The Governing Body is made up of parent governors (elected by parents), people co-opted from the local community, a teacher (elected by staff), and a local authority-nominated governor, as well as the Headteacher.
The Governing Body is made up of parent governors (elected by parents), people co-opted from the local community, a teacher (elected by staff), and a local authority-nominated governor, as well as the Headteacher.
We’re here to make the big strategic decisions about the school but we don’t get involved in the day-to-day running of it. We challenge and support the senior leadership of the school. Above all we make sure the school is improving, maintaining good standards and working to be an outstanding school. As well as regular meetings, governors visit the school regularly to meet with staff, sit in on lessons and talk with children to get an idea of how the school is running.
The Governors meet twice a term, and they also sit on sub-committees looking at particular issues around the curriculum and standards, finance and premises, and pay and personnel. The names of the governors, the terms of their appointments, and the different committees on which they sit are given below.
Chair of Governors
Mr James Goodman
James Goodman
James has lived locally for more than 20 years, and is an academic researcher in computer science. He has been a Governor at the Winns since 2012.
Maz Church
Maz has been involved with the Winns since her son started school in 2017. She has recently switched careers from charity fundraising and event management to primary school teaching. Maz has been a Governor since 2019 and is a Friends of the Winns Trustee.
Jamie Hewitt
Jamie has been a Governor at the Winns since 2016 and is the Safeguarding lead. Jamie has lived in Walthamstow since 2015, and his daughter currently attends the school.”
James Wragg
James lives locally and his children attended The Winns. He has been a Governor since 2016 and Chairs the Resources Committee. He works for a national charity and is also a volunteer Trustee of The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity.
Katie Payne
Katie has been a parent governor since December 2022. She lives in Walthamstow and is a practising solicitor, having qualified in 2012.
Bronagh McCloskey
Bronagh lives in Leyton and has been a governor at the Winns since 2019. She works in internet and broadband policy and works with several organisations on tackling abuse and promoting safe behaviour online.
Nathan Burns
Nathan was born and grew up in Walthamstow, attending local schools, and currently lives locally. He joined the Board of Governors in 2021, and has previously been as a local Councillor in the North West of England.
Vicky Noakes
Vicky is an Assistant Head teacher in Hackney and an associate lecturer at London Metropolitan University. She has been a Parent Governor Since 2020 and is a keen Spurs fan!
Heather Alcock
Heather has been involved with the Winns since 2021 and lives locally. She was previously a school Governor in Islington for 8 years and works for an International Development Charity.
Adjoa works in International Policy and lives locally. She has been a parent governor at The Winns since 2023.
Name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | Committees | Roles |
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Heather Alcock | Co-opted governor | 20 May 2021 | 19 May 2025 | Curriculum & Standards Committee | |
Nathan Burns | Co-opted governor | 29 Jan 2019 | 8 Jul 2024 | Equalities & Pupil Premium Resources Committee |
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Amanda (Maz) Church | Co-opted governor | 05 Oct 2023 | 04 Oct 2027 | Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Resources Committee |
EYFS |
Adjoa Anyimadu | Parent governor | 14 Nov 2023 | 13 Nov 2027 | ||
James Goodman | Co-opted governor | 04 Dec 2018 | 3 Dec 2022 | Confidential Minutes Curriculum & Standards Committee Governors Discipline Staff Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Head Teachers Performance Management Resources Committee |
Chair Healthy & Safety |
Jamie Hewitt | Co-opted governor | 26 Nov 2020 | 25 Nov 2024 | Curriculum & Standards Committee Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Staff Discipline |
Safeguarding |
Jonathan Jones | Staff governor | 01 Oct 2022 | 30 Sep 2026 | Curriculum & Standards Committee Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals |
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Fiona Judge | Headteacher | 01 Sep 2020 | Confidential Minutes Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Curriculum & Standards Committee Resources Committee |
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Bronagh McCloskey | Local Authority Governor | 10 Oct 2019 | 9 Oct 2023 | Curriculum & Standards Committee Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Staff Discipline |
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Vacancy | |||||
Vicky Osborne-King | Parent governor | 28 Jan 2021 | 27 Jan 2025 | Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Resources Committee Curriculum & Standards Committee Staff Discipline |
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Katie Payne | Parent governor | 06 Dec 2022 | 05 Dec 2026 | To follow | |
Caroline Russell | Clerk | Clerk | |||
James Wragg | Co-opted governor | 16 Nov 2020 | 16 Nov 2024 | Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Head Teachers Performance Management Resources Committee Staff Discipline |
Winns Primary Committee Membership
The Governing Body has also worked with school leaders to increase ways in which the school communicates with parents. Parents are invited to regular coffee mornings with the Headteacher and Chair of Governors where they can chat, ask questions and meet school leaders and other parents in a relaxed environment.
Specific questions or queries for the Chair of Governors can be emailed to chair@winns.waltham.sch.uk
More general queries about the school can be sent to office@winns.waltham.sch.uk and a senior member of staff will respond within seven working days. Parents are reminded that any questions about their child’s learning are best raised first with their class teacher.
As a Governing Body we also constantly strive to improve the way we work.
We hope this helps to explain what the Governing Body has been recently so the Winns School maintains its good standards and works towards being an outstanding school. If you have any comments or questions please write to me via the school office or at chair@winns.waltham.sch.uk
James Goodman
Chair of Governors
The Winns Primary School
The Winns Strategic Plan 2021-2024
The Winns Primary Declarations 2022-23
The Winns Primary Declarations 2021-22
The Winns Primary Declarations 2020-2021
Winns Primary Meeting Attendance 22-23
Winns Primary Meeting Attendance 21-22