The Governing Body oversees all aspects of school life and meets frequently throughout the year. There are three elected parent governors whose function is to represent your interests. Governors are present at most events and are very happy to chat with you. Parents who wish to contribute to the work of the governing body should contact the chair of governors through the school office.

The governing body has a constitution of 12 members who are fully involved in the strategic oversight of the school, however apart from their statutory responsibilities they also involve themselves in the wider life of the school through:

• running extra-curricular activities, such as Gardening Club
• hearing children read
• transporting children in the minibus to competitions and educational visits
• running a Breakfast Club during SATS Week
• attending School Council meetings
• assisting on New Parent Tours
• offering parents the opportunity to express their views about the running of the school
• developing an environmental science area

See below for details of each member of the governing body:

Name	Category	Appointed by	Term of Office (no. of years & end date)		Committee membership	Responsibilities	Voting Rights (if Associate Member)
Susan Boardman	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	29/6/2022	FINANCE
Shirley Nicholas-Bond	Head Teacher	Governing Body	4	–	FINANCE
Rosie Earle	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	20/9/2023	FINANCE
John Forder	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	29/06/2022	FINANCE	CHAIR SAFEGUARDING
Vicky Gough	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	09/07/22		SAFEGUARDING/
Ian Hammond	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	12/11/2023		DTG H&S
Jay Hansell	Staff	Staff	4	14/09/21
Steve Poxton	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	29/06/2022	FINANCE	School Council
Sarah Thomas	Local Authority	Governing Body/Local Authority	4	31/10/21		SEN/pupil premium
John Williams	Parent	Parents (no Election)	4	23/11/19	ENDED	SEN/pupil premium
Debbie Cenaj	Co-opted		4	11/02/2022	FINANCE
Rosie Tebbutt	Associate	Governing Body	4				NO
Steve Whale	Co-opted	Governing Body	4	10/2/2024
Beverley Angel	Parent	Governing Body (no Election)	4	20/4/2024
Sandra Wolfe	Clerk	Governing Body

Netley Abbey junior School – Governor Attendance Record for the Academic Year 2017/18

	Full Governing Body			Finance Committee
Remit	·         Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction; ·         Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and ·         Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.			·         Pupil attainment ·         Special Education Needs and Disability ·         Pupil/Sports Premium ·         Behaviour ·         Quality of teaching, learning and assessment.
Name	Number of meetings the governor should have attended	Number of meetings attended	Attendance rate           (%)	Number of meetings the governor should have attended	Number of meetings attended	Attendance rate              (%)
JF	10	10	100	6	6	100
SNB	10	7	70	6	3	50
JW (2)	10	1	10
IH	10	10	100
RE	10	9	90	6	5	83
SP	10	9	90	6	5	83
ST	10	9	90
DC VG JH SW (1) SB	10 10 10 5 10	5 4 7 4 4	90 40 70 80 40	6       6	6       4	100       66.66
RT	10	10	100