Meet the Governors
The Governing Body consists of a maximum of thirteen governors who meet to support the school in strategic planning and decision making. The work is extremely varied and evolves around the board’s three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
Governors at a Glance
Vision
The governors at Colden Common Primary School set their vision for the school as follows:
We are committed to:
- Developing children who are confident and motivated to take risks, enjoy challenges and persist with new learning
- Providing children with a broad and balanced curriculum which enables them to succeed in each stage of their education and become lifelong learners
- Maintaining a united staff team with a shared vision that recognises and celebrates success and offers collective support
- Creating and encouraging opportunities for staff development, including leadership, to enable a collaborative approach to effective curriculum development, teaching and learning
- Communicating the school’s core values and purpose to the wider community and recognising its evolving and diverse nature
- Encouraging the community to have a role in the school
The Governors
We are keen to introduce your school governors to you. For more information about the structure and the responsibilities of the Governor Body and its individual governors, please scroll down.
Mrs Nicola Mitchell |
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Co-chair of Governors Parent Governor "I was elected as a governor in October 2019. I have three children at the school and am actually a former pupil myself. I am therefore passionate about the success of the school and its place in the local community. I am a Solicitor and run my own firm in the village specialising in family law." |
Miss Hannah Williams
| Co-Chair of Governors "I was elected as a parent governor in October 2019. I have 2 children in the school and wanted to join the Governing body so I can help the school continue to encourage, create, and sustain an environment for every child to learn and grow. I've worked in Human Resources at large national and international companies for over 10 years and I'm looking forward to bringing my skills and experience to our successful school's governing body" | |
Mr Jason Cannons
| Staff Governor Member of Resources Committee "I joined the governing body in September 2017 and am a member of the curriculum committee. As a member of teaching staff at Colden Common, I enjoy contributing to strategic decision making with teaching and learning as a priority."
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Mrs Sue Lapham
| Co-opted Governor Chair of Resources Committee "I responded to a request looking for people with financial expertise to join the Governing Body back in September 2017 and joined in February 2018.
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Mr Don Fielder
| Co-opted Governor "I am a retired Professional Engineer with experience of managing manufacturing facilities. I have been a school governor since 2004 with Health and Safety monitoring responsibilities." . | |
Mr Wayne French | Co-opted Governor Vice Chair of Governors "Born in Eastleigh, in 1957, I have spent most of my life in the local area. I am married to Meryl, and have 3 adult children, and three grandchildren, one of whom will be going to Colden Common Primary School in a few years time. I am a qualified accountant by profession, holding senior financial roles in various companies, including, British Transport Docks Board, Marconi Space & Defence, Schlumberger and Cobham Plc. I have 7 years experience as a Non Executive Director of a mental health trust in Bournemouth, and have been a Mental Health Act panel member since 2008. I now own my own manufacturing business in the Midlands, and spend 2 days a week in Derby, and “work from Home” the rest of the week. I have been very active in the village community for many years. Firstly for the Youth football club as a referee since 1994, and as team manager/coach for numerous teams since 1995, and as Chairman for the past 11 years. I have helped Meryl run the Colden Common tots group every Friday morning at the Community Centre for the past 14 months."
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Mr Glen Taylor
| Co-opted Governor Development and Training Governor "Having lived in the village of Colden Common since 2013, I am proud to be part of the school community. With a daughter already in the school and a son joining in September, I feel it important to support the school wherever possible as a Parent Governor, whereby I have been in the role since March 2018. With 18 years’ Sales / Management experience in the Corporate IT / Medical industries, I have a good grasp of the operational and financial requirements to ensure long term sustainability and success, which I hope, in the fullness of time will support CCPS in their future endeavours. Above and beyond my love all sports (pretty much all sport!), I am actively involved in various charity organisation’s serving in Chairman and Trustee positions."
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Mrs Jules Chiari
| Clerk to Governing Body. Mrs Chiari was appointed as clerk to the governing body in October 2021.
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Which governor types are there?
The Governing Body is made up of governors from a variety of backgrounds and with a wide range of expertise. There are two parent governors, who represent and are elected by the parents of the school; one staff governor who represents all the staff; one Local Authority Governor who is appointed by the Local Authority; and eight co-opted governors who are appointed by the Governing Body because of their links to the local community and/or their specific skill set. The Headteacher is also a governor. All governors, no matter what type of governor they are, have the same overall responsibilities within the Governing Body.
Committees
The Governors meet as a full Governing Body every half term, but in addition they divide up into separate committees with specific responsibilities:
- The Curriculum Committee is responsible for curriculum matters and reviews the school’s performance data. They meet five times a year.
- The Resources Committee is responsible for reviewing the school’s budget and financial performance, as well as Health and Safety across the school. They meet six times a year.
- Minutes of Governing Body meetings are available on request
Both committees feed back into the main Governing Body meetings.
Governor Roles
In addition to being part of a committee, most governors also have a specific role or responsibility.
Role / Responsibility | Governor |
Co-Chairs of Governors | Hannah Williams Nicola Mitchell |
Vice-Chair of Governors | Wayne French |
Curriculum Committee | Nicola Mitchell (Chair) Greig Sturges Rebekah White Frances Hardy |
Resources Committee | Sue Lapham (Chair) Wayne French Glen Taylor Don Fielder Jason Cannons Hannah Williams |
Health and Safety | Don Fielder |
Safeguarding/Child Protection | Niamh Croker |
Pupil Premium (PPG) | Wayne French |
Special Educational Needs (SEN) | Greig Sturges |
Training and Development | Hannah Williams |
Website | Jason Cannons and Glen Taylor |
Pay Committee | Hannah Williams, Sue Lapham, Don Fielder |
HT Performance Management | Wayne French, Glen Taylor |
Name | Governor Type | Appointed by | Term From | Term To |
Mr Jason Cannons | Staff governor
| Staff | 26 Mar 2018 | 25 Mar 2022 |
Mr Don Fielder | Co-opted governor
| Governing Body | 16 Mar 2019 | 15 Mar 2023 |
Mr Wayne French | Co-opted governor
| Governing Body | 09 Dec 2019 | 8 Dec 2023 |
Mrs Frances Hardy | Headteacher
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Mrs Angela Kirby | Co-opted governor
| Governing Body | 22 Nov 2019 | 21 Nov 2023 |
Mrs Sue Lapham | Co-opted governor | Governing Body | 05 Feb 2018 | 4 Feb 2022 |
Mrs Nicola Mitchell | Parent governor
| Parents | 09 Dec 2019 | 8 Dec 2023 |
Greig Sturges | Co-opted governor
| Governing Body | 24 May 2021 | 23 May 2025 |
Mr Glen Taylor | Co-opted governor
| Governing Body | 22 Jul 2019 | 21 Jul 2023 |
Rebekah White | Co-opted governor
| Governing Body | 20 Sep 2021 | 19 Sep 2025 |
Hannah Williams | Parent governor
| Parents | 09 Dec 2019 | 8 Dec 2023 |
Governor meeting dates 2021-22
The Full Governing Body meets six times a year (once every half term) on a Monday. The dates for 2021-22 are as follows:
Monday 20 September 2021
Monday 29 November 2021
Tuesday 8th February 2022 - FGB training
Monday 28 March 2022
Monday 23 May 2022
Monday 11 July 2022
Minutes of meetings are available on request at the school office.