Governing Board Information
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Colman Infant and Junior Schools federated on 1st July 2019; both separate governing boards were dissolved on 30th June 2019 and a new federated governing board was in place from 1st July 2019.
Academic Year 2018-19
| Full name | Nick Carpenter |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Resources committee |
| Additional responsibilities | None |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Parent governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Grahame Chambers |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Curriculum committee |
| Additional responsibilities | EYFS governor |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Co-opted governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 0 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Penny Craft |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Curriculum committee |
| Additional responsibilities | Behaviour governor |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Co-opted governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Tamzin Garrod |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Curriculum committee |
| Additional responsibilities | LAC governor |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Staff governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | EAL teacher at Colman Junior School |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Duncan Harris |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Resources committee |
| Additional responsibilities | Safeguarding governor |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Co-opted governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Simon Harrowing |
| Chair of committee | Chair of Resources committee |
| Member of committee | Resources committee |
| Additional responsibilities | Attendance governor |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Co-opted governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Katherine Morley |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Curriculum and Resources committees (alternating with Rachel Grey-Smith) |
| Additional responsibilities | None |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | For the duration of current role in school |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Associate governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | Deputy headteacher at Colman Infant School |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Jo Phillips |
| Chair of committee | Vice-chair of Governing Board
Chair of Curriculum committee |
| Member of committee | Curriculum committee |
| Additional responsibilities | SEND governor |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Co-opted governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Ed Rose |
| Chair of committee | Chair of Governing Board |
| Member of committee | Resources committee |
| Additional responsibilities | None |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Local Authority governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Julie Sandford |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Resources committee
Curriculum committee |
| Additional responsibilities | None |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | For the duration of current role in school |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Headteacher governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | Executive headteacher of the federation |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | Related to Grace Sandford, who is employed as Data Administrator by the federation. |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Rachel Grey-Smith |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Curriculum and Resources committees (alternating with Katherine Morley) |
| Additional responsibilities | None |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | For the duration of current role in school |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Associate governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | Deputy headteacher at Colman Junior School |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Craig Smitherman |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Resources committee |
| Additional responsibilities | None |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Co-opted governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |
| Full name | Kate Weight |
| Chair of committee | No |
| Member of committee | Curriculum committee |
| Additional responsibilities | PE Premium governor |
| Date of appointment | 01.07.2019 |
| Term of office | 4 years |
| Date of stepping down | |
| Type of governor | Parent governor |
| Relevant business/pecuniary interests | |
| Governance roles in other institutions | |
| Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff | |
| Attendance record at Governing Board and committee meetings over the last academic year | FGB 1 out of 1
Resources Committee n/a Curriculum Committee n/a |