Governing bodies are responsible for the strategic management of their school, working to ensure that it delivers a good quality education. Together with the head teacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management, they set the school's aims and policies.
They also carry out a number of other important duties, including:
All governors are appointed for a 4 year term. Local Authority Governors are appointed by the Local Authority (Northamptonshire County Council). Parent and Staff Governors are appointed by the Governing body following an election. Foundation governors are appointed by the Peterborough Diocese.
Details of our Governing Body can be found below.
Governing Body Information
Current Governors
Annette Ray Local Authority Governor
Russell Lunn Head Teacher
Rachel Fearnley Foundation Governor
Paul Groom Foundation Governor
Tony Noble Foundation Governor
Neil Botterill Foundation Governor
Rachel Campbell Foundation Governor
Alice Rock Foundation Governor
Darren Parnell Parent Governor
Jo Shortland Staff Governor
Dates of Governors meetings 2017- 2018- All meetings start at 7pm
Autumn Term 2017
Full | Operations | Resources | Ethos | Other |
14th September Safeguarding Training: All governors who have not had training in the last year must attend |
9th October | 17th October | 25th September | |
Wednesday 20th September |
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Wednesday 8th November |
27th November Data |
21st November | 13th November | Pay and Performance October |
Spring Term 2018
Full | Operations | Resources | Ethos | Other |
Wednesday 10th January | 29th January | 23rd January | 15th January | Admissions to fit with date provided by NCC procedure |
Wednesday 28th February |
19th March Data |
27th March Budget meeting |
5th March | HT Performance management |
Summer Term 2018
Full | Operations | Resources | Ethos | Other |
Wednesday 25th April | 21st May | 15th May | 8th May | |
Wednesday 6th June |
2nd July Data |
26th June | 11th June | |
Wednesday 11th July |
Governor Committee Membership and Responsibilities 2017 - 2018
Governor Name | Type of Governor | Committees | Special Responsibilities |
Annette Ray | Local Authority |
Chair of Governors The Chair attends all committee meetings Chair of Admissions |
Safer recruitment Deputy safe guarding governor |
Russell Lunn
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Head Teacher | Attends all committee meetings | |
Darren Parnell | Parent Governor |
Joint Vice Chair of Governors Chair of Resources |
Safeguarding |
Rachel Fearnley |
Foundation Governor (parent) |
Ethos Operations |
SEN governor |
Tony Noble | Foundation Governor |
Chair of Operations Ethos |
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Paul Groom | Foundation Governor |
Chair of Ethos Resources |
Health and safety |
Jo Shortland
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Staff Governor | Resources | |
Neil Botterill |
Foundation Governor (parent) |
Ethos Resources |
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Rachel Campbell |
Foundation Governor (parent) |
Vice Chair of Ethos Operations |
Governor membership details September 2016 - present
Governor Name | Type of Governor | Nature of Appointment | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Date Stepped Down |
Annette Ray | Local Authority | By LEA | November 2014 | 4 years | |
Russell Lunn | Head Teacher | Head Teacher | September 2017 | 4 years | |
Portia Wilson | Foundation | By Diocese | January 2014 | 4 years | March 2017 |
Darren Parnell | Parent | By Parent Election | November 2014 | 4 years | |
Rachel Fearnley | Foundation | By Diocese | January 2014 | 4 years | |
Tony Noble | Foundation | By Diocese | June 2014 | 4 years | |
Lisa Pearce | Parent | By Parent Election | November 2014 | 4 years | September 2017 |
Jeremy Allcock | Foundation | By Diocese | December 2012 | 4 years | December 2016 |
Paul Groom | Foundation | By Diocese | June 2014 | 4 years | |
Jo Shortland | Staff | By Staff Election | September 2017 | 4 years | |
Neil Botterill | Foundation | By Diocese | March 2016 | 4 years | |
Alice Rock | Foundation | By Diocese | December 2017 | 4 years | |
Rachel Campbell | Foundation | By Diocese | October 2016 | 4 years |
Register of Governor Business Interests - September 2017-2018
Name | Business Interest | Other Governing Bodies | Personal relationship with staff/pupils – Yes or No |
Foundation Governor (Vacancy) |
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Alice Rock |
Yes | ||
Rachel Fearnley | None | None | Yes |
Russell Lunn | None | None | No |
Parent Governor (Vacancy) |
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Anthony Noble | Jema Publications | None | Yes |
Rachel Campbell | None | None | Yes |
Paul Groom | None | None | No |
Annette Ray |
School Support Consultant, Peterborough Diocese |
Associate Governor Millbrook Junior School | No |
Darren Parnell | None | None | Yes |
Jo Shortland | None | None | No |
Neil Botterill | None | None | Yes |
Attendance at Governors’ Meetings - Academic Year 2016-2017
Name | September/ October * | November | January | March | May | June | July |
Annette Ray |
Present Both meetings |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Present |
Russell Lunn |
Present Both meetings |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Jo Shortland |
Present Both meetings |
Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Paul Groom |
Apologies Both meetings |
Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Apologies |
Tony Noble |
Apologies Both meetings |
Apologies | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Present |
Darren Parnell |
Present Both meetings |
Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Apologies |
Lisa Pearce |
Apologies September Present October |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies |
Neil Botterill |
Apologies September Present October |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Portia Wilson |
Present Both meetings |
Apologies | Apologies | Present | Resigned March 2017 | N/A | N/A |
Rachel Fearnley |
Present September Apologies October |
Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Apologies |
Rachel Campbell |
Present October Term of office began October 2106 |
Present |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Jeremy Allcock |
Present Both meetings |
Present
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N/A Term of Office finished December 2016 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*The date of the September meeting was changes at very short notice so many people were not able to attend. The meeting in October was an additional meeting to approve the work of the September meeting
Attendance Data Academic Year 2015-2016
Full Governors Meetings
Governor | September | November | January | March | April | June | July |
Annette Ray | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Russell Lunn | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Jo Shortland | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Paul Groom | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies |
Tony Noble | Present | Apologies | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | Present |
Darren Parnell | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Present |
Lisa Pearce | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies |
Neil Botterill | N/A | N/A | N/A | Appointed 18/03/16 | Present | Apologies | Present |
Portia Wilson | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Rachel Fearnley | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Duncan Beet | Leave of absence | Leave of absence | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | |
Jeremy Allcock | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Jo Bradley |
Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies |
Douglas Muir | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Apologies |
Operations Committee Meetings
Governor | October | November | February | April | May | July |
Jo Bradley | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Apologies | Present |
Rachel Fearnley | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Russel Lunn | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Tony Noble | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Portia Wilson | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Lisa Pearce | Apologies | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Apologies |
Annette Ray | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Apologies |
Duncan Beet | N/A | N/A | Present | Apologies | Present | Present |
Resources Committee Meetings
Governor | October | December | February | April | May | June |
Russell Lunn | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Paul Groom | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Douglas Muir | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Present |
Jo Shortland | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Jeremy Allcock | Apologies | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Present | Present |
Darren Parnell | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Annette Ray | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Apologies |
Ethos Committee Meetings
Governor | October | March | May |
Russell Lunn | Present | Present | |
Douglas Muir | Present | Present | |
Paul Groom | Present | Present | |
Duncan Beet | Present | Present | |
Portia Wilson | Present | Present | |
Rachel Fearnley | Apologies | Present | |
Douglas Muir | Present | Present | |
Tony Noble | Apologies | Apologies | |
Jeremy Allcock | Apologies | Apologies | |
Annette Ray | Present | Present |