Governors
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GOVERNING BODY
As at January 2023
MEMBERSHIP DETAILS for all Governors who have served at any point in the last 12 months
Governing Body Composition as per our Instrument of Governance (12 Governors )
Local Authority Governors = 1
Co-opted Governors = 7
Parent Governors = 2
Staff Governor = 1
Headteacher ( Ex-officio ) = 1
CURRENT GOVERNING BODY
Inc. Terms of Office
Chair of Governors |
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Barbara Woolley Date of Initial Appointment: 30 January 2018 (Co-opted Governor – appointed by the FGB) Current term of Office: 30.1.22 – 29.1. 26 Currently elected Chair of Governors till – Sept 2023 Pecuniary and Business Interests: None declared |
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Designation: Local Authority Appointed Governor |
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Cieran Cassidy Date of Initial Appointment: 20 March 2018 ( appointed by the Local Authority ) Current term of Office: 20.3.22 – 19.3.26 Pecuniary and Business Interests: None declared |
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Designation: Co-opted Governors – appointed by FGB |
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Mary Beer Date of Initial Appointment: 1 December 2015 Current term of Office: 1.12.19 – 30.11.23 Pecuniary and Business Interests: Business Manager in Prospero Trust |
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Louise Lynn Date of Initial Appointment: 20 October 2020 Current term of Office: 20.10.20 – 19.10.24 Pecuniary and Business Interests: Headteacher at Piper Hil |
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Jamie Bytheway Date of Initial Appointment: 1 May 2018 Current term of Office: 1.5.22 – 30.4.26 Pecuniary and Business Interests: None declared |
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Paula Watt Date of Initial Appointment: 29 March 2022 Current term of Office: 29.3.22 – 28.3.26 Pecuniary and Business Interests: None declared |
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Barbara Woolley See Above |
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Alastair Dawson Date of Initial Appointment: 13 December 2022 Current term of Office: 13.12.22 – 12.12.26 Pecuniary and Business Interests: TBC |
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Miriam Verghese Date of Initial Appointment: 13 December 2022 Current term of Office: 13.12.22 – 12.12.26 Pecuniary and Business Interests: TBC |
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Designation: Parent Governors – appointed by the parents |
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Currently - 2 x Parent Governor Vacancies |
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Designation: Staff Governors |
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Rob O’Hara Designation: Head Teacher Date of Appointment: Ex Officio Pecuniary and Business Interests: None |
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Currently - 1 x Staff Governor Vacancy |
PREVIOUS SERVING GOVERNORS
Governors who have actively served in the last 12 months |
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Martin Hyman Designation: Co-opted Governor Date they stepped down: 31.12.21 |
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Samantha Barnwell Designation: Parent Governor Date they stepped down: 3.2.22 |
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Claire Riley Designation: Parent Governor Date they stepped down: 10.6.22 |
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Beth Clifford Designation: Staff Governor Date they stepped down: 3.2.23 |
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Nuzhat Atif Designation - Parent Governor Date they stepped down: 28.3.23 |
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Muna Mohamed Designation - Parent Governor Date they stepped down: 27.5.23 |
Governors were appointed by the Governing Body unless stated
