Governors

At Senacre Wood Primary School, the Governing Body, as well as the Headteacher and staff, actively support the ethos of the school and endeavour at all times to ensure that this is an integral part of all aspects of school life.

The members of the current Governing Body come from a wide background of experience and have a huge range of talents and skills, all of which they have committed to the support and well-being of the school. Governors are appointed in several ways and represent many different areas of the community. Their role is to support and advise on the work carried out within the school. Through meetings, both formally and informally, the Governors keep up-to-date with the daily running of the school, as well as helping prepare and implement, school policies. 

Governors attend three Full Governing Body Meetings per school year, as well as sitting on our two sub-committees: The Curriculum Committee and the Finance Committee.

They are looked upon as 'Critical Friends'.

To be a Governor of Senacre Wood Primary School is both an honour and a privilege and the current team welcome you to the website, which we believe to be an informative and positive introduction to our school.

Name	Governor Type	Office		Committees	Roles	Interests
		Appointed	Expires			Business	Financial
Mrs. Joanne Mason	Parent	04 November 2019	03 November 2023	Finance	Interim Chair Sports Funding Music	None Declared	None Declared
Mr. Colin Ridgers	Local Authority	11 July 2019	10 July 2023	Curriculum	Interim Vice Chair English Pupil Premium and Catch-up funding	None Declared	None Declared
Mrs. Emily Sweeney	Headteacher	01 Jan 2017	Ongoing	Finance Curriculum	HT	None Declared	None Declared
Mrs. Maria Dixon	Staff: Deputy Headteacher	02 February 2022	01 February 2026	Curriculum	Teaching and Learning Lead	None Declared	None Declared
Rev. Joyce Addison	Co-opted	16 July 2020	16 July 2023	Curriculum	Staff Wellbeing RE/PSHE	None Declared	None Declared
Mr. Neil Brown	Co-opted	7 December 2021	8 December 2025	Finance	Health and Safety	None Declared	None Declared
Mrs Suzanne Ruffle	Co-opted	18 January 2022	17 January 2026	Curriculum	SEN Science Humanities	None Declared	None Declared
Mr Aaron Kapala	Parent	07 January 2022	06 January 2026	Curriculum	Vice-Chair of Curriculum Committee Safeguarding Maths DT and Art	None Declared	None Declared
Mrs Leanne Garrett	Parent	04 October 2022	03 October 2026	Curriculum		None Declared	None Declared
Ms Emma Buckley					Clerk to Governors