Our Governing Body
At The Bythams Primary School our Governors play an important role in the school community, supporting our staff and children to uphold the values and ethos which makes our school so special. Our aim is to be an effective governing body always adopting best practice and acting in the best interests of the school in everything that it does.
What we do
The Governing body is responsible for the strategic management of our school and makes decisions about a wide range of issues, including:
- Ensuring accountability
- Acting as a ‘critical friend’ to the Head Teacher
- Monitoring and evaluating the school’s progress
- Budgetary allocation and control
- Planning for the long term future of the school
- Setting the school’s aims and values
- Appointing senior members of staff including the Head Teacher
Jeremy Millar
Chair of Governors
Co-Opted Governor,
Chair of the Strategy Committee
Appointed 30th January 2017
Appointed by Governing Body
Expected Retirement Date 29 January 2025
Mrs Laura Martin
Headteacher
Debbie Shepherd
Staff Governor
Appointed 1 September 2021
Appointed by Governing Body
Expected Retirement Date: 31 August 2025
Jackie Gauntley
Vice-Chair of Governors
Co-Opted Governor, Chair of the Resources committee
Appointed 22 September 2019
Appointed by Governing Body
Expected Retirement Date: 21 September 2023
Fiona Allett
Co-opted Governor,
Chair of Standards Committee
Appointed 5 November 2020
Appointed by Governing Body
Expected Retirement date: 4 November 2024
Claire Clarke
Parent Governor
Appointed 19 October 2020
Appointed by Parents
Expected Retirement Date: 20 October 2024
Mark Kieran
Parent Governor
Appointed 19 October 2020
Appointed by Parents
Expected Retirement date: 20 October 2024
Luke Smith
Parent Governor
Appointed 19 October 2020
Appointed by Parents
Expected Retirement Date 20 October 2024
Sharron Woodward
Clerk to the Governors
Position Ongoing
How are Governors appointed
There are several different groups responsible for appointing governors, although once appointed all governors essentially perform the same role.
- Co-opted governors are intended to represent the community served by the school and are appointed by the governing body itself.
- Local Authority governors are approved by the Local Authority and appointed by the governing body of the school.
- Parent governors usually have children at the school and have been elected to join the governing body by the parents. If it is not possible to fill a parent vacancy this way the governing body may appoint parents of primary school children at other schools.
- Staff governors are elected on to the governing body by staff at the school.
Governing Body Structure:
The governing body shall consist of:
3 parent governors
1 local authority governor
1 staff governor
1 head teacher
3 co-opted governors
Total number of governors 9
Our Chair of the Governing Body is Jeremy Millar
Our Vice Chair is Jackie Gauntley
We have three committees:
Resources Committee – Chaired by Jackie Gauntley
Standards Committee – Chaired by Fiona Allett
Strategy Committee – Chaired by Jeremy Millar