The Governing body of William Harding is the schools accountable body and is responsible for the conduct of the school. The Governing body is therefore responsible for establishing the strategic vision & aims, target setting and financial budgeting. They work as a team with the Headteacher to support in raising the standards of the school and acting as the 'critical friend'.

School Governors can be contacted via the Chair of Governors at chair@williamharding.school or by contacting the school office by email at office@williamharding.school.

Please note that any complaints or concerns raised to the Chair of Governors will always be referred back to the school to be actioned at the informal stage of our complaints procedure. Therefore, please ensure you have spoken to staff before contacting the Chair.

Information about how a complaint or concern is communicated to the school can be found by clicking here

The remit of the Governing Body:

• Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction

• Appointing and holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils

• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

Please note that: Minutes of Meetings are a matter of public record and copies of which can be viewed at the school office upon request.

If you wish to contact the Governors this can be done by emailing the office on office@williamharding.school.

William Harding School Governing Body

Mrs Gurton - Chair of Governors, Co-Opted Governor

Miss Cotchin - Headteacher

Mr Shrivastava - LA Governor

Mr Robinson - Parent Governor

Mrs Sin - Parent Governor

Mrs Fallows - Staff Governor

Mr Phillips - Staff Governor

Mr Brydon - Co-Opted Governor

Katie Jeffreys - Clerk to Governors

We have one vacancy for a Co-opted Governor.

Please click on the links below for the relevant information;

• Governor’s Membership information; including committees, business & finance interests, governance roles in other schools

• Governor's attendance at Full Governing Body meetings and committee meetings

Please note that Governor's attendance at Governing Body meetings and committee meetings will be updated at the end of the school year in July.

The term of office for a School Governor is 4 years, there is no upper limit on the number of terms a school governor can serve at William Harding.

It should be noted that all school governors at William Harding School are DBS checked (formerly called CRB).