Governors
Governing Body
On the Dedworth Campus, our job as governors is to ensure the school delivers high standards of education for all children in the school. Governors work with the Headteachers and the Windsor Learning Partnership on shaping and delivering the strategic priorities of the school which include:
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
How do we work?
We meet as a full governing board at least once every short term and may attend other meetings as members of working groups or as individuals, linking with staff members.
We talk to staff, pupils and parents, we carry out monitoring visits, audits and surveys, all of which allow us to monitor how well the school is delivering its strategic priorities and what impact it has on the children’s education and personal development.
What’s important is our determination to work together to drive improvement and change for the benefit of all the children.
Who are we?
The Chair of Governors:
Rachel Endacott (Interim Chair of Governors)
Dedworth Middle School
Smiths Lane
Windsor
SL45PE
If you would like to contact The Chair of Governors or any other Governor, please send an email via the Clerk - clerk@dedworthmiddle.co.uk
Under the Windsor Learning Partnership Scheme of Delegation, the composition of the combined Dedworth Schools’ Local Governing Board shall be:
Headteacher
1 staff from DGFS
1 staff from DMS
2 parents from DGFS
2 parents from DMS
2 community governors appointed by the LGB.
We are in a period of transition following the merger of the two separate governing boards and are working towards this structure. Our current composition is detailed below.
Rachel Endacott - Interim Chair of Governors
Rachel has been a Governor on the Dedworth Campus since January 2023. She has also been a Governor at another local first school for a number of years. Rachel works as an Inclusion Manager in a Maidenhead school and has over 25 years’ experience in educational settings of different kinds. Both her children attended Dedworth Middle school and are now at the Windsor Boys' and Girls' schools. Rachel has a strong passion for education and is proud to have been involved in, and to have seen, the positive improvements made at both schools on the Dedworth campus over the years.
Mrs C O'Donnell - Headteacher
Clare O'Donnell, the newly appointed Headteacher of Dedworth Middle School.
DMS has played such an important part in her professional journey. Beginning her headship at Dedworth twenty-two years after first walking through the doors as a newly qualified teacher. Whilst she has been fortunate to work in other schools and gain valuable experience, Dedworth has always held a special place in her heart and she is incredibly proud to return as Headteacher.
Colin Bristow - Community Governor
Colin was born and bred in Windsor. He has two sons who went through the Windsor school system, and he was a parent governor at TWBS before becoming a co-opted governor at Dedworth as well as TWBS. He runs a local business with his wife and is passionate about schools in the Windsor Learning Partnership giving as many learning opportunities to young people as possible, as they navigate their way through growing up and fulfilling their potential as young adults.
Helen Jackson-Brench - Community Governor
Helen has been a Governor on the Dedworth Campus since November 2024. She lives locally and her two daughters, who are now adults, used to attend Dedworth Middle School before moving onto Windsor Girls’ School. Helen has worked in education for over 25 years, most recently as a Deputy Headteacher at a school in Maidenhead. She now works for a Local Authority as an Area SENCO, advising and training schools in inclusive practices.
Lee Marshallsay - Parent Governor
Lee was elected as parent govenor in October 2024, Lee has two children, with one attending DGFS and the other attending DMS. Lee has worked in private education for over 20 years contributing to the operations and running of school estates
Nusheen Awan - Staff Governor
Nusheen is a staff governor and is based at Dedworth Green First School where she has taught in the Early Years Foundation stage since 2019. She has been teaching EYFS for many years and is lucky enough to still enjoy her role immensely and looks forward to exploring and learning with our youngest learners. She has three grown up daughters and enjoys spending time with her husband, family and friends as often as possible. In any spare time, Nusheen likes to create art or visit museums and galleries.
Jacky Cope - Governance Professional
How are we constituted?
Dedworth Middle School is part of the Windsor Learning Partnership, along with Dedworth Green First School, Windsor Girls’ School, The Windsor Boys’ School, Clewer Green CE First School and Oakfield First School.
Under the WLP Scheme of Delegation, our Local Governing Board sets its own composition (with a maximum number of 13 members) and it must include the Headteacher (ex-officio), at least one and at most two staff Governors, at least three and at most five parent Governors and at least three and at most six community Governors.