Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information.
A warm welcome to Warrender from the Governing Body. The current members are as follows:
Governing Body
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Name |
Role |
Term Starts |
Term Ends |
Alana Stewart |
Chair of Governors Parent Governor |
31.08.17 |
31.08.21/4 years
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Matthew Kelly |
Vice-Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor |
09.07.18 |
09.07.22/4 years |
Steven Baxter |
Co-opted Governor |
08.07.18 |
08.07.22/4 years |
David George |
Co-opted Governor |
04.03.20 |
04.03.24/4 years |
Heather Rhodes | Co-opted Governor | 22.10.20 | 22.10.24/4 years |
Emilia Ciesla |
Co-opted Governor |
22.05.18 |
22.05.22/4 years |
Vacancy |
Parent Governor |
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Joshua May |
Parent Governor |
07.01.19 |
07.01.23/4 years |
Bhiru Shelat |
Parent Governor |
07.01.19 |
07.01.23/4 years |
Vacancy |
Staff Governor |
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Sakhdeep Sohi | LA Governor | 09.03.20 | 09.03.24/4 years |
Danielle John |
Clerk to Governors |
n/a |
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Mike Smith |
Headteacher |
n/a |
A full list of the current Governing Body is displayed on the noticeboard inside the main entrance of the school, along with latest published minutes of the Full Governing Body meeting.
The Education Reform Act 1988 considerably increased the responsibilities of Governing Bodies in all state controlled schools. School governors are responsible for overseeing virtually all aspects of school life, which are in turn delegated to the Head Teacher. He is responsible for the day to day running and organisation of the school.
The term of office is four years from the point of election, but occasionally a parent, co-opted or teacher governor may no longer be able to continue serving, or may become ineligible. In this case, an interim election will be held. All parents are kept informed of such developments.
The main forum of discussion is the meeting of the full Governing Body, held twice termly. Most business, however, is carried out in two sub-committees that address the following areas:
Children, Families & Learning
Members of the Governing Body serve on one of these sub-committees, the Head Teacher and chair on both. All Governors are assigned with specific aspects of the School to monitor.
Children, Families & Learning Committee
Heather Rhodes - Chair
Emilia Ciesla - Vice Chair
Alana Stewart
Sakhdeep Sohi
Steven Baxter
Matthew Kelly
Mike Smith
Resources Committee
Steven Baxter - Chair
Joshua May - Vice Chair
Matthew Kelly
Mike Smith
Alana Stewart
Bhiru Shelat
David George
Governing Body Register of Interests 2019/20
Full Name |
Category of Governor |
Declarations of Members’ Interests: Business, Educational and Personal |
Steven Baxter |
Co-opted Governor |
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Emilia Ciesla |
Co-opted Governor |
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Mike Smith |
Headteacher |
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Matthew Kelly |
Parent Governor |
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Heather Rhodes |
Parent Governor |
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Alana Stewart |
Parent Governor |
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Joshua May |
Parent Governor |
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Bhiru Shelat |
Parent Governor |
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Sakhdeep Sohi | LA Governor |
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David George | Co-Opted Governor |
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School Name |
Warrender Primary School |
School Address |
Old Hatch Manor, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 8QG |
Telephone number |
01895 462355 |
Contact email address |
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Website |
www.warrender.hillingdon.sch.uk |
The governing body must be only contacted via the school details given above, which is the legal business address for the whole governing body.
Category of school |
Community |
DfE number |
251 |
Ofsted grading and date of last inspection |
Good – November 2016 |
Name of Headteacher |
Mr Mike Smith |
Name of Deputy Headteacher |
Mrs Helen Brown |
Date of Annual Governance Statement |
Autumn 2020 |
The core functions of the governing body
As defined by the Department for Education (DfE) in The School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowances) (England) Regulations 2013, the core functions of the governing body include:
Legal constitution of the governing body
The governing body was formally constituted on |
31 March 2015 |
Category of Governor |
Appointed or elected onto the governing body? |
5 x Co-opted Governors |
Appointed by the governing body |
4 x Parent Governors |
Elected on to the governing body by parents of pupils at the school |
1 x Headteacher |
Governor by virtue of employment by the school |
1 x Staff Governor |
Elected on to the governing body by all staff employed by the school |
1 x Local Authority Governor |
Nominated by the Local Authority (Hillingdon Council), and appointed by the governing body |
Total number of governors = 12 |
Who volunteers on the school’s governing body?
Category of Governor |
Full Name |
Term of Office / End Date |
Co-opted |
Ms Emilia Ciesla |
4 years / 22.05.22 |
Co-opted |
Mr Steven Baxter |
4 years / 08.07.22 |
Co-opted |
Mr Matthew Kelly |
4 years / 09.07.22 |
Co-opted |
Mr David George |
4 years / 04.03.24 |
Co-opted |
Vacancy |
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Headteacher |
Mr Mike Smith |
Ex-officio |
Local Authority |
Mrs Sakhdeep Sohi |
4 years / 09.03.24 |
Parent |
Ms Heather Rhodes |
4 years / 18.10.20 |
Parent |
Mrs Alana Stewart |
4 years / 31.08.21 |
Parent |
Mr Joshua May |
4 years / 07.01.23 |
Parent |
Ms Bhiru Shelat |
4 years / 07.01.23 |
Staff |
Vacancy |
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Ex Co-opted |
Mrs Beenish Shaikh |
Left 28.02.19 |
Ex Local Authority |
Mr Andrew Bain |
Left 25.10.18 |
Ex Staff |
Ms Claire Jones |
Left 21.05.21 |
The Clerk to Governors is |
Mrs Veenam Sharma-Cook |
The Chair of Governors is |
Mrs Alana Stewart |
The Vice Chair of Governors is |
Mr Matthew Kelly |
This governing body also can have Associate Members. Associate Members are not governors, but they are public volunteers. They are appointed by the governing body to support the ongoing work and duties of the governing body. The number of Associate Members is determined by the governing body.
