Meet the Governors

Meet the Governors

Here you will find information on the Governing Body, the prime aim of which is to ensure the best possible education and learning environment for all pupils at the school.

Our Headteacher, Joanna Ronayne, is responsible for the day to day running of the school, whereas the Governing Body, working with the Headteacher and staff, is responsible for strategy, monitoring performance and development plans. Governors act on behalf of the school to ensure that the school objectives and policies are being met and we play an essential role in supporting staff, parents and most importantly, pupils, in raising achievement within the school.

Mission Statement:

In accordance with the TKAT's requirement for all local governing boards, the three core strategic functions of the Governing Body of Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery are:

Represent the Academy's local community and stakeholders by ensuring that the Academy's policies and practice meet the community's needs. This includes ensuring appropriate and effective parent engagement and communication.
Support Directors of Education to improve Academy outcomes.
Support the School's Senior Leadership Team to ensure staffing is effective and efficient.

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery is an academy as part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT).

TKAT is a multi-academy trust which was established on 1st September 2010. Its constitution is set out in the Articles of Association and this is shared with individual academies via the Scheme of Delegation.

TKAT have, through the Scheme of Delegation, established Local Governing Bodies for each of the Academies.

Membership

We currently have 8 Governors:

1 Head Teacher

2 Staff Governors

2 Parent Governors

3 Community Governors

Chair of Governors: Helen Todd, Community Governor

Vice-Chair of Governors: Sharon Finegold, Parent Governor

There are two committees as follows:

The Full Governing Body which is chaired by Helen Todd

The Resources Committee which is chaired by Sharon Finegold

Please see the table below for full details of our Governors:

Name	Category	Start of Term of Office as a Governor at Willow Brook	Term of Office Start Date Appointed by:	Term of Office End Date	Committees	Responsibilities	Relevant Business Interests including transactions to August 21	Membership of Other Governing Bodies	Attendance at Full Governors Meetings in 2020/2021
Mrs H Todd	Appointed	01/01/15	01/09/18 TKAT	31/08/22	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee	Chair of Governors.	Helen Todd Consultancy, TKAT Governor Consultant	None	100%
Mrs S Finegold	Parent	04/05/16	03/05/22 TKAT	03/05/26	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee	Vice Chair of Governors and Link Governor	None	None	100%
Mr L Phillips	Appointed	02/11/16	01/09/18 TKAT	30/11/25	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee		Brett Knoll and Watergate Cooperative Trust. Owner/sole trader of Lee Phillips Education Consultancy, the total transaction value with TKAT for 2020-2021 is £2,500.	None	100%
Rev S Howlett	Appointed	16/07/19	16/07/19 TKAT	15/07/23	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee		None	Parsons Heath Primary School	100%
Mr M Simpkin	Parent	03/10/18	03/10/18 TKAT	02/10/22	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee		None	None	25%
Ms J Ronayne	Headteacher	N/A	N/A TKAT	N/A	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee	Headteacher	Trustee of Next Chapter	None	100%
Mrs P Cappleman	Appointed	08/11/16	01/09/18 TKAT	22/07/22	Statutory Committees		None	None	0%
Mrs N Chisnall	Teaching Staff	18/03/17	01/09/18 Staff at the School	22/07/22	Statutory Committees		None	None	100%
Mrs T Oppezzo	Support Staff	13/09/21	13/09/21	12/09/25			None	None	0%