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Meet the Governors

The Governing Body

The Governing Body is responsible for determining the aims and strategy of the school with a view to helping the school provide the best possible education for its pupils. In doing so, it must comply with the requirements laid down by the Department for Education and Gloucestershire Education Authority.
 
The school's revised Instrument of Government (effective from 1st June 2021) makes provision for there to be 10 governors, as follows:
  • 2 parent governors, elected by parents of children attending the school
  • 1 governor nominated by the Local Authority
  • 1 staff governor, elected by permanent staff
  • The Headteacher, who is ex officio
  • 5 governors who are co-opted by the Board of Governors

 

Except for the Headteacher who is ex-officio, governors are elected or appointed to serve a 4-year term. Each meeting is also attended by the Clerk to Governors who keeps minutes and advises governors of any changes in legislation.

 

Please feel free to make contact if you have any questions. You can email the Chair of Governors on chair@widden.gloucs.sch.uk or the Clerk to Governors on clerk@widden.gloucs.sch.uk

You may also request a copy of minutes from a meeting.

 

Chair and Vice Chair of the Governing Body

Chair - Sanjai Desai

Vice Chair - Paul Gardiner

 

The Chair and Vice Chair are elected annually.

 

Membership of the Governing Body
Category of GovernorNameTerm BeganTerm Ends  
Parent 1

Charles Bamana

(Elected unopposed)

14/10/202013/10/2024
Parent 2

Daniel Perez

21/10/2022

20/10/2026
Local Authority NominatedVacancy  
StaffJack Evans27/09/202226/09/2026
HeadteacherDave Hill21/07/2022Ex Officio
Co-opted 1Sanjai Desai 06/11/201905/11/2023
Co-opted 2Paul Gardiner23/09/202022/09/2024
Co-opted 3Sandie Reeves14/07/202113/07/2025
Co-opted 4Vacancy  
Co-opted 5Vacancy  
Appointed by the LAAllan Brown06/12/202205/12/2023
Appointed by the LADerek Cross06/12/202205/12/2023
Appointed by the LAClare Tilling06/12/202205/12/2023
Clerk to GovernorsRoger Slater  

 

Declaration of Interests

 

Members of the Board of Governors are required to declare any interests which are pecuniary or non-pecuniary and at the beginning of each meeting to declare whether they have any conflict of interests in any agenda item. prior to any meetings.

 

Governors are also required to inform the Board of Governors of any relationships with school staff, including spouse, partners or relatives.

 

Information about governors' declarations of interests is listed under governors' individual profiles.

 

Structure of the Governing Body

Governors meet as a Full Governing Body (FGB) approximately once every month during term time. In addition, governors also work in Standing committees and panels. 

 

Currently, the following committees and panels meet on a regular basis:

 

Project Group*

 

 

Pay & Conditions

Committee

 

 

 

Sanjai Desai

Dave Hill

Sandie Reeves

 

 

 

 

Charles Bamana

Paul Gardiner (Chair)

TBC

 

 

 

 

 

Led by the Local Authority (LA) Performance Advisor, and including from the LA the Education Lead and a Human Resources Partner. 

 

 

GOVERNORS' PROFILES

 

Charles Bamana

Category of Governor:

Parent Governor

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

14/10/2020

Appointed/Elected by:

Elected by Parents (Unopposed)

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

Community and Parental Engagement

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

Parent of child/children attending the school

Statement:

I am a professional with several years’ experience within the education field and have a good knowledge of Widden Primary school. I am an excellent communicator and am comfortable within both office and management environments. I can work effectively with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams. I bring to the role of governor a wide range of skills, including management skills, and strong strategic and operational decision making.

 

Sanjay Desai

Category of Governor:

Co-opted

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

06/11/2020

Appointed/Elected by:

Co-opted by the Governing Body

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

Chair of Governors, Finance & Data Protection, Pupil Premium, Art & Music, Maths & Computing, Science

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

N/A

Statement:

Originally from Bolton I moved to Gloucester in 1992. I am married with 3 children. I own a consultancy business specialising in business turnaround and transformation as well as stakeholdings in other ventures. I am a Chartered Accountant and read Pure Chemistry at University. A former Chairperson of the Aspire Sports and Cultural trust, I contribute a significant amount of my time to not for profit organisations in the county. An FA Level 2 coach, I formed Redmarley Youth football Club in 2014, which has grown to just under 200 players aged 6 to 16 with a number of older players coming from Widden, where I continue to mentor them into good citizens. I was delighted to accept the opportunity to be a Governor at Widden because of my background which enables me to add value to the various stakeholders and I believe it is an opportunity for me to use some of my skills and contacts for the benefit of the school.  I am extremely proud of my mother who was awarded an MBE for services to the NHS and Social care and hope to mirror some of that good work in the local community in and around Widden.

