Our Governors play a very important role within our school including appointing staff, deciding upon how the budget will be spent and looking after the school building.
They meet at least once a term and also meet in ‘committees’ which focus upon specific areas of their work, these are currently:
There are also various groups Governors are appointed from including Co-opted Governors, Staff Governors, Parent Governors, and Local Authority Governors.
Governing Body - Term of Office
Governor Name | Appointment Type | Appointment Date | Term of Office | Appointed by |
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Mr Peter Farmer |
Local Authority (Chair) |
November 2018 | Four years | Local Authority |
Miss Angela Grandfield |
Co-opted |
March 2019 |
Four years | Governing body vote |
Mrs Pat Hunt |
Co-opted (Vice-Chair) |
March 2019 | Four years |
Governing body vote |
Mr Mark Elwell | Co-opted | March 2019 | Four years | Governing body vote |
Mr Tom Bland | Parent | September 2019 | Four years | Parent election |
Mrs Sally Taylor-Janes | Parent | January 2017 | Four years | Parent election |
Mrs Ceri Porter | Parent | January 2019 | Four years | Parent election |
Mr Neil Brown | Co-opted | June 2020 | Four years | Governing body vote |
Ms Alison Carnell | Parent | September 2020 | Four years |
Parent election |
Mrs Joanne Wilson | Headteacher | November 2008 | On going | School |
Mrs Gillian Locke |
Staff Governor (Deputy Headteacher) |
September 2017 | Four years | Staff election |
Mr Gareth Hawkins |
Associate Governor (Deputy Headteacher) |
September 2017 |
Clerk to the Governors - Mrs Pamela Grant
Structure and Remit of the Governing Body
According to the Consolidated Instrument of Government for Castlefort JMI School, the Governing body consists of:
Business and Pecuniary Interests
Name | Position |
Name of Organisation |
Nature of Interest |
Date interest was registered |
Date interest ceased |
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Mrs Pat Hunt | Co-opted Governor | Academies Trust | School Improvement Advisor | September 2016 | Ongoing |
Miss Angela Grandfield |
Vice-Chair | Shire Oak Academy | Staff member for Health and Safety | September 2016 | Ongoing |
Mrs Joanne Wilson | Headteacher | C M Barnett | Building improvements | September 2008 |
Ongoing |
Governors 2020-2021
Mr Peter Farmer |
Chair of Governors Local Authority |
Safeguarding Assessment Collective Worship |
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Miss Angela Grandfield |
Co-opted Governor |
Health and Safety Teaching and Learning Looked After Children Student Induction/Mentoring |
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Mrs Pat Hunt |
Vice-Chair Co-opted Governor |
Safeguarding Pupil Premium English/Mathematics GDPR |
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Mr Mark Elwell | Co-opted Governor |
Computing / E-Safety NQT Support |
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Ms Alison Carnell | Parent Governor |
Science Design and Technology PSHE/RE & British Values UNICEF Right Respecting
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Mrs Sally Taylor-Janes | Parent Governor |
Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Gifted & Talented Phonics
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Mr Neil Brown | Co-opted Governor |
PE/Sports Extra-Curricular Activities
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Mrs Ceri Porter | Parent Governor |
Early Years (EYFS) Music & Modern Foreign Languages
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Mr Tom Bland | Parent Governor |
Creative Curriculum Outdoor Learning Learning Ambassadors
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Mrs Joanne Wilson | Headteacher |
Pupil Premium Assessment Safeguarding Collective Worship
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Mrs Gillian Locke |
Staff Governor Deputy Headteacher |
Teaching & Learning / Staff Development Health and Safety Educational Visits |
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Mr Gareth Hawkins |
Associate Member Deputy Headteacher |
Assessment Behaviour |
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Mrs Pamela Grant | Clerk to the Governors |
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Committee Structure 2020 - 2021
RESOURCES COMMITTEE (Quorum 3)
Membership | Type of Governor |
Voting Right |
Jo Wilson | Headteacher | Yes |
Gillian Locke | Staff Governor | Yes |
Gareth Hawkins | Associate Member | Yes |
Pat Hunt | Co-opted Governor | Yes |
Angela Grandfield | Co-opted Governor | Yes |
Peter Farmer | LA Governor | Yes |
Tom Bland | Parent Governor | Yes |
Neil Brown | Co-opted Governor | Yes |
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE (Quorum 3)
Membership | Type of Governor | Voting Rights |
Jo Wilson | Headteacher | Yes |
Gillian Locke | Staff Governor | Yes |
Gareth Hawkins | Associate Member | Yes |
Angela Grandfield | Co-opted Governor | Yes |
Pat Hunt | Co-opted Governor | Yes |
Peter Farmer | LA Governor | Yes |
Sally Taylor-Janes | Parent Governor | Yes |
Ceri Porter | Parent Governor | Yes |
Alison Carnell | Parent Governor | Yes |
Additional Information
Miss Angela Grandfield (Co-opted Governor) also serves on the Governing Body of Yoxall St Peter's CE (VC) Primary School.
Mr Neil Brown (Co-opted Governor) is the husband of one of our Teaching Assistants.