Governors
Governing Body
Our Governing Body meets regularly to oversee the management of the school and to help determine its strategic development. Amongst its responsibilities are curriculum, staffing, premises, finances, health and safety and admissions. Four Governors are appointed by Devon County Council, six are elected by parents, two are elected by the teaching staff, one by the non-teaching staff and four are appointed as community governors.
WHITCHURCH COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL – GOVERNING BODY
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2019/20 | |||||
| Name | Type of Governor | Appointing Body | Office | Term | Committee(s) | Registered interests |
| David Anning | Partnership | Governing Board | Chair | 20/12/18-19/12/22 | Teaching & Learning
Resources |
Director of Tavistock Hockey Club (community interest company) |
| Sue Ord | Partnership | Governing Board | Vice-Chair | 20/12/18-19/12/22 | Teaching & Learning
Resources |
None |
| Nicola Bench | Co-opted | Governing Board | 22/7/18-21/7/22 | Teaching & Learning | None | |
| Stuart Borthwick | Parent | Elected by parents | 22/9/18-21/9/22 | Resources | Westcountry Website Co. Self-employed | |
| Kate Brimacombe | Parent | Elected by parents | 14/5/19-13/6/23 | Teaching & Learning | SW Region D, Local Leader of Governance / Teaching Schools Council SW | |
| Naomi Ellis | Parent | Elected by parents | 22/9/18-21/9/22 | Teaching & Learning | None | |
| Caroline Hay | Co-opted | Governing Board | 1/9/17-31/8/21 | Resources | Babcock (not education division) | |
| Karen Higginson | Staff | Elected by staff | 19/7/17-18/7/21 | Teaching & Learning | None | |
| David Johns | Co-opted | Governing Board | Chair of T&L
+ Resources |
15/6/19-14/6/23 | Teaching & Learning Resources | Babcock (not education division) |
| Fiona Milligan | Co-opted | Governing Board | 1/9/17-31/8/21 | Teaching & Learning | Teaching Assistant at WCPS | |
| Kate Sainsbury | Co-opted | Governing Board | 12/7/17-11/7/21 | Teaching & Learning | Husband is Assoc. member | |
| Cameron Woodrow | Parent | Elected by Parents | 14/6/19-13/6/23 | Resources | ||
| Ed Persse | Associate
Member |
Governing Board | 18/7/19-17/7/23
(re-appointment) |
Resources (non-voting) | EDJP Planning – director | |
| Mike Sainsbury | Associate Member | Governing Board | 18/7/19-17/7/23
(re-appointment) |
Teaching & Learning (non-voting) | Wife is Governor | |
| Harry Churchill | Co-opted | Governing Board | 1/12/16-30/11/20 | Resources (non-voting) | None | |
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Governor/s who have left during past 12 months |
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| Holly Pullen | Parent | Elected by parents | 30/6/16-26/8/18 (resigned – other commitments) | |||
| Nicky Mackenzie | Co-opted | Governing Board | 1/9/17-28/2/19 (resigned – other commitments) | |||
| Helen Kelly | Parent | Elected by parents | 1/5/15-30/4/19 (end of term) | |||
| Matt Luckham | Co-opted | Governing Board | 27/11/15-15/6/19 (resigned – work commitments) | |||
NB Composition of Governing Body is 15, which equals 12 as above plus 2 vacancies (1xLA, 1xCo-opted) and a statutory vacancy for the Headteacher. (Angela O’Shea-Warman chooses not to be a governor.)
Attendance at Governing Body meetings 2018/19
| Full Governing Body | Teaching & Learning | Resources | ||||||
| Possible | Attended | Possible | Attended | Possible | Attended | |||
| David Anning
(Vice-chair of Governors) |
5 | 5
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3 | 3
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4 | 4
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| Nicola Bench | 5 | 2
(* 2xW 1xF) |
3 | 2
(* 1xW) |
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| Stuart Borthwick | 5 | 4
(* 1xF) |
4
|
3
(* 1xF) |
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| Caroline Hay | 5 | 4
(* 1xW) |
4 | 3
(* 1xW) |
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| Karen Higginson | 5 | 4
(* 1xF) |
3 | 2
(* 1xF) |
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| Matthew Luckham **** | 4 | 1
(* 3xW) |
4 | 3
(* 1xW) |
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| Nicky Mackenzie **
|
2 | 2 | 2 | 2
|
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| Fiona Milligan | 5 | 4
(* 1xO) |
3 | 2
(* 1xF) |
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| Sue Ord
(Chair of Governors) |
5 | 5
|
3 | 2
(* 1xF) |
4 | 3
(* 1xF) |
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| Kate Sainsbury | 5 | 3
(* 2xW) |
3 | 0
(* 3xW) |
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| Helen Kelly *** | 3 | 1
(* 2xF) |
2 | 0
(* 2xF) |
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| Dave Johns
|
5 | 5
|
3 | 2
(* 1xW) |
4 | 3
(* 1xW) |
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| Naomi Ellis | 5 | 3
(* 1xO 1xF) |
3 | 2
(* 1xF) |
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| Kate Brimacombe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cameron Woodrow | 1 | 0
(* 1xF) |
0 | 0 | ||||
* Reasons for absence
W = work commitments F = family commitments O = other (sickness, holiday etc)
U = reason not known
Shaded boxes = not members of that committee
** Nicky Mackenzie resigned 28 February 2019
*** Helen Kelly’s term of office expired 30 April 2019
**** Matt Luckham resigned 15 June 2019
