Our Governing Body
Governing Body meetings are changing this year. Governors are experimenting with meeting as a Full Governing Body 6 times a year, rather than splitting in to separate committees. This decision was made as a number of governors sat on one or more committees and felt that they had the same information more than once. As a result we now have lead governors for areas across the school. Last years attendance at meetings have been listed for your information, but this year the attendance table will only update for Full Governing Body Meetings. The role of a governor is to contribute to the work of the governing body in ensuring high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school by:
- Setting the school's vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
Please click the following link to download Governors Business Interests from March 2022
Please click the following link to download our Annual Governors Statement.
Please click the following link to download our Statement of Behaviour Principles
Below is a list of our current governors, the committees that they are part of and any other relevant information.
Name | Role | Type of Governor | Term of Office | Date of Appointment/Stepping Down |
Lyndsay Fildes | Chair of Governors | Local Authority |
4 Years |
09/02/2021 |
Sarah Hodgson | Co-opted |
4 years |
26/01/2022 | |
Vanessa Baxter | Vice Chair and Lead Governor Personnel | Co-opted |
4 Years |
21/06/2018/11/05/2022 |
Tara Townend | Lead for SEND | Parent |
4 Years |
10/07/2018 |
Sandra Coward | Lead Governor Safeguarding, Health and Safety | Co-opted |
4 Years |
11/05/2022 |
Sue Bennett | Co-opted |
4 Years |
10/07/2018 | |
Victoria Smith | Staff |
4 Years |
01/09/2018 | |
Nick Hutchings | Headteacher | Ex-Officio |
Ex-officio |
01/09/2016 |
James Bacon | Parent |
4 Years |
07/07/2021 | |
Tom Green | Lead Governor Finance and Premises | Co-opted |
4 Years |
19/05/2021 |
Emeka Udechuku | Parent |
4 Years |
11/02/2022 | |
Steph Neill | Co-opted |
4 Years |
26/11/2019 |
Attendance information for meetings 2021_22
Full Governing Body Meeting
Name | Autumn Term Meeting (1) 2021 | Autumn Term Meeting (2) 2021 | Spring Term Meeting (1) 2022 | Spring Term Meeting (2) 2022 | Summer Term Meeting (1) 2022 | Summer Term Meeting (2) 2021 |
Vanessa Baxter | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Sue Bennett | Present | Present | Absent | Apologies | Absent | Present |
Sandra Coward | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present |
Lyndsay Fildes | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Present |
Tara Townend | Present | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Present | Present |
Tom Green | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present |
Sarah Hodgson | Present | Apologies | Present | Apologies | Present | Present |
Nick Hutchings | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Steph Neill | Apologies | Apologies | Present | Present | Apologies | Present |
Victoria Smith | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
James Bacon | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Emeka Udechuku | Present | Present |