Meet the Governors
The Role of Governors
Governors bring many skills and experiences to their role in supporting, promoting and protecting the interests and ethos of a school and its staff. They are an important link between the school and the local community.
Governors have a number of responsibilities:
1. Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction
Agreeing its policies and objectives
2. Holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
Monitoring the curriculum
Monitoring pupil progress
3.Overseeing the financial performance of the school and ensuring that the school’s budget is responsibly spent
Reviewing and approving the school’s budget,
Appointing the Head Teacher and monitoring his / her performance.
Decisions taken by Governors are based on the advice of committees, made up of members of the Governing Body, and which deal with specific issues and report back to the full Governing Body.
The committees meet formally once per month. The minutes are available for parents to access. Governors with special responsibilities ie finance, Literacy, Maths , SEND and RE also meet on a termly basis with the appropriate member of staff.
Governors are elected for an initial 4 year term and all are offered the opportunity to undergo training to ensure they are up to date with legislation and to improve their skills.
All governors can be contacted through the school office or by email at admin3204@welearn365.com
Chair of Governors
Mr Paul Stacey - Safeguarding Governor
Vice-Chair of Governors
Mr Richard Merrygold - GDPR and Health & Safety
Governors
Mrs Jo Herrero - Head teacher
Richard Sandle-Keynes - Staff Governor
Mr Paul Stacey - Core Subjects and School data
Rev. Patrick Taylor - Policies
Mrs Janie Swaby - Co-opted Governor
Isabel Collins - Parent Governor
Abigail Rokison-Woodall - Parent Governor
Laura Taylor - PCC Foundation Governor
Nicholas Baker-Frampton - Parent Governor
David Murfet - Co-Opted Governor
Clerk to the Governors
Lorraine Barnes
Attendance Register
| Committee | ||||||
| Name of Governor | Status | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | FGB Meetings attendance 2023/2024 | Curriculum and Standards | Finance and Operations |
| Rev. P Taylor | Ex Officio Foundation | Appointed February 2014 | N/A | 2 of 3 | 3 of 3 | N/A |
| Mrs J Herrero | Staff | Appointed January 2017 | N/A | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Mr R Merrygold | Co-opted | Appointed January 2018 | 4 | 3 of 3 | N/A | 3 of 3 |
| Mr P Stacey | Co-opted | Appointed September 2018 | 4 | 3 of 3 | 2 of 3 | 1 of 3 |
| Richard Sandle-Keynes | Staff | Appointed May 2021 | 4 | 3 of 3 | N/A | 1 of 3 |
| Nicholas Baker-Frampton | Parent | Appointed January 2024 | 4 | 1 of 3 | N/A | 1 of 3 |
| Janie Swaby | Co-opted | Appointed December 2020 | 4 | 1 of 3 | 1 of 3 | 2 of 3 |
| Abigail Rokison-Woodall | Parent | Appointed October 2021 | 4 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | N/A |
| Isabel Collins | Parent | Appointed October 2021 | 4 | 3 of 3 | N/A | 3 of 3 |
| Laura Taylor | Foundation (PCC) | Appointed September 2022 | 4 | 2 of 3 | N/A | N/A |
| David Murfet | Parent | Appointed January 2024 | 4 | 1 of 3 | N/a | 1 0f 3 |
Governors who left the FGB in the past year
Judith Pandazis
Meetings were held on the following dates in 2023/2024
FGB - 18/09/2023, 12/11/2023, 03/11/2023, 15/07/2024
Curriculum and Standards - 23/10/2023, 09/01/2024, 07/05/2024, 24/06/2024
Finance and Operations - 13/11/2023, 26/02/2024, 29/04/2024,10/06/2024
Register of Interests 2024/2025
Name of Governor | Nature of interest declared | Date of entry |
| Mr Paul Stacey | Employed at Stratford-upon-Avon School | February 2025 |
| Rev P Taylor | Vicar of the parish of Stratford-upon-Avon Trustee of PCC of Stratford-upon-Avon Trustee of Clifford Chambers Charities | March 2025 |
| Mrs J Herrero | Staff member | February 2025 |
| Mr R Merrygold | None declared | February 2025 |
| Mr Nicholas Baker-Frampton | None declared | March 2025 |
| Janie Swaby | Currently tutor pupils at home | February 2025 |
| Richard Sandle-Keynes | Staff member | February 2025 |
| Isabel Collins | None declared | February 2025 |
| Dr Abigail Rokison-Woodall | None declared | February 2025 |
| Laura Taylor | I am married to Rev Patrick Taylor, a foundation governor and Vicar of the Parish of Stratford upon Avon. | March 2025 |
| Lorraine Barnes | Governance Professional - Norfolk County Council | February 2025 |
| David Murfet | None declared | February 2025 |