Our Governors

We are a carefully selected group of people, chosen or elected to represent a cross section of skills and experience. We access local training to ensure the knowledge base of the governing body is suitable, and regularly monitor this to ensure we remain as such. This brings us together as a diverse and varied team, enabling us to look at issues from multiple perspectives. The governing body always includes the Head teacher and a member of staff from the school.

Our primary purpose is not the day-to-day operations of the school, that is the role of the Head teacher. The governing body is here to work alongside her, to set the long term strategy and financial plan for the school, steer academic performance and support the Head teacher to deliver and ensure compliance with local and national policy.

Our governors all belong to one of two committees which encompass the work of the governing body. They also work alongside a member of staff to support our School Development Plan.

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Governors (ID 1103)

Dave Walker

Chair of Governors

Dave Walker

Governor responsible for: Leadership & Governance, GDPR, Monitoring and Filtering, Mental Health and Well-being, Nutrition, MFL, Science and D&T.
Contact Details: dave.walker@uffingtonprimary.org
Mr John-Paul Roche

Vice Chair of Governors

Mr John-Paul Roche

Governor responsible for: Leadership & Governance, Safeguarding, Pupil Premium, Sports Premium
History and PE
Rachel Cook

Head Teacher

Rachel Cook

Head teacher, Curriculum & Teaching, Achievement, Attendance & Behaviour, Personal Development and Well-Being, Leadership & Governance, Safeguarding, Inclusion, SEND, SIAMS, Pupil Premium, Sports Premium, Health and Safety, GDPR, Monitoring & Filtering
Pupil Experience Committee, Resources Committee and School Development Plan
Priorities - All subject areas - RE and Collective Worship and Art
Stephanie Sheppard

Staff Governor

Stephanie Sheppard

Mental Health and Wellbeing
Maths, Science and Design and Technology
Governor responsible for: Art
Bryony Simmons,

Parent Governor

Bryony Simmons,

Governor responsible for: Curriculum & Teaching, Achievement, Pupil Experience Committee (Chair), SEND/Inclusion, Geography
Jane Henderson

Co-Opted Governor

Jane Henderson

Governor responsible for: Resources Committee (Chair), Maths, Attendance, Health and Safety.
Climate Action Plan & Sustainability
Reverend Jeremy Goulston

Foundation Governor

Reverend Jeremy Goulston

Governor responsible for: Pupil Experience Committee, Attendance & Behaviour, Personal Development and Well Being.
School Development Plan priorities - RE, Collective Worship, SIAMS
Richard Charles

Co-Opted Governor

Richard Charles

Governor responsible for: Resources Committee,
School Development Plan Priorities - PSHE, Music and Computing
Sarah Blackburn

LA Governor

Sarah Blackburn

School Development Plan Priorities - RE and Collective Worship, EYFS, and English.