Governors
The School's Governing Board has three core functions:-
Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
Our constitution, reconstituted April 2019, specifies that the Governing Board shall be made up of eleven persons :-
three Parent Governors - elected by parental ballot
five Co-opted Governors - appointed by the Governing Board
a Staff Governor - elected by staff ballot
a Governor nominated by the Local Authority
The Head Teacher
Associate Members can also be appointed to specific roles as required to ensure the Governing Body has appropriate expertise
Two Committees report to the Governing Board - Curriculum & Standards (C&S) and Finance and Personnel (F&P)
Across the country there are around 345,000 school governors contributing to strategic development and raising standards of achievement at over 30,000 schools all governors are volunteers.
Governing Board & Committee Membership
Governing Board & Committee Membership 2021-22 Updated November 2021
NAME | GOVERNOR TYPE & OFFICE DATES | OFFICE DATES | Committee Membership |
Amanda Horniman | Head Teacher
| Start date: 16/04/2018 End date: 15/04/2022 | C&S and F&P
|
Mr Neil Kinlay (Chair of Governors) | Co-opted | Start date: 11/02/2021 End date: 10/02/2025 | C&S and F&P |
Mrs Lindsey Parry (Vice chair & Chair of C&S) | LA | Start date: 01/09/2020 End date: 01/09/2024 | C&S |
Ryan Hancock (Chair of F&P) | Parent
| Start Date: 04/05/2018 End Date: 03/05/2022 | F&P |
Mr Harry Edwards | Co-opted
| Start Date: 28/09/2020 End Date: 27/09/2024 | F&P |
Mrs Samantha Blane | Staff | Start date: 01/11/2021 End date: 31/10/2025 | C&S |
Mrs Sarah Richards | Parent | Start date: 01/01/2021 End date: 01/01/2025 | C&S |
Mrs Rachel Arnold | Parent | Start date: 04/10/2021 End date: 03/10/2025 | C&S |
Mrs Katherine Myers | Co-opted | Start date: 18/10/2021 End date: 17/10/2025 | C&S |
Mr Tom Gifford | Co-opted | Start date: 18/10/2021 End date: 17/10/2025 | F&P |
Mr Martin Ryder | Co-opted | Start date: 01/11/2021 End date: 31/10/2025 | F&P |
Mrs Amy Johnson Clerk to Governors | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Miss Jessica Goldsmith | Staff
| Start date: 12/10/2018 End date: 31/10/2021 | C&S |
The minutes of Governing Body meetings are available on request from the school office, telephone 01452 790469.
Please give the office staff 24 hours notice.
Declaration of Interests
Governors Pecuniary Interests 2021-2022
Name | Nature of Interest | Pecuniary/Non pecuniary |
Amanda Horniman | None |
|
Neil Kinlay | Consultant, Retail, Mentoring of Executives | Pecuniary |
Lindsey Parry | None - Parent | Non-pecuniary |
Ryan Hancock | None - Parent | Non-pecuniary |
Harry Edwards | None - Parent | Non-pecuniary |
Samantha Blane | None - Parent & Staff | Non-pecuniary |
Sarah Richards | None - Parent | Non-pecuniary |
Rachel Arnold | None - Parent | Non-pecuniary |
Katherine Myers | None - Parent | Non-pecuniary |
Tom Gifford | None – Parent | Non-pecuniary |
Martin Ryder | None – Foster Carer GCC | Pecuniary |