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St Matthew's CE Primary School

Faith • Respect • Achievement • Friendship

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 Michelle Jenkins and our Governor who monitors Safeguarding within the school is Mrs Jo Knights. They can be contacted through the school office if you wish to speak with them.

Minutes from our governors' Meetings are available by request to the Chair of Governors who can be contacted through the school office.

 

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 2021/2022 and 2022/23

Name

Category

Appointed by

Term of Office

(no. of years & end date)

Committee membership

Responsibilities

Voting Rights

(if Associate Member)

Chloe BERESFORD

Co-opted

GB

4

15/09/2026

Teaching & Learning

Forum Rep

 

Hilary BETTS

 

(resigned July 2022)

Foundation

Diocese

4

20/07/2022

Business Committee

Pay Committee

 

(resigned July 2022)

Vice Chair of GB

Chair of Business

 

(resigned July 2022)

 

Sylvia BODDINGTON

Foundation

Diocese

4

31/08/2025

Business Committee

HTPM Committee

 

 

Samantha DAY

Foundation

Diocese

4

14/09/2026

Business Committee

Pay Committee

 

 

Donna HORLOCK

Parent

Elected

4

11/03/2023

Teaching and Learning Committee

Pay Committee

DTG

 

Michelle JENKINS

 

Parent

Elected

4

10/10/2023

 

Teaching& Learning Committee

Business Committee

COG  

 

Janet JOHNSTONE

 

Foundation

Diocese

4

14/03/2025

Teaching& Learning Committee

HTPM Panel

Chair of T&L

 

Joanna KNIGHT

Foundation (from 02/02/2022)

Diocese

4

01/02/2026

Teaching & Learning

HTPM Panel

 

 

Catherine LEE

 

Staff

 

Foundation (from 16/11/2022)

Elected

 

Diocese

4

 

4

09/09/2022

 

15/11/2026

Business Committee

 

Business Committee

 

 

To be confirmed

 

Sian MANNING

Foundation

Diocese

4

09/02/2024

Business Committee

Pay Comittee

V/COG 2022-23

 

 

Kevin MCELHATTON

Local Authority

GB

4

13/05/2023

Business Committee

Pay Committee

Chair of Business

 

Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE

Head Teacher

 

 

 

Business Committee

Teaching & Learning Committee

 

 

Matthew PETTS

Staff

Elected

4

01/10/2026

 

To be confirmed

 

Mary WALKER

Foundation

Diocese

4

26/09/2025

Teaching & Learning Committee

 

Vice Chair of Teaching & Learning

 

Alice WOOD

(resigned July 2022)

Foundation Ex- Officio

Diocese

 

 

 

 

 

David WOOD

(resigned July 2022)

Foundation

Diocese

4

20/07/2022

Business Committee

 

 

Register of Governors’ Interests 2021/22

Name

Name of Business

Including:

  • governor elsewhere (please include school name)
  • related / married to member of staff (please include staff name)
  • employed at school

Nature of Business

Nature of Interest

Date of Appointment or Acquisition

Date of Cessation of Interest

Date of Entry

Chloe BERESFORD (Associate)

None

 

 

 

 

 

Hilary BETTS

None

 

 

 

 

 

Sylvia BODDINGTON

None

 

 

 

 

 

Donna HORLOCK

None

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle JENKINS

None

 

 

 

 

 

Janet JOHNSTONE

None

 

 

 

 

 

Joanna KNIGHT

None

 

 

 

 

 

Catherine LEE

Works at School

 

 

 

 

 

Sian MANNING

None

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin McELHATTON

None

 

 

 

 

 

Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE

Works at School

 

 

 

 

 

Mary WALKER

None

 

 

 

 

 

Alice WOOD

Spouse works at school

 

 

 

 

 

David WOOD

Works at School

 

 

 

 

 

Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2020-21

 

FULL GOVERNING BODY

TEACHING & LEARNING COMMITTEE

BUSINESS COMMITTEE

PAY COMMITTEE

 

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

(%)

Chloe BERESFORD

(Associate Member)

2

1

50%

1

1

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hilary BETTS

 6

83% 

 4

80%

80% 

 

2

 

 

2

 

100%

Sylvia BODDINGTON

 6

83% 

4

80% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Donna HORLOCK

6

6

100%

5

3

60%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle JENKINS

6

100% 

80% 

4

80% 

2

2

100%

Janet JOHNSTONE

 6

100% 

5

100%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joanna KNIGHT

6

6

100%

5

3

60%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Catherine LEE

6

 6

100% 

 

 

 

60% 

 

 

 

Sian MANNING

6

6

100%

 

 

 

5

3

60%

 

 

 

Kevin McELHATTON

6

3

50%

 

 

 

5

5

100%

2

2

100%

Kay PENNICOTTE-HENRIE

6

6

100%

5

5

100%

5

5

100%

 

 

 

 Mary WALKER

 6

 6

 100%

 5

100% 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alice WOOD

 

6

5

83%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       

 

 

David WOOD

6

5

83%

 

 

 

5

5

100%

 

 

 

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We have no staff who receive a salary of £100,000 or more.