Meet the Governors
The governors are responsible for the overall direction and effective management of the school, and for providing the best possible education for the pupils, whilst acting within the framework set by legislation. The Governing Body is therefore involved in formulating and setting policies and determining strategies. Governors are not however expected to take detailed decisions about the day-to-day running of the school. The Headteacher is responsible for the internal management and organisation of the school and its staff.
Elsenham Church of England Primary School’s Governing Body has up to 13 members: four elected parent governors, one elected staff governor, one governor appointed by the local authority (LA), one governor appointed by the Diocese, one governor elected by the PCC and three governors co-opted from the schools community. The Headteacher and the Vicar also attend Governors' meetings.
The current Elsenham Church of England Primary School’s Governing Body:
Governor Register
Name | Category Of Governor | Term of Office Ends | Committee Membership | Business Interests (including financial interest or a governor at another school) |
Mr Nick Yeadon
| Local Authority | 13.01.15 – 12.01.23 | - Personnel - Resources
| None declared |
Mr Simon Bird
| Co-opted | 19.11.15 – 19.11.23 | - Pay - Personnel - Resources (Chair) - Curriculum and School Improvement
| Related to a member of staff |
Mrs Stacey McCraith (Deputy Headteacher)
| Staff | 20.09.17 – 19.09.21 | - Curriculum and School Improvement
| None declared |
Mrs Ruth Lucas (Vice-Chair)
| Co-opted | 01.04.19 – 31.03.23 | - Curriculum and School Improvement - Pay (Chair) - Personnel (Chair)
| Related to a member of the Elsenham PCC |
Mrs Corrina Mottram
| Parent | 08.06.18 – 08.06.22
| - Curriculum and School Improvement (Chair) - Pay - Personnel | Related to a member of staff |
Mrs Linda Reid (Headteacher)
| Staff | N/A
|
- Curriculum and School Improvement - Pay - Personnel - Resources | None declared |
Dr Elena Rodionova
| Parent | 08.06.18- 07.06.22 |
- Curriculum and School Improvement
| None declared |
Dr Charles Willbe
| Foundation DBE, (PCC appointed) | 22.10.18 - 22.10.22 | - Resources | None declared |
Dr Felicity Savage
| Foundation DBE | 22.03.19 - 22.03.23 | - Curriculum and School Improvement | None declared |
| Rev Gary Townsend | Foundation Ex-Officio | N/A (Stepped down) | - Curriculum and School Improvement | None declared |
Mrs Raeesa Cooke | Parent (Stepped down) | 04.05.17 – 03.05.21 |
- Curriculum and School Improvement
| None declared |
| Mr Chris Mason | Co-opted (Stepped down) | 09.03.17 – 08.03.21 | - Resources | None declared |
| Mrs Sharon Racey | Parent (Stepped down) | 20.02.17 – 19.02.21 | - Resources
| None declared |
Governors attendance at meetings is available below:
| Full Governing Body | Resources Committee | |||||||
| Name | 23-Sep-20 | 26-Nov-20 | 10-Dec-20 | Name | 07-Oct-20 | 19-Nov-20 | ||
| Simon Bird | Y | Y | Y | Simon Bird | Y | Y | ||
| Raeesa Cooke | Y | Y | Y | Chris Mason | Y | Y | ||
| Ruth Lucas | Y | Y | Y | Sharon Racey | Y | A | ||
| Chris Mason | Y | Y | A | Linda Reid | Y | Y | ||
| Stacey McCraith | Y | Y | Y | Charles Willbe | Y | Y | ||
| Corrina Mottram | Y | Y | Y | Nick Yeadon | Y | Y | ||
| Sharon Racey | Y | Y | Y | |||||
| Linda Reid | Y | Y | Y | Personnel Committee | ||||
| Elena Rodionova | Y | Y | Y | Name | 06-Oct-20 | 16-Nov-20 | 07-Dec-20 | |
| Felicity Savage | Y | Y | Y | Simon Bird | Y | Y | Y | |
| Charles Willbe | Y | Y | Y | Ruth Lucas | Y | Y | Y | |
| Nick Yeadon | Y | Y | Y | Corrina Mottram | Y | Y | Y | |
| Linda Reid | Y | Y | Y | |||||
| Curriculum and School | Nick Yeadon | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Improvement Committee | ||||||||
| Name | 11-Nov-20 | Pay Committee | ||||||
| Simon Bird | Y | Name | 06-Oct-20 | |||||
| Raeesa Cooke | Y | Simon Bird | Y | |||||
| Ruth Lucas | Y | Ruth Lucas | Y | |||||
| Stacey McCraith | Y | Corrina Mottram | Y | |||||
| Corrina Mottram | Y | Linda Reid | Y | |||||
| Linda Reid | Y | |||||||
| Elena Rodionova | Y | Key: | ||||||
| Felicity Savage | Y | Y = present | ||||||
| A = approved absence | ||||||||
| O = non-approved absence | ||||||||
| N/A = not a member of the Governing Body or Committee at that time | ||||||||