Governance
Coombe Wood School is part of Folio Education Trust (FET), and although we work very closely with the Trust, the day to day governance of the school is carried out by the Local Governing Body (LGB). The Local Governing Body help the school in implementing a strong Culture and Ethos and are responsible for monitoring performance and holding school leaders to account through adopting the role of a “critical friend”.
The structure and remit of the Board of Trustees and members can be viewed here.
Local Advisors attend Local Governing Body meetings twice a term; these meetings have a different focus to cover relevant aspects of school evaluation and development.
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Outcomes for Pupils (To include SEND & Pupil Premium)
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Quality of Teaching, Learning and Assessment
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Leadership & Management – Evaluation and Development Objectives
LGB People (one meeting per term) covers the following:
- Personal Development, Behaviour and Welfare (To include Safeguarding & Child Protection)
- Health & Safety including Educational Visits
- Financial Management
- Leadership & Management – Evaluation and Development Objectives
In order to share the workload Lead Advisors are appointed for each of these areas; Advisors visit the school to keep up to date on these areas.
The Local Governing Body is made up of volunteers from the parent body, staff, and the wider community. The names of the current members are set out below.
As interim chair of the Local Governing Body I can be contacted via the school office.
Coombe Wood School Local Governing Body are:
| Position | Name | Role |
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| Interim Chair of Local Governing Body | Ms R Baylis- West |
Lead Advisor Leadership and Management, Health & Safety (Educational Visits) |
| Vice-Chair of Local Governing Body | Ms M Sechere | Curriculum Intent & Implementation / Curriculum impact |
| Headteacher | Ms N Williams | |
| Parent Local Advisor | Mrs C Trivedi | Lead Advisor Curriculum Impact |
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Parent Local Advisor |
Mrs S Chaudhuri | Lead Advisor Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND) and other Vulnerable Groups |
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Co-opted Local Advisor |
Mr J Shabazz |
Lead Advisor Personal Development & Behaviour (including Safeguarding)/ Health & Safety including Educational Visits |
| Co-opted Local Advisor | Mrs A Jones | Lead Advisor Curriculum Intent and Implementation/ Careers, Employability and Local Community Engagement |
| Co-opted Local Advisor | Ms E Ponnuthurai | Lead Advisor Health & Safety including Educational Visits / Careers, Employability, Local Community Engagement |
| Parent Local Advisor | Ms T Orzieri | Lead Advisor SEND and other Vulnerable Groups/ Finance & Risk |
| Co-opted Local Advisor | Mr M Moore | Lead Advisor Leadership & Management |
| Teaching Staff | Mr S Gosling | Teacher of History |
| Support Staff | Ms M Doe | Science Technician |
We are currently looking for a School Governor to join us, please see the attached information and application form.
Ms Baylis- West can be contacted via the school office, the email and postal address can be found here.