GOVERNANCE
The Governors aim to support and drive Woodlands in their journey to become an Outstanding school.
Governors act as a critical friend challenging the Head Teacher and staff to ensure that the school provides an excellent education.
The governing body of Woodlands Community College was reconstituted on 1st September 2019.
The Governing Body who are volunteers meet six times per school year and are responsible for:
- The school having a broad and balanced curriculum
- Monitoring of progress in relation to the School Development Plan
- Special Educational Needs and Disability provision
- The school budget
- Policies
- Monitoring standards and performance
For enquiries, please contact Mrs Xandra Hocking, Clerk to the Governors at clerk@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk
Instrument of Government at Woodlands Community College
GOVERNORS DETAILS
Click highlighted names for Governor Pen Portraits
| Wodlands Community College Governors | Start date in office | End date in office | ||
| Jim | Henderson | Headteacher | 16.04.26 | 15.04.30 |
| Stuart | Baldwin | Chair | 18.03.26 | 18.03.30 |
| Karen | Denyer Hampton | Vice Chair | 01.09.19 | 31.08.28 |
| Andy | Chan | Co-Opted Governor | 18.03.26 | 18.03.30 |
| Gemma | Wright | Parent Governor | 22.05.24 | 21.05.28 |
| Deb | Sutton | Deputy Head | ||
| Holly | Sanches | Foundation | 13.07.22 | 12.07.30 |
| Pauline | Hilton | Co-Opted Governor | 01.09.23 | 01.09.28 |
| Dan | Alborough | Staff Governor | 10.07.24 | 10.07.28 |
| Hermann | Trepesch | Parent Governor | 26.11.25 | 26.11.29 |
| Nicola | Iverson | Deputy Head | ||
| Ria | Connery | Deputy Head | ||
All governors appointed to the governing body have voting rights.
Governors Roles and Responsibilities
| Link SLT Staff member & contact email address | Role | Governor responsible
| Half term 6 Governor visit |
Jim Henderson | Leadership & Management Complaints Panel | Stuart Baldwin and Karen Denyer-Hampton Stuart Baldwin / Karen Denyer-Hampton / Andy Chan | |
Helen O’Leary | Personal Development including wellbeing Careers | Herm Trepesch | |
Deb Sutton | Health and Safety + medical needs | Pauline Hilton | |
Nicola Iverson | Safeguarding | Pauline Hilton | |
Nicola Iverson and Jessica Lawrence | Behaviour / Attitudes including Attendance | Holly Sanchez | |
Emma Sinnett and Laura Freeman | SEND | Andy Chan | |
Helen O’Leary | Pupil Premium | Holly Sanchez, Andy Chan | |
Ria Connery | T and L and Curriculum | Dan Alborough | |
Jim Henderson | Head Teacher’s Performance Management | Pauline Hilton, Karen Denyer-Hampton, Stuart Baldwin | |
Vicky Southey | Finance & Personnel | Gemma Wright / Herm Trepesch | |
Deb Sutton | Cyber Security | Gemma Wright | |
Jim Henderson | Pupil Disciplinary Committee | Stuart Baldwin, Karen Denyer-Hampton, Pauline Hilton | |
Jim Henderson | Behaviour Panel | Holly Sanchez, Herm Trepesch | |
Jim Henderson | Clerk Line Management | Stuart Baldwin, Karen Denyer-Hampton | |
Laura Freeman and Ria Connery | CLA (looked after children) | Andy Chan | |
Jim Henderson | Appeal panel for Persistent & Vexatious Parent Behaviour | Herm Trepesch, Gemma Wright, Pauline Hilton | |
Jim Henderson | Local Authority |
Governor | Linked roles |
Mr Stuart Baldwin | 1. Leadership & Management 2. Head Teacher’s Performance Management 3. Pupil Disciplinary Committee 4. Complaints Panel 5. Clerk Line Management |
Mrs Karen Denyer-Hampton | 1. Leadership & Management 2. Head Teacher’s Performance Management 3. Complaints Panel 4. Pupil Disciplinary Committee 5. Clerk Line Management |
Mr Andy Chan | 1. Pupil Premium 2. Complaints Panel 3. Pupil Disciplinary Committee 4. CLA (looked after children) 5. SEND |
Mrs Pauline Hilton | 1. Health and Safety + medical needs 2. Safeguarding 3. Head Teacher’s Performance Management 4. Appeal panel for Persistent & Vexatious Parent Behaviour |
Mrs Holly Sanchez | 1. Behaviour / Attitudes including Attendance 2. Pupil Premium 3. Behaviour Panel |
Mr Dan Alborough | 1. T and L and Curriculum 2. Staff wellbeing |
Mrs Gemma Wright gemma.wright@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk
| 1. Finance & Personnel 2. Appeal panel for Persistent & Vexatious Parent Behaviour 3. Cyber Security |
Mr Herm Trepesch htrepesch@gmail.com Hermann.Trepesch@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk | 1. Personal Development inc. wellbeing 2. Careers 3. Finance & Personnel 4. Behaviour Panel 5. Appeal panel for Persistent & Vexatious Parent Behaviour |
Vacancy | 1. Local Authority |
Returned Governor Business Interest Forms can be viewed here.
Governor Attendance to FGBM 2023-2024
Governor Attendance to FGBM 2024-2025
Governor Attendance to FGBM 2025-2026
GOVERNORS WITH MATERIAL INTERESTS ARISING FROM RELATIONSHIPS WITH SCHOOL STAFF (INCLUDING SPOUSES, PARTNERS OR OTHER RELATIVES)
Holly Sanchez, parent works at the school
Gemma Wright, parent of an ex pupil at the school
GOVERNORS WITH ROLES OF GOVERNANCE IN OTHER SCHOOLS.
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GOVERNORS Handbook:
Click on the link here: Governors Guidance
This is a guidance on the strategic leadership and governance of local-authority-maintained schools.
This non-statutory guidance replaces the governance handbook. It is intended to be a digital guide. If you have created a PDF or printed copy, make sure it is up to date by comparing it with this online version. Use the ‘See all updates’ function to view the latest updates.