Castle Primary School
'Adventure Together; Learn Forever'
Name | Type of Governor | Appointing Body | Office | Term – 3 years | Committee(s) | Lead Governor Role(s) | Registered Interests |
Val Bishop | Parent | Governing Body - uncontested | Vice-Chair of FGB | 17.03.2022-16.03.2025 | HT Appraisal, Pay | Finance, Pay, Personnel, Community/Parental Engagement, GDPR | Parent of a child/children at school |
Jamie Edmonds | Co-opted | Governing Body |
| 18.03.2021-17.03.2024 | HT Appraisal, Pay | Pupil Premium, Curriculum, School Improvement |
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Vicky Hill | Parent | Elected by parents | Chair of FGB | 27.05.2021-22.05.2024 |
| Deputy Safeguarding, Inclusion/SEND, Vulnerable Children |
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Luke Howard | Co-opted | Governing Body |
| 14.09.2023-13.09.2026 |
| Safeguarding, Inclusion/SEND, Vulnerable Children | Parent of a child/children at school |
Jill Larcombe | Co-opted | Governing Body |
| 07.12.2023- 06.12.2026 |
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Cathy Noble | Staff–Head Teacher |
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| 01.09.2012- |
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Katy Plumley | Staff | Governing Body - uncontested |
| 14.10.2020- 13.10.2023 |
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| Staff Member & Parent |
Vacancy | Foundation | Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership (TCLP) |
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| Health & Safety, Premises |
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Vacancy | Foundation | Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership (TCLP) |
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| Attendance & Behaviour |
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Vacancy | Parent |
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| Early Years |
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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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| Employee of West Croft Primary School |
Details of those who have left within the last 12 months
Shaz Lydon | Parent | Governing Body – uncontested | 11.10.2022 – 21.07.2023 |
Lynn Lawrence | Foundation | TCLP | 01.09.2022 – 21.07.2023 |
Jeremey Hidderley | Co-opted | Governing Body | 08.02.2022 - 31.03.2023 |
CASTLE PRIMARY SCHOOL - GOVERNORS ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS - ACADEMIC YEAR 2022-2023 | ||||||||||
| Full Governing Body (FGB) | Pay Committee | ||||||||
08/09/22 | 11/10/22 | 07/12/22 | 07/02/23 | 28/03/23 | 02/05/23 | 12/07/23 | 22/09/2022 | |||
Val Bishop | YES | YES | S | YES | YES | S | YES | YES | ||
Jamie Edmonds | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
Jeremy Hidderley | S | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||
Vicky Hill | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | S |
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Lynn Lawrence | YES | YES | S | YES | YES | S | S |
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Shaz Lydon | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | S | YES |
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Cathy Noble | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
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Katy Plumley | S | YES | YES | S | YES | YES | YES |
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Peter Wrigley | YES |
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| 21/09/22 | 16/11/22 | 19/01/22 | 08/03/23 | 20/06/23 |
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Jamie Edmonds | YES | YES | YES V | YES | C |
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Jeremy Hidderley |
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Vicky Hill |
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Lynn Lawrence | YES | YES | S | YES | C |
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Shaz Lydon | YES V |
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Cathy Noble | YES | YES | YES V | YES | C |
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Katy Plumley | YES | YES | YES V | YES | C |
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Peter Wrigley | S |
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Resources & Finance Committee - Held Virtually | ||||||||||
27/09/22 | 22/11/22 | 25/01/23 | 15/03/23 | 26/04/23 | 27/06/23 | |||||
Val Bishop | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||||
Jamie Edmonds |
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Jeremy Hidderley | YES | YES | YES | YES |
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Vicky Hill | S | YES | YES | S | YES | YES | ||||
Lynn Lawrence |
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Shaz Lydon | YES | YES | S | YES | S | YES | ||||
Cathy Noble | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | ||||
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Peter Wrigley |
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Key: | NS | Absence not sanctioned | ||||||||
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V | Attended Virtually | |||||||||
C | Meeting Cancelled | |||||||||
| 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:
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, please email the clerk, Fiona Lowe, at:
clerk@castletiverton.school
The role of 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 Full Governing Board meets twice per term.