Governance

Guiding our school: meet the governors of Windill21

Overview

School governors are ordinary people from the local community who wish to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They are the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. Governors are not involved in the day-to-day management of the school.

Almost anyone can become a school governor and you can find out more information here. All new governors receive training and support from Ivy Learning Trust and their fellow governors. If you are interested in assisting the school in this way, please contact governance@ivylearningtrust.org.

Governors

All governors are voting members of the Local Governing Board. Panels and working groups are established as needed, but there are no ongoing committees.

Name	Title	Date of Appointment	Term of Office	Appointed by	Declaration of interest	Date Interest Declared
Sarah Turner	Chair of Governors Trust Appointed	10/02/2022	4 Years	Ivy Learning Trust	Trustee, Ivy Learning Trust Chair of Governors, Martins Wood Primary School Chair of Governors, Richard Whittington Primary School Chair of Governors, Manuden Primary School Trustee, NET Academies Trust	November 2023
Sarah Wood	Headteacher	01/09/2024	Ex-officio	Ex-officio	Husband employed at an Ivy Learning Trust school	September 2024
Chloe Myers	Staff Governor	23/09/2022	4 Years	Elected	None	N/A
Liz Adams	Parent Governor	04/03/2024	4 Years	Elected Parent	Vice President, SmartestEnergy Ltd	October 2024
Vacancy	Parent Governor		4 Years
Nadia Manzoor	Trust Appointed	06/02/2023	4 Years	Ivy Learning Trust	None	N/A
Akin Osofisan	Trust Appointed	01/09/2023	4 Years	Ivy Learning Trust	None	N/A
Lesley Stevens	Co-Opted	23/10/2023	4 Years	Ivy Learning Trust	Director, L. Stevens Education Consultancy	November 2024

More about our governors

Sarah Turner - Chair of Governors

Sarah Turner is the Chair of Governors of Windhill21 and has been a governor of the school since March 2022. Sarah has recently retired as the CEO of a Multi Academy Trust in London and was previously the Headteacher of a large primary school in Enfield. Sarah lives in Stansted and has four young grandchildren who keep her very busy.

Liz Adams - Parent Governor

Liz Adams is a newly appointed parent governor. She works in corporate marketing in software technology and most recently, renewable energy. As a result, she has established a versatile and transferable skill set, as well as a keen interest in technology innovation and sustainability.

Akin Osofisan - Co-opted Governor

Akin Osofisal joined the Governing Body in September 2023.

Lesley Stevens - Co-opted Governor

Lesley Stevens joined the Governing Body in September 2019. She has been involved in primary education for a significant number of years, including senior leadership roles as a headteacher and a deputy headteacher. More recently, she has been involved in supporting Primary Leaders through a range of avenues including in her role as an associate assistant director of a Teaching School. She now runs her own independent Education Consultancy in which she draws on her extensive knowledge of the Ofsted inspection process and educational research to assist leaders with school improvement, evaluation and leadership development.

Nadia Manzoor - Co-opted Governor

Nadia is one of our co-opted governor at Windhill21. She is a lawyer with a Master's in Criminology from King's College. Nadia has over 15 years experience in Magistrates' Court work and is currently working as a Tribunal lawyer. Nadia has two children who attend Windhill21.

Chloe Myers - Staff Governor

Chloe Myers has worked at Windhill21 since 2014 and is Deputy Headteacher. Chloe is also responsible for teaching and learning across the school and joined the Governing Body as a staff governor in September 2022.

Sarah Wood - Headteacher

Sarah Wood has worked at Windhill21 for twelve years.

With a wealth of experience gained in schools abroad and in the UK, and in both private and state sectors, Sarah brings vision and skill to the Windhill21 team. Sarah’s passion for Teaching & Learning ensures the continuous development of all staff across all key stages.

Declarations of Interests for Ivy Learning Trust Members and Trustees

View a PDF version of the declarations of interest below or download here: Ivy Learning Trust Declaration of Interests.pdf

Attendance

Attendance 2023-2024

Scheme of Delegation

View a PDF version of the Scheme of Delegation below or download here: Ivy Learning Trust Scheme of Delegation.pdf

Governance Arrangements

Information on governance arrangements is available on Ivy Learning Trust’s website

Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts, Memorandum, Articles of Association, Funding Agreements, the names of Trustees and Members and Executive Pay (Governance Arrangements).

Local Governors who have stepped down in the last 12 months

Name	Title	Date of Appointment	Date Stepped Down	Appointed by	Declaration of Interest	Date Declared
Greg Foreman	Parent Governor	15/12/2020	14/12/2024	Elected Parent	None	N/A
Philippa Moore	Headteacher	10/03/2016	31/08/2024	Ex-officio	None	N/A
Hannah Milne	Trust Appointed	26/11/2020	18/10/2024	Ivy Learning Trust	None	N/A

Governance documents which need to be available for public inspection can be requested by emailing the governance professional at governance@ivylearningtrust.org.