Meet the Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

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.

School Governance

A warm welcome to Warrender from the Governing Body. The current members are as follows:

Governing Body
Name	Role	Term Starts	Term Ends
Alana Stewart	Chair of Governors Parent Governor	31.08.17	31.08.21/4 years
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
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
Sakhdeep Sohi	LA Governor	09.03.20	09.03.24/4 years
Vacancy	Clerk to Governors		n/a
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.

About the Governing Body

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

Curriculum incl. School Development Plan and Additional Educational Needs
Parents, Families and Communication
Community and Partnerships

Resources

Finance
Health and Safety
Personnel
Premises and other assets

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	Non-owning partner at Hymans Robertson LLP - HR LLP provide advice to LB Hillingdon on its pension scheme Parent at the school
Emilia Ciesla	Co-opted Governor	Employed at the Natural History Museum
Mike Smith	Headteacher	Employed at Warrender School
Matthew Kelly	Parent Governor	Spouse works for Eden Academy Employed at The Guinness Partnership Knows a member of staff socially
Heather Rhodes	Parent Governor	Employed at Harrow School Member of London DOS Association
Alana Stewart	Parent Governor	Volunteers for the NSPCC Schools Service
Joshua May	Parent Governor	Employed at Lease Accelerator
Bhiru Shelat	Parent Governor	Nothing to declare
Sakhdeep Sohi	LA Governor	Nothing to declare
David George	Co-Opted Governor	Family member works for Schools HR

Please see below for the latest Annual Governance Statement information

School Name	Warrender Primary School
School Address	Old Hatch Manor, Ruislip, Middlesex HA4 8QG
Telephone number	01895 462355
Contact email address	office@warrenderschool.org.uk
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:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
Ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources.

In exercising their functions, the governing body shall
Act with integrity, objectivity and honesty and in the best interests of the school; and
Be open about the decisions they make and the actions they take and in particular shall be prepared to explain their decisions and actions to interested parties.

Our governing body has a code of conduct which is reviewed and agreed annually. All governors and associate members are obliged to abide by this code.

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
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
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 28.02.19

The Clerk to Governors is	Ms 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

Committee membership:

Heather Rhodes – Chair
Alana Stewart – Vice Chair
Emilia Ciesla
Matthew Kelly
Mike Smith
Sakhdeep Sohi
Alana Stewart

Committee membership:

Steven Baxter – Chair
Joshua May – Vice Chai
Matthew Kelly
Mike Smith
Alana Stewart
Bhiru Shelat
David George

Remit of committee:

Curriculum
School Development Plan
SEND
Pupil Premium & Sports Premium
Parents, families & communication
Community & partnerships

Remit of committee:

Finance
School Development Plan
Health & Safety
Personnel
Premises
Assets

Key delegates duties

Approve School Targets
SEND/Inclusion
Parent Survey
Review appropriate policies

Key delegates duties

Approve budget
Approve staffing structure
Monitor Health & Safety
Review appropriate policies

Three meetings held in academic year

Five meetings held in academic year

Key decisions made and impact

Monitor Children’s Progress
Monitor Pupil Premium provision
Monitor Sports Premium provision
Monitor SEND/Inclusion provision

Key decisions made and impact:

Monitoring budget and making key decisions about spend
Approve SFVS to ensure financial probity
Monitoring Health & Safety to ensure a safe environment for pupils and staff
Recommend to FGB Premises Plan spend

Specific panels of the governing body are convened as required for

School Complaints
Staff Grievance and Discipline
Pupil Discipline
Pay Review Panel

HT Performance Review Panel

The governing body delegates some specific functions to some governors covering specific areas of school life. These governors are known as Link Governors. Our school has the following link governors:

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	Monthly - 7
Friends of Warrender	Bhiru Shelat	0
Health & Safety	Matthew Kelly	1
Humanities & R.E	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	Joshua May	2
Procurement	Matthew Kelly	2
PSHE & British Values (Growth Mindset)	Alana Stewart	1 Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19
Pupil Premium	Steven Baxter	1 Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19
Safeguarding	Heather Rhodes	4
SEND	Steven Baxter	1 Further planned visits were cancelled due to restrictions related to covid-19
School Council & Community	Alana Stewart	3
School Data	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

FGB Day in School meeting that incorporated class visits and staff engagements
Parent Consultation Evening
School’s Open Day

Spring Term 2020

Interviewing to recruit
Governor vacancies
Attended Pupil Progress Observation

Summer Term 2020

Covid-19 related SLT support
Delivering free school meals to the school’s vulnerable families
Setting up a new fundraising website

Note: From March no school visits were scheduled due to restrictions associated with covid-19.

Virtual Visits March – August 2020

IT procurement tender
Covid-19 Risk Assessment
Covid-19 Parent engagement
Safeguarding policy review (to reflect Home Learning)
Exit Interview with staff member

Governing body and committee meeting attendance

Governor	Full Governing Body Meeting Dates and Attendance
Governor	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
Steven Baxter	Attended	Attended		Apologies given and accepted	Attended	Attended
Emilia Ciesla	Attended	Attended		Attended	Attended	Attended
Matthew Kelly	Attended	Attended		Attended	Attended	Attended
Joshua May	Attended	Attended		Apologies given and accepted	Attended	Attended
Heather Rhodes	Attended	Attended		Attended	Attended	Attended
Bhiru Shelat	Apologies given and accepted	Attended		Apologies given and accepted	Attended	Attended
Mike Smith	Attended	Attended		Attended	Attended	Attended
Alana Stewart	Attended	Attended		Attended	Attended	Attended
Sakhdeep Sohi				Attended	Attended	Attended
David George				Attended	Attended	Attended

