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East Bergholt CEVC Primary School
'I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full' John 10:10
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 | 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
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Mark Hurley | Dec 2021-25 Resigned July 2023 | Governing Body | East Bergholt Parish Councillor |
Sarah Bowman | Jan 2022-26 - resigned March 2023 | Staff | Nil |
Anita Thornberry | July 2023 - Jul 2027 | Local Authority |
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:
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.