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Governors

School governors are people from the school’s community who wish to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They must be aged 18 or over at the date of their election or appointment. Persons under 18 may become Associate Members. There is no upper age limit.

Governors form the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance.

"A governing body's overriding responsibility is to work in partnership with the Head Teacher to promote continuous improvement in the performance of the school.  This involves the establishment of a development plan, the setting of challenging but achievable targets and the interpretation of information to access progress and determine appropriate action. Aligned to its improvement role, the governing body is there to be a critical friend who can provide the right balance between supporting and challenging the performance of both the Head Teacher and the school." School Governor Recruitment Toolkit


We are grateful to our Governing Body for their ongoing support and guidance. The Governing Body is Chaired by Julia Brown and she is supported by Vice-Chair, Ali Paterson.

The following table displays the statutory information the school must share about the governing body. The final column includes information relating to governors' business interests, additional governance roles in other educational establishments and personal relationships with staff/governors.

NameRoleTermAppointed byAdditional information

Julia Brown 

Co-opted Governor

4 years (from September '23)

Governors

None

Patrick Barber

Co-opted Governor

4 years (from March '24) 

Governors

Parent of pupil 

Lucy Swales

Parent Governor

4 years (from November '21)

Elected

Parent of pupil

Kate Dudley-Smith

Staff Governor

4 years (from September '23)

Elected

None

Charlotte French

Co-opted Governor

4 years (from September '23)

Governors

Parent of pupil

Rev Morna Simpson

Foundation Governor

4 years (from March '21)

Diocese

None

Emma Aylesbury

LA Governor TBC

 4 years (from July '22)

LA

None

Paul Fegan

Co-opted Governor

4 years (from April '24) 

Governors

None

Peter Handcock

Parent Governor

4 years (from March '24) 

Governors

None

Pete Collins

Co-opted Governor

4 years (from December '20)

Governors

None

John Wayland

Head Teacher

4 years (ongoing)

Governors

Parent of pupil

 Calum Dow

Foundation Governor

4 years (from May '23) 

Diocese

Parent of pupil 

 

It is a statutory responsibility for schools to publish information on governor attendance at full governing body and committee meetings. This information is shown below with governors identified by their initials.

 

GB meeting attendance 2023-24
   September '23 November '23 January '24 March '24 April '24 July '24
JB No Yes Yes  Yes Yes  Yes 
EA Yes Yes Yes  No Yes No 
KDS Yes Yes Yes   Yes  Yes No 
CF Yes Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes 
PC Yes No  Yes No  Yes Yes 
JW Yes Yes Yes   Yes  Yes Yes 
MS Yes Yes Yes No  Yes  -
LS No Yes Yes   Yes   Yes  Yes
PH Yes Yes No  Yes  Yes  No
JR Yes  No  -  - - -
CD Yes Yes No  No  Yes No
PF - - - -  Yes Yes 
PB - - - Yes Yes  Yes 

 

Pay & Personnel Committee meeting attendance 2023-24
  October 2024 (HTPM)   
JB  Yes  
JW  Yes  
PC  Yes  

 

 

 

 

 

"Leaders and governors share the same relentless determination to provide the very best for every pupil." Ofsted 2024 Governors School governors are people from the school’s community who wish to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They must be aged 18 or over at the date of their election or appointment. Persons under 18 may become Associate Members. There is no upper age limit. Governors form the largest volunteer force in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance. "A governing body's overriding responsibility is to work in partnership with the Head Teacher to promote continuous improvement in the performance of the school.  This involves the establishment of a development plan, the setting of challenging but achievable targets and the interpretation of information to access progress and determine appropriate action. Aligned to its improvement role, the governing body is there to be a critical friend who can provide the right balance between supporting and challenging the performance of both the Head Teacher and the school." School Governor Recruitment Toolkit We are grateful to our Governing Body for their ongoing support and guidance. The Governing Body is Chaired by Emma Aylesbury and she is supported by Vice-Chair, Patrick Barber. The following table displays the statutory information the school must share about the governing body. The final column includes information relating to governors' business interests, additional governance roles in other educational establishments and personal relationships with staff/governors. Governor Portal   Name Governor role Term and end date Appointed by Additional information Patrick Barber Co-opted  4 years (Mar '28)  Governors Parent of pupil  Lucy Swales Parent 4 years (Nov '25) Elected Parent of pupil Kate Dudley-Smith Staff 4 years (Sept '27) Elected None Charlotte French Co-opted 4 years (Sept '27) Governors Parent of pupil Nicky Wye Foundation 4 years (Dec '28) Diocese None Emma Aylesbury LA  4 years (Jul '26) LA None Paul Fegan Co-opted  4 years (Apr '28)  Governors None Peter Handcock Parent 4 years (March '28)  Governors None John Wayland Head Teacher 4 years (ongoing) Governors Parent of pupil  Calum Dow Foundation  4 years (May '27)  Diocese Parent of pupil    It is a statutory responsibility for schools to publish information on governor attendance at full governing body and committee meetings. This information is shown below with governors identified by their initials.   GB meeting attendance 2023-24        Sept '23 Nov '23 Jan '24 Mar '24 Apr '24 Jul '24 JB No Yes Yes  Yes Yes  Yes  EA Yes Yes Yes  No Yes No  KDS Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes No  CF Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes  PC Yes No  Yes No Yes Yes  JW Yes Yes Yes  Yes Yes Yes  MS Yes Yes Yes No Yes  - LS No Yes Yes  Yes  Yes Yes PH Yes Yes No Yes Yes No JR Yes  No  -  - - - CD Yes Yes No No Yes No PF - - - - Yes Yes  PB - - - Yes Yes  Yes      GB meeting attendance 2024-25        Oct '24 Nov '24 Jan '25 Mar '25 Apr '25 Jul '25 JB No Yes         EA Yes Yes         KDS Yes Yes         CF Yes Yes         JW Yes Yes         NW Yes Yes         LS No No         PH Yes Yes         CD Yes Yes         PF Yes Yes -       PB Yes Yes -