Governing Body composition and information

Governor Attendance 2022/23

Category		28.09.22	24.11.22	26.01.23	16.03.23	04.05.23	15.06.23
*Principal*	Ms V Poulter	x	x	x	x
*Staff Governor*	Miss R Ward (term of office expired)	x	x	–	–	–	–
*Staff Governor*	Mrs J Lambert (from 20.01.23)	–	–	x	x
*Parent Governors*	Ms A Maley	x	x	x	x
	Mrs L Sims (term of office expired)	R	x	–	–	–	–
	Mrs E Lock	–	–	x	x
*Trustee Appointed Governors*	Mr W Clayton (Chair from 04.12.20)	x	x	x	x
	Dr M Urquhart	x	x	x	x
	Mrs L Sims (Trustee appointed from 29.11.22)	–	–	x	x
	Ms S Anderson	A	x	x	A
	Prof N Cunniffe	x	x	x	x
	Mrs C Fernandes	x	x	x	A
*Associate Members*	Ms V Larkins	x	A	x	x
	Mr J Brock	x	x	x	A

Key:

x Attended the meeting

A Absent

R Remote

– attendance not required

Method of recruitment and appointment or election of Governors

Parent Governors are appointed by election of parents of students attending the School.
Staff Governors are appointed by election of staff employed by the School.
Trustee Appointed Governors are appointed by the Board of Trustees
Co-opted Governors may be appointed by those Governors who are not themselves co-opted Governors.
The Principal automatically becomes an ex officio Governor.
Further Governors may be appointed by the Secretary of State for Education.

Name	Category of Governor	Appointed by	Term End	Disclosure of a pecuniary interest
Ms V Poulter	Principal
Miss R Ward (term of office expired)	Staff	Elected	27.11.2022	None
Mrs J Lambert	Staff	Elected	19.01.2027	None
Ms A Maley	Parent	Elected	12.12.2025	None
Mrs E Lock	Parent	Elected	23.01.23	None
Mr W Clayton (Chair from 04.12.20)	Trustee Appointed	Governing Body	10.06.2026	None. Governor at Bedford School
Dr M Urquhart	Trustee Appointed	Governing Body	15.07.2026	Wife works for Anglian Learning
Mrs L Sims	Trustee Appointed (formerly parent governor )	Governing Body	29.11.2022	None
Dr N Cunniffe	Trustee Appointed	Governing Body	31.08.2025	None. Parent Governor at Petersfield School, Orwell
Ms S Anderson	Trustee Appointed	Governing Body	31.08.2025	None
Mrs C Fernandes	Trustee Appointed	Governing Body	03.07.2026	None
Mrs S Smith	Clerk			None
Ms V Larkins	Associate Member	n/a	25.09.2023	None
Mr J Brock	Associate Member	n/a	25.09.2023	None