Our Governors

Mr Jamie Warner

Mr Stephen Dodd

Mrs Cassandra Fisher

Mr Ben Thomas

Mr Adam Brown

Mr Ben Brett

Mrs Stephanie Rose

Mrs Pamela Lore

Miss Lesley Dickins

Mrs Pamela Wells

Chair of Governors

Headteacher

More information about the remit of individual governors can be found at the bottom of this page.

Follow this link for Governor Meeting Dates

Remit of the Governing Body

The Governing Body works with the Headteacher to provide the strategic lead in the school and has a important role to play in ensuring every child gets the best possible education.

Individual governors have no power or responsibility. It is only the full governing body which has legal duties and powers and all governors share in that corporate responsibility. Governors are here to govern rather than manage and do not intervene in the day to day management of the school, unless there is something seriously wrong. If there is a weakness in the school we will take action. The day to day management of the school is the responsibility of the Headteacher and staff.

The Governing Body’s key roles are:

To provide strategic direction for the school. For example through the development and monitoring of the School Development Plan.
To act as a critical friend to the Headteacher.
To ensure accountability. For example through agreeing and monitoring the budget, and monitoring standards and progress in achievement.
To ensure the school provides for all its pupils, including those with special needs

The Governing body is at the heart of how a school operates. It is important we get things right and act with honesty and integrity. We have to be prepared to both support and challenge the Headteacher to help decide what’s best for the pupils. We undertake our own regular self evaluation and training to ensure we stay up to date and provide the very best support we can for the school.

The Governing Body is made up of volunteers, with members representing a range of interests and professions. As such we aim to provide a representative group of the local community.

Committees of the Governing Body

Committee

Chair

Remit

Finance

Mr Jamie Warner

To work with the Headteacher and business manager on development of the school budget (to include cost of actions included in the School Development Plan), to monitor expenditure against that budget and to monitor financial processes within the school.

Premises (incl Health & Safety) & Marketing

Mr Ben Thomas

To work with the Headteacher and business manager on setting premises priorities, monitor Health & Safety within the school, monitor the Accessibility plan, and determine marketing actions required.

Personnel

Mr Jamie Warner

To work with the Headteacher on personnel matters including staff appointments, discipline, capability procedures and dismissals, monitoring staff well-being and pay policy.

Curriculum

Mr Ben Thomas

To manage curriculum matters and consider curriculum aspects of the School Development Plan in conjunction with the Headteacher and teaching staff

Pupil Discipline

To review pupil exclusions following representations from parents.

This committee is only convened when required by circumstance.

Appeals

Considering staff appeals against disciplinary action, dismissal, or selection for redundancy.

This committee is only convened when required by circumstance.

Hearings

Management of formal complaints to the governing body and, disciplinary/capability procedures for the Headteacher. This committee is only convened when required by circumstance.

Mr Jamie Warner
Date of appointment	13/06/2019
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	n/a
Position	Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Governing Body
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	Director of Touchline Sports
Committees	Finance
Other responsibilities	Chair of Governors Sport Premium Headteacher’s Performance Review
Attendance record	Whole Governing Body 2 of 2 meetings Committees 1 of 1 meetings

Mrs Pamela Lore
Date of appointment	21/11/2019
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	n/a
Appointed by	Local Authority Governor, appointed by Suffolk County Council
Other governance roles
Business and pecuniary interests	n/a
Committees	Curriculum
Other responsibilities
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 1 of 1 meetings Committees 2 of 3 meetings

Mr Adam Brown
Date of appointment	22/07/2019
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	n/a
Position	Parent Governor, elected by Parents
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	Chocolate Tiger Coffee Company
Committees	Finance
Other responsibilities
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 1 of 1 meetings Committees 4 of 4 meetings

Mr Ben Thomas
Date of appointment	25/03/2021
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	n/a
Position	Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Governing Body
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	Married to a staff member
Committees	Curriculum Premises & Marketing
Other responsibilities
Attendance record	Whole Governing Body 2 of 2 meetings Committees 3 of 3 meetings

Mr Stephen Dodd
Date of appointment	n/a
Term of office	n/a
Date of resignation	n/a
Appointed by	Ex officio
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	None
Committees	Curriculum Finance Premises & Marketing Personnel
Other responsibilities	Headteacher
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 2 of 2 meetings Committees 9 of 9 meetings

Mr Ben Brett
Date of appointment	22/07/2019
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	n/a
Position	Parent Governor, elected by Parents
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	Director – MET Commercial Services Limited
Committees	Finance
Other responsibilities
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 1 of 1 meetings Committees 2 of 3 meetings

Mrs Stephanie Rose
Date of appointment	19/09/2019
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	n/a
Position	Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Governing Body
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	None
Committees	Curriculum
Other responsibilities	Safeguarding
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 2 of 2 meetings Committees 1 of 1 meetings

Mrs Cassandra Fisher
Date of appointment	13/11/2017
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation
Position	Parent governor, elected by parents
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	None
Committees	Curriculum Premises & Marketing
Other responsibilities	None
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 1 of 1 meetings Committees 2 of 3 meetings

Miss Lesley Dickins
Date of appointment	25/03/2021
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	n/a
Position	Staff Governor, elected by staff
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	None
Committees	None
Other responsibilities	None
Attendance record	n/a

Mrs Pamela Wells
Date of appointment	25/03/2021
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	n/a
Appointed by	Foundation Governor, appointed by Diocese
Other governance roles	Chair of Governors and Governance Improvement Advisor (GIA), Diss Primary Academy Partnership
Business and pecuniary interests	n/a
Committees	Curriculum Personnel
Other responsibilities
Attendance for last academic year	n/a

Governors who have left in the last year

Rev Christopher Childs
Date of appointment	n/a
Term of office	n/a
Date of resignation	24/01/2021
Position	Foundation Governor, ex officio as local incumbent
Other governance roles	Foundation Governor at Trinity CEVA Primary
Business and pecuniary interests	n/a
Committees	Personnel Hearings Pupil Discipline
Other responsibilities	Headteacher’s Performance Review Collective Worship
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 2 of 2 meetings Committees 2 of 2 meetings

Mr Philip Dillon
Date of appointment	22/11/2016
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	21/11/2020
Position	Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Governing Body
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	None
Committees	Premises & Marketing Headteacher Performance Review
Other responsibilities
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 0 of 1 meetings Committees 0 of 2 meetings

Mr Peter James Sansom
Date of appointment	31/12/2016
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	31/08/2020
Position	Foundation Governor, appointed by the Diocesan Board of Education
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	None
Committees	Finance Personnel Pupil Discipline Appeals
Other responsibilities	SEND
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing body 2 of 2 meetings Committee 6 of 6 meetings

Mrs Susan Baldry
Date of appointment	27/11/2016
Term of office	4 years
Date of resignation	31/08/2020
Position	Staff governor, elected by staff
Other governance roles	None
Business and pecuniary interests	None
Committees	Curriculum Finance
Other responsibilities	Assistant Headteacher
Attendance for last academic year	Whole Governing Body 1 of 1 meetings Committees 2 of 3 meetings