Governor Statutory Information

Governor
Governor 
Category
Appointing
Body
Term
End Date
Committee
(see grid below)
Key
Responsibilities
Other 
Educational
Establishments
Governed
Any
Relationship 
Between
Staff & 
Governor
Sue Barnes Head Teacher Governors  In post
F,B,H&S
T&L
Per,PR
 Head Teacher None   None
Rachel Coffey Parent Parents 08-11-26     None None
Mr James Edley Co-opted Governors 23/01/23  F,B, H&S, Per PR, T&L
VICE CHAIR OF GB, SEND, SCIENCE, Development
 
None None
Mr Ben Gattlin Co-opted Parents 15/11/26
 F,B, H&S (CHR), 
Per,PR
 
 CHAIR of GB
ECO-SCHOOLS/
SUSTAINABILITY,  PM, P.E.
None None
Peter Hooper Co-opted Governors 16/11/26  F,B,H&S, T&L (CHR)  CHILD PROTECTION, PSHE, SMSC, WELL-BEING, OOSC, MUSIC None None
Steph Parkinson  Staff   Staff 09/10/24   T&L  DEPUTY HEAD TEACHER None  None
Martin Whitthread Co-opted Governors  15/01/24  Per, PR, (CHR) PM  ART, Equalities  None None 
Toby Short Co-opted Governors  13/01/26  F,B,H&S, T&L  Computing/ICT, Data Protection, GDPR,Website  None  None
Ann Whytewood Parent Parents  31/08/24  T&L  R.E., Phonics None   None
Ruth Falkus Co-opted Governors 15/01/25  F,B,H&S  Maths, Pupil Premium, Asset Management None   None
Kirsten Snook Parent Parents  23/06/25  T&L  English  None  None
Puneet Kapoor Parent  Parents  Resigned Oct 2023  F,B,H&S  Design & Technology None  None 
Owen Taylor Associate Governors 28/04/22  F,B,H&S Health & Safety  Yes None
Melanie Bradley Parent  Parents  13/1/23      None  None
Matthew Buttery LEA  LA  23-3-23      None None 
 
Constitution: 5 x parent, 1 x LEA, 2 x Staff, & 7 Co-opted
Reconstituted 25 September 2014 (2012 Regs)
Reviewed at Governing Body Meeting held on 22nd September 2016
Our Associate Governors are eligible to vote on the sub-committees they sit on and also have voting rights in Full Governing Body Meetings
GOVERNING BOARD COMMITTEE STRUCTURE
Governor
Finance,
Buildings,
H&S
Teaching &
Learning
Personnel &
Pay Review
 Pupil
Discipline
Staff Dismissal
Grievance
Admissions
Pay Review Appeal
Staff Dismissal Complaints
Sue Barnes x x x        
Rachel Coffey       x x x x
James Edley
VICE CHAIR)
 x VICE CHAIR  x  x  x  x  x
Ben Gattlin
(CHAIR)
 x     x
Peter Hooper   x CHR  x  x  x
Steph Parkinson   x          
Martin Whitthread     x CHR  x  x
Toby Short  x    x x
Ann Whytewood    x  
Ruth Falkus x (CHR)     x x x x
Kirsten Snook    x    x
Melanie Bradley        x
Puneet Kapoor  x      x
OwenTaylor
 x
with voting rights
    x x x x
Matthew Buttery
      x x x x
 
 
 
ANNUAL ATTENDANCE RECORD AT GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS
2023-2024
AUTUMN 2023
Governor                 FGB T,L & Curr. Comm Personnel Finance, Buildings, H&S Informal FGB
  14-9-23 10-10-23  7-12-23  9-11-23 16-11-23 
Sue Barnes present present   present  present 
Melanie Bradley  present present    present present 
Matthew Buttery  present   apologies  present 
Rachel Coffey present  present    present 
James Edley present  present    present  apologies 
Ruth Falkus present   present   present  present 
Ben Gattlin  present  present    apologies present 
Peter Hooper  present  present   present 
Puneet Kapoor  apologies   resigned  resigned 
Steph Parkinson apologies  present   present  present 
Toby Short apologies   present   present  apologies 
Kirsten Snook  apologies present     - present 
Owen Taylor  -  -    present
Martin Whitthread  present  present    present present 
Ann Whytewood  apologies apologies     - present 
ANNUAL ATTENDANCE RECORD AT GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS
2022-2023
SUMMER 2023
Governor                 FGB                    T,L & Curr. Comm Personnel Comm Finance, Buildings, H&S Informal FGB
  27-4-23 13-6-23 8-6-23 3-5-23 22-6-23
 Sue Barnes present  present   present  present  present
Melanie Bradley present present   -  apologies present 
Matthew Buttery present  - present  present 
Rachel Coffey present present   - apologies   present
Alison Duggan present present   - present 
James Edley present apologies   present present  apologies 
Ruth Falkus present apologies   present present  present 
Ben Gattlin apologies present  present  present  present 
Peter Hooper present  present  present present 
Puneet Kapoor apologies  -  - apologies 
Toby Short present  present  - apologies  present 
Kirsten Snook present  present  -  apologies
Owen Taylor -  -  -
Ann Whytewood present apologies   did not attend  -  present
 
 
SPRING 2023
Governor FGB
T,L & Curr.
Comm
Personnel Finance, Buildings, H&S Informal FGB
  12-1-23
24-1-23
2-3-23 1-2-23 16-3-23 
Sue Barnes present   present  present present   present
Melanie Bradley  present present  present present 
Rachel Coffey  present present  present 
Alison Duggan present  present   - present 
James Edley present  present   present present  present 
Ruth Falkus present  present   present present  present 
 Ben Gattlin  present apologies   present present  present 
Peter Hooper   present present   apologies present 
 Puneet Kapoor  present  
Toby Short  present present   - present  present 
Kirsten Snook present  present   - present 
Owen Taylor  -  - apologies 
Martin Whitthread present   present  present present   present
Ann Whytewood apologies  present   present  present
Matthew Buttery  observer       observer
AUTUMN 2022
Governor FGB
T,L & Curr
Comm 
Personnel
 
Finance, Prem, H&S Informal FGB
Date 15-09-22 11-10-22  1-12-22  3-11-22  17-11-22 
Sue Barnes  present  present  present present  present 
Rachel Coffey - -  - - present
Alison Duggan  present  present  - present 
James Edley present   present present  present  apologies 
Ben Gattlin present   present present  present  present 
Peter Hooper present   present present  present 
Martin Whitthread  apologies  present  present  present  present 
Toby Short  present  present present  present 
Ann Whytewood present   present present  apologies 
Ruth Falkus apologies   -  - present  apologies 
Kirsten Snook apologies   present  - present 
Ashley McKenna present  apologies 
Puneet Kapoor  present  - apologies  apologies 
Owen Taylor apologies   -  apologies