At St. Mary’s Church of England Primary School our governing body plays a vital part in the success of our school. They are dedicated volunteers, who work closely with the head teacher, school staff, the diocese board of education and the local authority (LA) to improve standards at our school. Members of our governing body play a critical role in guiding, supporting and challenging our school.
The overall aims of the governing body are:
St Mary’s has 16 school governors appointed by different representative groups connected to the school, including parents, the parish and the local authority. Each elected governor serves a four-year term and can apply to their appointing body for re-election at the end of that period.
In order to fulfil our primary duties, the governing body is divided into three committees – pupils, resources and leadership & management – which meet once a term. The full governing body meets four times a year to review the work of each committee, interrogate standards of progress and attainment, monitor progress against the school development plan, contribute to the school’s evaluation regime and provide final sign off for all budgetary expenditure and major building development work. Some governors have areas of focus, such as safeguarding, pupil premium, SEND, health and safety, GDPR. These governors meet regularly with the staff responsible for these areas and report back to the full governing body.
To find out more about governance arrangements and other key information please read our Governance Impact Statement, our Governors Roles and Responsibilities document and Code of Conduct by clicking on the links below:
Please click the link below to take a look at the agenda of the latest meeting with the full governing body (FGB):
There are currently no vacancies on the governing board.
For all governance enquiries please contact our Chair of Governors via e-mail:
chairofgovernors@st-marys-putney.wandsworth.sch.uk
Paula Greenwood – Chair [SDBE Governor]
Cheryl Payne – Head Teacher
Natasha Hume – SDBE Governor
Rev John Whittaker – Ex Officio
Linda O’Riordan – Foundation Governor
Courtney Rinaldi – Staff Governor
Ruby Vincent – Foundation Governor
Philip Pyke – Foundation Governor
Sara Dolling – Co-Opted Governor
Adam Rachlin – Foundation Governor
Richard Quesnel – Foundation Governor
Melinda Allison – LA Governor
Ioanna Kougia – Parent Governor
Philip Lyons – Parent Governor
Miranda Lerner – Parent Governor
Gillian McFarland – Foundation Governor
If you would like paper copies of any information, policy or document found on our website please contact the school office and a member of staff will be happy to arrange this for you free of charge.