Governors
The School Governors
The governing body's main aim is to help raise standards of achievement and make sure the school provides a good quality education.
The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the headteacher and staff. Rather than manage, governors are there to help shape the school's future direction and focus.
Governors work as a team. Individual governors have no power or responsibility. It is only the full governing body which has legal duties and powers and all governors share in that corporate responsibility.
Governors are at the heart of how a school operates. It's important they get things right. How they do their job affects the interests of pupils, staff morale and how the school is seen by parents and others in the community. They are not there to rubber stamp decisions. Governors are responsible for how the school is performing. They have to be prepared to support and challenge their headteacher by gathering views, asking questions and deciding what's best for the pupils.
The task can be divided into three main roles:
- providing a strategic overview
- acting as a critical friend to the school
- ensuring accountability.
To contact the Governing Body please write to the Chair of Governors, Mrs Samantha Lewis - samantha.lewis@nmite.ac.uk
Alternatively you may contact the Clerk to the Governors, Mrs. K. Lowicka, via the school office
If you are interested in finding out more about the Governing Body or becoming a member when a vacancy arises please contact the above people to express your interest.
Governing Body
Register of interest and attendance at meetings for the academic year 2020 2021
Governor name |
Governor Type | Date Advised |
Nature of Disclosure |
Term of office |
Committee | Nature of Potential Conflict | Attendance 20/21 |
Mrs Rachel Maund |
Director | 24/9/20 | Headteacher of the School |
04/04/2015 - | Finance and Premises, Curriculum and Standards | Will withdraw for Performance Management of Head Teacher | 13 of 13 |
Mr Andrew Banks | Member Director Chair | 24/9/20 | Family Friend of member of staff |
01/12/2019-01/12/2023 |
Curriculum and Standards, Personnel | None | 9 of 11 |
Rev Steven Lee | Member Director | 24/9/20 | None |
01/09/2018-01/09/2022 |
Personnel, | None | 9 of 9 |
Cllr Polly Andrews |
Member Director | 24/9/20 | Councilor for Herefordshire |
21/09/2017-21/09/2021 | Finance and Premises, Personnel | None. | 6 of 9 |
Miss Emma Stackhouse |
Director | 24/9/20 | Finance Administrator for the Academy |
01/12/2019-01/12/2023 |
Finance and premises | Employee. No voting rights when discussing senior management | 8 of 8 |
Mrs Zoe Jackson | Director | 24/9/20 | Employee - Teacher | 8/09/2020 - 8/9/2024 | Curriculum and Standards | No voting rights when discussing senior management Will withdraw if discussing class | 5 of 5 |
Mr Rob Oram |
Director | 24/9/20 | Children in Year 5 and Year 1 |
1/09/2020 - 1/9/2024
| Curriculum and standards
| Will withdraw if class discussed | 6 of 8 |
| Mrs Amy Barnstable | Director Vice Chair | 24/9/20 | Parent of child in Year 3 | 01/12/19 - 01/12/2023 | Finance | Will with draw if class discussed | 8 of 8 |
Mrs Samantha Lewis |
Director | 18/3/21 | Parent of Child in Year 3 |
18/3/21 - 18/3/25 |
| Will withdraw if class discussed | 2 of 2 |
| Mrs Margaret Hampshire | Director | 24/9/20 | None | 27/9/18 - 27/9/22 | Personnel | None | 8 of 8 |
| Mr Nick Beeching | Director | 24/9/20 | Parent of child in Year 5 | 5/12/19 - 5/12/2023 | Curriculum and Standards | Will withdraw if class discussed | 6 of 8 |