Governing Body

Being a governor at Grange CE Primary School

Governors are people who have a keen interest in the school and want to help in providing the best education for the children attending the school. They represent a range of people in the community: staff, parents, church (in a CE school) and the community. They are willing to attend full governing body meetings, committee meetings and supporting staff and children in the many activities the school undertakes.

At Grange CE Primary School we hold full governors’ meetings each half term. We have three committees: Leadership, Management and Finance (LMF), Teaching & Learning (T&L) and Community, Environment and Wellbeing (CEW). Everyone serves on a committee and tries to attend full governors’ meetings. A committee meeting is held each term.

Governor training is offered by the LA, the Diocese and other partner organisations. Governors are encouraged to attend training. There are also links with the local authority, the Diocese and other schools.

What do governors do?

Governors offer strategic guidance, rather than getting involved in the operational aspects of a school. This involves:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Overseeing the school’s financial performance, ensuring money is well-spent.
Holding the headteacher or school leadership to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff

A governor’s relationship with the school’s leadership team involves challenging existing processes to drive school improvement. Although becoming a governor requires drive and commitment, you’ll enjoy many professional and personal rewards, including career development opportunities and the chance to support young people’s futures.

Contact details

Chair of Governors: Matthew Evans

Vice Chair of Governors: Claire Logan

Clerk to Governors: Joanne Garnett

Email: clerk@grange.cumbria.sch.uk

Phone: 015395 32392

Structure

3 x Parent governors
1 x Local Authority governor
1 x Headteacher
1 x Staff governor
3 x Foundation governors
3 x Co-opted governors
Total number of governors 12

Governors serve for a term of 4 years (excluding ex officio and Clerk to Governors)

Committee Terms of Reference

terms of reference.pdf

Governor Newsletters

Academic Year 2023/2024

15th July 2023 Summer Governor Newsletter download_for_offline

download_for_offline15th July 2023 Summer Governor Newsletter

Academic Year 2022/2023

Autumn 22 Governor Newsletter download_for_offline

download_for_offlineAutumn 22 Governor Newsletter

Our Governors

NAME	GOVERNOR CATEGORY Incl Associate Members	APPOINTING BODY	APPOINTMENT DATE	ATTENDANCE OVER LAST ACADEMIC YEAR		ADDITIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (ie chairs of governing body and committees and if Associate members have voting rights at committee level)
NAME	GOVERNOR CATEGORY Incl Associate Members	APPOINTING BODY	APPOINTMENT DATE	Governing Body*	Committee*
P Summers	Ex-Off	Ex-Off	N/A	100%	100% All committees	Headteacher
Judith Mitchell	Foundation Governor	Diocese/local church	04/01/2021	100%	T&L – 100%	Science, RE & Collective Worship
Brian McCann	Co-opted Governor	Governing body	01/01/2021	100%	LMF – 100% CEW – 33.3%	Finance Governor, PE, Buildings, Humanities, Chair of Governors 2021/2022
Paula Whinfield	Staff Governor	Elected by the staff	12/06/2021	100%	T&L – 66.67%	Staff Governor
Gill Webster	Foundation Governor	Diocese/local church	17/10/2021	100%	T&L – 100% LMF – 100%	SENGAT, English, Chair of T&L Committee
Matthew Evans - Chair of Governors 2023 - 2024 2024 - 2025	LA Governor	Governing body	24/11/2024	100%	CEW – 100% LMF – 100%	Chair of Governors, Health & Safety,
Claire Logan	Co-Opted Governor	Governing body	28/09/2022	80%	CEW – 100% LMF – 100%	Vice Chair, Legal, GDPR, Maths, Chair of CEW Committee
Pippa Eccles	Parent Governor	Parents/Carers of registered children at the school	18/11/2022	100%	CEW -66.67%	Safeguarding & Prevent, Chair of Governors 2022 -2023
Rev'd David Wilmot	Foundation Governor	Diocese/local church	16/05/2024	100%	N/A
Andrea Bellamy	Parent Governor	Parents/Carers of registered children at the school	03/04/2025
Denis Whalley	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	12/07/2023	80%	LMF - 100%
Adam Strafford	Parent Governor	Parents/Carers of registered children at the school	01/01/2025
Joanne Garnett	Clerk to Governors	N/A	N/A	100%	100% committees	Clerk to Governors

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