Downs Junior School

Governors work with senior leaders in the strategic development of the school and in raising standards of achievement.  Duties include setting the school’s vision, aims and objectives, approving the school budget and appointing the headteacher.

Governors both support and challenge the headteacher, so need to gain and understanding of the school’s overall performance in order to explain its decision and actions.  They do this by attending regular meetings carrying out school monitoring visits and meeting with senior leaders.  They also attend training in order to keep up to date with the requirements of their role.  Governors work as a team and make collective decisions.

Contact the Governors governors@downsjun.brighton-hove.sch.uk

More about the role of governors in a short video https://youtu.be/mRqJ_bFipHk

Current Governors

The Co-opted Governors  appointed by the Governing Body are:

Claire Ashley, Roz Buchan,  Rebecca Elton, Caroline Mann, Gavin Nettleton,  Richard Rudd , Andy Siantonas. There are vacancies for two co-opted governors.

The Local Authority Governor is Gareth Hughes.

The elected Parent Governors are:

Anna Bush and Kyla Ellis 

The one elected Staff Governor is Elly Savage.

The Headteacher Giovanni Franceschi is a Governor by virtue of his office.