The Governing Body is responsible for making sure the school improves each year. It sets the direction and ensures that the school is meeting its targets, while allowing the headteacher and teaching professionals to manage the school on a day-to-day basis.
Governors meet to discuss reports on the school’s progress. They test information received by asking the right questions to ensure that the school spends its budget wisely against the priorities shown in the school plan.
The Cobham School Governor Action Plan is devised and agreed by the Governors annually. It outlines the roles and responsibilities that they collectively hold.
I am lucky enough to be the headteacher at Cobham Primary School and the school, the children and the families are embedded in my heart! Love my job! I have the very best team too. From the governors to my cleaning team, we all work hard to make Cobham a very special place to learn, grow, thrive and be the best that we can all be.
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I am in my second term of being a Governor at Cobham Primary School. I have two children, one still a student at Cobham and one whom has recently left.
I am currently Chair of Governor's and Safeguarding Governor. In my first term of Governor, I also had varying focuses including SEN and well-being of pupils, staff, and families. I am a Chartered Accountant and I take an active role in the Finance Committee but also a member of the Quality of Education Committee.
Being a school governor is a rewarding role through which I can contribute both to our children’s education and to our community. I will have children at Cobham Primary School for 12 years in all, so I have an extremely strong interest in supporting the school and helping it continue to flourish and provide our children with an exceptional educational, social and personal experience.
I have spent all of my working life involved in media, marketing and communication, working at very senior strategic levels and advising some of the most high profile public figures including Prime Ministers, Commissioners of the Metropolitan Police Service and London Fire Brigade, and government ministers. I have managed some of the UK’s biggest news stories throughout my career, including the July 7 London terrorist attacks.
I also have substantial experience of the social care sector, in particular looked after children who are some of the most vulnerable in our society. It is my personal passion to improve provision and support for children who have been in care, as well as early years social and educational provision more widely.
Outside of work and school I enjoy playing netball, walking our dogs, and baking.
I have been lucky enough to work at Cobham for quite a while now and am currently the teacher for Year 4
With one child having been through Cobham and one still there, I have witnessed first-hand what a wonderful school it is. For the past seven years I have been a TA at Cobham and I thoroughly enjoy my role. I am also Financial Controller for a full service with law firm. These facets provide me with the experience, passion and skill set to be a member of the governing body and I am very much looking forward to the challenges the will role provide.
This is my first opportunity to work in a voluntary capacity and I am very much looking forward to it. The earlier part of my extensive career has been spent working for a large European based company in the field of Logistics Planning and Customer Service. During the last 20 years or so, I initially started and then ran my own company in the Hospitality and Events sector. Both of these careers have given me a good insight and awareness into meeting targets and the importance of teamwork and satisfying demanding customer expectations.
At Cobham Primary, the Full Governing Body meet once a term, this meeting is attended by all Governors. Individual Governors also belong to specialist sub-committees - the Quality of Education sub-committee and/or the Business and Finance sub-committee. These sub-committees meet termly and feedback into the Full Governing Body.