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Governors are volunteers and our main role is to work with the school ensuring that your children receive the best education in a supportive and safe setting.
Essentially, the role involves being part of a like-minded group of individuals, with as diverse set of skills; knowledge; and experience as possible to support and challenge the Schools’ Senior Leadership Team where appropriate. The shared goal is to ensure delivery of the Schools’ strategic objectives that include curriculum development, financial management and safeguarding, and as a result leads to the achievement of the best possible outcomes for all our pupils.
To find out more about our Governors, and for copies of our Governing Body minutes and annual report, please see our other governor pages on this website. If you would like to contact us, or any of our fellow governors, please do so via email at governors@jrs.w-berks.sch.uk.
Chair of Governors, John Rankin Schools
| Term of Office: | 14/05/2023 – 13/05/2026 |
| Register of Interests: | None |
| Meeting attendance: | 7/7 FGB; 3/3 Teaching and Learning |
| Experience: | National newspaper journalist for 30 years, most recently 20 years as a senior editor with The Guardian Author of several language books, including For Who the Bell Tolls: the Essential and Entertaining Guide to Grammar (2013) Former elected parent governor and vice-chair of governors at a primary school in Kent Former external examiner, Department of Journalism Studies, University of Sheffield Parent of one child currently at JRI |
| Responsibilities: | Chair of Governing Body Link governor for English |
| Term of Office: | 27/04/2023 – 26/04/2026 |
| Register of Interests: | None |
| Meeting attendance: | 7/7 FGB; 3/3 Teaching and Learning |
| Experience: | Qualified teacher; over 20 years experience with children from 0 – 7 years old Current employment for West Berkshire Early Years Team and Looked After Children’s Education Services Two grown up sons |
| Responsibilities: | Vice Chair of Governors Member of Teaching and Learning Committee |
| Term of Office: | From 01/09/2022 |
| Register of Interests: | Governor at Cranford House School in Moulsford |
| Meeting attendance: | 7/7 FGB; 3/3 Teaching and Learning |
| Experience: | I have been in education for 20 years, starting out as a teaching assistant in an EBD school near Birmingham Before joining John Rankin Schools, I was headteacher at Crowmarsh Gifford in Oxfordshire for 9 years I am also an Executive of the Talk Teachers Radio Station and also host their Saturday show twice a month |
| Responsibilities: | Member of all committees |
| Term of Office: | 01/12/2022 – 30/11/2025 |
| Register of Interests: | Wife works as a School Business Manager at Robert Sandilands Primary School |
| Meeting attendance: | N/A |
| Experience: | TBC |
| Responsibilities: | TBC |
| Term of Office: | 28/3/24 to 27/3/27 |
| Register of Interests: | None |
| Meeting attendance: | 7/7 FGB; 1/1 Resources and Premises |
| Experience: | Over 15 years’ experience of working in marketing teams in educational publishing Now a freelance marketing consultant working with many of the big educational publishers I have 2 children, 1 currently at JRI and the other (hopefully) due to start soon |
| Responsibilities: | Chair of Teaching and Learning Committee |
| Term of Office: | 19/01/2023 – 18/01/2026 |
| Register of Interests: | Partner works at John Rankin Schools |
| Meeting attendance: | 7/7 FGB; 1/1 Resources and Premises |
| Experience: | TBC |
| Responsibilities: | Member of Teaching and Learning Member of Teaching and Learning Committee |
| Term of Office: | 28/06/2023 – 27/06/2026 |
| Register of Interests: | TBC |
| Meeting attendance: | N/A |
| Experience: | TBC |
| Responsibilities: | Chair of Resources and Premises Committee |
| Term of Office: | 28/06/2023 – 27/06/2026 |
| Register of Interests: | TBC |
| Meeting attendance: | N/A |
| Experience: | TBC |
| Responsibilities: | TBC |
| Term of Office: | TBC |
| Register of Interests: | TBC |
| Meeting attendance: | N/A |
| Experience: | TBC |
| Responsibilities: | TBC |
| Experience: | Worked as an administrator and legal secretary in a local law firm for eight years Has two children and spent five years being a full-time parent |
| Responsibilities: | Advise the governing body on constitutional and procedural matters, duties and powers, ensuring compliance with the relevant governance legislation Provide high quality, confidential administrative support Ensure the continuity of governing body business and recommend good practice |
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