| Name | Type | Date of Appointment | Roles |
| Katia Major | Local Authority | 18/09/2017 | Chair |
| Becky Trotman | Community | 19/01/2015 | Vice Chair & Finance |
| Marina Crossan | Co-opted | 31/08/2018 | H & S / Teaching & Learning |
| Claire Herriott | Co-opted | 26/06/2016 | Finance |
| Louise Chivers | Parent | ||
| Shelly Hancock | Head | Head Teacher | |
| John Fox | Staff | 19/03/2018 | Teacher / Curriculum |
| Dave Marks | Associate | Deputy Head |
The Governors of the school are like a Board of Directors. They oversee what the school does and makes sure that it is working effectively and meet at least twice a term at school.
Parents can contact the Chair of Governors directly by leaving a message at the school.
Governors are appointed to support the school and ask questions about how it is working.
In addition they…
School governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities. They act together for the good of the school, but cannot act individually.
| Name | Katia Major |
| Type of Appointment | Local Authority |
| Appointing Body | Governing Body |
| Date of Appointment | 04/12/2017 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees |
Finance Resource |
| Positions of Responsibility |
Chair of Governors Pupil Premium |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | Education Project Manager |
| Governance Roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings | 5 / 5 |
| Stepped Down |
| Name | Becky Trotman |
| Type of Appointment | Co-opted |
| Appointing Body | Governing Body |
| Date of Appointment | 19/01/2015 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees |
Finance Resource |
| Positions of Responsibility | Vice Chair of Governors |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | n/a |
| Governance Roles in other schools | n/a |
| Governor/school staff relationship | n/a |
| Attendance at Meetings | 4 / 5 |
| Stepped Down |
| Name | Roger Busk |
| Type of Appointment | Co-opted |
| Appointing Body | Governing Body |
| Date of Appointment | 31/08/2014 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | Resource |
| Positions of Responsibility | Chair of Resources Committee |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | Ex-headteacher |
| Governance Roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings | 5 / 5 |
| Stepped Down | 05/09/2019 |
| Name | Louise Chivers |
| Type of Appointment | Parent |
| Appointing Body | Governing Body |
| Date of Appointment | 17/09/2018 |
| Term of Office | 9 Months |
| Committees | N/A |
| Positions of Responsibility | Safeguarding Governor |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | N/A |
| Governance Roles in other schools | N/A |
| Governor/school staff relationship | TA at Ridgeway Primary |
| Attendance at Meetings | 3/3 |
| Stepped Down |
| Name | Claire Herriott |
| Type of Appointment | Parent Governor |
| Appointing Body | Parents |
| Date of Appointment | 26/06/2016 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | Finance |
| Positions of Responsibility | Chair of Finance Committee |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests |
ABC to Read Trustee Scouting Committee Trustee |
| Governance Roles in other schools |
Geoffrey Field Infant School Governor Deputy & Chair of Finance Committee |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings | 5 / 5 |
| Stepped Down |
| Name | John Fox |
| Type of Appointment | Staff Governor |
| Appointing Body | School Staff |
| Date of Appointment | 19/03/2018 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | |
| Positions of Responsibility | |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests |
none |
| Governance Roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | none |
| Attendance at Meetings | 1 / 1 |
| Stepped Down |
| Name | Marina Crossan |
| Type of Appointment | Co-opted |
| Appointing Body | Governing Board |
| Date of Appointment | 31/08/2014 |
| Term of Office | 4 years |
| Committees | |
| Positions of Responsibility |
Health & Safety Teaching & Learning |
| Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests | |
| Governance roles in other schools | none |
| Governor/school staff relationship | Teaching Assistant |
| Attendance at Meetings | 4 / 4 |
| Stepped Down |
School governors are…
Parent governors…
Parent governors bring the views of parents to the governing body but are not delegates of the parents. If you would like to be a parent governor, please ask the head teacher or the school secretary for details.
Our clerk from April 2018 is Deborah Robinson.
