Governors
Structure of The Governing Body
At Northlands, the Governors are representatives of all the key groups involved in the School: Parents, Staff, the Local Authority and the Community. Some are appointed and some are elected. All serve for a term of four years. Further information is contained in our constitution document.
We meet together at least once a Term as a whole Governing Body. In addition, each Governor has an area on the School Development Plan that they are responsible for monitoring. There are designated governors for SEND provision, Safeguarding and Health and Safety.
The governing body provides strategic leadership and accountability. It has three key functions:
• Overseeing the financial performance of the School and making sure it’s money is well spent.
• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the School and its pupils.
• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
The Governors of Northlands School believe it is important that the Governing Body reflects the diversity of the School community and has appointed people from a variety of backgrounds, skills and experience. The Governors collect data on the diversity of the board, including age, gender and ethnicity. We use that data to inform recruitment to the Governing Body, ensuring there is always a diverse range of perspectives to support robust decision making. The Governing Body has decided not to publish this diversity data online as individuals could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect personal data.
Ian Dews, Chair of Governors
The Governors at Northlands Primary School are:
NAME | TYPE OF GOVERNOR | APPOINTED BY | AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY | CONNECTIONS TO STAFF | CURRENT TERM OF OFFICE | OTHER GOVERNOR POSTS HELD | BUSINESS INTERESTS DECLARED |
Yasmin Ashby-Lyons | Parent | Governing Body | tbc | None | 17/3/2026-16/3/2030 | None | None |
Charlotte Buchan | Co-opted | Governing Body | tbc | None | 17/3/2026-16/3/2030 | None | None |
Ian Dewes | Local Authority | Warwickshire County Council (WCC) | CHAIR Curriculum Teaching & achievement Pay Committee | None | 29/4/2024-28/4/2028 | None | WCC -Trainer Odyssey Collaborative Trust - CEO |
Jiang Hong Zhou | Parent | Governing Body | tbc | None | 17/3/2026-16/3/2030 | None | None |
Devenne Kedward | Co-opted | Governing Body | Safeguarding | n/a | 17/3/2026-16/3/2030 | Avon Valley School |
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Lewis McGee | Headteacher | n/a |
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Abhishek Mohan | Co-opted | Governing Body | tbc | None |
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Helen Soderstrom | Deputy Head | n/a |
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Moya Woolley | Co-opted | Governing Body | Pay Committee | None | 12/9/2024-11/9/2028 | None | None |
Vacancy | Co-opted |
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MEETING ATTENDANCE 2025-26
GOVERNOR | No. of meetings eligible to attend | No. of meetings attended | Date Governor Role ceased |
Yasmin Ashby-Lyons | 2 | 2 | n/a |
Charlotte Buchan | 2 | 2 | n/a |
Kelly Chamney | 2 | 1 | 31/8/2026 |
Julian Davoile | 4 | 4 | 31/8/2026 |
Ian Dewes | 4 | 4 | n/a |
Tom Eyre-Maunsell | 3 | 1 | 30/6/2026 |
Jiang Hong Zhou | 2 | 1 | n/a |
Katie Isaac | 3 | 2 | 30/6/2026 |
Devenne Kedward | 2 | 2 | n/a |
Virginie Laignelet | 2 | 2 | 31/12/2025 |
Hannah Payne | 4 | 2 | 31/8/2026 |
Helen Soderstrom | 1 | 1 | n/a |
Derrick Willer | 1 | 0 | 31/12/2025 |
Moya Woolley | 4 | 3 | n/a |
GOVERNOR VOTING RIGHTS
All Governors are eligible to vote on all matters. During the year 2026-27, Governors will vote / make decisions at the meetings listed below:
FULL GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS 2026-27 |
8 September 2026 7 December 2026 16 March 2027 6 July 2027 |
Clerk to Governors: Ms Jay Wiggett clerk2417@welearn365.com
Chair of Governors: Mr Ian Dewes - correspondence may be sent to the Clerk, care of the School