Governors
Welcome to the Governors' section!
Our team of Governors are all volunteers, parents, school staff and people from our community with a range of experience and expertise who have an interest and desire to improve the education of our children. We attend training courses to ensure we have the necessary knowledge and skills to support the Head and senior leadership in the effective running of the school. The normal term of office for a school governor is four years.
The main roles of the Governing Body are threefold:
·To achieve a strategic view. We focus on helping the school’s strategy for improvement so that pupils learn most effectively and achieve the highest standards.
·To act as a critical friend. We provide the head teacher and staff with support, advice and information, drawing upon members’ knowledge and experience. This is critical in the sense of the governing body’s responsibility for monitoring and evaluating the school’s effectiveness and a friend because the governing body exists to promote the interests of the school and the wellbeing of the pupils.
·To ensure accountability. The governing body is responsible for ensuring good quality education in the school. The head teacher and staff report to the governing body on the school’s performance and the governing body has the right to discuss, question and refine proposals, whilst always respecting the professional roles of the head teacher and other staff and their responsibilities for the management of the school. In its turn the governing body answers for its actions, above all to the parents and the wider local community for the school’s overall performance.
We are proud of our school and we have the greatest confidence in recommending it to you for your child or children.
Governing Body Members
2023 - 2024
Name | Category | Date of Appointment | Term of office |
Sam Scott | Executive Head | 03.09.2021 | Ongoing |
Sally Brayne | Head of School | 03.09.2021 | Ongoing |
Lindsey Hughes (Vice Chair) | Co-opted Governor | 14.10.2021 | 14.10.21 14.10.25 |
John Cole | Trust Board Representative | 19.10.2012 | 16.11.21 16.11.25 |
Sue Winfield | Trust Board Representative | 09.02.2023 | 09.02.23 09.10.23 Resigned 9.10.2023 |
Paul Davies | Parent Governor | 16.02.2022 | 16.02.22 16.02.26 Resigned 18.10.2023 |
Jo Basford (Chair) | Trust Board Representative | 16.11.2017 | 16.11.21 16.11.25 |
Laurie Johnson | Parent Governor | 26.11.2020 | 26.11.20 26.11.24 |
Wendy Clapton | Trust Governor | 17.11.2023 | 20.11.2023 20.11.2027 |
Cassandra Chidlow | Parent Governor | 12.01.2024 | 08.02.24 08.02.28 |
Emma Munn | Co-opted Governor | 16.01.2024 | 08.02.2024 Resigned 23.05.2024 |
Relationship with School Staff
and Declaration of Interests
The governors have no relationships with school staff to declare.
Governor Name | End of Term of Office | Declaration of Interests | ||
Business & Pecuniary, including directorships, partnerships and employments with businesses. For each interest: the name of the business; the nature of the business; the nature of the interest; and the date the interest began. (Current and within last 12 months). | Trusteeships and governorships at other educational institutions and charities (Current and within last 12 months). | Any relevant material interests arising from close family relationships between the academy trust’s members, trustees or local governors. It must also identify relevant material interests arising from close family relationships between those individuals and employees.(Current and within last 12 months) | ||
Mrs J Basford | 16/11/2025 | None | None | None |
Miss S Brayne | Ongoing | None | None | None |
Mr J Cole | 16/11/2025 | None | Shropshire Historic Churches and Market Drayton Mencap | None |
Mrs L Hughes | 14/10/2025 | None | None | Employed at Mereside Academy School |
Mrs S Scott | Ongoing | Supporting the management of the STEP Teaching School Hub | None | Partner is a Trustee Board Member |
Mrs L Johnson | 26/11/2024 | None | None | Employed at Empower Trust School |
Mr P Davies | 16/02/2026 | None | None | None |
Mrs S Winfield | 09/02/2027 | None | None | None |
Mrs W Clapton | 20/11/2027 | Director at RSC Bodycentre Ltd. (2005 - present) | None | None |
Mrs C Chidlow | 08/02/2028 | Employed at the Forward Trust Charity (2009 - present) | TBC | TBC |
Attendance at Governors Meetings
2023 – 2024
| October 26th 2023 | February 8th 2024 | June 6th 2024 |
Sam Scott | Y | Y | Y |
Sally Brayne | Y | Y | Y |
John Cole | Y | TBC | Y |
Lindsey Hughes | N | Y | N |
Jo Basford | Y | N | Y |
Laurie Johnson | Y | Y | Y |
Paul Davies | Resigned | N/A | N/A |
Sue Winfield | Resigned | N/A | N/A |
Wendy Clapton | N/A | Y | N |
Cassandra Chidlow | N/A | Y | Y |
Emma Munn | N/A | N | Resigned |