Governors

The Governing Board consists of 10 trustees: The Principal/ 1 Staff/2 Parents/3 Community/3 Co-opted

All Governors are Directors of the Company.

Three Members form the Academy Trust whose overall objective is 'to advance for the public benefit, education in the United Kingdom, without prejudice, by establishing, maintaining, carrying on, managing and developing The Academy, offering a broad and balanced curriculum'.

All governors have a responsibility in law to be responsible for the legal and financial side of the effective running of the Academy and for all company compliance in relation to Companies House and at all times to act responsibly and to have the best interests of the company at heart.

The day to day running of the school is delegated to the Principal.

Webster Primary School is a company limited by guarantee with Company Number 8403949 and Registered Office at Denmark Road, Greenheys, M15 6JU

Our Chair of Governors is Nisadha Bandara, please send all communications to school: Webster Primary School, Denmark Road, Manchester, M15 6JU. 

 

Our Chair of Governors Nisadha Bandara was interviewed for this BBC News article about diversity in governance: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-60912316?scrlybrkr=374b625b 

Meet The Governors:

Nisadha Bandara, Chair of Governing Board
Nisadha Bandara, Chair of Governing Board

Community Governor End of Term: 14.03.26

Vivien Niblett, Vice Chair of Governing Board
Vivien Niblett, Vice Chair of Governing Board

Co-Opted Governor End of Term: 14.03.26

Sabeen Rauf
Sabeen Rauf

Principal

Hannah Phelan
Hannah Phelan

Staff Governor End of Term: 16.11.27

John Greenwood
John Greenwood

Community Governor/ Member End of Term: 22.3.26

Ruwaida Mohammed
Ruwaida Mohammed

Parent Governor End of Term: 3.3.26

Jonathan Hawkes
Jonathan Hawkes

Co-opted Governor End of Term: 19.6.27

Illida Nawi
Illida Nawi

Community Governor End of Term: 3.3.26

Ruth Jesson-Smith
Ruth Jesson-Smith

Co-opted Governor End of Term: 3.3.26

Mohammad Rahman
Mohammad Rahman

Parent Governor End of Term: 3.3.26

Vacancy
Vacancy

Staff Governor

John Dalziel
John Dalziel

Member From: 06.09.2016

Nick Ponsillo
Nick Ponsillo

Member From: 15.02.2018

Clair Wain
Clair Wain

Business Manager

Nicola Barrett
Nicola Barrett

Governance Professional

Committees:

Pay Curriculum Resources
Nisadha Bandara
Jonathan Hawkes
Illida Nawi
Vivien Niblett

 

Vivien Niblett (Chair)
Mohammad Rahman
Sabeen Rauf
Nisadha Bandara 
Illida Nawi
Hannah Phelan
Ruwaida Mohammed
 Jonathan Hawkes (Chair)
Sabeen Rauf
 John Greenwood
Ruth Jesson-Smith
Nisadha Bandara
Hannah Phelan
Also attending: Clair Wain (School Business Manager)

                      

 Governor links:

Health & Safety Safeguarding SEND English EYFS Pupil Voice Equality Duty

 John Greenwood

 Jonathan Hawkes

 Nisadha Bandara

Illida Nawi

Ruth Jesson-Smith

Vivien Niblett

Ruwaida Mohammed

               

Click the following documents to find out more: 

Governors vision statement:  

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Below are pictures from the Governor's Curriculum Information Evening in October: