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 Government's requirements for all governing bodies, the three core strategic functions of the Governing Body of Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery are:

- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction

- Holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and it's pupils.

- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure it's money is well spent

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

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 20	Membership of Other Governing Bodies	Attendance at Full Governors Meetings in 2019/2020
Mrs H Todd	Appointed	01/01/15	01/09/18 TKAT	31/12/21	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee	Chair of Governors.	Helen Todd Consultancy, TKAT Governor Consultant	Maldon Primary School.	100%
Mrs S Finegold	Parent	04/05/16	01/09/18 TKAT	03/05/22	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	30/11/21	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee		Lee Phillips Education Consultancy	None	75%
Rev S Howlett	Appointed	16/07/19	16/07/19 TKAT	15/07/23	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee		None	Parsons Heath Primary School	75%
Mr M Simpkin	Parent	03/10/18	03/10/18 TKAT	02/10/22	Statutory Committees, Resources Committee		None	None	75%
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	31/01/22	Statutory Committees		None	None	50%
Mrs N Chisnall	Teaching Staff	18/03/17	01/09/18 Staff at the School	15/03/22	Statutory Committees		None	None	100%