Governor Roles
School Governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities; they make decisions together and cannot act unilaterally. School Governors are parents, teachers and community representatives. They all serve for four years, after which they can be re-elected or new governors take their place.
The Governing Board meets at least once per term and reports from these meetings can be seen at the school on request.
Among other things the governors are responsible for:-
Currently our Governors are as follows:
The Governing Board meets at least once per term and reports from these meetings can be seen at the school on request.
Among other things the governors are responsible for:-
- overseeing the school to promote high standards of educational achievement;
- setting appropriate targets for pupil achievement at Key Stage 2;
- taking general responsibility for the conduct of the school;
- managing the school’s budget;
- ensuring the school curriculum is broad and balanced, the National Curriculum is taught, and reporting on National Curriculum assessments and examination results;
- determining the staff pay policy for the school;
- participating in the appointment of the head and other staff and regulating staff conduct and discipline;
- drawing up an action plan after an inspection.
Currently our Governors are as follows:
Name | Position on LGB | Committee Membership | Current Governor | Term of Office | Name and Nature of Business | Nature of Interest (e.g. Employee, Director, Trustee, Shareholder) | Date Interest Acquired | % Attendance at FGB Meetings 2019/2020 |
Mr Innes Dowlen | Co-opted Governor |
Curriculum and Standards
Premises, Health and Safety
|
YES |
24.01.2021
to
23.01.2025
|
Penrice Academy
Secondary School
|
One child attends Secondary School | 01/09/2015 | N/A |
Mr Mark Tucker |
Co-opted Governor
Chair of the Governing Board
|
Finance and Personnel
Premises, Health and Safety
|
YES
|
01.06.2021 to 31.05.2025 |
Nanpean Primary School
|
Daughter is an employee
|
01.06.2021
|
N/A |
Miss Rebecca Hancock |
Parent Governor
|
Curriculum and Standards
Premises, Health and Safety
|
YES |
05.07.2019
to
04.07.2023
|
Nanpean School
Primary School
|
Two children attend the school |
01/09/2019
01/09/2021
|
60% |
Mr Matt Nicholls |
Headteacher
|
Curriculum and Standards
Finance and Personnel
Premises, Health and Safety
|
YES |
01.01.2019
to
Ex-Officio
|
Nanpean School
Primary School
Penrice Academy
Secondary School
Nanpean and St Dennis Trust Board
Trust
|
Employee
Spouse is a Teacher
Trustee
|
01/01/2019
01/09/2012
11/2020
|
100% |
Mrs Lee Watts |
Co-opted Governor
|
Finance and Personnel
Premises, Healthy and Safety
|
YES |
01.04.2021
to
31.03.2025
|
Nanpean Nippers
Childcare Provider
Nanpean School
Primary School
|
Manager
One child attends the school
|
1999
01/09/2019
|
100% |
Mr Brett Marsh |
Co-opted Governor
|
Curriculum and Standards
Finance and Personnel
|
YES |
24.02.2020 to 23.02.2024
|
Wave Academy - Caradon APA
Nanpean School
Primary School
|
Employee
Two children attend the school
|
01.04.2018
01.09.2014
|
60% |
Miss Bryony Tucker |
Co-opted Governor (ring fence non-teaching staff)
|
Curriculum and Standards
Premises, Health and Safety
|
YES |
08.03.2021
to
07.03.2025
|
Nanpean School
Primary School
Nanpean School
Primary School
|
Employee - Secretary
Two children attend the school
|
22.03.2021
01.09.2017
01.09.2021
|
100% |
Mrs Jen Jago | Staff Governor - Teaching Staff Governor |
Curriculum and Standards
Premises, Health and Safety
|
YES | 01.09.2021 to 31.08.2025 | Nanpean Primary School | Teacher at the school | 01.09.2016 | N/A |
Mrs Anne Bullock |
Co-opted Governor
Vice Chair of Governing Board
|
Finance and Personnel
Curriculum and Standards
|
YES | 01.09.2021 to 31.08.2025 | ||||
Mrs Patricia Greet |
Co-opted Governor
|
Curriculum and Standards
Premises, Health and Safety
|
YES | 26.05.2022 to 25.05.2026 | ||||
VACANCY |
Local Authority
|
YES | ||||||
VACANCY |
Foundation Governor
|
YES | ||||||
VACANCY |
Foundation Governor
|
YES | ||||||
Mr Roger Green |
Co-opted Governor
Resigned
|
NO | ||||||
Dr Tim Cook |
Co-opted Governor
Term of office expired
|
NO |
03.01.2020
to
31.12.2020
|
Liskeard Hillfort
Primary School
Plymouth University
External Expert
Cornfields
Private School
|
Headteacher
Employee
Chair of Board
|
11/2015
09/2018
11/2018
|
100% | |
Miss Kerry Dash |
Co-opted Governor
Resigned
|
NO |
24.06.2019
to
03.12.2020
|
Brannel School
Secondary School
|
One child attends the school
|
01.09.2017
|
80% | |
Miss Clare Morton |
Staff Governor
Resigned
|
NO |
01.07.2019
to 20.05.2021
|
Nanpean School
Primary School
|
Employee - Assistant Headteacher
|
01/06/2015
|
80% | |
Mr John Sibley |
Local Authority Governor
Term of office expired
|
NO |
30.08.2016
to
29.08.2020
|
St Stephen-in-Brannel Parish Council
|
Chairman |
2016
|
40% |