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Our school Governors

Welcome to the Governors' section. Our Governors do an amazing job, voluntarily working for our school and the children. Below is some more information about our Governors.

Our Governors

Name

Term

Appointed by

Pecuniary interest

Helen Armstrong

Aug 2019-23

Governing Body

Silver Cloud HR – Director 

Jan Plumstead

Dec 2020-24

Resigned May 2023

Governing Body

Bures Primary Business manager

Chartered Management Institute

Richard Wheatley

Dec 2020-24

Parents

Nil

Sue Williams

July 2020-24

Resigned Oct 2022

Governing Body

Nil

Simon Rothwell

May 2020-24

Foundation

East Bergholt Parish Councillor

Chris Burn

Aug 2023-27

Governing Body

Nil

Rev Steph Van de Toorn

March 2019-23

resigned 
March 23

Foundation

Nil

Ian Thoroughgood

Dec 2022-26

Parents/Governing Body

Nil

Kathryn Sumner

Dec 2018-22

resigned July 2022

Governing Body

Staff member

Laveena Kerr

Jan 2023-27

Parents

Nil

Gill Mitchell

Sarah Baker

Resigned - Aug 2023

Headteacher – ex-officio

Staff member

 

Mark Hurley

Dec 2021-25

Resigned July 2023

Governing BodyEast Bergholt Parish Councillor 
Sarah BowmanJan 2022-26 - resigned March 2023StaffNil 
Anita ThornberryJuly 2023 - Jul 2027Local Authority 

Instrument of Government

The Governing Body, together with Mrs Sampson, our Headteacher, is responsible for the overall governance of the school ensuring that it is run efficiently and effectively to provide the very best education for our children. In brief, our role is as follows:

 

  • Setting the strategic direction of the school ensuring its vision, Christian values and ethos are met;
  • Developing, monitoring and challenging the School Development Plan to ensure standards are met and holding the head teacher to account for the performance of the school and its pupils;
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and ensuring its money is well spent and our finances are well managed.

 

Governors provide their time on a voluntary basis and the governing body is made up of representatives of school staff, parents, the Local Authority and the local diocese.

 

The Full Governing Body meets once a term to discuss and review many areas, including: Safeguarding, School budget, school policies, Headteacher’s termly report, Collective Acts of Worship and progress against the school’s development plan.

 

In addition, our Governors all champion specific areas of school improvement, e.g. Teaching and Learning, Pupil Outcomes, Early Years, SEND, Sport, Leadership, Safeguarding and Christian Values. Each term, our Governors will monitor these areas either individually or through a Committee and then bring back to the FGB for discussion.

 

Governors hold an important public office, so in the interests of transparency, the governing body publishes details of pecuniary interests including any governance roles in other educational institutions or any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives).

 

We have three committees that report into the Full Governing Body. Details of these committees and their Chairs are below.

 

Our Governors

 Chair of Governors: Chris Burns

Vice Chair of Governors: Vacancy

 

Staff Governors:

Clare Sampson (Headteacher)

Laura Tuttlebee (Deputy Headteacher)

 

Parent Governors:

Richard Wheatley

Ian Thoroughgood

 

Co-opted Governors:

Chris Burns

 

Foundation Governors:

Simon Rothwell

 

LA Governor

Anita Thornberry

 

 Our Committees

 Resources Committee

Clare Sampson

Sarah Baker

Ian Thoroughgood (chair)

Simon Rothwell 

Laveena Kerr

 

Learning, Standards and Achievement Committee

Chris Burn (Chair)

Gill Mitchell

Clare Sampson

Ian Thoroughgood

  

Headteacher’s Performance Management Committee

Chris Burn - Chair

 

Hearings

Panels are convened on a case by case basis.

 

Contacting the Governing Body

 

We are always keen to seek the views of parents, so please come and chat if you see us in the school or at any school function.

 

Alternatively, please contact the Chair of Governors, Chris Burns, through the school office.

Governor Code of Conduct

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