Castle Primary School
'Adventure Together; Learn Forever'
Governors
CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL – GOVERNING BOARD as at 01.02.2023 | ||||||||
Name | Type of Governor | Appointing Body | Office | Term – 3 years | Committee(s) | Lead Governor Role(s) | Curriculum link | Registered Interests |
Val Bishop | Parent | Governing Body - uncontested | Vice-Chair of FGB | 17.03.2022-16.03.2025 | Resources, HT Appraisal, Pay | Finance, Pay, Personnel, Community/Parental Engagement, GDPR | History, Geography | Parent |
Jamie Edmonds | Co-opted | Governing Body | Chair of Teaching & Learning | 18.03.2021-17.03.2024 | Teaching & Learning, HT Appraisal, Pay | Pupil Premium, Curriculum, School Improvement | Computing, Maths | Spouse works in school |
Jeremey Hidderley | Co-opted | Governing Body | Chair of Resources & Finance | 08.02.2022- 07.02.2025 | Pay, Resources | Health & Safety, Premises | Science, Eco Warrior | Parent |
Vicky Hill | Parent | Elected by parents | Chair of FGB | 27.05.2021-22.05.2024 | Resources | Deputy Safeguarding, Inclusion/SEND, Vulnerable Children | English | Parent |
Lynn Lawrence | Foundation | Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership (TCLP) |
| 01.09.2022-31.08.2025 | Teaching & Learning | Safeguarding, Inclusion/SEND, Vulnerable Children | MFL, English | Daughter works in school |
Shaz Lydon | Parent | Governing Body - uncontested |
| 11.10.2022- 10.10.2025 | Resources |
| PE, Eco Warrior | Parent |
Cathy Noble | Staff–Head Teacher |
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| 01.09.2012- | Resources, Teaching & Learning |
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Katy Plumley | Staff | Governing Body - uncontested |
| 14.10.2020- 13.10.2024 | Teaching & Learning |
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Vacancy | Co-opted | Governing Body |
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Vacancy | Foundation | Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership (TCLP) |
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| Music, PHSE |
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Vacancy | Local Authority | Governing Body |
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Fiona Lowe | Clerk |
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| 01.09.2018 |
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Peter Wrigley | Co-opted | Governing Body | 08.09.2022 - 27.09.2022 |
Shirley Humphreys | Foundation | TCLP | 22.03.2022 – 26.07.2022 |
Lyn Twort | LA | Governing Body | 15.09.2020 – 26.07.2022 |
Richard Bentham | Co-opted | Governing Body | 20.10.2021 - 14.07.2022 |
CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL - GOVERNORS ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS - ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-2022 | |||||||||||||
| Full Governing Body (FGB) | Pay Committee | |||||||||||
14/09/21 | 20/10/21 | 07/12/21 | 08/02/22 | 26/04/22 | 05/05/22 | 12/07/21 | 22/09/2022 | ||||||
Richard Bentham |
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Val Bishop |
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Rachel Buckley | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Kate Burton | Yes |
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Jamie Edmonds | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (S) | Yes | Yes | |||||
Jeremy Hidderley | No (S) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
Vicky Hill | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (S) | Yes | Yes |
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Shirley Humphreys | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (S) | Yes | Yes | |||||
Shaz Lydon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Cathy Noble | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Katy Plumley | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Lyn Twort | No (S) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (S) | No (S) |
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| 07/10/21 | 10/11/21 | 19/01/22 | 16/03/22 | 21/06/22 |
| 12/10/21 | 24/11/21 | 26/01/21 | 31/03/22 | 28/04/22 | 30/06/22 | |
Richard Bentham |
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Val Bishop |
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Rachel Buckley |
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Kate Burton | Yes | Yes |
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Jamie Edmonds | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (S) | Yes |
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Jeremy Hidderley |
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Vicky Hill |
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Shirley Humphreys | Yes | Yes | Yes | No (S) | No (S) |
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Shaz Lydon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Cathy Noble | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Katy Plumley | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Lyn Twort | Yes | No (S) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Key: | (NS) | Absence not sanctioned | |||||||||||
(S) | Absence sanctioned | ||||||||||||
| Shaded areas denote meeting when a governor is either not part of the committee or not a member of the FGB at the date of the meeting | ||||||||||||
The Structure of the Governing Board
The Governing Board of Castle Primary School is made up of:
- 3 elected parent governors
- 2 Foundation governors (nominated by Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership)
- 1 Local Authority (LA) governor
- 2 staff governors (one of which is the Head Teacher)
- 3 co-opted governors
Other than the Head Teacher, each governor serves a three-year term of office at a time.
The Governing Board is assisted by a Clerk to the Governors, who is employed by Devon County Council.
For information on who currently makes up the Governing Board, see ‘CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Governing Body’
Contact the Governing Board
To contact the Governing Board, email the clerk, Fiona Lowe at:
clerk@castletiverton.school
The role of The Castle Primary School’s Governing Board is:
- to raise educational standards
- to set the Schools' policy framework
- to support the Head of School and staff in the management of the school
- to improve the school's financial effectiveness
- to represent the community in general in the running of the school
The Committees:
Much of the work of the Governing Board takes place in two Committees.
- Teaching and Learning Committee (covering curriculum, school improvement, Special Educational Needs and child protection).
- Resources Committee (covering Finance, Personnel, Health & Safety)
Obviously, there will be some overlap between these committees.
The Committees and the Full Governing Board each meet twice per term.