Governors

Governors stand for four years and they form important links between the school, parents and the local community.

Our governors have three main roles:

Critical friend – Providing encouragement and honest feedback.
Accountability – Ensuring that the school is effectively run, and continually improving.
Strategic – Helping the headteacher decide how the school should be run.

These roles are delivered mainly through two committees that report to the full governing body (FGB):

The Finance and Resources Committee (F&R), chaired by Nick Fisk.
The School Improvement Committee (SIC), chaired by Kevin Marchant.

Governors, excluding the Head Teacher serve a term of 4 years unless re-elected.

Our governors are:

Type of Governor	Name	Special Area of Focus	Date of Appointment Date stepped down	Current committee	Attendance (Sept23-July24)	Register of Interests
LA	Mrs Kate Hackwell (Chair)	Child Protection, Looked after Children, D&T, Pupil Premium	08/05/2019	FGB SIC F&R	FGB(3/3) SIC(3/3) F&R(3/3)	Works for Cambridge Education which provides services and products for school
Co-Opted	Mrs Rachel Page (Vice Chair)	Inclusion, SEND, History, G&T	26/02/2022	FGB F&R	FGB (3/3) F&R (3/3)
	Mrs Kayleigh Williams (Reception Teacher)		23/09/2024)	FGB SIC
	Mr Terry Hartga	Health & Safety, Anti-Bullying, Behaviour, PSHE	08/05/2019	FGB F&R	FGB (3/3) F&R (2/3)
	Mrs Claire Jacklin (Year 3 Teacher)		22/05/2023	FGB F&R	FGB(3/3) SIC 3/3)

	Mr Nick Fisk	Music	25/05/2022	FGB F&R (Chair)	FGB(3/3) F&R (3/3)

Parent	Mr Tim Johnson	Maths, PE	25/01/2021	FGB SIC	FGB(3/3) SIC(2/3)
	Mrs Siona Lamble		13/12/2024
	Miss Robina Kaye		13/12/2024
	Mr Kevin Marchant	Computing Foundation Stage	25/02/2022	FGB SIC (Chair) F&R	FGB (2/3) F&R (3/3) SIC(2/3)
	Mrs Shelly Dickinson	Art English MFL	25/05/2022	FGB SIC	FGB (1/3) SIC(2/3)
Headteacher	Mrs Jane Sherwood		01/09/2009	FGB F&R SIC	FGB (3/3) F&R (3/3) SIC (3/3)
Teacher	Mrs Camilla Dummett (Reception Teacher)		01/09/2024	FGB SIC (Vice Chair)

Stepped Down	Mr James Taylor (Deputy Headteacher)		01/09/2016 01/09/2024	FGB F&R	FGB (2/3) F&R (2/3)
	Mr John Goodwin	RE, Geography	23/05/2022 13/12/2024	FGB SIC	FGB (2/3) SIC (1/3)
	Dr Katy Jordan	Science	25/01/2021 13/12/2024	SIC FGB	FGB (3/3) SIC (2/3)
	Miss Daisy Griffiths	English MFL	23/05/2022 13/12/2024	FGB SIC	FGB (1/3) SIC (3/3)

You can contact the governors through the school office.

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