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Structure And Responsibilities Of The Governing Body And Committees

Year  2025 - 2026

Chair and Vice Chair of Governors

Name:

Appointed by:

Category and Term of Office:

Committee(s) serving on and Specialist Areas:

Dr Katy Bridgwood

Chair of Governors

Governing Body 

Co-opted Governor: 4 years  

10/12/24 to 9/12/28 

 People, Finance & Environment  

Headteachers Performance Management 

Pay (Chair) 

 Leadership & Management Development 

Mrs Holly Manning

Vice Chair of Governors

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

18/11/2025 to 17/11/2029

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos (Vice Chair)

Qualitative Impact (Chair)

Pay

English & Curriculum Complaints

 Parent, Co-Opted and Staff Governors

Name:

Appointed by:

Category and Term of Office:

Committee(s) serving on and Specialist Areas:

Mrs Nicola Cannon 

Governing Body

LA Governor: 4 years 

18/11/2025 to 17/11/2029 

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos (Chair) 

Headteacher’s Performance Management (Chair)

Qualitative Impact  

 

Subject leadership including including maths and EYFS 

PSHE and Diversity 

Mr Rob Churchouse

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

24/11/2022 to

23/11/2026

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos 

Qualitative Impact 

More Able & Standards 

Mr Dave King

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

18/04/2026 to 17/07/2030

People, Finance & Environment (Chair)

Pay 

Training & Development  

H&S 

Mr James McQuillan

Governing Body

Co-opted: 4 years 

21/5/2025 to 20/5/2029

People, Finance & Environment 

 

Training & Development  

Mrs Pat Monks

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

22/06/23 to 21/06/27

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

SEN Governor 

LAC Governor 

Pupil Premium 

In Year Admissions 

Attendance 

EAL

Mrs Rebecca Pass

Staff Election

Staff Governor: 4 years

26/05/23 to

25/05/27

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos 

 

Mrs Trudie May 

 

Parent Election 

Parent Governor: 4 years 

 

30/6/2025 to 29/6/2029 

People, Finance & Environment 

 

Safeguarding 

H&S (Shadow) 

 

 

Mrs Kusum Trikha

 

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

25/3/2026 to 24/3/2030

Committees - People, Finance & Environment.

Ex Officio Governor, Associate Members and Clerk

Name:

Appointed by:

Category and Term of Office:

Committee(s) serving on and Specialist Areas:

Miss Alexandra Butler

Headteacher

Ex Officio

Ex Officio: Term of Headship

01/01/2023 

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

People, Finance & Environment

Qualitative Impact

Pay (Adviser role)

Mrs Rachel Clayton

Clerk to the Governing Body

Governing Body

Clerk: n/a

Clerk to:

People & Finance

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

Pay

Qualitative Impact

Previous Governors & Associate Members

Name:

Appointed by:

Category and term of Office:

Committee(s) serving on and Specialist Areas:

Mrs Gurpreet Hundal

Governing Body

Co-opted: 4 years 

25/11/2025 to 20/5/2029

People, Finance & Environment

Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor

Headteacher’s Performance Management

Mr Lloyd Mason-Boardman 

Governing Body 

Co-opted: 4 years 

 18/9/2024 to 17/7/2025 

People, Finance & Environment (Vice Chair) 

Pay 

Headteacher Performance Management (Chair) 

Safeguarding / Child Protection Governor (shadow) 

L&M Development 

Complaints 

H&S 

Our Committee Structure