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.
Nikki Glazebrook - Chair of Governors
Category: Co-Opted Governor
Appointed: 13/04/2019.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Committees: Finance and Personal and Premises and Development Committee (Chair).
Positions of Responsibility: Chair of Governors, Head Teacher Performance Management, Liaison with Northamptonshire Nursery Governors Working Party, EYPP
Declarations: None
Father James Mowbray - Vice Chair
Category: Co-Opted Governor
Appointed: 13/04/2019.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Committees: Finance and Personal Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Head Teacher Performance Management, Safeguarding, Child Protection & LAC, Radicalisation, Prevent, Safer Recruitment
Declarations: Governor of St Mary's VA Primary School, Kettering
Mike Leeke
Category: Local Authority Appointed Governor
Appointed: 10/10/2018.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees: Finance & Personnel Committee (Chair).
Positions of Responsibility: Performance Management, Finance
Declarations: Anglian Water
Paul Gibbs
Category: Parent Governor
Appointed: 17/09/2021
Term of office: 2 years
Appointed by: Election by parents
Committees: Premises and Development Committee;
Positions of Responsibility: Curriculum
Declarations: None
Kristie Purcell
Category: Co-Opted Governor
Appointed: 03/07/2019.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees: Snack Fund Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Special Education Needs
Declarations: None.
Jess Woodham
Category: Co-Opted Governor
Appointed: 30th June 2021
Term of Office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body
Committees: Premises and Development
Positions of Responsibility: Early Years Pupil Premium
Declarations: Busy Bears Preschool & Nursery
Christine Whitney
Category: Staff Governor
Appointed: 29/09/2018.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Elected by the staff.
Committees: Premises and Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Health and Safety
Declarations: Employed by the school
Deb Thwaites - Headteacher
Category: Head Teacher
Appointed: 01/01/2021.
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
Jackie Wilson - Teacher
Category: Associate Member
Appointed: 01/09/2019.
Term of office: 4 years
Appointed by: Governing Body.
Committees: Premises and Development Committee.
Positions of Responsibility: Curriculum Advice
Declarations: Employed by the School
Claire Seddon - School Business Manager
Category: Associate Member
Appointed: 30/06/2021.
Term of office: 4 years
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
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. Parent governors are volunteers who have parental responsibility for a child in the school at the date of their appointment; they serve for a period of two years. If you are interested in taking on either of these roles please contact the school.
Members of the Governing Body can be contacted via reception.
Former Governors:
Lina Chumbley: Parent Governor 28/09/2019 to 27/09/2021
Sara Galuska: Parent Governor 03/09/2020 to 30/06/2021