 

 

Jack Evans

Category of Governor:

Staff Governor

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

27/09/2022

Appointed/Elected by:

Elected by the Staff of Widden Primary school

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

TBC

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

TBC

Statement:

TBC

 

 

Paul Gardiner

Category of Governor:

Co-opted

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

23/09/2020

Appointed/Elected by:

Co-opted by the Governing Body

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

Vice Chair of Governors, Health & Safety, Risk Management, Pastoral (including Behaviour) Sport and PE

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

N/A

Statement:

TBC

 

 

Dave Hill

Category of Governor:

Interim Executive Headteacher

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

21/07/2022

Appointed/Elected by:

Ex Officio as Headteacher of Widden Primary School

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

TBC

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

N/A

Statement:

TBC

 

 

Daniel Perez

Category of Governor:

Parent Governor

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

21/10/2022

Appointed/Elected by:

Elected by Parents

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

TBC

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

Parent of child/children attending the school

Statement:

I was born in Spain but I have lived in Gloucester since 2008. I am married and I have four children at Widden therefore it’s a great opportunity to be a governor so I can contribute to ensuring all children at Widden have the best education possible. I have worked in insurance for several years and I’m particularly interested in languages so I’ll be using my skills from both my professional and personal life to support the school in any way I can.

 

Sandie Reeves

Category of Governor:

Co-opted

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

14/07/2021

Appointed/Elected by:

Co-opted by the Governing Body

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

PRHE and RSHE, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

N/A

Statement:

TBC

 

 

 

 

 

GOVERNORS WHOSE TERM ENDED OR WHO STEPPED DOWN IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS

 

Robert Kingscote

Category of Governor:

LA Governor

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

21/09/2021

Appointed/Elected by:

Nominated by the LA and appointed by the Governing Body

Date term ended/stepped down:

27/02/2023

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

English, Geography, History and RE

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

TBC

Statement:

TBC

 

Nadeem Siddiqui

Category of Governor:

Staff Governor

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

20/10/2020

Appointed/Elected by:

Elected by the Staff of Widden Primary school

Date term ended/stepped down:

31/08/2022

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

Attendance, Staff Training & Wellbeing

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

TBC

Statement:

TBC

 

Fiona Womersley

Category of Governor:

Co-opted

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

29/04/2020

Appointed/Elected by:

Co-opted by the Governing Body

Date term ended/stepped down:

26/08/2022

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

Safeguarding & Child Protection and Looked After Children, Early Years Foundation Stage, MFL

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

N/A

Statement:

I was born and brought up in a prep school, which was founded by my parents and is now run by my brother.  I chose not to become a teacher but then married one and spent 27 years living in schools!  My husband was headmaster of Beaudesert Park in Minchinhampton for 21 years and I worked at the school where I had various roles, the most important of which was to lead the safeguarding.  We retired from Beaudesert in July 2018. I first met Mr Cooper in 2013 when we set up a link between Beaudesert and Widden.  I was immediately struck by the warm and friendly atmosphere, the purposeful environment, the dedicated staff and the fact that the children are at the heart of everything.  The Year 4s of each school have continued to have an exchange day each year so that the children can experience each other’s environments. I was delighted when Mr Cooper asked me if I would help the governing body and my first impressions of the school have never wavered.

 

 

Nicholas Dyer

Category of Governor:

Interim Executive Headteacher

Date Appointed/Elected for a 4-year term:

01/01/2022

Appointed/Elected by:

Ex Officio as Headteacher of Widden Primary School

Date term ended/stepped down:

21/07/2022

Governor Link Roles and Responsibilities:

TBC

Other Relevant Information, including any Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary Interests:

N/A

Statement:

TBC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GOVERNORS' ATTENDANCE DURING THE LAST 12 MONTHS

 

Full Governing Body Meetings
 17/05/2214/06/2228/06/2212/07/2220/09/2218/10/2215/11/2212/12/2217/01/2307/03/2330/03/2302/05/23

Charles

Bamana

            

Allan

Brown

        

Appointed

06/12/22

   

Derek

Cross

        

Appointed

06/12/22

   
Sanjai Desai            
Nicholas Dyer    

Resigned

21/07/22

       

Jack

Evans

     

Elected

27/09/22

      
Paul Gardiner            

Dave

Hill

    

Appointed

21/07/22

       

Rob

Kingscote

         

Resigned

27/02/23

  
Daniel Perez      

Elected

21/10/22

     
Sandie Reeves            
Nadeem Siddiqui    

Resigned

31/08/22

       

Clare

Tilling

        

Appointed

06/12/22

   
Fiona Womersley    

Resigned

26/08/22

       

 

Resources
 13/05/2215/07/22

Charles

Bamana

  
Sanjai Desai  

Nicholas

Dyer

  
Paul Gardiner  

Sandie

Reeves

  

The Resources Committee has been disbanded during 2022-23 

 

 

KEY
     Present
 Absent with apologies
 Absent without apologies
 Not Applicable
 Extraordinary Meeting

 

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