​Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy

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Governors

What do our school governors do?

The governing body of our school is responsible for ensuring that it is run to promote pupil achievement and safety.

Its duties include:

  • setting strategic direction, policies and objectives
  • approving the school budget
  • reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
  • appointing, challenging and supporting the headteacher

The governing body is made up of:

  • Foundation Governors (appointed by the Diocese)
  • Parent Governors (elected by parents)
  • Staff Governor (elected by school staff)
  • Community Governor
  • Headteacher (appointed by the governing body)

Current Governors (appointed by Evolve Church Academy Trust)

 

 

 

 

Verena Childs

Chair from Sept 2018

Curriculum Committee & CDG

MAT board director from Sept 2018

 

20 Jul  2017

None

Janet Jones

Vice Chair

Curriculum Committee & CDG

20 Jul  2017

 None

Phil Short

Foundation Governor

Finance Committee

1 Nov 2018

None

 

 

 

 

Katie Faulkner Parent Governor Feb 2021 None
Julie Blake Parent Governor Feb 2021 None
Claire Clarke Foundation Governor April 2023 None
Mark Fairbairn Foundation Governor April 2023 None

Staff:

 

 

 

Natalie Coates

Headteacher,
MAT Board Director
attends all meetings

1 Sep 2022

 None

Rachel Stickley

Senior Teacher

Teaching, Curriculum Committee

1 Sep 2016

None

 

 

 

 

Vacancies:

Support Staff Governor

We currently have 9 Governors at Chacombe. This includes a Chair and Vice-Chair of Governors.

Clerk to the Governing Body is Emma Campbell.

Each governor is appointed for a four year term which can be renewed for a further four years.

Register of attendance:

 

6th October, 2022: VC, JJ, NC, RS, JB, PS, RG, KF

26th January 2023: NC, VC, JJ, RS, KF, PS, JB

27th April 2023: NC, VC, JJ, RS, PS, JB, KF, MF

Resignations:

 

Newly appointed:

 Claire Clarke - Foundation Governor - April 2023

Mark Fairbairn - Foundation Governor - April 2023

 

 

Governor Committees 2022/23

Foundation Governors

 

Other Governors

Verena Childs (Chair)

 

Janet Jones

Vice chair 

 

Phil Short

 Rachel Stickley (Staff)

Natalie Coates (Head Teacher) 

Katie Faulkner (Parent)

Julie Blake (Parent) 

Claire Clarke (Parent)

Mark Fairbairn (Parent)

 

Curriculum, Standards and Safeguarding

 

 

Rachel Stickley

Verena Childs

Katie Faulkner

Natalie Coates

Julie Blake

 

Finance, Premises and Personal

 

 

Phil Short

Natalie Coates

Verena Childs

Church Distinctiveness Group to include Collective Worship/Parish Liaison

(sub-group of CSS)

 

Zoe Reeve

Verena Childs

Janet Jones

Natalie Coates

 

SEN

 

Verena Childs

 

Attendance and Safeguarding

 

Verena Childs 

 Early Years

 

Katie Faulkner

 

Maths

 

Phil Short

English and Languages

Julie Blake

 

Science

 

 Julie Blake

Music

 

Janet Jones

 

 Art

 

Claire Clarke 

 PE/PSHE

 

Phil Short

Computing 

 

 Claire Clarke

History/Geography

 

Mark Fairbairn

RE

 

Janet Jones

 Design Technology

 

Mark Fairbairn