Meet the Governors
Listed below you can find information on each of our Governors including their position within the Governing Body, their Category, Start Date, Term of Office and Committee Membership details.
It a requirement for Governors to declare any Business Interests, whether they Govern elsewhere and whether or not they have any relationship with any Staff members. If they have answered "yes" to any of these declarations then the details will be given below.
Diana Batty - Chair of Governors
Category: Local Authority Governor
Appointed: 31/08/2014.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Local Authority.
Committees: Finance and Personal, Premises and Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Chair of Governors, Head Teacher Performance Management, Curriculum, British Values, Link, Training and Development
Declarations: No
Nikki Glazebrook - Vice Chair of Governors
Category: Co-Opted Governor
Appointed: 14/04/2015.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Committees: Finance and Personal and Development Committee (Chair).
Positions of Responsibility: Vice Chair of Governors, Head Teacher Performance Management, Liaison with Northamptonshire Nursery Governors Working Party
Declarations: Works for Wellingborough Homes
Father James Mowbray
Category: Co-Opted Governor
Appointed: 14/04/2015.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Committees: Finance and Personal and Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Head Teacher Performance Management, Safeguarding, Child Protection & LAC, Radicalisation, Prevent, Safer Recruitment
Declarations: Chair of Governors St Mary's VA Primary School, Kettering
Carline Paladino-Brown
Category: Co-Opted Governor
Appointed: 16/10/2017.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees: Finance & Personnel and Premises Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Special Education Needs , Computing/ICT, Snack Fund
Declarations: Employed by Northamptonshire County Council, Member of Northamptonshire Deaf Children's Society Committee
Vitalija Petraviciute
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed: 02/02/2018.
Term of office: 2 years
Appointed by: Election by parents
Committees: Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility:
Declarations: Parent of a child in school.
Kristie Purcell
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed: 29/09/2017.
Term of office: 2 years
Appointed by: Election by parents
Committees: Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: EYPP
Declarations: Parent of a child in school.
Christine Whitney
Category: Staff Governor
Appointed: 19/09/2014.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Elected by the staff.
Committees: Premises (Chair) and Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Health and Safety
Declarations: Employed by the school
Karen Sharman - Headteacher
Category: Head Teacher
Appointed: 30/10/2013.
Term of office: Indefinite
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Committees: Finance and Personnel, Premises and Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Policy review
Declarations: Employed by the school; son works for Barclays Bank.
Jackie Wilson - Teacher
Category: Associate Member
Appointed: 13/07/2015.
Term of office: Indefinite
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Committees: Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Curriculum Advice
Declarations: Employed by the School
Claire Seddon - School Business Manager
Category: Associate Member
Appointed: 01/03/2002.
Term of office: Indefinite
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Positions of Responsibility: Financial and Personnel advice
Declarations: Employed by the School
Christine McPhedran - Clerk
Category: Clerk
Appointed: 01/04/2018.
Term of office: Indefinite
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Positions of Responsibility: Independent advice
Declarations: Clerk at Broughton Primary School, South End Infant School, St Thomas More Primary School and Wren Spinney Community Special School
We currently (April 2018) have a vacancy for a co-opted governor. Co-opted governors are members of the local community and who value the very important role early years development plays in the education of our children. If you are interested in taking on this role please contact the school.
Members of the Governing Body can be contacted via reception.
Former Governors:
Carline Paladino-Brown previously served as a parent governor from 28/09/2015 to 27/09/2017.
Vitalija Petraviciute previously served as a parent governor from 28/01/2016 to 27/01/2018.
Linda Sketchley served as clerk from 01/02/2015 to 31/03/2018.