Our School Governors
Governors:
Sticklepath’s Governing Body is experienced across a range of relevant areas including local government, police, safeguarding, education, construction, finance, local churches and small businesses. Together with the added perspective of parent-governors, this knowledge is brought to bear in support of the Head teacher and the school – being careful to maintain the necessary separation of roles between governance and management – being rigorous in challenge and wholehearted in support. Several of the Governors attended the school and all are committed to the locality.
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The Governors usually meet termly, as a full board, but have two main committees and lead governors for specific areas:
1. Teaching and Learning
Curriculum
School Improvement
Special Needs
Community and Parent Links
2. Resources
Finance
Health and Safety
Personnel
Premises
Mark Rostock
Co-opted Governor
Resources Committee
Occupation – Managing Director - Business - Just Office
FA Coach Mentor
Head Coach Plymouth Argyle North Devon Centre of Excellence
Coach Fremington Youth FC
David Mansell
Chair of Governors
Parent Governor
Resources & Pay Committee
Occupation – National Westminster Bank
Georgia Newman
Co-opted Governor
Teaching and Learning Committee
Occupation – Sticklepath Community School
Andrew Pierce
Foundation Governor
Teaching and Learning Committee, Resources Committee, Pupil Discipline Committee
Designated Safeguarding Governor
Occupation – Retired Detective Superintendent, Occasional consultancy in own name related to former employment
Other voluntary role as Independent Chair Safeguarding Commission RC Dicese of Plymouth from December 2016
Sam Warner
Headteacher Governor
Teaching and Learning Committee
Resources Committee
Occupation – Headteacher at Sticklepath Community School
Three Valleys Learning Partnership, Co-operative Trust
Joanne Byrne
Parent Governor
Teaching and Learning Committee
Pupil Discipline Committee
Occupation – Petroc College
Rev Guy Chave-Cox
Co-opted Governor
Teaching and Leaning Committee
Headteacher Appraisal Committee
Occupation - Vicar - St Paul's Church, Adult Education Partnership, Diocese of Exeter, Bishop's Diocesan Council, Exeter Diocesan Board of Finance
Richard Blunt
Co-opted Governor
Teaching & Learning Committee
Occupation - Sticklepath Community School
David Desmond Brailey MBE (Des)
Local Authority Governor
North Devon Council, Fremington & Tawstock Parish Council
Joanne Down
Vice Chair of Governors
Resources & Pay Committee
Teaching and Learning Committee
Headteacher Appraisal Committee
Occupation – Petroc College
David Smith
Associate Governor
Resources Committee
Occupation – Self Employed
Mark Joslin
Parent Governor
Resources Committee
Occupation – National Westminster Bank
Terry Whiterod
Parent Governor
Teaching & Learning Committee
Headteacher Appraisal Committee
Occupation – Local Aerospace & Industrial Business
Rita Sampson
Foundation Governor
Teaching & Learning Committee
Pay Committee
Occupation – Lecturer, Petroc College
Gay Karczmarz
Staff Elected Governor
Resources Committee
Occupation – HLTA at Sticklepath Community School
Matthew Anderson
Parent Governor
Teaching & Learning Committee
Occupation – Great Torrington School
Sarah Simpson
Associate Governor
Teaching & Learning Committee
Occupation – Devon County Council
The Governors see Sticklepath Community School as a place of improvement where and are keen to continue the journey towards excellence, meeting the needs of our locality as a place of education but also as a wider facility to the community. In doing so the school is open to all, while ensuring the school is a safe environment for children and others that are vulnerable.
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Over recent years the Governors have played a major part in the improvements that have been made to the school building. This has helped make it a comfortable happy environment for the children to learn and develop in.
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Being a Parent Governor at Sticklepath is about being part of a whole school team that want the best for all the children at our school. The rewards come in seeing happy enthusiastic children enjoying their school.