Governance
As a maintained Nursery School, we have a Governing Body. It is the Governing Bodies role to support the Headteacher in the leadership and management of the school and makes decisions about what happens in the school to ensure we are the best that we can be.
Our Governing Body consists of 10 members. If you are interested in becoming a governor at our school please call us on 01908 373753.
Our Current Governing Body, Responsibilities
and Terms of Office
| Knowles Nursery School | ||||||
| Governor name or vacant post details | Category | Term Start | Term End | Committees: Resources; Personnel; Cirriculum & Community | Position(s) | Voting |
| Mrs Natalie Fowler | Headteacher (Governor) | R, C&C | Headteacher | YES | ||
| Mrs. Kat Sanders-Wray | Co-Opted | 4/11/2019 | 3/11/2023 | R, C&C, P |
Chair of Governors, Mental Health and Well Being Governor, Safeguarding Governor |
YES |
| Mrs. Stephanie Webb | Staff Appointed | 12/11/2018 | 11/11/2022 | R, C&C |
SEN Governor |
YES |
| Mrs Sejal Payne | MKC Governor | 14/03/2017 | 13/03/2021 | R, C&C, P | Development Governor, Chair of C&C | YES |
| Ms. Amanda Fisher | Co-Opted | 13/03/2018 | 12/03/2022 | R,C&C | Mental Health and Well Being Governor, Chair of Resources | YES |
| Mrs. Louise Wilson-Geen | Co-Opted | 13/03/2018 | 12/03/2022 | R, C&C, P | Data Protection Governor | YES |
| Gabriele Stephenson | Parent Governor | 23/10/2019 | 22/10/2023 | C&C | YES | |
| Jolita Zaliabarstyte | Parent Governor | 23/10/2019 | 22/10/2023 | C&C | YES | |
| Ms. Annah Kwende | Parent Governor | 25/03/2019 | 24/03/2023 | C&C | YES | |
| Vacant Post | Co-Opted | |||||
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Attendance 2019-2020
| Knowles Nursery School | |||||
| Governor name | Category | Meeting attendance FGB | Meeting attendance Committee 1 Resources | Meeting attendance - Committee 2 Personnel | Meeting attendance Committee 3 Cirriculum and Community |
| Mrs Natalie Fowler | Headteacher (Governor) | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 2 | 1 of 1 |
| Mrs Kat Sanders-Wray | Co-Opted | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 2 of 2 | 1 of 1 |
| Miss Louise Wilson-Geen | Co-Opted | 0 of 1 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 1 | |
| Mrs Amanda Fisher | Co-Opted | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | |
| Mrs Stephanie Webb | Staff Appointed | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | |
| Mrs Sejal Payne | MKC Governor | 1 of 1 | 0 of 1 | 1 of 2 | 0 of 1 |
| Gabriele Stephenson | Parent Governor | 1 of 1 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 1 | |
| Ms. Annah Kwende | Parent Governor | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | 1 of 1 | |
| Jolita Zaliabarstyte | Parent Governor | 1 of 1 | 0 of 1 | 0 of 1 | |
Declaration of Interests
| Knowles Nursery School | ||
| Governor name | Category | Declaration of Interests (Business and Pecuniary) |
| Mrs Natalie Fowler | Headteacher (Governor) | None |
| Mrs Kat Sanders-Wray | Co-Opted |
Governor at another school, Children in secondary education in Milton Keynes |
| Miss Louise Wilson-Geen | Co-Opted | None |
| Mrs Stephanie Webb | Staff Appointed | None |
| Mrs Sejal Payne | MKC Governor | None |
| Gabriele Stephenson | Parent Governor | None |
| Ms. Annah Kwende | Parent Governor | None |
| Jolita Zaliabarstyte | Parent Governor | None |