Our School Governors
The Governing Body is responsible for the strategic direction of the school.
Governors’ Details
|
Name |
Category |
Appointed by |
Term of Office – no. of years |
Term of Office – end date |
Committee membership |
Responsibilities |
Voting Rights (if Associate Member) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Karen McManus
|
Co-opted |
GB |
4 |
30/11/2026 |
Resources Curriculum |
Chair of Governors Safeguarding Governor |
|
|
Andy Walter
|
Co-opted |
GB |
4 |
22/09/2024 |
Resources – Chair Pay Performance Management |
|
|
|
Darren Almey |
Co-opted | 4 | 24/05/2026 |
Resources - Vice Chair Pay - Chair |
Training Liaison Governor
|
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|
Tamsin Wightman
|
Local Authority
|
|
4 |
04/12/24 |
Resources Performance Management |
|
|
| Catherine Beiguilman | Co-opted | 4 | 17/12/2026 |
Curriculum-Vice Chair Pay |
SEN Governor & Inclusivity Governor |
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| Paula McIntyre | Co-opted | 4 | 17/12/2026 |
Curriculum - Chair Performance Management |
Vice-Chair of Governors Safeguarding Governor
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| Rebecca Stringer | Parent | 4 | 23/05/2026 |
Resources (until June 2023) Pay Curriculum (from July 2023) |
Pupil Premium Champion | ||
| Jo Sharples | Parent | 4 | 01/09/2026 | Resources | |||
| Megan West | Staff Governor | Staff | 4 | 19/02/2028 | Curriculum | ||
| James Lewis | Parent | 4 | 17/11/2027 | ||||
| Deborah Swales | Clerk to the Governing Body | ||||||
| Steve French | Associate Member | GB | Curriculum | No voting rights | |||
| Danielle Bending | Associate Member | GB | No voting rights | ||||
|
Pam Meek |
Headteacher |
GB |
|
|
|
|
Voting rights |
|
Jo Bickerstaff
|
School Business Manager |
GB |
|
|
Resources |
|
No voting rights |
If governors are needed to form an additional committee, for example, complaints, grievance, etc. then governors who may sit on this committee include Tamsin Wightman, Paula McIntyre, Andy Walter, Darren Almey, Catherine Beiguilman, Jo Sharples.
Meeting attendance
Full Governing Body
| 26/09/2022 | 14/11/2022 | 09/01/2023 | 28/01/2023 | 26/09/2022 | 14/11/2022 |
| Karen McManus | Karen McManus | Karen McManus | Karen McManus | Karen McManus | Karen McManus |
| Andy Walter | Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre | Andy Walter | Paula McIntyre |
| Darren Almey | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Darren Almey | Andy Walter |
| Rebecca Stringer | Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Rebecca Stringer | Darren Almey |
| Jo Sharples | Rebecca Stringer | Jo Sharples | Jo Sharples | Jo Sharples | Rebecca Stringer |
| Sam Polden | Jo Sharples | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Sam Polden | Jo Sharples |
| Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Catherine Beiguilman | Lucy Ashby | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman |
| Catherine Beiguilman | Catherine Beiguilman | Sam Polden | Steve French | Catherine Beiguilman | Catherine Beiguilman |
| Paula McIntyre | Sam Polden | Steve French | Pam Meek | Paula McIntyre | Sam Polden |
| Pam Meek | Steve French | Lucy Ashby | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Pam Meek | Steve French |
| Steve French | Lucy Ashby | Pam Meek | Steve French | Lucy Ashby | |
| Lucy Ashby (Clerk) | Pam Meek | Lucy Ashby (Clerk) | Pam Meek | ||
| Mark Saunders HCC (for point 2 only) | Mark Saunders HCC (for point 2 only) | ||||
| 09/01/2023 | 28/01/2023 | 15/05/2023 | 13/07/2023 | 27/11/2023 | |
| Karen McManus | Karen McManus | Karen McManus (Chair) | Karen McManus (Chair) | Karen McManus (Chair) | |
| Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre | Catherine Beiguilman | Rebecca Stringer | |
| Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Rebecca Stringer | Rebecca Stringer | Jo Sharples | |
| Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | James Lewis | |
| Jo Sharples | Jo Sharples | Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Tamsin Wightman | |
| Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Darren Almey | |
| Catherine Beiguilman | Lucy Ashby | Jo Sharples | Jo Sharples | Andy Walter | |
| Sam Polden | Steve French | Catherine Beiguilman | Sam Polden | Paula McIntyre | |
| Steve French | Pam Meek | Sam Polden | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | |
| Lucy Ashby | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Steve French (in attendance) | Danielle Bending (in attendance) | ||
| Pam Meek | Pam Meek | Steve French (in attendance) | |||
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Pam Meek | ||||
| 18/09/2023 | 22/01/2024 | 18/03/2024 | 13/05/2024 | 08/07/2024 | 23/09/2024 |
| Karen McManus (Chair) | Karen McManus (Chair) | Karen McManus (Chair) | Tamsin Wightman (Chair) | Karen McManus (Chair) | Karen McManus (Chair) |
| Paula McIntyre | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman |
| Rebecca Stringer | Rebecca Stringer | Rebecca Stringer | Catherine Beiguilman | Andy Walter | Andy Walter |
| Andy Walter | Darren Almey | Megan West | Jo Hills | Rebecca Stringer | Rebecca Stringer |
| Darren Almey | Jo Sharples | Paula McIntyre | James Lewis | James Lewis | James Lewis |
| Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Jo Sharples | Paula McIntyre | Darren Almey | Darren Almey |
| Jo Sharples | James Lewis | Tamsin Wightman | Megan West | Catherine Beiguilman | Catherine Beiguilman |
| Catherine Beiguilman | Catherine Beiguilman | James Lewis | Danielle Bending | Megan West | Paula McIntyre |
