The Governors of Kelvedon St Mary's Primary School

  

     

                                          Tina Wilson

                     (Community Governor)

I work for Suffolk County Council and have been a Community Governor since 2004.  I have two children at St. Mary’s.  I have previously been involved in the PTFA for a number of years. At present I am chair of the Governing Body.

Outside of school I enjoy a number of activities.

  

  

 

                                     Graeme Provan

                     (Parent Governor)

 

I work for a firm of Solicitors in Chelmsford and have been a parent governor since 1999.  I currently have 2 children at St Mary’s in reception and years 3, and 1.  I enjoy various sports and coach the U11s team at Maldon Rugby Club.

 

 

Martin Borgartz

(Parent Governor)

I work for a firm of Chartered Accountants in Colchester and have been a parent governor since 2001.  All my 3 children have been to St Mary’s, the oldest leaving in 2006 and the others are in years 4 and 6.  Outside of school and work I am involved in Scouting, and am currently Churchwarden and Treasurer at St Luke’s Church in Tiptree.  I enjoy sport, having played regularly in my youth, especially rugby and cricket.

 

   

                      Victoria Tsoi (Parent Governor)

I am self employed working with various agencies supporting manufacturing businesses in the Essex and Eastern region as well as helping to run a sound recording studio in Witham with my husband. I have been a parent governor since 2001 and held both the Chair and Vice Chair of the Governing Body roles.  Outside of school and work I am involved in numerous children’s clubs, operate as a personal taxi service to my 12 year old and enjoy the occasional glass of wine!

 

 

 

 

                 Nick Perry (Parent Governor)

I have been a Parent Governor since August 2004.  I have three children, one of who is still progressing through the school.

I am a Chartered Surveyor working in private practice in London and enjoy chairing the Premises Committee and actively participating in the Finance and Personnel Committees.

I also assist the school with PTFA events, particularly with the firework display.

 

 

 

                  Revd David Reynish B.Ed.

             (Foundation Ex-Officio Governor)

Appointed as Vicar of Kelvedon and Feering in January 2003.  Ordained as Deacon in June 1977 and ordained Priest in Lincoln Cathedral in June 1978.  During the course of my ministry I have served in the dioceses of Lincoln , Oxford , Carlisle and Chelmsford .  Prior to ordination I trained as a teacher at Bishop Grosseteste College in Lincoln and completed my probationary year at St. Wulfran’s C of E Secondary School in Grantham.  I greatly enjoy taking school assemblies and welcoming the children to St. Mary’s Parish Church .  

 

 

 

Sarah Openshaw

(Foundation Diocesan Board of Education Governor)

I am a long standing member of St Mary’s church Parochial Church Council, I sing in the church choir, I helped set up and now help run, the church Youth Alpha group for teenagers.  I have special responsibility within the church for spiritual development. I manage a field studies centre in Suffolk , which provides outdoor education for primary school aged children.    I have two grown up sons and have lived in Kelvedon for over 30 years.

 

 

 

 

 

Simon Gibbs

(Foundation Diocesan Board of Education Governor)

I have lived in Kelvedon for 32 years.  A graduate in Agriculture, I worked for Ford Motor Company and then an Overseas Trader until I started working for myself  twenty years ago.   I am also a partner in a small business with my wife.  I have three grown-up children (their description of themselves).   I have been involved in a number of village activities and I am currently Vice-Chairman of the Community Association.     I am heavily involved in the local Cricket Club including caring for the ground.   I have been involved in coaching cricket in the school.  

I am delighted to be a Foundation Governor as I see the relationship of the school to the wider community as crucial to the development of our children.

 

 

 

 

                          Rae Jinks ( LEA Governor)

I am in my second 4 year term as LEA representative governor at Kelvedon St. Mary’s School.

My whole working life has been spent in education, teaching both adults and children.  Initially I taught in secondary schools, transferred to the International School in Sweden , worked with adults in Switzerland and finally came to work in Essex .

Now I occasionally work as a supply teacher at ST. Mary’s which gives me a valuable insight into its ethos, management and performance.  My particular interest is reading, reading and reading. 

 

 

 

Terry Dixon FEI (LEA Governor)

I am a retired Architect,  born and educated in London , and have been on the Governing Body since 2002 serving on the Numeracy, Finance and S.E.N.Committees. I am a Parent Governor with one child at St. Mary`s, a second having recently left. Outside of school I am an elected Kelvedon Parish Councillor since 2003 serving on the Planning, Environment and Recreation Committees as well as the Main Council. I enjoy all sport especially Football and Cricket, but have to admit that due to my advanced years, it is purely on a spectator basis only.

 

  

     John Cummings

    (Parent Governor)

I am sales director for a storage container and accommodation module leasing company, based in West Thurrock but covering the UK and parts of Europe also.  We supply modules to the large blue-chips such as Tesco & Ikea down to smaller individual companies.  Recently I have been to China building prototype accommodation modules for the London Olympics market, developing new designs to meet the latest criteria for energy efficiency and trying to use environmentally safer materials.

Married to Yvette we have two daughters, Charlotte 7 and Victoria 4. Hobbies cover sports – mainstream (armchair based these days) and leisurely cycling. We’ve lived in Feering for 7 years and Kelvedon for 5 years.  I strongly believe communities are extremely important to maintain to ensure village life can continue to exist in this fast moving and not so friendly society.

 

 

 

                         Debbie Hall

                      (Staff Governor)

I have lived in Kelvedon and Feering for 14 years and both my children have attended Kelvedon St. Mary’s School, although they have now moved on to secondary school.

I have worked at Kelvedon St. Mary’s as a LSA for nearly nine years and have been the non-teaching Staff Governor for just over seven years. 

 

 

The following members of the Teaching Staff are also on  the Governing Body.

 

 

 

 

 Steve Taylor - Acting Headteacher

 

 

Wendy Daniells - Assistant Headteacher

 

 

Sally Salisbury - Teaching Representative

 

 

Emily Taylor - Teaching Representative

 

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Julie Lapslie - Clerk to the Governors

 

 

 

MARY’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL

COMMITTEES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance Committee

 

The finance committee comprises a chair and is mainly formed by the Head Teacher,  and the chairs of the other main committees and other interested governors.  We are indebted to our finance manager, and the office staff who undertake much of the routine day to day work.  Our primary responsibility is to consider the budget, as prepared by the finance manager and the head teacher which is then put forward to the full governing body for approval.  The challenge to the finance committee is to propose a budget that is both sustainable in the longer term and provides the necessary resources to the school to provide the successful delivery of the National Curriculum. Once set, we review the progress of actual against budget during regular meetings and taking any action necessary if problems arise.  We also look at longer term financial planning and financing of large capital projects.

 

 

Curriculum and Pupil Related Matters Committee

 

 

The curriculum committee comprises a number of Governors including, in particular, the staff Governors and the Head Teacher to whom we are grateful for the time they give.  Our primary responsibility is to consider all matters relating to the curriculum of the school and pupil related matters in general.  This includes; monitoring the progress of the School Improvement Plan, approving various curriculum policies and reporting to and advising the Governing Body on the statutory policies that the school has to adopt.

 

 

Personnel Committee

 

The Personnel Committee is made up of a chair and other interested governors.  It deals with all matters pertaining to the personnel working in the School.  Its remit ranges from the recruitment of teaching staff to formulating personnel policies.