Governors
The Governing Board consists of 12 trustees: 2 Staff/2 Parents/3 Community/5 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 and Head of School.
Webster Primary School is a company limited by guarantee with Company Number 8403949 and Registered Office at Denmark Road, Greenheys, M15 6JU
Chair of Governors- Nisadha Bandara, please send all communications to school: Webster Primary School, Denmark Road, Manchester, M15 6JU.
Our Chair of Governors Nis 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:
(Click HERE for attendance at meetings from September 2020/21)
Nisadha Bandara Trustee Chair of Governing Body Community Governor End of Term: 14.03.22 |
John Greenwood Member Vice- Chair of Governing Body Community Governor End of Term: 22.03.23 |
Jeremy Jackson Principal |
Naima Essat Staff Governor End of Term: 08.03.24
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Emily Duckworth Staff Governor End of Term: 27.11.24 |
Illida Nawi Community Governor End of Term: 3.3.2026 |
Vivien Niblett Co-opted Governor End of Term: 14.03.22 |
Gill Balfour-Ruane Co-Opted Governor End of Term: 10.10.22 |
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Jonathan Hawkes Co-opted Governor End of Term: 19.06.23 |
Mohammad Rahman Parent Governor End of Term: 3.3.2026 |
Ruwaida Mohammed Parent Governor End of Term: 3.3.2026 |
Ruth Jesson-Smith Co-opted Governor End of Term: 3.3.2026 |
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Chris Owen Co-opted Governor End of Term: 3.3.2026 |
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John Dalziel Member From: 06.09.2016 |
Nick Ponsillo Member From: 15.02.2018 |
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Sabeen Rauf Head of School |
Clair Wain Business Manager |
Amy Unwin Governance Professional |
Committees:
Resources | Curriculum | Pay | Audit | ||
Jonathan Hawkes (Chair) John Greenwood Jeremy Jackson Gill Balfour-Ruane Nisadha Bandara Chris Owen Also attending: Sabeen Rauf (Head of School) Clair Wain (School Business Manager) |
Vivien Niblett (Chair) Jeremy Jackson Naima Essat Emily Duckworth Jonathan Hawkes Gill Balfour-Ruane Nisadha Bandara Also attending: Sabeen Rauf (Head of School) |
Nisadha Bandara Jonathan Hawkes Vivien Niblett |
John Greenwood Nisadha Bandara |
Governor links:
Health & Safety | Safeguarding | SEND | Reading | EYFS | Pupil Voice | Equality Duty | ||
John Greenwood |
Jonathan Hawkes |
Nisadha Bandara Emily Duckworth |
Illida Nawi |
Ruth Jesson-Smith |
Vivien Niblett |
Ruwaida Mohammed |
Click the following documents to find out more:
Governors vision statement:
Below are pictures from the Governor's Curriculum Information Evening in October: