Welcome to the Governors' section:

ST LAWRENCE CE PRIMARY SCHOOL, LECHLADE

GOVERNORS and ASSOCIATE MEMBERS DETAILS and REGISTER of INTERESTS

The Local Governing Body of St Lawrence CE Primary School was reconstituted in March 2018 when the school joined DGAT.  It has a total of 12 Governors who each serve a four year term. They have a broad range of experience and knowledge and all governors, apart from school staff, are volunteers. Governors are appointed as follows:

• The Head Teacher (ex officio)
• The Vicar of St Lawrence Church (ex officio)
• 1 Staff Governor elected by school staff and appointed by the Directors of DGAT
• 2 Parent Governors elected by parents of the school
• 1 Co-Opted Governor appointed by the Directors of DGAT after discussion with the Local Governing Body
• 6 Foundation Governors appointed by the Directors of DGAT after discussion with the Parochial Church Council

The Governing Body can invite people to join a specific committee in order to share their expertise. These people are Associate Members. They do not have voting rights at any Local Governing Body meetings but may be given voting rights by the committees on which they sit.

The Vice Chair and Resources Committee Chair are elected annually by the Governors at the last meeting of the academic year, and the Chair is appointed by DGAT.

The Local Governing Body meets up to six times each academic year to help guide the overall strategic direction of the school to enable pupils to learn most effectively and achieve their best.

All Governors are also members of at least one committee and these meet regularly throughout the year to discuss their specific area of interest and provide feedback of their discussions at the Local Governing Body meetings.

The responsibilities and functions covered by each committee are:

Christian Ethos – monitoring Christian distinctiveness, ensuring policies match Christian vision and preparing for SIAMS

Curriculum Standards – curriculum design and intent, pupil standards and outcome, SEND, Pupil Premium and nurture

Resources – finance, premises, health & safety and personnel

Governors do not get involved in the day to day running of the school, as that is the responsibility of the Head Teacher and the school management team. However, Governor duties do include:

• To provide a strategic view and act as a critical friend
• To ensure accountability
• To help set the strategy, policies and objectives for the school
• To challenge and support decisions made by the school management team
• To approve the school budget and review progress against it throughout the year
• To assist in the appointment of staff
• To monitor results and other aspects of school life such as behaviour and attendance

Academic Year 2021/2022

GOVERNORS – 12 in total, all with a 4 year term of office

PARENT governors are appointed by parents following an election when a vacancy arises.

Mrs Joanne Baker

• Serves from 5 November 2020 until 4 November 2024
• Resources committee
• Link governor with Reading and Computing

Mrs Freya Moreby

• Serves from 1 November 2018 until 31 October 2022
• Curriculum Standards committee
• Governor with responsibility for the school website
• Link governor with EYFS

FOUNDATION governors are appointed by the Directors of DGAT after nomination by the Parochial Church Council.  There are 7 in total.

Mr Michael Baker

• Serves from 1 September 2018 until 31 August 2022
• Resources Committee (Chair)
• Christian Ethos Committee
• Link governor with Maths and PE

Reverend Dr Andrew Cinnamond

• Ex officio
• Christian Ethos Committee (Chair)
• Admissions Committee

Mrs Rachel Chamberlain

• Serves from 1 September 2018 until 31 August 2022
• Curriculum Standards Committee
• Christian Ethos Committee
• Pay Policy Committee
• Head Teacher performance review panel member
• Review Officer
• Link governor with Christian Distinctiveness, Music, History and Geography 

Mrs Susan Holmes

• Serves from 1 September 2019 until 31 August 2023
• Chair of Governing Body
• Resources Committee
• Christian Ethos Committee
• Admissions Committee
• Pay Policy Committee
• Governor with responsibility for Child Protection
• Head Teacher performance review panel member
• Link governor with DT

 Mr Simon Morriss

• Serves from 1 March 2021 until 28 February 2025
• Resources Committee
• Christian Ethos Committee
• Link governor with Art and French

Mr Matthew Ryan

• Serves from 1 October 2019 until 30 September 2023
• Resources Committee
• Christian Ethos Committee
• Link governor with Science

Mrs Stella Williams

• Serves from 1 September 2019 until 31 August 2023
• Curriculum Standards Committee
• Christian Ethos Committee
• Link governor with Writing

The STAFF governor is appointed by Directors of DGAT following an election in which all staff members are eligible to vote. There is 1 in total. The Head Teacher is also a member of the Governing Body.

Mrs Natasha Stevens

• Serves from 5 May 2022 until 4 May 2026
• Curriculum Standards Committee

Mr Gordon Soutar

• Ex Officio

• Resources Committee
• Curriculum Standards Committee
• Christian Ethos Committee
• Admissions Committee

The Co-Opted governor is appointed by Directors of DGAT following discussion with the Local Governing Body and there is 1 in total.

Mrs Anne Goymer

• Serves from 26 November 2018 until 25 November 2022
• Vice Chair of the Local Governing Body
• Curriculum Standards committee (Chair)
• Governor with responsibility for Special Needs and AGAT
• Governor with responsibility for Pupil Premium
• Governor with responsibility for Looked after Children
• Link governor with Teaching & Learning, SEN and PSHE
• Governor with responsibility for Attendance

 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS are appointed by the Local Governing Body to sit on a specific committee and share their expertise. There is currently 1 in total.

Mr Gareth Griffith

• Serves from 1 September 2021 – 31 August 2025
• Associate Member of the Christian Ethos committee
• Link governor with RE

During the 2021/2022 school year there were additional people who served on the Governing Body.

Mrs Kay Roberts

• Staff Governor from 1 March 2019 until 26 March 2022
• Health and Safety link governor and member of the Resources Committee

Register of Pecuniary and other interests

Andrew Cinnamond is a Foundation Governor at Southrop School

Matthew Ryan is married to Claire Ryan who is employed by the school as a Mid-Day Supervisor and Teaching Assistant

Gareth Griffith is an Associate Member of the LGB at Southrop School

There are no other interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff.

No other member of the governing body performs a governance role in other educational institutions.

There are no pecuniary or other interests declared.

If you would like more information about the Governing Body and its work at St Lawrence CE Primary School, or if you are interested in becoming a Governor, then please contact Sarah Duce, Clerk to the Governing Body, c/o the School Office.

Attendance at Local Governing Body meetings and committee meetings in 2020/2021 academic year

Total meetings in the academic year are shown but please note that some governors may not have been appointed for the whole academic year and so were unable to attend all meetings.  Due to the Covid-19 pandemic all meetings were held via Zoom.

KEY:

Yes – denotes attendance at meeting

Apols – denotes apologies given and accepted for non-attendance

No – denotes not present at meeting

N/A - denotes person not eligible to attend other meetings that year