Governors

Scroll down for information about our governing body. We are keen to hear from all members of our school and community so please get in touch either by contacting our Chair directly or via the school office. You will also find meeting minutes and attendance records below.

DfE guidance says “Schools must ensure that individuals cannot be identified through the publication of data, particularly when board member levels are low.” As we fit into this category, we don’t publish diversity data about our Governing Board.

Catherine Hayward

Chair of Governors

Local Authority Governor

Equalities Governor

SEND Governor

Vulnerable Children Governor

Sustainability and climate action Governor

Co-opted Governor
Pecuniary interests: none
Appointment: 12th March 2024
Term of office - 4 years
Appointed by: Full Governing Body

Sub-Committees:

Chair of Strategy Working Party

Sally Purssell

Vice Chair

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum Governor
Performance and standards Governor

Co-Opted Governor
Pecuniary interests: none
Appointment: January 2023
Term of office : 4 years
Appointed by: Full Governing Body

Sub-Committees:

Pay committee
Performance, Standards and Curriculum (including Pupil Premium and SEND)

Lynn Jenkins

Headteacher

Head teacher
Pecuniary interests: none
Appointment: January 2022
Appointed by: Full Governing Body

Sub-Committees:

HR & Wellbeing
Finance, Health & Safety and Premises
Performance, Standards and Curriculum (including Pupil Premium and SEND)
Strategy Working Party

Rob Horsfall

Co-opted Governor

Health and Safety Governor
Protecting & sharing information, Filtering & Monitoring Governor

Co-Opted Governor
Pecuniary interests: none
Appointment: 30th April 2024
Term of office : 4 years
Appointed by: Full Governing Body

Sophie Elliott

Co-opted Governor

Safeguarding Governor

Communication and engagement Governor

Co-opted Governor
Pecuniary interests: none
Appointment: 30th April 2024
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Full Governing Body

Cat Hemmings

Co-opted Governor

Child Protection and Safeguarding Governor

Co-Opted Governor
Pecuniary interests: none
Appointment: November 2020
Term of office : 4 years
Appointed by: Full Governing Body

Zoe Wakefield

Staff Governor

Staff Governor
Pecuniary interests: n/a
Appointment: April 2024
Term of office : 4 years
Appointed by: Full Governing Body

Sub-Committees:

Strategy Working Party

Phoebe O’Donnell

Parent Governor

Finance Governor

Associate Governor
Pecuniary interests: none
Appointment: 22 March 2023
Term of office : 4 years
Appointed by: Full Governing Body

Vacancy

Parent Governor

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We have a vacancy for a parent governor on our Nursery School’s governing board. School governors are volunteers who help schools achieve the highest possible standards of education and care for all of our children. It is a rewarding role that can make a real difference to the lives of children.

If you’re interested in being a parent governor, please pop into the office and Alison will arrange for you to speak with Lynn Jenkins or Catherine Hayward (Chair of Governors).

Parent governor letter 2024

Vacancy

Co-opted Governor

Vacancy

Co-opted Governor

Meeting Minutes

The following meeting minutes are available online:

Anyone wishing to attend a Governors meeting can contact the Headteacher or Chair of Governors. Please email the school office if you would like to get in touch.

Governing Board Diversity Data

The publication of the Governing Board’s diversity data was discussed at the FGB on 24th May 2023 and it was decided that this data will not be published.