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
Vice-Chair of Governors
Mr Richard Merrygold
Governors
Mrs Jo Herrero - Head teacher
Richard Sandle-Keynes - Staff Governor
Mr Richard Merrygold - GDPR
Mrs Hannah O'Sullivan - Inclusion
Mr Paul Stacey - Core Subjects and School data
Rev. Patrick Taylor - Policies
Mrs Judith Pandazis - LA Governor
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 2022/2023 | 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 |
| Mr Simon Crowe | Parent | Appointed September 2019 | 4 | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 3 |
| Richard Sandle-Keynes | Staff | Appointed May 2021 | 4 | 3 of 3 | N/A | 1 of 3 |
| Miss Hannah O'Sullivan | Parent | Appointed July 2019 | 4 | 1of1 | N/A | N/A |
| Nicholas Baker-Frampton | Parent | Appointed January 2024 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Judith Pandazis | LA | Appointed December 2020 | 4 | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | N/A |
| 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 |
Governors who left the FGB in the past year
Simon Crowe (July 2023)
Mrs Maria Marsden (September 2022)
Meetings were held on the following dates in 2022/23:
FGB - 26/09/2022, 13/03/2023. 26/06/2023
Curriculum and Standards - 10/10/2022, 16/01/2023, 27/03/2023
Finance and Operations - 07/11/2022, 06/02/2023, 24/04/2023
Register of Interests 2023/2024
Name of Governor | Nature of interest declared | Date of entry |
| Mr Paul Stacey | Employed at Stratford-upon-Avon School | September 2023 |
| Rev P Taylor | Vicar of the parish of Stratford-upon-Avon Trustee of PCC of Stratford-upon-Avon Trustee of Clifford Chambers Charities | September 2023 |
| Mrs J Herrero | Staff member | September 2023 |
| Mr R Merrygold | None declared | September 2023 |
| Mrs Hannah O'Sullivan | Employed at Thomas Jolyffe Primary School | September 2023 |
| Mr Nicholas Baker-Frampton | None declared | January 2024 |
| Judith Pandazis | None declared | September 2023 |
| Janie Swaby | Currently tutor pupils at home | September 2023 |
| Richard Sandle-Keynes | Staff member | September 2023 |
| Isabel Collins | None declared | September 2023 |
| Dr Abigail Rokison-Woodall | None declared | September 2023 |
| Laura Taylor | I am married to Rev Patrick Taylor, a foundation governor and Vicar of the Parish of Stratford upon Avon. | September 2023 |
| Lorraine Barnes | Governance Professional - Norfolk County Council | September 2023 |