The school is served by a team of governors who offer a range of experiences, skills and perspectives. The role of school governor is increasingly important in modern education and a strong governing body is needed to offer support and challenge in equal measure so that our overall standards are kept as high as possible. Downlands Community School Governing Body meet every month under a ‘single meeting structure’, whereby all matters (school improvement, finance, staffing, premises) are appraised by all Governors. The annual planner below provides an outline of agenda items discussed across the year.
| Governor Name | Governor role/type |
| Carl Stokes | Chair/Co-opted Governor/Overseeing Standards |
| Henry Thompson | Vice Chair/Parent Governor/Overseeing Foundational Knowledge Development |
| Thyrza Pickering | Local Authority Governor/Overseeing Safeguarding and Inclusion |
| Kate Johnson | Co-opted Governor/ Overseeing Teacher Development and Allergies |
| Dawn Emerson | Co-opted Governor/People & Finance inc. Pupil Premium |
| Nirmal Rai | Co-opted Governor/People & Finance inc. Pupil Premium |
| Rachel Waters | Co-opted Governor/EYFS Foundational Knowledge |
| Christine Goodall | Staff Governor/Safeguarding and Inclusion |
| James Rielly | Headteacher |
| Rob Luke | Co-opted Governor/Mental Health and Wellbeing |
| Lawrence Snelling | Co-opted Governor/Healthy and Safety |
| VACANT | Parent |
| Cress Cooper | Clerk to Governors |
The attachment below details attendance at recent governor meetings.
If you are interested in becoming a governor, you are welcome to read the Governor Information Pack below. Furthermore, all enquiries to the Governing Body should be made via the Clerk, Mrs C Cooper ([email protected]).