Governors 2019 -2020 | St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy

Parent Governor Information

As Chair of Governors I welcome you to our governance page.

Our Governing Body supports St Matthew's C of E Primary and Nursery Academy and St George's C of E Primary Academy.

We are part of St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust, and our delegated authority and responsibilities are clearly defined by the MAT board of directors.

Governors are all volunteers with different skills and experience, but have a commitment to education and the schools, children, staff, parents and carers.

All governors are part of the local governing body known as the LGB which meets every term and also hold various portfolios as part of either the resources or teaching and learning committees which also meet every term.

School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in the schools and its key functions are to:

set the aims and objectives for the school
set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher (a critical friend)

It is a privilege to be part of this professional team across both schools, and our LGB works with a ‘hands on’ approach, and any discussion with parents and carers is most welcome.

Chair of Governors

Governors 2019-2020

Name	Category of Governor	Term of Office	Business Interests	Pecuniary Interests	Other Governorships
Chris Connors	Headteacher - St. Matthew's	Post Related	No
Rev Chris Routledge	Foundation - Appointed by Diocese	01/09/15 - 31/08/19	No	Chair of St Edward's PCC and associated Trusts. A member of Endeavor Learning Community. A member of Christchurch Council at Estover.	Governor at St Edward's CofE Primary Academy
Sean Sweeney	Foundation - Appointed by Diocese	01/09/18 -
Lee Tucker	Parent Governor
Jacklyn Barry	Parent Governor
Keith Murphy	Foundation Governor
Sally Eales	Foundation - Appointed by Diocese	10/12/18 - 10/12/22	No
Mark Tribe	Foundation Governor		No

Governors have specific areas of responsibility:

Chair of Governors – Dr. Sean Sweeney

Co-Vice Chair – Rev. Chris Routledge

Safeguarding - Lee Tucker

Disadvantaged Children - Sally Eales

If you wish to contact the Governing Body then please email

"St Christopher's MAT Clerk" clerk@stchristophersmat.org

Governor Attendance of Meetings - 2019-2020

Name of governor	19/09/19	21/11/19	06/02/20	30/04/20	25/06/20	%
Jacklyn Barry	✓	x				50
Chris Connors	✓	✓				100
Sally Eales	✓	✓				100
Keith Murphy	N/A	✓				100
Chris Routledge	✓	✓				100
Sean Sweeney	✓	✓				100
Mark Tribe	N/A	✓				100
Lee Tucker	✓	✓				100
Judith Annells (BM)	✓	✓				100
Siw Wysome (Clerk)	N/A	✓				100

Governor Attendance of Meetings - 2018-2019

Name of Governor

13/09/18

08/11/18

10/01/19

13/03/19

23/05/19

Andrea Smith

✓

Kelly Earnshaw

✓

Sally Hutchings

Rev. Chris Routledge

✓

Sean Sweeney

✓

Brenda Steel

✓

Mike O’Sullivan

✓

Anne Newall

✓

Sally Eales

✓

Peter Barlow

✓

Sarahjane Searl

✓

Governor Attendance of Meetings - 2017-18

Name of Governor

14/09/17

23/11/17

15/03/18

10/05/18

05/07/18

Andrea Smith

✓

Peter Hume

✓

Sally Hutchings

✓

Rev. Chris Routledge

✓

Jon Rood

Ian Johnston

Mike O’Sullivan

Anne Newall

Theresa Thompson

Peter Barlow

✓

Sarahjane Searl

✓

Governor Attendance of Meetings - 2016-17

Name of Governor	20/10/16	19/01/17	09/03/17	06/07/17
Andrea Smith	✓	✓	✓	✓
Peter Hume	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sally Eales	✓	✓	✓	N/A
Sally Hutchings	x	x	✓	✓
Rev. Chris Routledge	x	✓	✓	✓
Rev. Leon Sim	x	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jon Rood	✓	✓	✓	x
Teina Allenby	✓	✓	✓	N/A
Ian Johnston	✓	x	✓	✓
Mike O’Sullivan	✓	✓	✓	✓
Anne Newall	✓	✓	✓	x
Theresa Thompson	✓	✓	✓	✓
Peter Barlow	✓	✓	✓	✓
Megan Hammett	x	N/A	N/A	N/A
Louise Brown	x	x	x	N/A
Emma Callicott	x	x	x	N/A
Sarahjane Searl	N/A	N/A	N/A	✓
Jill Salter	N/A	N/A	N/A	✓

Governor meeting minutes are held outside the school office for public viewing.

Previous Governors

Sarahjane Searl 01/06/17 - 15/02/19

Sally Hutchings 01/09/15 - 10/12/18

Theresa Thompson 11/12/15 - 10/12/18

Peter Hulme 01/09/15 - 31/08/18

Jon Rood 01/09/15 - 31/08/18

Ian Johnston 01/09/15 - 01/05/18

Sally Eales 01/09/15 - 31/05/17

Emma Callicott 17/03/16 - 31/05/17

Teina Allenby 01/09/15 - 31/05/17

Louise Brown 04/01/16 - 31/01/17

Leon Sim 01/09/2015 - 20/10/16

Malcolm Hunt 01/09/15 - 31/08/16

SoDA

STCMAT Scheme of Delegation 2018.pdf

Governors having Impact.

Governors having Impact[4552].pdf