| Danielle Bending (in attendance) | Danielle Bending (in attendance) | Catherine Beiguilman | Pam Meek | Danielle Bending (in attendance) | Megan West |
| Steve French (in attendance) | Steve French (in attendance) | Danielle Bending (in attendance) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Steve French (in attendance) | Danielle Bending (in attendance) |
| Pam Meek | Pam Meek | Steve French (in attendance) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Steve French (in attendance) | |
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Pam Meek | Pam Meek | Pam Meek | |
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | |||||
Curriculum
| 10/10/2022 | 18/04/2023 | 26/06/2023 |
| Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre |
| Catherine Beiguilman | Catherine Beiguilman | Catherine Beiguilman |
| Karen McManus | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Michelle Pickett (in attendance) |
| Sam Polden | Pam Meek | Steve French |
|
Jo Sharples |
Sam Polden | |
| Pam Meek (Clerk) | Pam Meek | |
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | ||
| 25/09/2023 | 13/11/2023 | 15/01/2023 |
| Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre |
| Catherine Beiguilman | Rebecca Stringer | Catherine Beiguilman |
| Karen McManus | Catherine Beiguilman | James Lewis |
|
Danielle Bending (in attendance) |
Louise Clarke (in attendance) | Steve French (in attendance) |
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Danielle Bending (in attendance) |
| Pam Meek | Pam Meek | Laura Jakobitsch (in attendance) |
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | ||
| Pam Meek | ||
| 21/03/2024 | 10/06/2024 | 30/09/2024 |
| Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre | Paula McIntyre |
| Rebecca Stringer | Rebecca Stringer | Catherine Beiguilman |
| Karen McManus | Catherine Beiguilman | Karen McManus |
| Steve French (in attendance) | Steve French (in attendance) | Megan West |
| Danielle Bending (in attendance) | Danielle Bending (in attendance) | Steve French (in attendance) |
| Sarah Harris (in attendance) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Danielle Bending (in attendance) |
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Pam Meek | Pam Meek |
| Pam Meek | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | |
| 11/11/2024 | 13/01/2025 | |
| Paula McIntyre | ||
| Rebecca Stringer | ||
| Megan West | ||
| Steve French (in attendance) | ||
| Danielle Bending (in attendance) | ||
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | ||
| Pam Meek |
School Resources
| 12/10/2022 | 28/11/22 | 03/02/2022 | 30/01/2023 | 20/03/2023 | 11/05/2023 |
| Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter |
| Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Darren Almey |
| Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Jo Sharples |
| Catherine Beiguilman | Catherine Beiguilman | Catherine Beiguilman | Rebecca Stringer | Jo Sharples | Deborah Swales (clerk) |
|
Jo Bickertaff (Clerk) |
Jo Sharples | Karen McManus | Karen McManus | Rebecca Stringer | Pam Meek |
| Rebecca Stringer | Karen McManus | Jo Bickerstaff (Clerk) | Jo Bickerstaff (Clerk) | Jo Bickerstaff | |
| Jo Sharples | Pam Meek | Pam Meek | Pam Meek | Pam Meek | |
| Pam Meek | Jo Bickerstaff (Clerk) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | |||
| 16/10/2023 | 20/11/2023 | 05/02/2024 | 25/03/2024 | 29/04/2024 | 17/06/2024 |
| Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter | Andy Walter |
| Darren Almey | Jo Sharples | Darren Almey | Darren Almey | Darren Almey | James Lewis |
| Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | James Lewis | James Lewis | James Lewis | Tamsin Wightman |
| Jo Bickerstaff | Jo Bickerstaff | Karen McManus | Karen McManus | Tamsin Wightman | Jo Sharples |
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Tamsin Wightman | Tamsin Wightman | Jo Sharples | Jo Bickerstaff |
| Pam Meek | Pam Meek | Jo Sharples | Jo Sharples | Jo Bickerstaff | Danielle Bending |
| Jo Bickerstaff | Jo Bickerstaff | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | ||
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Deborah Swales (Clerk) | Pam Meek | Pam Meek | ||
| Pam Meek | Pam Meek | ||||
| 14/10/2024 | |||||
| Andy Walter (Chair) | |||||
| Jo Sharples | |||||
| Darren Almey | |||||
| Tamsin Wightman | |||||
| Jo Bickerstaff (in attendance) | |||||
| Deborah Swales (Clerk) | |||||
| Pam Meek | |||||
Register of Governors’ Interests
|
Name |
Name of Business Including:
|
Nature of Business |
Nature of Interest |
Date of Appointment or Acquisition |
Date of Cessation of Interest |
Date of Entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Karen McManus |
Nil
|
|
|
|
|
21/09/2023 |
|
Darren Almey |
Nil |
|
|
|
|
21/09/2023 |
|
Andy Walter |
Wife works for HCS3 |
Catering |
|
|
|
21/09/2023 |
|
Tamsin Wightman |
Nil |
|
|
|
|
21/09/2023 |
| Catherine Beguilman | Nil | 21/09/2023 | ||||
| Paula McIntyre | Nil | 21/09/2023 | ||||
| Jo Sharples | Nil | 21/09/2023 | ||||
| Rebecca Stringer | Nil | 21/09/2023 | ||||
| Megan West |
Parent representatives on the Governing board are an important part of our school and home partnership. Not only are they directly aware of the results of school policy on our children and are easily accessible to our parents, but they can bring a variety of skills needed in the present day governing of schools.
If you feel that you would like to help our school by becoming a Governor do please get in touch with our Headteacher, or Chair of Governors, who can tell you what is involved. There is an induction and mentoring programme for all new Governors.
A leaflet summarising the role of the Parent Governor can be downloaded here too.
