Governors

A message from the Chair of Governors

On behalf of the Governors, I’d like to welcome you to the Governance section of our school’s website.

The Governing Board are a group of volunteers who work closely with the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, in a wide range of roles within the school, both on a day to day and also looking at the long-term plans for the school. We consist of representatives from the teaching staff, elected parents, local authority appointees and members of the community. Our primary function is to:

• Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure that the money is well spent
• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Ensuring the voices of stakeholders are heard

The Governing Board formally meets 7 times a year, but some of the work is also delegated to smaller sub-committees. These committees look at matters such as finance, curriculum, performance & development, and premises, health & safety in far more detail, and then feedback to the full governing board. They are responsible for assisting the Headteacher to manage the school and to carry out the statutory obligations placed upon the board by the Government. The governors set targets for achieving the above objectives, while the headteacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and implementing the strategic framework established by the governing board.

The school is at the heart of a very diverse and vibrant community. Staff are committed and dedicated in providing every pupil at the school with the best possible educational experience. The school is proud to offer a very broad, balanced and diverse curriculum, which gives every pupil the opportunity to excel in their own individual strengths – whether that’s in the arts, music, sport or in more traditional subjects.

Children are encouraged and empowered in taking control of their own learning. This was recently demonstrated with a visit from Aardman Productions – the studio behind Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, who recently came in to give Yr. 4 children an insight into a career in animation. This all came about from the children expressing an interest in model making and animation. Our recent commitment to improve standards in reading was backed by a big investment in new reading books, which the children are now enjoying.

Rookery is a good school and a wonderful place to be. Serving as a governor at the school is both a rewarding and challenging experience. As Governors, we are all committed to supporting the headteacher in making sure that the current standards are maintained and also improved upon, so that Rookery will continue to be a great place for many years to come….

Karandeep Singh Sehra
Chair of the Governing Body

Governors Appointed by the Members

NamePosition
Karandeep Singh SehraChair of the Governing Board
Troy GrizzleGovernor
Harminder ShergillGovernor
Darius SandhuGovernor
Manjit AujlaGovernor

Co-opted Governors

NamePosition
Claire MarshallVice Chair of Governors
Geoff ReesGovernor

Parent Governors

NamePosition
Omar ChaudriParent Governor

Head Teacher

NamePosition
Seema SamuelHead Teacher

Company Secretary & Clerk to the Governing Body

NamePosition
Ebony GordonClerk to the Governing Body
Joe McCormickCompany Secretary

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