Governors Info

GOVERNORS

School governing bodies are responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education. Together with the Headteacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management, they set the school’s aims and policies.

Furzedown has 13 full Governing Body members drawn from the staff, parents and local community. Our governing body consists of 8 co-opted governors, 2 parent governors, 1 local authority governor, 1 associate member, 1 staff governor and the Headteacher.

The full governing body meets meets once a term. In addition governors belong to sub-committees who also meet at least once a term.

GOVERNORS HAVE THREE MAIN ROLES:

To provide strategic direction for the school
To act as a critical friend to the Headteacher
To ensure accountability

THEY ALSO CARRY OUT A NUMBER OF OTHER IMPORTANT DUTIES, WHICH INCLUDE:

Determining how the school’s budget is spent
The appointing and dismissing of senior staff
Hearing appeals and grievances
Forming policy on the school’s curriculum and collective worship
Setting standards for pupils’ behaviour and discipline
Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
Setting and monitoring the school’s aims and policies

WE HAVE 3 GOVERNING BODY SUB COMMITTEES

Pupils and curriculum

Finances and staffing

Premises and extended provision

Name	Photo	Position	Appointed by	Sub-Committee	Business/Financial Interests	Term expires	Relationship between governors and staff	Role in other schools
Alastair Cowie		Co-Chair	Co-opted Governor	Premises and Extended Provision	None	01/01/26	None	None
Simon Hill		Co-Chair	Co-opted Governor	Finance and Staffing	Business manager for an educational company	05/09/25	None	None
Jack Talbot			Associate member	Premises & extended Provision	Works for an educational company.	31/12/22	None	None
Ishbel Maclean			Co-opted Governor			03/01/25	None	None
Sophie Anderson			Co-opted Governor			13/12/24	None	none
Nicholas How		Chair of finance and staffing	Co-opted Governor	Finance and staffing	None	13/06/23	None	None
Charley Jarrett			Co-opted Governor	Pupils & Curriculum	None	24/06/22	None	None
Adnan Bajwa			Parent Governor		None	05/09/25	None	None
Rebecca Wilson			Parent Governor		None	05/09/25	None	None
Deborah McFarlane			Local authority Governor		None	21/11/25	None	None
Caron Heywood			Co-opted	All	None	01/09/22	None	None
Clare Harkey		Vice -chair	Co-opted Governor	Pupils & Curriculum	None	05/09/25	None	None
Nick Dutton			Staff governor	Pupils & Curriculum	None	21/11/25	None	None