Hollesley Primary School
Hollesley and Waldringfield Partnership Governing Body
According to the latest advice from the Government, the role of the school Governors includes:
- setting the aims and objectives of the school
- monitoring and evaluating progress towards these aims
- acting as a “critical friend” to the Headteacher
- maintaining links with parents and the community
As Governors, we carry out these and other roles by visiting the school as often as we can, and by attending meetings that deal with our key responsibilities.
There is a termly meeting of the Whole Governing Body where a regular report from the Head on the work of the school is received. There are also separate meetings for Governors’ committees which look at particular issues with the Head:
- Resources - the school’s budget, how it is spent, managing the development and recruitment of staff, reviewing Health and Safety,and the buildings and grounds.
- Curriculum - looking at standards and how subjects are taught.
The people who carry out this job bring a range of age and experience to the task. They are parents, staff from the school, and those co-opted because of their particular abilities or interests. Governors are volunteers who have the well-being of the staff and children in mind in all that they do - we are always ready to listen to ideas, suggestions or problems relating to the school.
Our Governing Body
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Patrick Spencer | Chair Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025 Co-opted Governor Serves on the Resources Committee Responsible for Leadership and Management
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Rachel Lavender | Vice-Chair Term started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025 Local Authority Governor Serves on the Curriculum Committee Responsible for ECT/Equality, Quality of Education and Behaviour and Attitudes
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Stephen Collins Term started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025 Co-opted Governor Serves on the Resources Committee Responsible for Leadership and Management
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Phil Pethybridge Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025 Co-opted Governor Serves on the Resources Committee Responsible for Personal Development Phil and his wife Cheryl, have two daughters at the school. His background is in music and motorsport touring, events, festivals and e-commerce. Running a business in this sector and based in Suffolk. Dealing with the strategy and operations of projects with multiple stakeholders in different locations is his day to day. In addition, Phil has spent nearly 10 years teaching in FE and HE and is a qualified teacher (FE and HE). |
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Theresa Elder Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025
Co-opted Governor Senior Teacher (SENDCO) Serves on the Curriculum Committee
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Juliette Stock Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025 Parent Governor Serves on the Curriculum Committee Responsible for Quality of Education Juliette joined the Governing Body as a Parent Governor in November 2017. Juliette is from Suffolk originally, but spent 14 years living and working in various places such as Brighton, Australia and New Zealand. For the past 10 years Juliette has worked as an English teacher in secondary schools in London as well as locally and she now works part time teaching English A level in a local 6th Form centre. Juliette currently lives in Waldringfield with her husband and two young daughters, both in Waldringfield. Interests outside of work include reading, gardening, spending time on and around the river and being with her husband, children, friends and extended family.
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Adam Riches Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025
Parent Governor Serves on the Curriculum Committee Responsible for Quality of Education and SEND
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Brian Devine Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025
Parent Governor Serves on the Resources Committee Responsible for Personal Development
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Staff Representatives |
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Sarah Wood Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025
Headteacher Serves on the Resources Committee and the Curriculum Committee Sarah joined the governing body at her appointment as Headteacher in September 2008. Prior to her headship at Waldringfield Sarah was Deputy headteacher at Melton Primary school, an Advisory Teacher for SEN for the Local Authority and a SENCo and class teacher at St John’s Primary school in Ipswich. Sarah trained at Canterbury Christchurch University, graduating with a BAEd in June 1998, since then she has completed a Masters degree with Anglia Ruskin university and achieved her NPQH (Qualification in Headship) in June 2008. Sarah was born and brought up in Ipswich, attending Britannia Primary, Copleston High School and Northgate Sixth Form. She is a product of good Suffolk schools and enjoys working with some colleagues in the Local Authority and in other schools that taught her as a child! Sarah lives in Ipswich with her husband, young son and two stepsons. She enjoys long coastal walks, enjoying the Suffolk countryside, travelling, quizzes and crosswords and socialising with family and friends.
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Karen Harrow Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025
Staff Governor Senior Teacher (Curriculum Lead) Serves on the Curriculum Committee Karen has taught for many years in both Essex and Suffolk. She has two boys, one in primary school and one in secondary school. They enjoy exploring the United Kingdom in their trusty VW, 'Long John Silver
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Nicola Dawson Term Started: 1st September 2021 Term Ends: 31st August 2025
Associate Member Link Governor Serves on the Resources Committee Nicola worked for Suffolk County Council’s Education Department for five years before moving to Germany with her husband. On returning to the UK she worked as Finance & Admin Officer in a school in Wiltshire before moving back to Suffolk and joining Waldringfield School in 2003. Nicola became an Associate Governor in 2008 and serves on the Resources Committee. Nicola lives in Ipswich with her husband. Her interests include walking, baking and reading.
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Annabel Britcliffe School Employed Clerk All School Governors can be contacted through the school.
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Record of Governor Attendance
Academic Year 2022-2023
Full Governing Body | Tuesday 13th September 2022
Present:
Richard Jesty (Chair)
Rachel Lavender
Sarah Wood (Headteacher)
Brian Devine
Karen Harrow
Theresa Elder
Remote Attendance:
Patrick Spencer
Adam Riches
In attendance:
Annabel Britcliffe (Clerk)
Nicola Dawson AM
All School Governors can be contacted through the school.
Governors meetings take place each term. Minutes of these meetings are available in school.
Regulations also allow access to the following:
(i) The LA statement of Curriculum Policy and, where it exists, the Governing Body Statement of Curriculum Aims;
(ii) Any Statutory Statements (including Statutory Orders for the National Curriculum Subjects), circulars and administrative memoranda relating to powers and duties under Chapter 1 of the Education Reform Act (The Curriculum) sent to schools by the DfES.
(iii) Any published HMI reports which refer expressly to the School.
(iv) Any schemes of work currently used by Teachers in the School.
(v) The LA's agreed syllabus for RE.
(vi) A full copy of the arrangements for the consideration of complaints about the School Curriculum made by the LA and approved by the Secretary of State under Section 23 of the ERA.
Performance Table information from the Department for Education
Pecuniary and Business Interests
The governing body of a school is required to establish a register which lists for each member of the governing body, the Headteacher and school staff any business interests they have.
The governing body for the Hollesley and Waldringfield Partnership have declared their pecuniary interest and these can be found in the document below.
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