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 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 Linda Todd (Headteacher)
| Staff | N/A | - Curriculum and School Improvement - Pay - Personnel - Resources | Governor at another school |
Mrs Stacey McCraith (Deputy Headteacher)
| Staff | 20.09.17 – 19.09.21 | - Curriculum and School Improvement
| None declared |
Dr Charles Willbe
| Foundation DBE, (PCC appointed) | 22.10.22 - 22.10.26 | - Resources (Vice-Chair) | None declared |
Dr Felicity Savage (Vice-Chair)
| Foundation DBE | 22.03.19 - 22.03.23 | - Curriculum and School Improvement (Chair) | None declared |
Mrs Jo Boxhall-Hunt
| Parent | 23.06.21 - 22.06.25 | - Curriculum and School Improvement | None declared |
Mrs Jade Bertram
| Parent | 23.06.21 - 22.06.25 | - Curriculum and School Improvement | None declared |
Mrs Alexandra Reynolds
| Parent | 23.06.21 - 22.06.25 | - Resources | None declared |
Mr Stuart Edwards
| Parent | 23.06.21 - 22.06.25 | - Resources | Related to a member of staff |
Rev. Louis Wilson
| Foundation Ex-Officio | N/A | - Curriculum and School Improvement | None declared |
| Vacancy 1 | ||||
| Vacancy 2 | ||||
| Mr Nick Yeadon (Joint Chair) | PCC | 12.01.19 – 12.01.23 | - Pay - Personnel - Resources - Curriculum and School Improvement | None declared |
| Mrs Ruth Lucas | Co-opted | 01.04.19 – 31.03.23 (July'21) | - Curriculum and School Improvement - Pay (Chair) - Personnel (Chair) | Related to a member of the Elsenham PCC |
| Dr Elena Rodionova | Parent | 08.06.18- 07.06.22 | - Curriculum and School Improvement | None declared |
| Mrs Corrina Mottram | Parent | 08.06.18 – 08.06.22 | - Curriculum and School Improvement (Chair) - Pay - Personnel | Related to a member of school staff |
Governors attendance at meetings is available below:
| Full Governing Body | Resources Committee | |||||||||||||
| Name | 28.09.22 | 30.11.22 | 29.03.23 | 28.06.23 | Name | 12.10.22 | 23.11.22 | 18.01.23 | 08.03.23 | 26.04.23 | 14.06.23 | |||
| Jade Bertram | Y | Y | Simon Bird | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| Simon Bird | Y | Y | Stuart Edwards | Y | A | Y | ||||||||
| Joanne Boxall-Hunt | Y | Y | Alexandra Reynolds | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| Stuart Edwards | Y | Y | Linda Todd | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| Stacey McCraith | Y | Y | Charles Willbe | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
| Alexandra Reynolds | Y | A | Nick Yeadon | A | Y | N/A | ||||||||
| Felicity Savage | Y | Y | ||||||||||||
| Linda Todd | Y | Y | ||||||||||||
| Charles Willbey | Y | Y | ||||||||||||
| Rev.Louis Wilson | Y | Y | ||||||||||||
| Nick Yeadon | A | Y | ||||||||||||
Curriculum & School Improvement Committee | Pay Committee | |||||||||||||
| Name | 09.11.22 | 23.02.23 | 17.05.23 | Name | 12.10.22 | 23.11.22 | ||||||||
| Jade Bertram | Y | Simon Bird | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Simon Bird | Y | Stuart Edwards | Y | A | ||||||||||
| Joanne Boxall-Hunt | Y | Alexandra Reynolds | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Stacey McCraith | Y | Linda Todd | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Felicity Savage | Y | |||||||||||||
| Linda Todd | Y | |||||||||||||
| Rev.Louis Wilson | Y | |||||||||||||
| Corrina Mottram | A | Key: | ||||||||||||
| Y = present | ||||||||||||||
| A = approved absence | ||||||||||||||
| O = non-approved absence | ||||||||||||||
| N/A = not a member of the Governing Body or Committee at that time | ||||||||||||||