Sodbury Vale Federation – Governor Information.
Horton CEVA and St. John's Mead CEVC Primaries
The governing body provides strategic management to the federated schools through challenge and support, ensuring the schools are accountable for its actions. It is made up of parents, school staff and other people from the local community working in partnership with the schools to ensure that the federation achieves its aims and is supported correctly to do this.
Specific responsibilities include:
School governors lead schools, they do not manage them. The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the head teacher.
The chair or clerk to the governors can be contacted through the school office.
The governing body for Sodbury Vale Federation contains the following people
Who's Who:
The governing body for Sodbury Vale Federation contains the following people
Name | Category | Appointment Body | Term Ends | Role |
Nicola Berry | Ex Officio (Head) | Diocese | Executive Head | |
Vacancy | Clerk | Clerk to Governors GDPR lead GOV Admin IT | ||
Catherine Coster | Ex Officio (Diocese) | Diocese | 28.02.26 | Ethos Committee Chair Well-Being lead EYFS |
Christie Buchanan | Staff | Election via Staff | 08.03.26 | Curriculum co-Lead Staffing |
Emma Cole | Parent | Election via Parents | 02.03.26 | Vice Chair of Governors EYFS lead |
Emma Galsworthy | Co-Opted |
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| Curriculum co-Lead |
James Maillardet | Parent | Election via parents | 02.03.26 | Pemises lead Health & Safety lead |
Mark Kenyon | Co-Opted | FGB | 15.03.26 | Pupil Premium lead Sports Grant lead Curriculum IT lead Premises Health & Safety |
| Patricia Jess | Foundation | Diocese | 30.06.26 | Safeguarding lead Attendance lead Ethos Assessment |
Sarah Loveridge | Foundation | Diocese | 28.02.26 | SEN/D lead Well-being |
Simon Morrison | Co-Opted | FGB | 15.03.26 | Finance lead |
Suzanne Elmore | Foundation | Diocese | 28.02.26 | Chair of Governors Ethos Committee Staffing lead, Assessment lead Curriculum |
| Vacancy | Foundation | |||
| Vacancy | Foundation | |||
| Vacancy | Foundation | |||
| Vacancy | Local Authority Governor |
Register of Interests
The Governors at Sodbury Vale Federation declare the following interests
Register of interests
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Name
| Business & Pecuniary Interests | Governor at another educational establishment | Relationships with staff members |
Nicola Berry | No | No | Headteacher |
Suzanne Elmore | Works in education | No | No |
Simon Morrison | Child in school | No | No |
Christie Buchanan | No | No | Staff member |
Emma Galsworthy | No | No | Staff member |
Catherine Coster | No | No | No |
James Maillardet | Children in school | No | No |
Sarah Loveridge | Children in school | No | No |
Emma Cole | Children in school | No | No |
Mark Kenyon | No | No | No |
Patricia Jess | No | No | Parent |
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Attendance at Meetings 2020-21
PLEASE NOTE IN THESE UNUSAL CIRCUMSTANCES SUB COMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE BEEN RUN AS A JOINT COMMITTEE AND ALL MEETINGS HAVE BEEN HELD VIRTUALLY SINCE APRIL 20
Name | All Committees | FGB | EFGB |
Sarah Ledger | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/4 |
Dave Craddock | 3/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
John Brown | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
Sally Burton | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/4 |
Trevor Cook | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
Suzanne Elmore | 5/5 | 5/5 | 3/4 |
Simon Morrison | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
Sally Pattison | 5/5 | 4/5 | 4/4 |
Nicola Berry | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
Cathy Walker | 2/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
Nazama Tague | 2/5 | 5/5 | 2/4 |
Ivor Coster | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/4 |
Christie Harris | 4/4 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
Alexandra Jones | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/4 |
Becoming a Parent Governor
Becoming a Parent Governor
From time to time, governors step down from their position which leaves opportunities for parents or interested member of the local community to take up the role of a parent governor.
When such positions become available the school will send out election forms to parents allowing candidates to be proposed.
The governors have a wide range of responsibilities. The role requires commitment, attending regular meetings and undertaking some work outside the meetings to support the school. However, it is an extremely satisfying and important role.
If you are interested in becoming a parent governor, please feel free to approach members of the governing body or you can contact the South Gloucestershire Governor Development Team on 01454 863182.
Further information regarding governors and governing bodies can be found on the South Gloucestershire Council website
https://www.southglos.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools-and-education/school-governors/