Woodhall School Governors

School governing boards have three core functions:

1. Ensuring clarity of the vision, ethos and strategic direction.
2. Holding leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the effective and efficient performance management of staff.
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that its money is well spent.

Categories of Governor

• The Headteacher is automatically a governor whilst in the post.
• Staff governors: elected by the staff body and represent their views.
• Parent governors: elected by the parent body and represent their views.
• Co-opted governors: appointed by the Governing Body. These are usually people who bring a particular skillset or expertise. They may be drawn from the local community, businesses, charities, community groups etc.
• Associate members: appointed by governors to add their expertise e.g. for a specific building project.

Becoming a Governor

Governors are Britain’s biggest volunteer group, with 30 000 in schools across the country. You don’t have to be an educational professional to be a governor, but you do have to be passionate about education and be willing to commit some of your time to work with our school.

If you would like to become a governor at Woodhall, you can express your interest by contacting our Headteacher Michelle Lake. Via head@woodhall.herts.sch.uk Visits to Woodhall are warmly welcomed. Any vacancies on the school Governing Body would be shared with parents/carers/staff via our newsletter ‘Woodhall Weekly’ or by school email.

Our Governors: