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
Vice chair
Nagina Mushtaq
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 Parent 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.
Amina Rawat
Amina has been a parent governor since November 2018. She works as a mental health clinician for the NHS specializing in adults and children with learning disabilities. She is the school’s SEND (special educational needs or disabilities) link governor.
Christine George
Christine became a governor in 2019, to gain understanding of the early years of education. I lived in the borough 25 years, raising my son, and wanted to give something back to the community. I’m also the Training Link Governor encouraging training for all governors.
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.
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 | 18 Mar 2021 | Equalities & Pupil Premium Resources Committee |
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Amanda (Maz) Church | Parent governor | 31 Oct 2019 | 30 Oct 2023 | Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Resources Committee |
EYFS |
Christine George | Co-opted governor | 27 Jun 2019 | 26 Jun 2023 | Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Resources Committee (VC) |
Training |
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 |
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 2018 | 30 Sep 2022 | Curriculum & Standards Committee Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals |
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Fiona Judge | Headteacher | 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 |
Healthy & Safety |
Nagina Mushtaq | Co-opted governor | 07 Mar 2019 | 6 Mar 2023 | Curriculum & Standards Committee Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Head Teachers Performance Management Staff Discipline |
Vice Chair |
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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Amina Rawat | Parent governor | 29 Nov 2018 | 28 Oct 2022 | Curriculum & Standards Committee Governors Discipline Grievance or Dismissal Appeals Staff Discipline |
SEND |
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 |
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 comment@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 2020-2021