Name | Category/Appointed by: | Date of appointment | Term of Office ends | Committee/Responsibility | Declarations of Interest | Meetings Attended 2021/22 | Meetings Attended 2020/21 | Meetings Attended 2019/20 | Meetings Attended 2018/19 |
Ms Kerry Jarman | Headteacher | N/A | N/A | Business Committee Curriculum Committee Pay Committee | None | 3/3 | 11/11 | 12/12 | 15/15 |
Mrs Alison Byrne | Local Authority Governor Appointed by Governors | 8th October 2018 | 8th October 2022 | Chair of Governors Business Committee Curriculum Committee Pay Committee Safer Recruitment Governor Induction of new Governors MFL Governor Safeguarding Governor Looked after Children Governor | None | 3/3 | 11/11 | 12/12 | 8/8 |
Mrs Joanna Cattigan | Parent Governor Appointed by Parents | 5th April 2019 | 5th April 2023 | Vice Chair of Governors Chair of Curriculum Committee Induction of new Governor Pay Committee Early Years Governor Phonics Governor | None | 3/3 | 6/6 | 6/6 | 3/3 |
Mr Charlie Deycon | Parent Governor Appointed by Parents | 20th September 2021 | 20th September 2025 | Chair of Business Committee Pay Committee School Council PSHE Governor | None | 2/2 | 7/8 | 8/9 | 10/10 |
Mr Jamie Key | Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Board | 13th March 2019 | 13th March 2023 | Curriculum Committee Science Governor Pupil Premium Governor | None | 2/2 | 6/6 | 4/6 | 5/5 |
Mr Michael Scott | Staff Governor Appointed by staff | 1st October 2019 | 1st October 2023 | Business Committee Development Governor
| None | 2/2 | 8/8 | 7/9 | 9/10 |
Mrs Jane Elsdon | Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Board | 5th July 2021 | 5th July 2025 | Curriculum Committee Mental Health and Wellbeing Governor RE Governor | None | 2/2 | 1/1 | N/A | N/A |
Mrs Hazel Whitfield-Green | Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Board | 5th July 2021 | 5th July 2025 | Business Committee Art Governor History Governor Health and Safety Governor | None | 2/2 | 1/1 | N/A | N/A |
Miss Emma Reaney | Parent Governor Appointed by Parents | 20th September 2021 | 20th September 2025 | Curriculum Committee Behaviour Governor Maths Governor SEND Governor | None | 2/2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mr Gareth Doward | Parent Governor Appointed by Parents | 20th September 2021 | 20th September 2025 | Business Committee Curriculum Committee PE Governor Remote Learning Link Governor | None | 3/3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mr Dan Butterfield | Co-opted Governor | 10th November 2021 | 10th November 2025 | Business Committee Computing Governor Design Technology Governor Accident book Music Governor | None | N/A | N/A | ||
Mrs Tracey De Beer | Co-opted Governor | 10th November 2021 | 10th November 2025 | Curriculum Committee English Governor Geography Governor GDPR Governor | None | N/A | N/A | ||
Mrs Sally Sheridan | Deputy Headteacher Associate Governor Appointed by Governing Board | 11th November 2019 | 11th November 2023 | Curriculum Committee - no voting rights | None | 2/2 | 5/6 | 5/6 | N/A |
Previous governors | |||||||||
Mrs Kirsty Campbell | Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board | Resigned as a Governor on 19th November 2021 | Vice Chair of Business Committee English Governor Art Governor | None | 1/1 | 8/8 | 7/9 | 9/10 | |
Mrs Michelle Hopkinson | Parent Governor Appointed by Parents | Resigned as a Governor on 10th September 2021 | Chair of Business Committee Chair of Pay Committee Maths Governor | None | N/A | 7/8 | 4/4 | N/A | |
Mr Greg Cavill | Parent Governor Appointed by Parents | Resigned as a Governor on 5th July 2021 | Curriculum Committee Pay Committee SEND Governor Behaviour Governor | None | N/A | 5/6 | 4/6 | 3/3 | |
Mr Adam Johnson | Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board | Resigned as a Governor on the 15th March 2021 | Vice Chair of Curriculum Committee Business Committee PE Governor Remote learning Governor | None | N/A | 6/7 | 12/12 | 15/15 | |
Mr Adam Cragg | Co-opted Governor Appointed by Governing Board | Resigned as a Governor on the 9th February 2021 | Business Committee Pay Committee Music Governor Health and Well-being Governor
| None | N/A | 1/2 | 4/9 | 2/3 | |
Mr Paul Floodgate | Co-opted Governor appointed by the Governing board | Resigned as a Governor on the 3rd November 2020 | Chair of Business Committee Chair of Business Committee Computing Governor Design and Technology Governor | None | N/A | 2/2 | 9/9 | 7/10 |
School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the Head Teacher and are involved in the appointment of other staff. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the Head Teacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.
Each individual governor is a member of a governing body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing body. Decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body.
The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to
Each governor is a member of either Business or Curriculum sub committee. An overview of the roles of these committees are:
Business Committee
Curriculum Committee
The Head Teacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body.
This will vary depending on the number of governing body meetings and the amount of committee work governors choose to do. Governors work as a team and as such the amount of time that each governor can give to the role will vary. In addition to meetings, governors need to get to know their school. This will be done by visiting the school for events, focused visits and attend the more informal activities taking place in school, for example open days, assemblies, school fetes and concerts. The majority of meetings tend to take place in the evenings, but this will be agreed by all members of the governing body.
By becoming a school governor you will
If you think you have what it takes to be a school governor, please contact the Head Teacher, Kerry Jarman or the Chair of Governors through the admin office for further information.