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Local Governing Committee
Local Governing Committee
The Hermitage Schools have a joint Local Governing Committee.
The Local Governing Committee (LGC) is committed to ensuring that each child within The Hermitage Schools receives the best possible education. Our mission statement is ‘Inspire, Learn, Achieve’, and as a LGC, our aim is to strategically support the schools' leadership team to motivate and inspire children, build and develop their individual strengths and talents, enable them to realise and achieve their potential and to ensure every child is valued and achievements are celebrated.
As an LGC, we are here to: work alongside the Executive Headteacher and the staff, share the vision and values for The Hermitage Schools, ensure that we support and challenge appropriately, whilst always maintaining good working relationships. The LGC makes a difference to the quality of education for the children. We achieve this through working in partnership with the Senior Leadership Team to:
Set the strategic direction for the schools Ensure the schools have and are following agreed policy, including meeting statutory requirements Effectively monitor the work of the schools in order to ensure that actions are having a positive and measurable impact and to inform future direction
I have lived in Woking for 18 years together with my family, including two teenage children. I qualified as a solicitor in 2003 specialising in corporate law and lived in London, working for an international law firm for a number of years.
I am passionate about education and what a difference it makes to our children’s development. I believe that great teachers are not only the gateway to learning but also, eventually, to promising future opportunities for children as they grow towards adulthood. With my own children I have seen firsthand what a difference inspiring and committed teachers make. I believe in helping our young people to reach their full potential, including and especially those with challenges. I enjoy using my skill set to help support our schools in providing a first-rate education within our local community. I believe that learning should be fun and rewarding and that our children should feel secure, nurtured and supported in their educational journey.
Having previously served in the role of Safeguarding Governor I have got to know our schools well. As Chair of Governors, I am delighted to continue on as part of a dedicated and experienced team of Staff and Governors and I look forward to welcoming you to The Hermitage Schools.
My name is Gill Carter and I am a retired lecturer. I have three children, now adults, and my daughter and son are both primary school teachers. I worked full-time while bringing up my so I do understand the pressures on family life! I worked as a lecturer in English in Further Education in Coventry and at the University of Warwick. I have also worked as a development officer for National Open College Network, an accreditation agency, where I designed qualifications for large and small training providers. I then worked on a government funded project based at London South Bank University to encourage students on vocational courses to progress to university. After I retired I decided to follow my passion for education and volunteer as a school governor. I believe that every child should have the best that education can offer and I thoroughly enjoy being part of the Hermitage and Oaktree Local Governing Council and watching the school develop its quality and excellence. My particular interest is in the schools’ teaching of English and Literacy and I am impressed with the quality that is delivered to our children. I love the way the children are engaged with their learning and are friendly and confident when I visit the classes. I am also impressed with the Orchard Centre and the work that is done at both schools by the SENCOs. The caring and inclusive behaviour of all the children in both schools is to be commended. My particular role as a Governor is to oversee and be responsible for the teaching of English and The Wider Curriculum. I take pride in being a Governor of your schools and look forward to continuing to support the head teacher and the staff in achieving excellence for the children.
