Governors
What do your School Governors do?
Ermington Primary School has 15 Governors made up as follows:-
- 5 Parents elected by other parents at the school.
- The Headteacher and 2 Staff elected by their colleagues.
- 3 Local Education Authority appointed governors.
- 4 Community Governors appointed by the governing body.
The Governing Body’s role is strategic. Governors are not expected to be involved in the detail of the day-to-day management of the school. The Headteacher has responsibility for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and for implementation of the strategic framework established by the Governing Body.
The Governing Body works in partnership with the Headteacher and the senior leadership team. Acting as ‘critical friends’, the Governing Body has a role to support and challenge the work of the school.
Governors must act corporately. Individual governors do not have the power to act alone unless the corporate governing body has given them the authority to do so. Individual governors have a broadly representative role but they are part of a team. They are not delegates and do not have any kind of mandate from the body that elected or appointed them.
Queries and concerns about any aspect of school life should, in the first instance, be directed to the appropriate member of the school staff rather than to individual governors. It is important that governors are not involved in issues which may become formal complaints as this prevents governors from dealing with the matter impartially at a later stage. Should you wish to pursue a matter further, having first attempted to resolve the issue with the relevant school staff, then please put your concern in writing to the Chair of Governors. (See our Complaints Policy).
Our Full Governing Body meets at least once each term. There are also 4 committees which deal with finance & personnel, the Kids' Club, curriculum and property issues.
We welcome any interest in the work of the governing body. If you would like to know more about the governing body please contact the Chair of Governors.
Governing Body 2009-2010
| Name | Representation | End Date |
| Bob Knightley (Chair) 01548 830568 |
Community Governor | 07/06/2010 |
| Michael Evans | LA Governor | 21/01/2013 |
| Sally Taylor | LA Governor | 21/09/2013 |
| Sue Roberts (Vice Chair) | LA Governor | 19/11/2010 |
| Jane Byrne (Headteacher) | Staff Governor | |
| Heather Freeman | Staff Governor | 31/08/2010 |
| Karen Sims-Stirling | Staff Governor | 16/04/2010 |
| Claire Morgan-Hughes | Parent Governor | 07/07/2013 |
| Marie Lord | Parent Governor | 21/03/2012 |
| Giles Bryan | Parent Governor | 30/04/2013 |
| Joslyn Montgomery | Parent Governor | 04/10/2012 |
| Ann Willcocks | Parent Governor | 21/03/2012 |
| Claire Eales-White | Community Governor | 19/09/2012 |
| Susan Hill | Community Governor | 13/09/2010 |
| Richard Hodson | Community Governor | 31/03/2013 |
| Gill Hucker | Clerk |
Governing Body Minutes
Other Documents
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Ermington Primary School Publication Scheme |
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Questionnaire Responses - Autumn 2005 |
