Our Governors

Our Governing body are a a group of people who volunteer their time to support the strategic running of the nursery.  They have three core functions as part of their role:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its children, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff
• Overseeing financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

Guidance can be found on the National Governance Association website.

They also consider the well-being of our children and staff.

Please feel free to speak to our governors who will be happy to chat to you and they will also signpost you in the right direction if you have any concerns.

Instrument of Governors

The instrument of our governing body is as follows:

• 4 Co-opted governors 
• 1 LA governor
• 3 Parent governors 
• 1 Staff governor
• 1 Headteacher

Total number of governors: 10

In addition, we also have 1 associate governor members.

We have a varied mix of professional backgrounds, bringing different skillsets to the table. We work well together, ensuring there is constructive debate with all points of view recognised and respected - allowing us to reach a balanced and fair viewpoint, reflective of our community.  (Governor Survey 2023)

• There are 6 full governing body meetings each year
• Governors review policies on a rolling programme
• There is at least one full governor training session a year
• Governors visit the nursery once a term as a whole board and then arrange visits dependent on their linked responsibility
• Governor meeting minutes are available upon request from the nursery office: admin@westonway.herts.sch.uk