_{Chair of Governing Body}

Penny Horner – Co-opted Governor

_{Vice Chair of Governing Body}

Robert Brazier – Parent Governor

_{Clerk of Governors}

Ron Hanley

_{Main Governing Body}

Penny Horner – Co-opted Governor

Robert Brazier – Parent Governor

Kayleigh Reading – Headteacher

Kathryn Fowkes – Co-opted Governor

Ellie Jimpson – Associate Member

Vacancy - Staff Governor

Helen Hooley - Observer

Stuart Pocock - Co-opted Governor

Jill Parry - Co-opted Governor

Nicola Hayden - Co-opted Governor

Teresa Reynolds - Co-opted Governor

How do I contact the school governors?

If you wish to get in touch with the Governing Body, please email Penny Horner, Chair of Governors, directly at Chairofgovernors@merton-jun.hants.sch.uk. Alternatively, you can send a letter addressed to the Chair of Governors via the school office, marked FAO Chair of Governors. We will ensure that all messages are promptly passed on to the Governing Body.

What does a school governor do?

Governors are responsible for overseeing the management side of a school: strategy, policy, budgeting and staffing. They enable their school to run as effectively as possible, working alongside senior leaders and supporting teachers to provide excellent education to children.

Being a school governor is a commitment to attending governing body meetings which consider issues such as setting the school vision, mitigating financial risk and scrutinising educational outcomes. They are also involved in the school community, acting as critical friends to the headteacher and senior leaders.

Governors bring a wide range of skills and expertise from their professional lives to the governing board and schools benefit greatly from working with skilled volunteers, for example anyone with experience of finance, law, premises management or human resources. A governor with business know-how can transform the running of a school.

(taken from https://www.governorsforschools.org.uk/app/uploads/2018/10/The-role-of-a-school-governor.pdf)