Meet the Governors
Mr Darren Claydon
Role: Co-opted Governor, Compliance Governor
Date of appointment: 29th February 2016; re-elected 28th February 2020
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 3/5; Committee 2/3
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 1/2
Mrs Sharon Corbin
Role: Co-opted Governor, Early Years Link Governor
Date of appointment: 18th November 2019
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 3/4; Committee 2/2
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 1/2
Miss Vanessa Hicks
Role: Headteacher
Date of appointment: 1st September 2015
Term of office: N/A
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 5/5; Committee 5/5
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 2/2
Mrs Josephine Hinson
Role: Co-opted Governor, Compliance Governor
Date of appointment: 28th September 2011 (Governing Board reconstituted 21st April 2015). Re-elected 26th March 2019
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 5/5; Committee 3/3
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 2/2
Mr Jonathan McGouran
Role: Parent Governor
Date of appointment: 29th September 2020
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 1/1
Mr Ben Mackett
Role: Parent Governor, English Governor, Modern Foreign Languages Governor
Date of appointment: 26th March 2019
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 4/5; Committee 1/3
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 1/2
Mrs Emma Meek
Role: Chair of Governors, Local Authority Governor, Child Protection and Safeguarding Governor, Creative Arts Governor, PEACH/Wellbeing Governor
Date of appointment: Elected as Parent Governor on 11th December 2015 and as Local Authority Governor on 12th December 2019
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 4/5; Committee 5/5
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 2/2
Mr Roger Rickman
Role: Co-opted Governor; Maths Governor
Date of appointment: 26th March 2019
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 4/5; Committee 2/2
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 2/2
Mrs Liz Smith
Role: Co-opted Governor; Vice Chair; Inclusion Governor
Date of appointment: Elected as Parent Governor on 12th September 2016; re-elected as co-opted governor on 9th September 2020.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 5/5; Committee 2/2
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 2/2
Mr Tom Speer
Role: Staff Governor
Date of appointment: 25th June 2020
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - TEACHER AT GURNARD PRIMARY SCHOOL; PARENT IS MEMBER OF STAFF AT GURNARD PRIMARY SCHOOL
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2019-20: Full Governing Board 1/1
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 2/2
Mr Stuart Thomas
Role: Parent Governor; Compliance Governor
Date of appointment: 13th July 2020
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board 2/2
Mr Doug Vincett
Role: Parent Governor
Date of appointment: 18th November 2020
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Board
Relevant business, financial and pecuniary interests:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - NONE
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff - NONE
- attendance record at governing board and committee meetings over the last academic year
- 2020-21: Full Governing Board
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