Governors 

Introduction to the Governing Body

The Governors at Harestock Primary School are committed to school improvement. We work closely – and in partnership – with the Headteacher and the senior leadership team to ensure that every child in the school has the best possible education and skills for life.

We meet twelve times a year. Once minutes have been approved by the Full Governing Body at the next meeting, they are available for you to read, upon request, at the school office. We also aim to send out a Governors’ newsletter at least once a year to provide an update on the activities of the governing body and its plans for the year. We are looking for additional ways to make sure that we keep you up to date with our work and seek your input – if you have ideas please contact us using chairofgovernors@harestock.co.uk.

This page is designed to:

  1. keep you up-to-date and provide an overview of our current work;
  2. let you know who we are, how we are structured, and how we organise our work in order to carry out our role;
  3. summarise the role of the Governing Body;
  4. provide the required statutory information about the Governing Body; and
  5. provide you with information about applying to become a Governor.

If you have any questions, are interested in becoming a governor, or have skills which you would be willing to offer to the Governing Body, we would be delighted to hear from you. You can leave a note at the school office or email us: chairofgovernors@harestock.co.uk.

Statutory Governor information is set out at the end of this webpage.

Work of the Governing Body

The Governing Body has a full programme strategic development work, full Governing Body meetings, formal visits to the school and training.

How we are organised at Harestock Primary School

A Governing Body is required to be of an appropriate size and have the skills and experience necessary to enable it to carry out its functions.  Harestock's Governing Body is led by a Chair and assisted by a Vice-Chair.  

Governors have specific areas of focus, including  Curriculum & Early Years Foundation Stage, Developing Teaching & Achievement, Leadership & Governance, Behaviour & Attitudes & Attendance, Personal Development & Wellbeing and Inclusion & Safeguarding.  This helps to ensure strategic oversight in all key areas and monitor improvements, whilst holding the Senior Leadership Team to account. 

A Finance and Resources Committee meets termly to advise and assist the Headteacher and report to the Governing Body on all matters relating to the provision of finance and resources (budgets, premises, staffing, health & safety, etc.) for the school. The Headteacher’s performance is regularly reviewed by the Performance Review Panel. The Governing Body is supported by a Clerk.  

Governors (ID 1198)

  • Miranda Woolfenden
    Chair of Governors
  • Sue Bignell
    Local Authority Governor
  • Zena Kukreja
    Co-opted Governor
  • Kelsie Learney
    Co-opted Governor
  • Alistair Scott
    Co-opted Governor
  • Lucy Sims
    Vice-Chair and Parent Governor
  • Colin Hudman
    Co-opted Governor
  • Bryan Somerset
    Parent Governor
  • Sarah Boylan
    Staff Governor,
  • Dominic Wrein
  • John Ridout
    parent governor

 

Contacting us

We would very much like to hear from you about general improvements and policy matters. You can contact us by email chairofgovernors@harestock.co.uk, by leaving a message with the school office, putting a note in your child’s book bag or catching a parent governor or the Chair of Governors on the playground in the morning.

STATUTORY INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPOSITION OF THE GOVERNING BODY

Name Governor Type Term From Term To Appointee Roles
Mrs Miranda Woolfenden Co-opted governor 24 Nov 2014 23 Nov 2026 Full Governing Body

Chair

 

Development & Training Governor  
Mrs Aimee Dear Headteacher 1 Jan 2023 31 Dec 2026 N/A Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Garden Staff governor 2nd June 2024

1st June 

2028

Elected staff governor
Miss Sue Bignell Local authority governor 1 May 2021 30 Apr 2025 Hampshire County Council

SEN and Safeguarding governor

 

Headteacher 

appraisal 

panel

Mr Dominic Wrein Co-opted governor 26th March 2025 25th March 2029 Full governing body
Mrs Zena Kukreja Co-opted governor 19 Nov 2023 18 Nov 2027 Full governing body Finance and resources committee member
Ms Kelsie Learney Co-opted governor 24 Nov 2014 23 Nov 2026 Full governing body

Finance and resources committee member

 

Headteacher appraisal panel
Mr John Ridout Parent governor 24 Nov 2014 23 Nov 2026 Elected parent governor Finance and resources committee member
Dr Lucy Sims Co-opted Governor 25 Nov 2024 24th November 2028 Full governing body
Mr Bryan Somerset Parent governor March 2024 March 2028 Elected parent governor

Finance and resources committee member 

Mr Colin Hudman Co-opted governor Sep 2023 Sep 2027 Full governing body

Finance and resources committee member and Chair 

VACANCY Co-opted governor

 

  Register of Governors’ Interests

 

Member Nature of interest
Mrs Miranda Woolfenden None
Mrs Aimee Dear None
Mrs Sarah Garden None
Miss Sue Bignell None
Mr Dominic Wrien None
Mrs Zena Kukreja None
Mr John Ridout None
Dr Lucy Sims None
Mr Bryan Somerset None
Mr Colin Hudman None
Vacancy

 

 ATTENDANCE PERCENTAGES OF THE GOVERNING BODY