Governors
Our Governors
Local Governance Members |
Governor Role/Responsibility |
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Nicola Fountain |
Headteacher - all committees |
Fiona Newitt |
Chairperson to March 2025 |
Shayne Major |
Vice Chairperson to July 2025 |
Fiona Newitt (Chair) |
Appointed Co-opted Governor to March 2025. Roles: Safer Recruit, Teaching & Learning, Standards & Progress. Behaviour. SEND. |
Shayne Major (Vice) |
Appointed Co-opted Governor to July 2025. Role: Health & Safety/Premises. Promotion |
Claire Cross |
Elected Parent Governor to Sept 2023. Role: Maths, Science, Languages. |
Abi Ewan
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Co-opted Governor to July 2025. Roles: Safeguarding, Pupil Premium, PSHE & RSE. Education visits.
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Pay & Performance Committee | |
Fiona Newitt & Claire Cross |
Advisor/Chair Mrs. Joanne Sanchez-Thompson |
Craig Moores |
Parent Governor to July 2026. Role: Art/DT, IT/Computing; Music; Humanities & PE |
Amanda Cordell-Edwards |
Elected School Staff Governor to Sept 2025. Roles: Staff Governor |
Vacancy |
Co-opted Governor |
Foundation Governors | |
Rev Nick Edwards |
To be Appointed Foundation Governor September 2023 |
Hannah Gilkes |
Appointed Foundation Governor to January 2025. Role: R.E, SMSC & SIAMS. Reading & Writing |
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Previous Local Governors'within the last 12 months
Sarah-Jane Major until March 2023
Register of Local Governors' Interests:
At the beginning of each school year Governors sign a Register of Interests - both Business and Financial.
For 2022/23 the following were declared:
Shayne Major is on the Rothersthorpe Parish Council Committee and Village Hall Committee.
Claire Cross has children at Rothersthorpe School. Shayne Major has a grand-daughter at the School.
Hannah Gilkes is a member of the PCC - Parochial Church Council
At every committee meeting, Governors also declare any interest in items on that meeting's agenda.
An overview of termly Governor committee meeting minutes are published in the school monthly newsletter. Full copies of Governor minutes are available on request from the School Office.
Governor Attendance Record for Academic Year
Year 2022/23 -
Year 2021/22 -
Year 2019/20 and 2020/21
100% attendance all Governors online. (Due to pandemic)
Year 2018/19:
Nicola Fountain - Attended 19/19 meetings
Fiona Newitt - Attended 12/12 meetings
Karen Kissane - Attended 11/12 meetings
Andy Betts - Attended 8/10 meetings
Abi Ewen – Attended 8/9 meetings
Shayne Major – Attended 8/9 meetings
Paul Sage – Attended 8/8 meetings
Rev Heather Wilson – Attended 7/8 meetings
Amanda Cordell-Edwards - Attended 6/9 meetings
Richard Parkin – Attended – 7/9 meetings
Carol Watt - Attended 9/9 meetings