Our Governing Body
The purpose of the Governing Body is to conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. Its three core strategic functions are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
The DfE publishes financial benchmarking information about schools. To view the financial information for our school, please follow the link below.
Governing Body Committee Structure
| Name | Representing | Term of Office |
Committee | Special Interest | Register of Interests |
Relationship
to
Staff |
| Mrs Angela Sterling - Vice Chair (Acting Chair) | Co-Opted | 16.05.22 - 15.05.26 |
Curriculum and standards, finance and staffing |
Owner of Lingotots, company who provide MFL teachers to school | ||
| Mrs Joanne Shaw | Head Teacher | 01.09.07 | Curriculum and Standards, Staffing and Finance and Premises | Wife of Steve Shaw, Teaching Assistant and sister of Lynn Whitehead-Lewis, School Counsellor | ||
| Mrs Julie McDonald | Co-Opted | 31.08.19 - 02.09.27 | Finance and Premises and Staffing |
GDPR Data Protection Officer, Key Stage 1 Leader |
||
| Mr Liam Smith | Staff Governor and Middle Leader | |||||
| Mrs Jeanette Stephenson | Co-Opted | 03.05.23 - 02.05.27 | Staffing |
Governing Body Resigned Members
| Mr Andrew Whitehead | Co-opted | 23.01.21 - 06.12.24 | Staffing, Curriculum and Standards and Chair of the Finance Committee | Chair of the Governing Body | Married to Lynn Whitehead -Lewis, School Counsellor | |
| Mrs Christine Oliver | Parent | 01.12.20 - 30.11.24 | Finance and Chair of Staffing | Vice-Chair of the Governing Body | ||
| Mrs Lyndsey Hocking | Parent | 24.02.21 - 03/10/2024 | Curriculum and Standards | |||
| Rev. Stephen Martin | Co-Opted | - 02/10/2024 |
Meeting Dates 2023-2024
Attendance at Governor meetings 2023 - 2024
Full Governing Body Meetings
|
Governor |
19th October 2023 |
8th February 2024 |
16th May 2024 |
|
Christine Bell |
Did no attend – no apologies received |
Did not attend – no apologies received |
|
|
Lyndsey Hocking |
Attended |
Attended |
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|
Stephen Martin |
Attended |
Attended |
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|
Julie McDonald |
Attended |
Attended |
|
|
Christine Oliver |
Attended |
Attended |
|
|
Joanne Shaw |
Attended |
Attended |
|
|
Liam Smith |
Not yet on GB |
Not yet on GB |
|
|
Jeanette Stephenson |
Attended |
Apologies Accepted |
|
|
Angela Sterling |
Attended |
Attended |
|
|
Andrew Whitehead |
Attended |
Attended |
|
Staffing Committee
|
Governor |
10th October 2023 |
8th February 2024 |
14th May 2024 |
|
Julie McDonald |
Attended |
Attended |
|
|
Christine Oliver |
Apologies accepted |
Attended |
|
|
Joanne Shaw |
Attended |
Attended |
|
|
Andrew Whitehead |
Attended |
Attended |
|
Finance and Premises
|
Governor |
14th November 2023 |
8th February 2024 |
14th May 2024 |
|
Julie McDonald |
Apologies accepted |
Attended |
|
|
Christine Oliver |
Apologies accepted |
Attended |
|
|
Joanne Shaw |
Attended |
Attended |
|
|
Angela Sterling |
Attended |
Attended |
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|
Andrew Whitehead |
Attended |
Attended |
|
Curriculum and standards
|
Governor |
14th November 2023 |
12th March 2024 |
18th June 2024 |
|
Lyndsey Hocking |
Attended |
Apologies Accepted |
|
|
Julie McDonald |
Apologies accepted |
Attended |
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|
Joanne Shaw |
Attended |
Apologies Accepted |
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|
Angela Sterling |
Attended |
Attended |
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|
Andrew Whitehead |
Attended |
Attended |
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Please read the document below to see the planned dates of all Governing Body meetings throughout this school year.
Other Governance documents
How To Become A School Governor
Please contact the school on 01207 234252 and a member of the school's Leadership Team will get back to you.