Governance
The Governing Body
The role of our Governing Body is:
“to conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement”.
The Governing Body has three core functions:
- Setting our school's ethos, vision and long term strategic direction.
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of our school and its pupils.
- Overseeing the school's finances and ensuring that money is well spent.
A key focus of the Governing Body is on school improvement. The Governing Body agrees the school improvement strategy and monitors and evaluates progress towards the targets that have been set.
The Governing Body is not involved in the day-to-day running and management of the school. This is the job of the headteacher.
More information about the role of governors at our school is contained in our brochure, "Becoming a Governor at Wetheringsett C of E Primary School" (see below for downloadable PDF). If you might be interested in becoming a governor, please contact our chair of governors via the school.
Our governors are very happy to talk to parents or members of the community about strategic matters relating to the school and / or its role in our wider community. (Operational matters or issues should be referred directly to the Headteacher.)
The Governing Body is structured with committees that have responsibilities for different areas, these are
Personnel and Resources and the Curriculum Committee.
Our Chair of Governors Janine Wright , may be contacted via the School Office or janine.wright@wvcpschool.com
Meet the Governors
Ms Imogen Wallis
Ex Officio
Executive Headteacher
Mrs Janine Wright
Chair of Governors
Parent Governor
Specific responsibilities; Finance, Health and Safety
Term of office 4 years
Date of appointment 01/01/2023
Dr Nicola Mackay
Vice Chair of Governors
Parent Governor
Specific responsibilities; Named Safeguarding Training
Term of office 4 years
Date of appointment 14/12/2020
Mr Alister Gourlay
Appointed by DMAT
Foundation Governor
Specific responsibilities: Curriculum and Standards
Term of office 4 years
Date of appointment 11/03/2022
Mrs Emma Morris
Appointed by DMAT
Foundation Governor
Specific responsibilities; Training Link Governor, SIAMS
Term of office 4 years
Date of appointment 01/09/2020
Mrs Sarah Corden
Parent Governor
Specific responsibilities :EYFS
Term of Office 4 years
Date of appointment 04/03/2024
Ms Debra Pritchard
Co-opted Governor
Specific responsibilities: SEND
Term of office 4 years
Date of appointment 17/10/2022
Mrs Vicki Langford
Head of School Bedfield
Staff Governor
Mrs Natalie Diwan
Head of School Wetheringsett
Staff Governor
| Governor | Meetings Attended | Out of possible |
| Ms Imogen Wallis | 1 | 1 |
| Mrs Janine Wright | 1 | 1 |
| Mrs Nicola Mackay | 1 | 1 |
| Mr Alister Gourlay | 1 | 1 |
| Ms Debra Pritchard | 1 | 1 |
| Mrs Vicki Lanford | 1 | 1 |
| Mrs Emma Morris | 1 | 1 |
| Mrs Natalie Diwan | 0 | 1 |
Attendance record at governing board meetings 2023/2024
|
Governor |
Meetings attended |
Out of a possible |
|
Ms Imogen Wallis |
5 |
5 |
|
Mrs Nicola Mackay |
6 |
6 |
|
Rev. Chrissy Smart Mr Alister Gourlay Mrs Angela Harvey-Soanes Ms Debra Pritchard Mrs Vicki Langford |
6 6 5 6 5 |
6 6 6 6 6 |
|
Mrs Janine Wight |
6 |
6 |
|
Mrs Emma Morris |
6 |
6 |
|
Mrs Samantha Sheeran |
2 |
4 |
Attendance record at governing board meetings 2022/2023
|
Governor |
Meetings attended |
Out of a possible |
|
Ms Imogen Wallis |
7 |
9 |
|
Mrs Jo Pitt |
4 |
6 |
|
Mrs Nicola Mackay |
6 |
6 |
|
Mrs Janine Wight |
6 |
6 |
|
Mrs Emma Morris |
4 |
6 |
|
Mrs Samantha Sheeran |
4 |
6 |
|
Rev. Chrissy Smart Mr Alister Gourlay Mrs Angela Harvey-Soanes Ms Debra Pritchard Mrs Vicki Langford |
3 3 2 2 2 |
3 3 2 3 2 |
Register of Pecuniary or Business Interests
| Name | Nature of Business |
Date of appointment or acquisition |
Cessation of interest |
Date of Declaration |
Date of review |
| Imogen Wallis | None declared | 11/09/2024 | 11/09/2024 | ||
| Chrissy Smart | None declared | 25/09/2023 | 11/09/2024 | ||
| Jo Pitt | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 11/09/2024 | ||
| Emma Morris | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 11/09/2024 | ||
| Alister Gourlay | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 11/09/2024 | ||
| Angela Harvey-Soanes | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 11/09/2024 | ||
| Janine Wright | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 12/09/2024 | ||
| Nicola Mackay | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 12/09/2024 | ||
| Debra Pricthard | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 12/09/2024 | ||
| Sam Sheeran | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 11/09/2024 | ||
| Vicki Langford | None declared | 12/09/2023 | 11/09/2024 |
MAT New Governor Application Form
Constitution
Wetheringsett Scheme of Delegation
Staff Salaries
The Governors can confirm that no member of staff earns more than £100,000 per year.
Staff Union Officials
We have no staff who are union officials and need to take time off work to carry out their union work
MAT Details
Wetheringsett Cof E Primary School is part of the St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi Academy Trust. Please click on the link for more information about the MAT
Contact Details
St Nicholas Centre, 4 Cutler Street, Ipswich, IP1 1UQ.
Email: mat@cofesuffolk.org or Telephone: 01473 298542.
MAT TEAM
CEO: Tracey Caffull
Head of Professional Development : Heather Hann
Chief Financial Officer: Mark Trenavin-Body
Head of Estates: Daniel Jones
Estates Adviser: Geoff Mills
Senior Business and Finance Officer: Marie Lipman
Business and Finance Officer: Liz Mant
School Hub Finance Officers: Sam Crane and Joanne Hipkins
Finance Assistant: Charlotte Green
MAT Administrator: Harriet Elliss
The MAT Central Team can be contacted by email: mat@cofesuffolk.org