Governors

Petersfield Governors come from many walks of life. We are a diverse group that includes people from a wide range of backgrounds. All Governors, except Ex Officio Governors, are appointed for a term of four years.

The Governing Body:

Linda Meredith - Co-Chair - Co-opted Governor

Jane Johnson - Co-Chair - Local Authority Representative

Colin Wilson - Vice Chair - Foundation - Croydon

Laura Penrose (Ex-officio) Headteacher

Lynsey Perkins - Staff Governor

Tanya Brown – Foundation - Arrington

Amelia Ginsberg - Foundation - Wimpole

Faye Wilkinson-Smith - Foundation - Whaddon

Jacky Mannering - Foundation - Orwell

James Elliot - Parent

Joe Sanghera - Parent

VACANCIES - Ministers for the Orwell, Whaddon and Tadlow benefices

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The Clerk to Petersfield Governing Body is Andrew Pulham. The Clerk is responsible for arranging meetings, circulating relevant materials, ensuring compliance with the governing body's constitution and relevant guidance, and taking and keeping minutes of meetings.

Chairs:

Co-Chairs – Linda Meredith and Jane Johnson

Vice Chair – Colin Wilson

Sub-Committees:

Resources - Colin Wilson (Chair), Laura Penrose, Lynsey Perkins, Linda Meredith, James Elliott, Joe Sanghera, Jacky Mannering and Jane Johnson.

Standards - Jane Johnson (Chair), Laura Penrose, Linda Meredith, Tanya Brown, Amelia Ginsberg, Lynsey Perkins and Faye Wilkinson-Smith.

Staff Pay Award Committee - The Resources Committee excluding Linda Meredith, Laura Penrose and Lynsey Perkins.

Head Teacher Performance Management Committee - Faye Wilkinson-Smith, Jane Johnson and Linda Meredith

Exclusions Committee - To be constituted as needed from available governors.

Nominated Governor for Health and Safety - James Elliott (and all governors are responsible for Health and Safety)

Nominated Governor for the Website - Linda Meredith

Nominated Governor for Training - Jane Johnson

Nominated Governor for Safeguarding - Linda Meredith (and all governors are responsible for safeguarding)

Nominated Governor for E-Safety - Tanya Brown

Nominated Governor for Inclusion including SEND & Gifted and Talented - Colin Wilson (and all governors are responsible for children with SEND)

Nominated Governor for Looked After Children (LAC) and Post LAC - Linda Meredith (and all governors are responsible for children who are Care Experienced)

Nominated Governor for Pupil Premium - Linda Meredith (and all governors are responsible for children in receipt of the Pupil Premium)

Nominated Governors for EYFS - Jane Johnson

Nominated Governor for Wellbeing - Amelia Ginsberg

Nominated Governor for Attendance - Linda Meredith, Joe Sanghera

Nominated Governor for allegations against the Headteacher - Colin Wilson

Colbatch & Hooper Representative - Colin Wilson

2025-26 Priority 1: Ensure Key Stage and Subject Leaders are responsible and accountable for ensuring that the curriculum and pastoral provision meets pupil need. - Standards Committee

2025-26 Priority 2: Through internal coaching and external support, further develop the quality of learning and teaching. - Standards Committee

The Governing Body is charged with making sure that it has the relevant skills to carry out its duties. Governors attend termly briefings, workshops and targeted training courses on subjects relevant to our set objectives as part of the continued development of the Governing Body.

The Full Governing Body (FGB) meets five times a year. It receives reports from the Headteachers and the committees, and monitoring reports from governors who have visited the school. Governors discuss and approve policies that are reserved for the FGB such as Child Protection and Pay Policy, and take time to discuss issues that affect the school's progress and how these issues will be managed.

The majority of the Governors' work is done in committees. Members of each committee are listed above in the section 'Who are Petersfield Governors?'. At Petersfield there are four committees:

Standards Committee

This committee monitors the taught curriculum and the performance of the school against different educational goals and standards. The committee is also concerned with health and safety, parent-school relations, and communications.

Resources Committee

This committee is responsible for financial oversight, and issues relating to the school's buildings and grounds. It is also concerned with key management issues, such as human resources and legal compliance.

Staff Pay Award and Committee

Head Teacher Performance Management Committee

Membership of the committees is decided upon at the start of each school year. The committees meet at least once per term. Governors usually serve on one committee, but may attend all committee meetings. The Headteachers are on both the Standards and Resources Committees. In some situations (including complaints, grievances, pupil exclusion, salary appeals and appeals e.g. dismissals), three Governors will serve on the convened committee subject to availability and requirements for impartiality.

Governors attend most school events and can be identified by their orange lanyards. To help you to recognise us easily, photographs of all the current school Governors are displayed outside the school office. For further information about the work of the Governors or becoming a Governor yourself, please feel free to approach any one of us.

You can also e-mail us:

The views of all stakeholders, especially parents, pupils and staff, are essential in shaping our key priorities. Please find below the published response to the questionnaires. The questionnaires are usually issued at the same time as the Spring Parent-Teacher consultations so that these views are gathered and inform budget setting in May and planning for the new academic year in September.

We actively encourage feedback at all other times of the year. When you have comments to make, please do speak to a member of staff or a governor, use our ‘Ticked pink’ and ‘Green for Growth’ slips available in the school entrance, send your message via the red post-box opposite the school office entrance. Alternatively, you can email school using the clerk to Governors or school email address available on the contact information page of the website:

Response to Governor Questionnaires