Our School Governing Body

Governors are a voluntary body of people who guide and support the strategic direction of the school.  They are members of the school team and their contribution to the running of the school is highly valued.

Our role is to support the Headteacher and staff in ensuring that the highest standards and best support possible are in place for the children and families who are the key players in our mission.  We do this by monitoring what goes on in the school and ensuring everything that the government requires is in place.  We have staff and parent representatives and the rest of the governors are members of the local community who have been co-opted onto the Governing Body.

Each half term there is a Full Governing Body meeting and two committee meetings - one each for Finance & Resources and Curriculum held on Thursdays.  The minutes of all of these meetings are available on request from the School Office.

Mr J Moss - Chair of Governing Body/ Vice-Chair of the Finance and Resources Committee

I joined the Padnell Junior School governing body in January 2019 as a ‘co-opted’ governor. I am now Chair of the Governing Body / Vice-Chair of the Finance and Resources Committee and also responsible for monitoring computing. Two of my children have attended the school – Ethan (2016 – 2020) and Phoebe (2019 - now) and my wife works here as a Learning Support Assistant. For the past 20 years I have worked in the Civil Service.

Mr N Mitchell - 

My Name is Nathan Mitchell. Both of my sons have attended Padnell Juniors, Henry (2016-2018) and George (2019-Now). I joined the Governing Body in November 2022 as a co-opted governor, in part due to the skill-set I have gained through my work in the Civil Service, and also because I have been involved in School Governorship since 2010, having been a parent governor of a school in Portsmouth, becoming the Chair of Governors there for 2 years. I sit on the Finance & Resource Committee of which I am Vice Chair, and am assisting Mrs Luker lead the refresh of the schools Strategic Intent. I am also the Chair of 1^st Cowplain Scout Groups Executive Committee, further helping the young people in our community.

Mrs S Luker - Headteacher

Mrs C Bloy - Deputy Headteacher

Mr D Rowlinson -  Maths Governor

Originally from the north-east of England my first job was as a research scientist in the packaging industry. I moved from there into teaching and spent the last 16 years of my working life as Headteacher of Cowplain Community School.

On retirement I joined the governing body of Padnell Junior School. I was the Chair of Governors for six years but have recently stepped down.  In my role as a governor, I am responsible for monitoring Maths, Science and PSHE.

Mr R Osborne - Associate Governor

I have been associated with Padnell Junior School since the 1980’s when my children progressed to the school from Padnell Infant. I know what you are saying “he doesn’t look old enough” but it is true. I am a retired teacher who spent 38 years at Cowplain School where for several years I was responsible for the liaison with Padnell Junior and then became a Governor in 2012.  From being a parent through to being a governor it has given me considerable pleasure observing children’s progress and transition to secondary education. It is a privilege to be able to support the school in any way I can. I am also Chair of Governors at Padnell Infant as I believe it is important the schools continue to work so well together for the benefit of all the children.

As a former PE teacher, whose lessons at the beginning of my career included club swinging and star jumps, my interests revolve around sport. Playing for years but now confined to being a spectator who clearly knows more about the game than either the players on the pitch or the management staff! As a Portsmouth FC season ticket holder there is nothing like watching good football on wet Tuesday evening at Fratton Park and sometimes it is nothing like watching good football on a wet Tuesday evening.  I would ask parents to continue to support this outstanding school in any way they can as it is so valuable.

Mrs K Shaw - Curriculum Committee

My name is Katherine Shaw and I have been a parent governor at Padnell Junior school for the past year. I have a child in year 4 and I am currently a full-time mature student study Education and Inclusion at the University of Winchester. I have a special interest in inclusion and equality within education and this forms the background of my approach to governance. I have found being a governor to be both informative and rewarding; it has given me a valuable insight into the way that schools are run that has, in turn, made me more appreciative of what the staff at Padnell do in order to get the best for our children. This has never been more apparent than through the covid-19 pandemic restrictions, the challenge of which was immensely difficult. I monitor the History, French and Music provision at the school, as well as sitting on the curriculum and standards committee and I am a member of the head teacher’s performance management panel.

Mr T Stevenson - Finance & Resources Committee

My name is Tim Stevenson and have two daughters at the school, I have been a parent governor with the school since October 2021. For the past 10 years I have worked as a Project Manager in the defence industry, I’m also a mature student, recently completing an engineering masters and currently pursuing a PhD. I hope this experience will be beneficial to my role as a parent governor and I aim to support the school any way that I can. Outside of this, I enjoy keeping myself healthy and you will regularly spot me running around Waterlooville or near my work in Winchester.

Mrs H Hollis - English Governor & Curriculum Committee

My name is Helen Hollis and I joined the school as a co-opted governor in November 2021. I attended Padnell Junior School in the late 1960s and my Dad was part of the parent building team for the swimming pool !! I am partially retired from the Civil Service where I have worked for the last 20+ years. I have one daughter who lives in London. I have been involved in the Girl Guide Association for 25 years; firstly as a Brownie Guider and later also as Division Commissioner for Horndean & Cowplain. I am on the school's Curriculum & Standards sub committee and am the note taker for meetings with the local authority.

Padnell Junior School Governors’ Details for 2022-23 & 2021-22

Padnell Junior School

Governor Attendance Record for the Academic Year 2021-22

* Associate Members, excused from attendance.