We are delighted to welcome Mike Leeke to our governing body. Mike is appointed by the local authority for four years; he has joined our Finance, Personnel and Premises sub-committee and will have shared responsibility for staff performance management.

We are also very pleased that Christine Whitney has been re-appointed as the staff representative on the governing body; she has joined both the Development and the Finance, Personnel and Premises Sub-Committees and has responsibility for Health and Safety.

Finally we are sad to see Carline Paladino-Brown leave the governing body after three years, initially as a parent governor and then co-opted. We wish Carline all the very best with her degree and would like to thank her for all her hard work and support. She will be sadly missed.