Welcome to Governors' information
School governors are responsible for three core functions:
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Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
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Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
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Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
The governing board is comprised of 12 governors, including parents, governors from the community, the local authority, a member of staff and the head teacher.
Full governing board meetings are held six times a year, with sub-committees, working groups and school visits taking place between formal meetings. Minutes of the board's meetings are published on the school website here, and we also communicate regularly with families via the school newsletter.
We review our governance arrangements regularly. As at Sept 2022, we have one sub-committee (Finance & Premises) and cover all other matters at the full governing board. We have two governors linked to each of the school's main curriculum areas (arts and humanities; STEM; health & wellbeing) and also assign other specific roles as described in our bios below.
We take succession planning seriously and are always keen to hear from potential new governors - if you are interested in becoming a governor, please contact our Clerk John Parr for more information.
Who's Who: Our Governors, their terms of office and declared interests
Name | Governor type | Term of office | Declared interests |
Paul Davis | Head teacher | from 3/9/2014 | Son working at school |
Peter Searle | Co-opted governor - Chair | 01/09/2022-02/09/2026 | nil |
Local authority governor | |||
Olivia Upchurch | Co-opted governor | 14/05/2023-13/05/2027 | nil |
George Mackerron | Co-opted governor | 21/09/21-20/09/25 | Children are pupils at school |
Jenny Barnes | Parent governor | Children are pupils at school. | |
Lauren Whedbee | Staff governor | 04/09/2023-05/09/2027 | Working as teacher at school |
Chris Cunningham | Parent governor | 21/02/22-20/02/26 | Child is pupil at school |
Dawn Long | Co-opted governor | 01/09/22-31/08/26 | nil |
Yasha Gosrani | Co-opted governor | 08/02/23-07/02/27 | nil |
James Muschamp | Associate governor | from 13/10/22 | School business manager |
Who's Who: Some short bios of our governors and a brief description of our roles and responsibilities
In addition, in the past twelve months the following governors have stood down from the board:
* Jordan Kaleta: Local Authority Governor; Appointed 14/05/23; Stood down 27/06/24
* Alexander Scott: Co-opted Governor; Appointed 09/02/22; Stood down 23/01/24
* Gabrielle Looney; Parent Governor; Appointed 21/02/2022; Stood down 23/01/24
* Temi Clements: Co-opted Governor; Appointed 14/10/22; Stood down 08/02/23
* Zara Ralphs; Co-opted Governor; Appointed 21/9/21; Stood down 30/09/22
* Lou Alexander; Co-opted Governor; Appointed 23/06/20; Stood down 31/07/22
* Alyson Kennedy-Walker; Parent Governor; Appointed 26/11/20; Stood down 13/04/22