Member	CFL Committee Meeting Dates and Attendance
Member	Autumn Term 19/09/19	Autumn Term -	Spring Term 22/01/20	Spring Term -	Summer Term 30/04/20	Summer Term -
Steven Baxter	Attended		Attended		Attended
Emilia Ciesla	Apologies given and accepted		Attended		Attended
Matthew Kelly	Attended		Attended		Attended
Heather Rhodes	Apologies given and accepted		Attended		Attended
Mike Smith	Attended		Attended		Attended
Alana Stewart	Attended		Attended		Attended
Sakhdeep Sohi			Attended		Attended
David George					Attended
Bhiru Shelat					Attended

Member	Resources Committee Meeting Dates and Attendance
Member	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
Steven Baxter	Attended	Attended	Attended		Attended
Matthew Kelly	Attended	Apologies given and accepted	Apologies given and accepted		Attended
Joshua May	Attended	Apologies given and accepted	Attended		Attended
Bhiru Shelat	Attended	Attended	Attended		Attended
Mike Smith	Attended	Attended	Attended		Attended
Alana Stewart	Attended	Attended	Attended		Attended
David George					Attended

Governing body effectiveness and impact

What were the significant challenges for the governing body in 2019/20?

Embedding the revised Curriculum
Limited flexibility within the school budget
Governor vacancies in Autumn 2019 included 2x Co-opted, 1x LA and 1x Staff
The restrictions and issues caused by Covid-19 which included:
- Revised Health and Safety considerations
- Home Learning Provisions during school closure
- Parent Engagement
- Key Worker Provisions
- Other Bubble Provisions
- Well-being considerations for staff and pupils

How were the challenges met?

Rigorous challenge and oversight of the progress.
Pro-active meticulous financial tracking, reporting and analysis. Investment in ensuring areas where possible financial benefit can be achieved, are examined.
Successfully filling the LA Governor and one of the Co-opted Governor vacancies during the Spring term 2020.
In general Governors provided additional support to the SLT during a difficult and unprecedented period. In addition, Governors assisted with delivering free school meals to vulnerable families.
- Health and Safety Risk Assessments were rigorously challenged for approval
- Innovative live lessons provisions were endorsed by Governors to compliment the daily on-line curriculum related tasks arranged for all year groups
- Governors provided support and verification with the Covid-19 related communications to parents
- Key Worker provisions were adopted carefully
- Governors were present at school to assist parents and children as each new bubble was welcomed.
- Governors ensured well-being considerations were examined and supported

What were the achievements of the governing body for 2019/20?

Good attendance from governors across all committees and meetings.
Two new Governors successfully recruited.
Good financial management/oversight.
Governors have continued to attend training.
Broadening knowledge regarding school academisation
Increased profile of Governors by completing questionnaires with families during a number of parents evening in the Autumn term
Supporting the school during the covid-19 lockdown and the re-opening phase

How have these achievements improved areas of school life (impact)?

The whole Governing Body has a better understanding of the needs of the school.
The new Governors bring a wealth of new skills, experiences and enthusiasm that will contribute to a stronger Governing Body.
The school is still running well within the constraints of an ever decreasing budget.
Training has enriched the Governing Body’s pool of skills with greater understanding of key school Governing areas, as well as knowledge of the latest developments in Governance. For the Governors that are new, it has provided them with a firm foundation.
Appreciating the importance of forming and maintaining close links with other local schools, in case academisation needs to be revisited in the future
Parents are more aware of who the Governors are and what they do. The recommendations from the findings were reviewed
Pupils benefited from live video teaching sessions as part of the hone learning provision during the lockdown. The year groups identified by the government to return to school did so successfully in the Summer term

Find out more about our school ...

Link to Ofsted report http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report
Our school's performance data can be found at https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables/
Link to school's website https://www.warrender.hillingdon.sch.uk/
Link to school's pupil premium statement on the school’s website https://www.warrender.hillingdon.sch.uk/pupil-premium/
Link to school's PE and sport premium information on the school’s website https://www.warrender.hillingdon.sch.uk/sports-premium/

Link to Parent View Portal, which seeks parents' opinions on aspects of our school, from the quality of teaching, to dealing with bullying and poor behaviour. https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

Governing Body Register of Interests 2019/20

This register must

state the name and category of each governor
set out any relevant business interests
set out details of any other educational establishments that they govern
set out any relationship details between governors and members of staff, including spouses, partners and relatives.

Full Name	Category of Governor	Declarations of Members’ Interests: Business, Educational and Personal
Steven Baxter	Co-opted Governor	Partner at Hymans Robertson LLP - HR LLP provide advice to LB Hillingdon on its pension scheme Parent at the school
Emilia Ciesla	Co-opted Governor	Employed at the Natural History Museum
Mike Smith	Headteacher	Employed at Warrender School
Matthew Kelly	Parent Governor	Employed at The Guinness Partnership Spouse works for Eden Academy Knows a member of staff socially
Heather Rhodes	Parent Governor	Employed at Harrow School Member of London DOS Association
Alana Stewart	Parent Governor	Volunteers for the NSPCC Schools Service
Joshua May	Parent Governor	Employed at Lease Accelerator
Bhiru Shelat	Parent Governor	Nothing to declare
Sakhdeep Sohi	LA Governor	Nothing to declare
David George	Co-opted Governor	Family member works for Schools HR
Ex -Beenish Shaikh	Co-opted Governor	Parent at the school Sister-in-Law is Headteacher at Grange Park Junior School
Ex - Andrew Bain	LA Governor	Nothing to declare
Ex - Claire Jones	Staff Governor	Employed at Warrender School

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.

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