The Governing Body consists of local volunteers who have an active interest in the school.
As Governors we work as a team to support, challenge and provide a strategic leadership to our school. Governors play a vital role in moving the school forward and ensuring every child gets the best possible education.
We have a strong focus on three core functions:
We do this through Governing Body meetings six times a year, and regular visits into school to look at different aspects of the curriculum. We also offer support for school events.
Each Governor links in with a Class Teacher in a “buddy” system to gain a good understanding of that year group. In addition to this we have Governors with specific lead areas, looking at topics such as Safeguarding, SEN, finance and data.
Our Governing body is made up of 10 Governors in the following areas:
For more details of who our Governors are and their roles, please see the table below and the who’s who section of this website.
We hope that you have found this page helpful and informative. If you have any questions or would like to contact the Governing Body please do so via the school office.
Jayne Winter and David Sharp – Co-Chairs of Governors
On behalf of the Governing Body
Structure
The full governing body meets six times per year. These meetings alternate between looking at 'Teaching and Learning' and 'Finance.' This allows us as a body to properly discuss the decisions that we make.
Throughout the year, we also create smaller 'working parties' to look at particular themes or issues within school. This allows us to focus in depth where needed, before bringing recommendations to the full governing body.
Each governor is also 'buddied' with a teacher and their class. This ensures that, as governors, we have a good understanding on what is happening day-to-day in school and can support and challenge all staff more effectively.
Governing Body Roles
Within the Governing Body, each of us takes a lead of particular areas of school life. This means that we can use our expertise to best effect. Our roles are:
| Name | Category | Appointed Until | Roles | Financial Interests | Non-Financial Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne Winter | Foundation | Sep 2027 | Co-Chair Behaviour and Attitude Leadership and Management | None declared | None declared |
| David Sharp | Foundation | Sep 2024 | Co-Chair Personal Development Leadership and Management | None declared | None declared |
| Hardev Agimal | Parent | Dec 2027 | Quality of Education | ||
| Laura Burgin | Local Authority | Oct 2027 | Personal Development | None declared | None declared |
| Lucy Chapman | Parent | Dec 2027 | Safeguarding | ||
| Tim Cocking | Headteacher | Headteacher | None declared | None declared | |
| Liz Hagan | Foundation | Jan 2027 | Pupil Premium Behaviour and Attitude | None declared | None declared |
| Barry Hill | Teacher | Teacher | |||
| Tori Lister | Foundation | Mar 2023 | SEND and Safeguarding | None declared | BLE Emergency Lighting |
| Andy Walker | Ex-Officio Foundation | Quality of Education | None declared | None declared | |
| John Whiteley | Clerk to Governors |
Attendance at Meetings
So far, there has been two full governor meetings within this academic year.
| Name | Attendance | Apologies Accepted |
| Jayne Winter | 3/3 | |
| David Sharp | 3/3 | |
| Hardev Agimal * | 2/2 | |
| Maggie Brough** | 1/3 | 1 |
| Laura Burgin | 2/3 | 1 |
| Tim Cocking | 3/3 | |
| Lucy Chapman * | 2/2 | |
| Liz Hagan | 3/3 | |
| Barry Hill | 3/3 | |
| Tori Lister | 1/3 | 2 |
| Andy Walker | 3/3 | |
* Note: Due to the terms of office for parent governors, neither Mr Agimal nor Mrs Chapman had been elected for the first meeting of the academic year.
** Note: Resigned from the governing board in February 2024.