Wavendon Gate School

Wavendon Gate School Governing Body September 2025


Name
Appointed by Email AddressDate of
appointment
Term of
office
ends
Committee/responsibiltyMeeting Attended
2025/2026
Declarations
of interest
Meeting Attended
2024/2025
Meeting Attended
2023/2024
Meeting Attended
2022/2023
Meeting Attended
2021/2022
Meeting Attended
2020/2021
Ms Kerry JarmanHeadteacheradmin@Wavendongateschool.co.ukN/A  N/A   Business Committee
Curriculum Committee
Pay Committee
None9/912/1212/1212/1211/11
Mrs Joanna CattiganParent Governor
Appointed by Parents
jcattigan@wavendongateschool.co.uk5th
April
2023
5th
April
2027
Chair of Governors
Induction of new Governor
Pay Committee
Early Years Governor
Phonics Governor
None6/66/66/66/66/6
Miss Tracey De BeerCo-opted Governor
Appointed by Governing Board
10th November 202110th November
2025
Vice Chair of Governors
Chair of Curriculum Committee
English Governor
History Governor
None6/66/65/64/4N/A
Mr Gareth DowardParent Governor
Appointed by Parents
20th September 202120th September 2025Business Committee
PE Governor
Remote Learning Link Governor
Coach Walton MK FC6/96/911/1211/12N/A
Mr Douglas PearsonCo-opted Governor
Appointed by Governing Board
17th
July
2023
17th
July
2027
Business CommitteeNone6/68/91/1N/AN/A
Mr Michael ScottStaff Governor
Appointed by staff
1st
October
2023
1st October 2027Business Committee
Development Governor
None8/98/97/95/68/8
Mr Simon CheungCo-opted Governor
Appointed by Governing Board
18th
March
2024
18th March 2028Business Committee
History Governor
Geography governor
None6/93/3N/AN/AN/A
Mrs Jenny HoverParent Governor
Appointed by Parents
4th November 20244th November
2028
Curriculum CommitteeNone4/4N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mrs Sally SheridanDeputy Headteacher
Associate Governor
Appointed by Governing Board
11th November 202311th November
2027
Curriculum Committee
– no voting rights
None6/66/66/65/65/6

Previous Governors

NameCategory/Appointed by:Date stepped downCommittee/Responsibility
Mr Charlie DeyconParent Governor
Appointed by Parents
20th September 2025Chair of Business Committee
Pay Committee
School Council
PSHE Governor
Mrs Jane ElsdonCo-opted Governor
Appointed by Governing Board
5th July 2025
Mrs Alison ByrneLocal Authority
Governor
Resigned as a Governor on 30th September 2024Chair of Governors Business Committee Curriculum Committee Pay Committee Safer Recruitment Governor
Induction of new Governors
MFL Governor
Safeguarding Governor
Looked after Children Governor
GDPR Governor
Mr Ben ButlinCo-opted GovernorResigned as a Governor on 17th July 2024Curriculum Committee
Pupil premium Governor
SEND Governor
RE Governor

What do governors do?

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the Head Teacher and are involved in the appointment of other staff. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the Head Teacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.

Each individual governor is a member of a governing body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing body. Decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body. 

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to

Each governor is a member of either Business or Curriculum sub committee. An overview of the roles of these committees are:

Business Committee

Curriculum Committee

The Head Teacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body.

How much time is involved?

This will vary depending on the number of governing body meetings and the amount of committee work governors choose to do. Governors work as a team and as such the amount of time that each governor can give to the role will vary. In addition to meetings, governors need to get to know their school. This will be done by visiting the school for events, focused visits and attend the more informal activities taking place in school, for example open days, assemblies, school fetes and concerts. The majority of meetings tend to take place in the evenings, but this will be agreed by all members of the governing body.

 Why become a school governor?

By becoming a school governor you will

How do I become a governor?

If you think you have what it takes to be a school governor, please contact the Head Teacher, Kerry Jarman by emailing admin@wavendongateschool.co.uk, or Joanna Cattigan the Chair of Governors by emailing jcattigan@wavendongateschool.co.uk.

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