Our Governors

We currently have a vacancy on our governing body for a parent governor which we are now looking to fill. Please see the attached letter for more information.

What we do

The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance. The governing body in our school has a legal responsibility which can be summarised by three core strategic functions:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent.

Our Approach

The Hiltingbury Governors, in partnership with the headteacher, provide effective strategic leadership and strive for excellence across the whole spectrum of school life. We are committed to an outstanding experience for all our pupils enabling them to learn effectively and achieve high standards across a relevant and rich curriculum. The day-to-day running of the school is the responsibility of the head teacher and staff who create a rewarding, enjoyable and safe learning experience.

Our approach is one of commitment, honesty and openness in the performance of our duties. We pride ourselves in the integrity of our members and our balance of rigorous holding to account with positive support.

Governor Meetings

We meet every half term as a full Governing Body, and have two main sub committees. These are the Resources committee, responsible for financial aspects of the school, and the Curriculum and Standards committee whose purpose is to focus on the curriculum itself as well as children’s attainment and progress. There is also a Pay Committee and a Headteacher Performance Committee.

Individually, governors may also have specific responsibility for a subject or priority within the school, and will attend meetings for that area as needed. These visits are a valuable opportunity for governors to work closely with staff members to gain a deeper understanding of some of the initiatives used in school to improve and sustain progress.

All Governors receive a full induction and further training relevant to their committee membership and specific link area. Training is provided by Hampshire Governor Services.

Who we are

Hiltingbury Junior School Governing body is made up of representatives from staff, the local authority, parents and members of the community. Our diverse backgrounds give us a wide range of experience and views, enabling us to make informed decisions about the school collectively.

We welcome and value feedback from parents so please do come and speak to us at school events or we can be contacted via the school office.

Governors’ Details

Name			Term of office	End of Term Date	Committee Membership
Miss Zoe Loosemore	Headteacher
Mr Richard Veal	Chair to the Governing Body Parent	Parent election	4 years	20-Nov-23	CoG Resources & Curriculum
Mr Simon Haynes	Parent	Governing Body	4 years	19-Apr-24	Chair of Resources committee
Mr Mark Weal	Parent	Parent election	4 years	11-May-25	Chair of Standards & Curriculum committee
Maud Attrill	Local Authority	Governing Body	4 years	24-Nov-25
Laura Robinson	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years	9-Sep-23	Resources
Charlotte Hartley	Staff	Governing Body	4 years	19-Oct-25
Liz Hansford	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years	11 May 25
Nancy Cardinal	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years	18 Jan 26	Resources Standards & Curriculum
Heshan Elnazer	Parent Governor	Parent election	4 years	28 Mar 26
Susan Roscoe	Co-opted	Governing Body	4 years	31 Aug 26
Vacancy	Parent Governor

