Governors

Wendell Park School currently has thirteen governors who, between them, represent the Local Education Authority (Hammersmith and Fulham), parents and carers, the staff of the school (teaching and non-teaching) and the local community. These people meet together, at least twice a term, to form the governing body.

The full list of governors for 2011/12 is as follows:

CHAIR:

Ms Rachel Jerrome (Parent Governor).

VICE CHAIR: 

Ms Polly Hicks (Local Authority Governor)

COMMUNITY GOVERNORS:

Ms Anna Tavares, Mr Andrew Baxter, Mr Jimmy Weir 

LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNORS:

Mr David Millar, Mr Sola Adetuberu 

PARENT GOVERNORS:

Mrs Ifrah Elmi, Mr James Balkwill, Ms Zameera Khan, Mr Henry Sainty ,

HEAD TEACHER:

Sheila Mears 

ASSOCIATE GOVERNORS:

Mr Justin Vafadari (Deputy Head Teacher), Ms Clare Holland

STAFF GOVERNORS:

Ms Rahat Malik, Mr Tony Bailey 

The Role of the Governing Body

The purpose of the governing body is to help the school provide the best possible education for pupils.  It has overall responsibility for managing the school. It has to ensure that the National Curriculum is taught and that there are policies for the individual subjects of the curriculum, sex education, religious education, special needs and behaviour and discipline. It is also responsible for overseeing the budget, staffing the school and dealing with disciplinary and behavioural matters.

Of course, it is not possible for governors to attend to all these matters in detail and so the day-to-day running of the school, with all the necessary organisation and planning, is done by the head teacher, Mrs Sheila Mears.

The responsibility of the governors is very general and individual governors have no power to deal with problems or complaints. If as a parent/carer you have a problem you should first talk to the class teacher concerned, or the head teacher. If you are still unhappy you should then contact the Chair of Governors at the school. If necessary, she will refer the matter either to a panel of governors or to the full governing body.

Becoming a governor

 If you are interested in becoming a governor but would like to know more about what is involved  please contact  the Chair of Governors, Ms Rachel Jerrome c/o the school. 

You can find out more about the role of governors by clicking on the link below:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/SchoolLife/DG_10038366