing FGB Effectiveness Full Governing Body

Governance Procedures Full Governing Body

Recruitment Full Governing Body

Training & Development Full Governing Body

Curriculum Links Committee

DT Curriculum & Standards

Early Years Curriculum & Standards

Humanities Curriculum & Standards

Literacy Curriculum & Standards

Maths Curriculum & Standards

MFL Curriculum & Standards

Music & Arts Curriculum & Standards

PE Curriculum & Standards

PHSE Curriculum & Standards

RE Curriculum & Standards

Science Curriculum & Standards