Vernon Primary School
Who we are
Chair of Governors:
Mrs Ashley Hickson – Chair of Governors
First appointed: 1st January 2009
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 5th February 2019, co-opted until 4th February 2023
Committee membership – Finance, Teaching and Learning, Personnel, Safeguarding
Specialist Links – English, RE, Educational visits
Vice Chair of Governors:
Mrs Helen O’Sullivan – Vice Chair of Governors, Chair of Buildings Committee
First appointed:
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 5th February 2019, co-opted until 4th February 2023
Committee membership – Finance, Buildings and Environment
Specialist links – Foreign Languages, Personal Development
Co-opted Governors:
Appointed by the Governing Board
Mrs Pauline Jones – Chair of Personnel Committee
First appointed: 1st January 2009
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 5th February 2019, co-opted until 4th February 2023
Committee membership - Safeguarding
Specialist links - Homework and Marking
Mr Robin Richards – Chair of Finance Committee
First appointed: 1st January 2009
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 5th February 2019, co-opted until 4th February 2023
Committee membership - Teaching and Learning
Specialist links – Pupil Premium, History, Assessment
Professor Richard Jones – Chair of Teaching and Learning Committee
First appointed: 5th February 2019
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 5th February 2019, co-opted until 4th February 2023
Committee membership – Buildings and Environment
Specialist links – Maths, Science, PE
Mrs Donna Davenport - (Appointed 22nd January 2019, Term of Office 4 years, Co-opted until 21st January 2023)
First appointed: 22nd January 2019
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 22nd January 2019, co-opted until 21st January 2023
Committee membership – Safeguarding, Personnel
Specialist links – Music
Mr James Woodham
First appointed: As Parent Governor 23rd May 2017, stepped down 22nd May 2021. Appointed as Co-opted Governor 23rd May 2021
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 23rd May 2021, co-opted until 22nd May 2025
Committee membership - Teaching and Learning, Safeguarding
Specialist links – EYFS, Computing and SEND
Parent Governors:
Elected by Parents
Mr James Chapman
First appointed: 24th July 2018
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 24th July 2018, until 23rd July 2022
Committee membership - Teaching and Learning
Specialist links - Art and Design
Local Authority Governor:
Nominated by the Governing Board to the LA and approved as LA Governor to be appointed by the Governing Board.
Mr John Milman (Appounted , Term of Office 4 Years, Reappointed July 2020 until July 2023)
First appointed: 4th July 2016
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 6th July 2020, until 5th July 2024
Committee membership – Buildings and Environment, Safeguarding
Headteacher:
By appointment to the post.
Mrs Jo Carvell – Headteacher
Committee membership – Sits on all committees
Staff Governors:
Elected by Staff
Mrs Katy Swan – Teacher
Elected by: Staff
First appointed: 12th September 2019
Term of Office: 4 years
Current term: from 12th September 2019, until 11th September 2023
Committee membership – Teaching and Learning
Associate Governors (no voting rights):
Mrs Sarah Kiely - Deputy Headteacher
Appointed: 15th October 2020
Term of Office: 1 year
Current term: 15th October 2020 until 14th October 2021
Committee membership – Personnel
Mrs Stella McNeil - Assistant Headteacher
Appointed: 15th October 2020
Term of Office: 1 year
Current term: 15th October 2020 until 14th October 2021
Committee membership – Teaching and Learning, Finance
Mrs Louise Currall - Business Manager
Appointed: 15th October 2020
Term of Office: 1 year
Current term: 15th October 2020 until 14th October 2021
Committee membership – Finance
Mrs Lauren Mowat - Teacher
Appointed: 15th October 2020
Term of Office: 1 year
Current term: 15th October 2020 until 14th October 2021
Committee membership – Teaching and Learning
A register detailing all Governors' interests is up to date. Governors registered no relevant interests (including business, financial, governance roles in educational institutions or material interests) for the current school year 2021-22 . (Signed declaration forms and all additional information is held in School. We ensure that there are no additional interests to declare at the beginning of every meeting.)