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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2020/21 | |||||
| Name | Type of Governor | Appointing Body | Office | Term | Committee(s) | Registered interests |
| Stuart Borthwick | Parent | Elected by parents | Chair – Res. | 22/9/18-21/9/22 | Resources | Westcountry Website Co. Self-employed |
| Kate Brimacombe | Parent | Elected by parents | Chair – T&L | 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) | |
| David Johns | Co-opted | Governing Board | Vice-Chair | 15/6/19-14/6/23 | T&L + Resources | Babcock (not education division) |
| Kerri Petch | Local Auth. | Governing Board | 18/6/20-17/6/24 | |||
| Jonathan Quinn | Co-Opted | Governing Board | 03/03/21-02/03/25 | Resources | None | |
| Susan Walton | Co-opted | Governing Board | Chair | 7/7/20-6/7/24 | Resources | None |
| Jo Whitney | Staff | Elected by staff | 15/10/20-14/10/24 | Teaching & Learning | None | |
| Cameron Woodrow | Parent | Elected by Parents | 14/6/19-13/6/23 | Resources | None | |
| Ed Persse | Assoc. Member | Governing Board | 18/7/19-17/7/23
(re-appointment) |
Resources (non-voting) | EDJP Planning – director | |
| Nicola Bench | Assoc. Member | Governing Board | 18/6/20-17/6/24 | T&L (non-voting) | ||
| Jane Byrne | Assoc. Member | Governing Board | 08/12/20-07/12/24 | T&L (non-voting) | ||
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Governor/s who have left during past 12 months |
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| Fiona Gibbins | Co-opted | Governing Board | 25/11/19-11/7/20 (resigned – other commitments) | |||
| Nicola Bench | Co-opted | Governing Board | 22/7/18- 1/6/20 (resigned – work commitments) | |||
| Karen Higginson | Staff | Elected by staff | 19/7/17-14/10/20 (resigned – work commitments) | |||
| Fiona Milligan | Co-opted | Governing Board | 1/9/17-12/9/20 (resigned – other commitments) | |||
| David Anning | Partnership | Governing Board | 20/12/18-April 2021 (Resigned = other work commitments) | Trustee of Tavistock Hockey Club (registered charity) | ||
| Kate Sainsbury | Co-Opted | Governing Board | 12/7/17 – April 21 (resigned – other commitments) | |||
| Sue Ord | Partnership | Governing Board | 20/12/18-19/12/22 | Resources – none | ||
NB Composition of Governing Body is 15, which equals 12 as above plus 2x Co-opted vacancy and a statutory vacancy for the Headteacher. (Hannah Down chooses not to be a governor.)
Attendance at Governing Body meetings 2020/21 – updated July 21 2021
| Full Governing Body | Teaching & Learning | Resources | ||||||
| Possible | Attended | Possible | Attended | Possible | Attended | |||
| David Anning
(Chair of Governors)##### |
6 | 5 (f) | 2 | 0 (w)(f) | 2 | 1 (f) | ||
| Stuart Borthwick | 8 | 7 (f) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Kate Brimacombe | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Jane Byrne# | 5 | 3 (w)(w) | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Naomi Ellis | 8 | 1 (o) (h)(h)(h) | 3 | 0 (f) | ||||
| Caroline Hay | 7 | 4 (w)(w)(f) | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Karen Higginson## | 1 | 0 (f) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dave Johns (Vice-chair) |
8 | 5 (u)(u)(u) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 (u) | ||
| Sue Ord | 7 | 3 (h)(h)(f)(f) | 3 | 1 (h)(h) | 3 | 1 (o) | ||
| Kerri Petch | 8 | 5(w)(w)(u) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Jonathan Quinn ### | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Kate Sainsbury##### | 5 | 3 (w)(w) | 2 | 1 (w) | ||||
| Susan Walton | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Cameron Woodrow | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Jo Whitney #### | 7 | 6 (f) | 3 | 2 (h) | ||||
* 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
#Joined Dec 2020
## Left Governing Board in September 2020
###Observed then joined March 21
####Joined in October 2020
