Our Governors
The Governing Board
On behalf of Whitehall Junior School’s Governing Board, I would like to welcome you to our website.
As a Governing Board we have three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction for the school
- Holding school leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the effective and efficient performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
We carry out this role through:
- Full governing board meetings and committee meetings
- Visiting the school to look at particular aspects of the school’s work and to talk to pupils and staff
- Attending training so that we are up to date with the latest developments in education and governance
As a school, we recognise that diversity of thought, voice and perspective is essential to good governance. We believe that the Governing Board should, where possible, reflect the richly diverse community we serve.
- Whitehall Junior School’s governors are volunteers with backgrounds in education and business.
- Three of our governors have been parents to children attending Whitehall Junior School.
- Most governors live locally to the school and are involved in the wider Hillingdon community or in neighbouring boroughs.
- The Governing Board is diverse in relation to age, ethnicity, religion, gender and economic experiences.
Each term we provide a summary of some of our work in our Governors’ newsletter to parents which are attached below. The current school governors are also listed below.
If you are interested in becoming a school governor, please contact the Clerk to the Governors,
Rebecca Wilson, ctogovernors@whitehalljunior.org
You can also refer to the London Borough of Hillingdon website which has further information on the role. School governors - Hillingdon Council
The School's Governing Board welcomes your comments and concerns. Please contact us via our email address: governors@whitehalljunior.org This email address is regularly monitored, and we will endeavour to reply as soon as we can.
Best wishes,
Angela Doherty
Chair of Governors – Whitehall Junior School
Meet the Governors
Chair of Governors: Angela Doherty
Vice Chair of Governors: Jane Guest
Chair of Resources' Committee: Kieran Bassan
Chair of Pupils' Committee: Jane Guest
| Parent Governor: | Co-opted Governor: | Local Authority Governor: | Staff Governor: | Ex-officio: |
| Kieran Bassan | Angela Doherty | Jennifer Bull | Sam Jones |
Anneline Moloi |
| Kelly Barter | Sally Davies | (Headteacher) | ||
|
Manish Lath Katya Henson Ashish Seksaria Vacancy |
| Name | Committees | Declared interests | Term of Office |
FGB attendance, 2022-23 |
| Angela Doherty |
All committees, including Pay |
Son is a Governor Trustee with Uxbridge High School |
17 Sep 23 – 16 Sep 27 | 100% |
| Kieran Bassan | Resources |
Mother is a Governor Director Reformat-IT Ltd Trustee with Uxbridge High School |
13 Dec 22 – 12 Dec 26 | 100% |
| Kelly Barter | Pupils | Nothing to declare | 13 Dec 22 – 12 Dec 26 | 80% |
| Jennifer Bull | Pupils |
Local Government Officer with Ealing Council NCER CIC Steering Group member |
12 Dec 23 – 11 Dec 27 | 80% |
| Jane Guest | Pupils |
School improvement consultant Jane Guest Education Ltd Member of Prospect |
17 Oct 23 – 16 Oct 27 | N/A |
| Sally Davies | Resources | Nothing to declare | 29 Sep 20 – 28 Sep 24 | 40% |
| Manish Lath | Resources |
Director Crunch Network Director Q-Quip Ltd |
4 Oct 22 – 3 Oct 26 | 100% |
| Katya Henson | Pupils | Nothing to declare | 11 Jul 23 – 10 Jul 27 | N/A |
| Ashish Seksaria | Pupils | Nothing to declare | 11 Jul 23 – 10 Jul 27 | N/A |
| Sam Jones | Pupils | Member of school staff | 1 Sep 23 – 31 Aug 27 | N/A |
| Rebecca Wilson | Clerk to Governors | Clerks for other schools |
Resignations - We have had three resignations from the Governing Board in the last twelve months:
Mrs Mary Clancy - completed her term of office in July 2023.
Miss Tanya Costa - completed her term of office in August 2023.
Meeting Dates
|
FGB |
Strategy |
Resources |
Pupils |
Governors' Day |
| 8th October 2024 | 27th September 2024 | 18th October 2024 | 26th Nov 2024 | 21st March 2025 |
| 10th December 2024 | 17th January 2025 | 7th March 2025 | 25th March 2025 | |
| 25th March 2025 | 25th April 2025 | 9th May 2025 | 8th July 2025 | |
| 20th May 2025 | ||||
| 8th July 2025 |