Personal Profiles of Governor

Mr Richard Veal	I joined the governing body in November 2018. Whilst very happy with the standards currently set at the school. I understand the challenges in both maintaining these standards and pushing on to attain even higher achievements. I believe that this will only happen by dedicating time and energy to support the school leadership in driving towards the future. I am an experienced professional manager and change agent, with experience in many versatile roles requiring a varied range of skills. I have managed large projects and international programmes, including placements overseas. Lead teams with different cultures and mindsets across Europe. I am currently working in the field of Forensics and Compliance ensuring adherence to process and policy. I feel my greatest assests are in identifying and mitigating of risk and creative problem solving. I relish the chance to work in our local community to develop our children to their full potential.
Mr Mark Weal	I was elected as a parent governor in 2017 and have one child in this school and one in the Infant school. I'm an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton and hope that my background in Higher Education can be of benefit to the school and the role of parent governor gives me a direct way to engage with the school and make use of my expertise.
Mr Simon Hayes	I joined as a parent governor in March 2020 and have a son in the Junior school and a daughter in the Infants school. I'm driven to help the school evolve and move forward and to assist by using my Relationship Management skills and experience in industry to achieve this. Hiltingbury Junior School is such a special place for children to attend and flourish.
Mrs Laura Robinson	I am a primary school teacher, with over 20-years’ experience. I’ve taught in all age groups from Year R to Year 6. In 2009 I completed the headteacher’s qualification and I am a member of the senior leadership team at my current school. My three children currently attended the Infant and Junior schools and I am keen to ensure the school provides a high quality, motivating, and engaging curriculum that encourages children to try their best.
Mrs Liz Hansford	Having recently taken semi-retirement from my role in secondary education, I am now able to bring my experience to fulfilling the role of Governor at Hiltingbury, a school close to my heart. The many roles I have held in schools will enable me to share my expertise, having worked at a number of levels, both academically and pastorally, with children ranging from Year 5 to Year 11. I have, for several years, been heavily involved in the Whole School Literacy initiatives in school, which is so vital in ensuring our children can access all parts of the demanding curriculum facing them. I am delighted to be able to contribute and to ‘give back’ to the continuing success of Hiltingbury Junior School, as a Governor. My own two children attended the school some years ago now and they left as confident, independent and happy children, ready for the next phase of their education. I hope I can help to ensure that outcome is repeated with our next generation of Hiltingbury children.

Mrs Maud Attrill	Since obtaining my degree in Medical Sciences I have worked in various roles in the Civil Service and subsequently in charitable organisations. I have also worked as a learning support assistant in two schools in Chandler's Ford before deciding to do my PGCE. I have worked with children with severe behavioural and emotional difficulties. Now retired, I believe that education is essential to assure the future of our children. I would hope to use my experience to help the school to maintain and improve the standards our children deserve.
Mrs Charlotte Hartley	As the Deputy Headteacher at Hiltingbury Junior School, I was delighted to take on the role of staff governor in September 2021. Within my position at the school, my passion and priority lies within ensuring we provide the highest standard of education for our pupils with continuous improvements for teaching, learning and pupil wellbeing at the centre of this. Now within my governor role, I can share my experience and knowledge of the school’s improvement plan and strategic direction to further support the ongoing development of our whole curriculum.

Nancy Cardinal

I am a primary school teacher who has worked in the education sector for over 20 years. I have experience of both state and private education and am currently an assistant
headteacher at a local private school. I am passionate about child led education and being immersed in the outdoors. I have children that are in all stages of education, including two at Hiltingbury Junior school and one at Thornden as well as two at university. Now as a governor, I am hoping to use my experience, both as a parent and a teacher to aid the school in providing the best possible educational experience for the children.

Hesham Elnazer

I have served as a school governor at Maytree school (2017 - 2021). I received formal training (organised by Southampton City Council) as part of my governor's induction. During my tenure I undertook a number of school visits, parent's meetings and teacher's meetings. I sourced and presented feedback from stock-holders to ensure the governance body held executive leaders accountable for educational performance, financial performance and performance management of the staff. I took an active role in the liaising with the wider governance body of the Aspire Community Trust. I will use this opportunity to build on my previous experience a governor. I will work collaboratively with the governance board and the school's executives to get best outcomes for our children. I will work to enhance communications to facilitate productive alliance with parents. I am a consultant psychiatrist by profession and I have a special interest in children's mental health and wellbeing. I will use this opportunity to ensure the school's clarity of strategic direction and ensure pupils are supported to achieve their full potential.

Susan Roscoe

I am thrilled to become a member of the Hiltingbury Junior School’s Governing Board; especially having previously been a school parent here and witnessed ‘first hand’ the school’s high standards across all aspects of education. I am already able to see that these standards have continued throughout my years away from the school.

I have worked in the support side of education for over 16 years, and many members of my family (including my daughter) are teachers. I am very aware that despite the reward of seeing children learning successfully, teaching is a highly pressured career choice. In line with my current workplace role, I have a particular interest in the delivery of teaching to children with special educational needs and the health, safety and wellbeing of all children and adults in education. I very much hope I will be able to support the Hiltingbury team with my current knowledge and experiences.