Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
In addition to Full Governing Body meetings, here are two Governing Body committees (People and Learning / Finance & Premises) each of which meets once per term.
Governor Information
Name | Governor Category | Term of Office Start Date | Term of Office End Date or Resignation Date | Membership of Committees | Positions of Responsibility |
Father Neil | Ex-officio (Incumbent at St Nicolas’ Church) | 1/9/2021 |
| People & Learning |
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John Harmer | Foundation (St. Nicolas PCC) | 28/6/2018 | 27/6/2022 | People & Learning |
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Toby Richardson | Foundation (St. Nicolas PCC) | 1/11/2016 | 31/10/2020 | Finance & Premises People & Learning | Chair of the GB |
Emma Smart | Ex-officio (Head Teacher) | 1/9/2017 |
| People & Learning Finance & Premises |
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David Mitchell | Local Authority |
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Jenna Clare | Parent | 31/10/2020 | 30/10/2024 | People & Learning |
Chair of the People & Learning Committee |
Akemi Nogiwa | Parent | 1/8/2018 | 31/7/2022 | Finance & Premises | Governor responsible for Safeguarding |
Lyndsey Roberts | Staff | 11/5/2022 | 10/5/2026 | People & Learning |
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Robin Holdsworth | Foundation (All Saints’ PCC) | 07/11/2018 | 06/11/2022 | Finance & Premises |
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James Armstrong | Foundation (Diocese) | 06/09/2018 | 05/09/2022 | Finance & Premises | Chair of the Finance & Premises Committee |
Declared Governor Interests
Name | Name of Organisation | Nature of Business | Nature of Interest | Date Declared |
John Harmer |
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| None | 11/9/2018 |
Toby Richardson |
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| None | 12/9/2017 |
Emma Smart | St Nicolas CE(A) Infant School | School | Employed as Head Teacher | 12/9/2017 |
Julia Powell |
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| None | 11/9/2017 |
Akemi Nogiwa |
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| None | 11/9/2018 |
Jessica Staniforth | Westborough URC St Nicolas CE(A) Infant School | Church School | Member Employed as Class Teacher | 23/11/2017 |
Governor Attendance 2018-19
Full Governing Body
| Name |
September 2018 |
November 2018 |
February 2019 |
March 2019 |
June 2019 |
Overall % |
| Toby Richardson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 80% |
| John Bethell | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | 60% |
| Emma Smart | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100% |
| Julia Powell | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 80% |
| Jessica Staniforth | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 80% |
| Robin Holdsworth | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100% |
| James Armstrong | N/A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100% |
| Akemi Nogiwa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100% |
| Marion Coom | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 80% |
| John Harmer | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 80% |
People & Learning Committee
|
Name |
October 2017 |
February 2018 |
June 2018 |
Overall % |
|
John Bethell |
Yes |
No |
No |
33% |
|
Emma Smart |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
100% |
|
Julia Powell |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
100% |
|
Jessica Staniforth |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
100% |
Finance & Premises Committee
|
Name |
November 2017 |
February 2018 |
June 2018 |
Overall % |
|
Toby Richardson |
Yes |
No |
No |
33% |
|
Julia Powell |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
67% |
|
Emma Smart |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
100% |
|
Jessica Staniforth |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
100% |