Governance Information
Meet the Governors
Kathryn King Executive Headteacher
Kathryn Watkinson Chair of Governors - Co-opted
Natalie Gourley Parent Governor
Anna Warriner Parent Governor
Karen Bradley Staff Governor
Kate Banks Foundation Governor
Madeline Barden Co-opted Governor
Rachel Bridge Co-opted Governor
Governance Structure
Full Governing Body - Chair Mrs Kathryn Watkinson
Pupils, Curriculum and Strategic Development Committee - Chair Mrs Kathryn Watkinson
Finance, Personnel and Pay Committee - Chair
Name | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Date stepped down (where applicable) | Appointed by… | Business and pecuniary interests |
Kathryn Watkinson | 01.01.2022 | 4 years | - | Governing Body | Local landscape business |
Belinda Banks | 09.12.2020 | 4 years | - | Diocese | None |
Karen Bradley | 08.07.2019 | 4 years | - | Staff | None |
Natalie Gourley | 28.03.2018 | 4 years | - | Parents | None |
Rachel Bridge | 22.11.2021 | 4 years | - | Governing Body | None |
| Madeline Barden | 22.11.2021 | 4 years | - | Governing Body | None |
Kathryn King | 01.09.2021 | N/A | - | - | None |
Anna Warriner | 15.09.2021 | 4 years | - | Parents | None |
Attendance | Autumn 2021 | Spring 2022 | Summer 2022 | ||||||
| PCSD 11.10.2021 | FPP 15.11.2021. | FGB 22.11.2021 | PCSD 24.01.2022 | FPP 14.03.2022 | FGB 21.03.2021 |
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Kathryn King | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Karen Bradley | 1 | 1 | A | 1 | 1 |
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Bronwen Gamble | A | A | 1 |
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Natalie Gourley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Kate Banks | A |
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Governor Services Clerk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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The follow text is taken from the DfE Governance Handbook Jan17
1.1 The purpose of governance
1. The purpose of governance is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance.
2. All boards, no matter what type of schools or how many schools they govern, have three core functions:
• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
Our Governors meet three times a term. These meetings are organised into two committees and a Full Governors meeting. One committee is for Financial, Personnel and Pay matters, and the other for Pupils, Curriculum and Strategic Development. The Governors have agreed to attend every meeting rather than attend only specific committees.
Business Interests
Of all our governors only one has any business interest related to school; Kathryn Watkinson runs a local landscape business and has completed work for school in this role.
Financial Interests
None of our Governors have any financial interests in school.
Governance roles in other schools
None of our Governors have a governance role in another school.