Our Governors
Our governors are very supportive of our school and all that the children do. They care deeply about the school's vision and school improvement. They help us to make improvements so we can be the best children, staff and parents possible. They carry out regular monitoring of the school through learning walks, pupil conferencing, book trawls and interviews with staff. They also attend meetings of the Full Governing Body, Business Committee, Teaching and Learning Committee and the Christian Distinctiveness Group. Hardly a day goes by without at least one governor in the school.
When new staff arrive, governors are part of the induction process and are involved in the pastoral care of the teaching team.
Every monitoring activity is recorded with points for further development so the governors and the school can ensure that our school improvement objectives are being met.
Our Chair of Governors is Mrs Sylvia Boddington and our Governor who monitors Safeguarding within the school is Mrs Mary Walker. They can be contacted through the school if you wish to speak with them.
If you are interested in becoming a governor please contact the school.
These are details of our governors in the last academic year and the roles they played in school.
St Matthew’s CE Primary School Governors’ Details for 2019-20 & 2018-19
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Name |
Category |
Appointed by |
Term of Office (no. of years & end date) |
Committee membership |
Responsibilities |
Voting Rights (if Associate Member) |
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Hilary BETTS
|
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
06/09/2021 |
Business Committee Teaching & Learning Committee Pay Committee
|
Vice Chair of GB Chair of Business |
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Sylvia BODDINGTON |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
30/09/2021 |
Business Committee, Teaching & Learning Committee Pay Committee HTPM Committee |
Chair of GB |
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Scott HARDIE
|
Parent |
Elected |
4 |
19/11/2021 |
Resources Committee Pay Committee |
Resigned March 2019 |
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Donna HORLOCK |
Parent |
Elected |
4 |
11/03/2023 |
Teaching and Learning Committee |
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Michelle JENKINS
|
Parent |
Elected |
4 |
15/10/2019
|
Teaching& Learning Committee HTPM Committee |
Chair of Teaching & Learning |
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Janet JOHNSTONE
|
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
14/03/2021 |
Teaching& Learning Committee |
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Catherine LEE
|
Staff |
Elected |
4 |
09/09/2022 |
Business Committee |
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Kevin MCELHATTON |
Local Authority |
GB |
4 |
13/05/2023 |
Business Committee Pay Committee |
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Jean MITCHELL
|
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
14/08/2022 |
Teaching & Learning Committee HTPM Committee (pending) |
Resigned September 2019 |
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Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE |
Head Teacher |
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Business Committee Teaching & Learning Committee |
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Allison THURSTON |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
03/10/2021 |
Business Committee Teaching & Learning Committee |
Resigned July 2019 |
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Mary WALKER |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
26/09/2021 |
Teaching & Learning Committee HTPM Committee |
Vice Chair of Teaching & Learning |
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Alice WOOD |
Foundation Ex- Officio |
Diocese |
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David WOOD |
Foundation |
Diocese |
4 |
30/09/2021 |
Business Committee |
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Register of Governors’ Interests 2019/20
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Name |
Name of Business Including:
|
Nature of Business |
Nature of Interest |
Date of Appointment or Acquisition |
Date of Cessation of Interest |
Date of Entry |
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Hilary BETTS |
None |
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Sylvia BODDINGTON |
None |
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Donna HORLOCK |
None |
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Michelle JENKINS |
None |
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Janet JOHNSTONE |
None |
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Catherine LEE |
Works at School |
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Kevin MCELHATTON |
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Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE |
Works at School |
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Mary WALKER |
None |
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Alice WOOD |
Spouse works at school |
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David WOOD |
Works at School |
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Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2018-19
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FULL GOVERNING BODY |
TEACHING & LEARNING COMMITTEE |
BUSINESS COMMITTEE |
PAY COMMITTEE |
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Name |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number attended |
(%) |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number attended |
(%) |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number attended |
(%) |
Number of meetings the governor should have attended |
Number attended |
(%) |
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Hilary BETTS |
7 |
7 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
2
|
2 |
100% |
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Sylvia BODDINGTON |
7 |
7 |
100% |
5 |
45 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
2 |
2 |
100% |
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Scott HARDIE |
4 |
1 |
25% |
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3 |
1 |
33% |
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Donna HORLOCK |
3 |
2 |
66% |
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2 |
2 |
100% |
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Michelle JENKINS |
7 |
7 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
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Janet JOHNSTONE |
7 |
3 |
43% |
5 |
4 |
80% |
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Catherine LEE |
7 |
5 |
71% |
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5 |
5 |
100% |
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Kevin MCELHATTON |
2 |
1 |
50% |
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2 |
2 |
100% |
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Jean MITCHELL |
6 |
3 |
50% |
5 |
3 |
60% |
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Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE |
7 |
7 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
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Allison THURSTON |
7 |
5 |
71% |
5 |
5 |
100% |
4 |
4 |
100% |
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Mary WALKER |
7 |
6 |
86% |
5 |
4 |
80% |
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Alice WOOD
|
7 |
6 |
86% |
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David WOOD |
7 |
7 |
100% |
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5 |
5 |
100% |
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