Governance

Meet the School’s Governors

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in the school. The Board of Governors appoint the Headteacher and hold the main responsibility for the school’s finance. The governors work with the Headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources and are a source of challenge and support to the Headteacher. The governing body sets the aims and objectives for the school and monitors and evaluates the progress the school is making towards achievement of these.

Karen Bilner

Karen Bilner

Headteacher

Allie Manley

Allie Manley

Chair of Governors

Karen Bland

Karen Bland

Vice-chair of Governors

Rachelle Jones

Rachelle Jones

Staff Governor

Paula Baker

Paula Baker

Co-opted Governor

Ben Surtees

Ben Surtees

Co-opted Governor

Rob Holmes

Rob Holmes

Co-opted Governor

Mariette Bodenstein

Mariette Bodenstein

Parent Governor

Glen Robinson

Glen Robinson

Parent Governor

David Kenyon

David Kenyon

Parent Governor

Governor Responsibilities

Our governing body is constituted of three Parent Governors, one Local Authority governor, one Staff Governor, one Headteacher and six Co-opted Governors. The full governing body and each of the committees meet at least once per term. In addition each governor has responsibility for monitoring and reporting on an individual subject or school area.

Governor Role Committees
Allie Manley Chair of Governors
Co-opted Governor

Premises, Health & Safety
Learning & Achievement
Finance
Personnel
Safeguarding Governor
HT Performance Review Group
Appeals Committee

Karen Bilner Headteacher Learning & Achievement
Finance
Personnel Committee
Communications & Community
Rachelle Jones Staff Governor Premises, Health & Safety
Communications & Community
Karen Bland Vice-chair of Governors
Co-opted Governor
Local Authority Governor
Communications & Community
Personnel
Learning & Achievement
HT Performance Review Group
Appeals Committee (Chair)
Rob Holmes Co-opted Governor Communications & Community (Chair)
Finance
Premises, Health & Safety
Learning and Achievement
Mariette Bodenstein Parent Governor Finance
Premises, Health & Safety (Chair)
GDPR Governor
Paula Baker Co-opted Governor Learning & Achievement (Chair)
SEND Governor
Personnel Committee
Ben Surtees Co-opted Governor Premises, Health & Safety
Finance Committee (Chair)
Communications & Community
HT Performance Review Group
Glen Robinson Co-opted Governor Finance
Premises, Health & Safety
Learning and Achievement
David Kenyon Co-opted Governor Finance
Premises, Health & Safety
Learning and Achievement
Lisa Allum Associate Member (non-voting) Premises, Health & Safety

 

Governor Appointments

The table below shows appointment details of all governors that have served at any point over the past 12 months.

Governor Appointed Appointed by Term of Office
Rachelle Jones Nov 2018/ Nov 2022 Staff 4 years
Karen Bilner Sept 2015  (Headteacher)  n/a
Matthew Carney Resigned July 2024 The Governing Body 4 years
Paula Baker Mar 2020/ Mar 2024 The Governing Body 4 years
Mariette Bodenstein Nov 2022 Parents 4 years
Karen Bland Mar 2017/Mar 2021 Local Authority Governor 4 years
Ben Surtees Sept 2017/Sept 2021 The Governing Body 4 years
Rebecca Welch Resigned Sep 2024 Parents 4 years
Rob Holmes Nov 2022 The Governing Body 4 years
Allie Manley Mar 2019/Mar 2023 The Governing Body 4 years
Glen Robinson July 2024 Parents 4 years
David Kenyon July 2024 Parents 4 years

 

Governor Attendance

The table below shows the attendance of governors at full governing body meetings over the last academic year.

Governor Summer 2024 Spring 2024 Autumn 2023
Rachelle Jones present present present
Karen Bilner present present present
Matthew Carney present present present
Mariette Bodenstein present present absent
Paula Baker absent absent present
Ben Surtees  present present present
Karen Bland present absent present
Rebecca Welch present absent present
Allie Manley present present present
Rob Holmes present present absent
David Kenyon present N/A N/A
Glen Robinson present N/A N/A
Marc Sadler N/A N/A absent

 

Pecuniary Interests

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).

Governor Name Nature of interest Address of business Nature of business
         
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