How the governing body delegates and distributes its duties
The governing body agreed to form the following committees on 16 October 2019. This is reviewed annually.
Committee 1 Children, Families & Learning (CFL) |
Committee 2 Resources |
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Specific panels of the governing body are convened as required for
Area of responsibility |
Named Governor |
Number of visits to school in this role in academic year |
Art, Design and Design Technology |
Joshua May |
1
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
Computing |
Matthew Kelly |
1
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
Early Years |
Emilia Ciesla |
0
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
English & French |
Heather Rhodes |
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
Finance |
Steven Baxter
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Monthly - 7 |
Friends of Warrender
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Bhiru Shelat |
0 |
Health & Safety |
Matthew Kelly |
1 |
Humanities & R.E
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Alana Stewart |
1
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
KS1 |
Alana Stewart |
1
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
KS2 |
Heather Rhodes |
4
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
Lettings |
Joshua May |
2 |
Maths |
Matthew Kelly |
1
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
Music & SRE |
Bhiru Shelat |
0
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
PE & Sports Premium
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Joshua May |
2 |
Procurement |
Matthew Kelly
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2 |
PSHE & British Values (Growth Mindset)
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Alana Stewart |
1
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
Pupil Premium
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Steven Baxter
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1
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
Safeguarding
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Heather Rhodes |
4 |
SEND |
Steven Baxter |
1 Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
School Council & Community
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Alana Stewart |
3
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School Data
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Steven Baxter |
2 |
Science |
Emilia Ciesla |
1
Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19 |
Other Governors visits completed
Autumn Term 2019
Spring Term 2020
Summer Term 2020
Note: From March no school visits were scheduled due to restrictions associated with covid-19.
Virtual Visits March – August 2020
Governing body and committee meeting attendance
Governor |
Full Governing Body Meeting Dates and Attendance |
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Autumn Term 16/10/19 |
Autumn Term 09/01/20 |
Spring Term - |
Spring Term 04/03/20 |
Summer Term 21/05/20 |
Summer Term 08/07/20 |
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Steven Baxter |
Attended |
Attended |
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Apologies given and accepted |
Attended |
Attended |
Emilia Ciesla |
Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
Matthew Kelly |
Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
Joshua May |
Attended |
Attended |
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Apologies given and accepted |
Attended |
Attended |
Heather Rhodes |
Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
Bhiru Shelat |
Apologies given and accepted |
Attended |
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Apologies given and accepted |
Attended |
Attended |
Mike Smith
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Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
Alana Stewart |
Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
Sakhdeep Sohi |
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Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
David George |
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Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
Member |
CFL Committee Meeting Dates and Attendance |
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Autumn Term 19/09/19 |
Autumn Term - |
Spring Term 22/01/20 |
Spring Term - |
Summer Term 30/04/20 |
Summer Term - |
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Steven Baxter |
Attended |
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Attended |
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Attended |
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Emilia Ciesla |
Apologies given and accepted |
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Attended |
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Attended |
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Matthew Kelly |
Attended |
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Attended |
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Attended |
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Heather Rhodes |
Apologies given and accepted |
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Attended |
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Attended |
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Mike Smith
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Attended |
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Attended |
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Attended |
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Alana Stewart |
Attended |
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Attended |
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Attended |
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Sakhdeep Sohi |
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Attended |
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Attended |
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David George |
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Attended |
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Bhiru Shelat |
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Attended |
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Member |
Resources Committee Meeting Dates and Attendance |
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Autumn Term 10/10/19 |
Autumn Term 28/11/19 |
Spring Term 13/02/20 |
Spring Term - |
Summer Term 07/05/20 |
Summer Term Cancelled |
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Steven Baxter |
Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
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Matthew Kelly |
Attended |
Apologies given and accepted |
Apologies given and accepted |
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Attended |
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Joshua May |
Attended |
Apologies given and accepted |
Attended |
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Attended |
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Bhiru Shelat |
Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
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Mike Smith |
Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
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Alana Stewart |
Attended |
Attended |
Attended |
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Attended |
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David George |
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Attended |
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Governing body effectiveness and impact
What were the significant challenges for the governing body in 2019/20?
How were the challenges met?
What were the achievements of the governing body for 2019/20?
Find out more about our school ...
Governing Body Register of Interests 2019/20
This register must
Full Name |
Category of Governor |
Declarations of Members’ Interests: Business, Educational and Personal |
Steven Baxter |
Co-opted Governor |
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Emilia Ciesla |
Co-opted Governor |
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Mike Smith |
Headteacher |
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Matthew Kelly |
Parent Governor |
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Heather Rhodes |
Parent Governor |
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Alana Stewart |
Parent Governor |
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Joshua May |
Parent Governor |
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Bhiru Shelat |
Parent Governor |
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Sakhdeep Sohi |
LA Governor |
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David George |
Co-opted Governor |
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Ex -Beenish Shaikh |
Co-opted Governor |
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Ex - Andrew Bain |
LA Governor |
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Ex - Claire Jones |
Staff Governor |
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Each governor has declared their interests as given above in writing to the governing body.
Let us have your feedback
The Governors at Warrender always welcome feedback from parents and carers about the school. If there are things that the school is doing well or if you feel there are aspects of school life that could be improved, please let us know so we can continue to improve our school. If you wish to feedback direct to the governing body about an aspect of the school, or would like to attend any of the Full Governing Body meetings, please contact Alana Stewart (Chair) via the School Office. Alternatively, you may submit general feedback about Warrender to Ofsted via their Parent View portal.