Governors

The Governing Body of Thackley Primary School is made up of elected Parent Governors, Local Authority Governors and Staff Governors, including the Headteacher. Governors are appointed on a four year basis.
 
The role of the Governing Body is to provide support and expertise to the school in helping it to develop and to meet its targets. The Governing Body helps to monitor the standards in school by acting as a critical friend and ensuring the statutory duties of a school are undertaken.

We are very fortunate at Thackley to have an active and committed Governing Body, which brings additional skills and expertise, continually provides support and contributes to the fantastic progress in school.
 

The three core strategic functions of Thackley Primary School Governing Body are:
1. Ensuring the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school.
2. Supportively holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and it’s pupils.
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure that it’s money is well spent.

 

The school’s Governors are all volunteers with a varied scholastic and work background whose common interest is in ensuring Thackley Primary School  remains the excellent learning environment that it is, and that it continues to improve.

Vacancies arise for new Governors from time to time. If you are interested in becoming a governor please speak to the head teacher or the Chair of Governors.

  • Mrs Annmarie Malcolm

    Chair of Governors

    chair@thackleyschool.com

    Start Date 09.05.19 – End Date 08.05.23
    Serves on the Standards Committee and the Buildings, Staffing & Finance Committee

  • Mrs Kendra Hannay

    Vice Chair of Governors

    Start Date 9.5.19 – End Date 8.5.23
    Chair of the Buildings, Staffing & Finance Committee

  • Mrs Kate Bainbridge

    Co-opted Governor

    Start Date 9.5.19 – End Date 8.5.23
    Serves on Buildings, Staffing & Finance Committee
    Kate is a Teacher at Thackley Primary School
    Partner to the Director of Fisical Sports Ltd – A sports company used by the school

  • Mr Sean Lyman

    LA Governor

    LA Representative Governor, appointed by the Governing Body/Local Authority
    Start Date 10.02.14 – 9.2.26
    I am an LA appointed governor who has been a member of the governing body at Thackley for several years. I previously worked in finance and now work in teaching. I live locally and am active in local sports. I lead the HT performance review and contribute to the BSF committee.

  • Mrs Victoria Limbert

    Co-opted Governor

    Start Date 24.10.19 - End Date 23.10.23
    Chair of the Standards Committee
    Victoria has children who attend Thackley Primary and is Assistant Head at a Secondary School

  • Mr Richard Lewis-Ogden

    Co-opted Governor

    Start date - 3.2.22 - 2.2.26
    Serves on the Buildings, Staffing & Finance Committee
    Richard is also our school's Data Protection Officer

  • Mrs Kirstie Gregory

    Parent Governor

    Start date - 6.10.21 - 5.10.23

  • Mrs Aislin Naylor

    Parent Governor

    Start date - 6.10.22

  • Mr Cailean Mackinnon

    Parent Governor

    Start date - 6.10.22

  • Mr Michael Ross

    Staff Governor

    Start date - 24.9.21 - 23.9.25

  • Mrs Annette Patterson

    Headteacher

    Headteacher

 
Other members present at Governors Meetings:
 
 
 
  • Miss Philippa Stanworth

    Deputy Head

    Associate Governor

    No voting rights

  • Mrs Jayne Preston

    School Business Manager

    Associate Governor

    No voting rights

  • Mrs Tina Denham

    School Bursar

    Associate Governor

    No voting rights

  • Mrs Rachael James

    Clerk to the Governing Body

    Clerk to the Governing Body
    Start Date - October 2023

Governors who have served in the last 12 Months
 
Mr Matt Connolly
Start Date 24.10.19 - Resigned 9.2.23
Serves on the Standards Committee and the Buildings, Staffing & Finance Committee
 
Celine Moriarty
Clerk to the Governing Body
Start Date May 2019 - End date July 2022
 
Mel Saville
Parent Governor, elected by parents
Start Date 6.2.18 - End Date 5.2.22
Served on the Building, staffing and Finance Committee

Oliver Grant-Roberts
Parent Governor, elected by parents
Start Date 29.03.18 - End Date 29.03.22
Served on the Standards Committee