Meridian Primary School Governing Body
The governing body has a statutory duty to support the headteacher and the staff as they go about their work. We are all volunteers and have chosen to become governors because we believe the children at Meridian Primary School deserve the best possible education. Our main duty is to hold the headteacher to account for the quality and standards of the job she does in all aspects of the running of the school. Our role is strategic.
The full governing body meets six times a year. Much of our discussion at those meetings is focused on the work of our two main committees. The Finance, Premises and Personnel Committee (FPP) that also meets six times a year and the Standards Committee (SC) that meets four times a term. We also have a Communications Working Party (CWP) with full governors and several ‘associate’ governors who have particular skills and experience in some of our main areas of development. Associate governors are unelected and also volunteers.
We work as a team to understand and influence the way the school operates and the standards that children achieve in all aspects of their lives in the school. Governors often visit the school whilst it is at work. We scrutinise the standards data produced by the school, monitor the quality of teaching through advisors and inspectors and listen to and talk with children, staff and parents. We scrutinise the budget on behalf of Central Government to ensure our funds give the community we serve good value for money. We welcome scrutiny of our own work by staff, parents and agencies such as the South Cambridgeshire Local Authority.
We are led by a Chair and Vice Chair and supported by a Clerk. Parent governors are elected by all the parents and other governors by the governors themselves. We always appreciate offers of help and invite you to get in touch if you would like more information or would like to become a governor. Contact Peter Newton at: Chair@meridian.cambs.sch.uk
We are very proud of the staff and the pupils and delighted to show you our latest Ofsted report which you will find on our website under 'Ofsted'.
Current Governors
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Peter Newton |
Local Authority |
Chair of Governors |
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Carole Etchie |
Ex-officio |
Headteacher |
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Judith Brown |
Parent |
FPP(Chair) |
| Matt Bigam | Co-opted | FPP |
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Anna Edwards |
Parent |
SC |
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Kathy Talbot |
Parent |
tba |
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Rebecca Sands |
Staff |
tba |
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Rachel Mikelson |
Co-opted |
FPP/Safeguarding |
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Yogendra Parmar |
Parent |
FPP |
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Debbie Jack |
Co-opted |
Vice Chair of Governors |
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Associate Governors:
Laura Jeffrey
Lara Jones
Erica Adcock
David Ashman
Past Governors
The following have now stepped down as governors or reached the end of their term:
None of these had any relevant business or pecuniary interests or other potential conflicts of interest.
No present Governors have any relevant business peculiar interests or other potential conflicts of interest.