Governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in all St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust schools however, the ultimate responsibility for the school lies with the Board of Directors with much of the work delegated to the Local Governing Body (LGB).
In trusts, the purpose of local governance is to provide:
· strategic leadership
· accountability and assurance
· strategic engagement
Governors set the aims and objectives for the school and set the targets/policies for achieving those aims and objectives. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the headteacher.
Governors bring a wide range of skills and expertise from their professional lives to the governing body and schools benefit greatly from working with skilled volunteers.
Chair of Governors: Ben Charles
Vice-Chair of Governors: Kirstin Brown
Safeguarding Lead: Kirstin Brown & Kate Doddridge
Clerk to the LGB: Ruth Cadoux
If you are interested in hearing more about becoming a governor please contact;
Name |
Role |
Appointed by |
Term of Office Start/End date |
Registered Interests |
Date Interest began |
Date Interest ceased (if applicable) |
Attendance
|
| Jane Bird |
Headteacher |
Trust |
Post-related |
St Christopher's MAT | 2017 | n/a |
6 of 6 |
|
Ben Charles |
Chair of LGB | Directors | 05/12/23 - 04/12/27 | Employee & Director @ Biovault Technical Limited | 5 of 6 | ||
|
Kirstin Brown |
Vice Chair of LGB and Safeguarding Lead |
Trust |
16/12/20 - 15/12/24 |
Employee @ Hart Learning Group; St Edward's PTFA trustee; St Edward's PTFA co-chair |
5 of 6 |
||
| Katy Doddridge |
Safeguarding Lead |
Parents/Carers |
07/07/23 - 06/07/27 |
Employee as Estimating Co-ordinator; Business owner at Classic Builders Limited |
5 of 6 |
||
|
Jane Dowrick-Kessel |
- |
Staff |
21/09/22 - 20/09/26 |
None | - | - |
3 of 6 |
| Odette Roberts | - | Staff | 21/09/22 - 20/09/26 | None | 2 of 6 | ||
| Jon Hall | - | LGB |
15/11/24 - 14/11/28 |
- | - | - | n/a |
| Rev. Tatiana Wilson | - | Trust | 16/04/24 - 16/04/28 |
Vicar for Parish of Eggbuckland with Estover (Forder Valley Mission Community); Governor for Plymouth Marjon University |
1 of 2 | ||
| VACANCY | - | Parents | - | - | - | - | - |
| VACANCY | - | LGB | - | - | - | - | - |
| Resigned in the last 12 months | |||||||
| Gareth Morris | - | LGB | 03/07/24 - 29/10/24 | Employee at Mace | 0 of 1 | ||
| Chris Hewlins | - | Parents | 07/07/23 - 31/07/24 | None | - | - | 6 of 6 |
| Julian Payne | - | Trust | 26/01/22 - 02/01/24 |
Director at Exeter Diocese Board of Finance; Trustee at The Parish of Eggbuckland with Estover |
1 of 2 | ||
Name of Governor |
Monitoring Responsibilities |
| Ben Charles | Maths; Operations (Health & Safety, Risk and Wellbeing) |
| Kirstin Brown | Safeguarding, Attendance & Behaviour; EYFS, Early Reading and Phonics; English |
| Katy Doddridge | Disadvantaged Pupils; Safeguarding |
| Jon Hall | tbc |
| Tatiana Wilson | Ethos & Christian Distinctiveness |
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Diversity Data
The board believes that it is important that we reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people. We collect data on the diversity of the board, including age, ethnicity, and gender and we use this data to inform our recruitment and training needs, ensuring there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making. We do not publish diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.