Our Governors

All schools are managed by a Local Governing Body, which works closely with the Headteacher and senior staff to run the school in line with DfE and Local Authority guidelines.

The Edgbarrow Local Governing Body comprises two parent governors, one staff governor, the Headteacher (ex officio), and sixteen co-opted governors. They are all volunteers who give their time and expertise free of charge to ensure that the school runs smoothly, within budget, and prioritises the needs and well-being of pupils and staff.

As with any large organisation, the managers, in our case, the Governors, work on several committees that cover various aspects of the school's organisation. These include Curriculum, Finance & Buildings, Staffing, Pastoral and Effective Governance.

The Governing board has the following core strategic functions.

Establishing the strategic direction, by:

Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
Agreeing on the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
Meeting statutory duties

Governors hold an important public office, and their identities should be known to their school and the wider community. In the interests of transparency, a governing body should publish on its website up-to-date details of its governance arrangements in a readily accessible form. Readily accessible means that the information should be on a webpage, requiring the user to download or open a separate document.

If you would like to find out more about the role of the Governors or contact the Governors regarding a particular matter, please feel free to contact Celeste Moruzzi, the Clerk to the Governing Body, via the school office. She will be able to direct your enquiry to the appropriate Governor or committee. All our Governors are very approachable.

If you are interested in becoming a Co-opted Governor, please complete our application form:

Governor Application Form

At the meeting of the Edgbarrow Local Governing Body on 7th March 2018, the following proposals for the constitution of the new Local Governing Body of Edgbarrow School joining the Corvus Learning Trust were agreed.

The Local Governing Body will consist of:
i) 16 Co-opted Governors: Appointed by the local governing body
ii) Two Parent Governors: Appointed after a ballot of parents
iii) One Staff Governor: Appointed after a ballot of school staff
iv) The Headteacher: Ex officio (to be in place retrospectively from 1st January 2018)

Governing Body

Committees/Special Roles

Parent Governors
(Appointing Body: Parents)

Mrs Sonia Kay - LGB; Safeguarding, Child Protection (CP) & Children Looked After (CLA) Link Governor Vice; Resources; Inclusion, Wellbeing and Personal Development
Mrs Victoria Riley - LGB; SEND Link Governor; Key Stage 3 (Y7,Y8 & Y9) Link Governor; Resources; Inclusion, Wellbeing and Personal Development; School Admissions

Headteacher
(Ex-Officio)

Mr Stuart Matthews - LGB; Resources/SLT Lead

Staff Governors
(Appointing Body: Staff)

Mr Oli Johnson - LGB; Staff Health and Safety Representative; Curriculum Learning Outcomes; Inclusion, Wellbeing & Personal Development

Co-opted Governors

(Appointing Body: Local Governor Body)

Mr Kofi Adu-Gyamfi - LGB; Chair Curriculum, Learning & Outcomes Committee; Chair School Admissions; Website Reviewer; Personal Development / PSHE Link Governor; Effective Governance; Resources
Miss Rebekah Brumby - LGB; SEND Governor; Pay Appeals Lead; SEND Link Governor; Pupil Premium (PP) & Disadvantaged Link Governor; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Resources
Mrs Emma Flower - LGB; Co-Chair Resources Committee; Staff Recruitment Panel Lead; Staff Discipline Panel Lead; Headteacher Appraisal Panel; Pay Committee Member; Careers Education Information & Guidance Link Governor; Personal Development/PSHE Link Governor; Effective Governance
Mr Richard Hall - LGB; Key Stage 4 (Y10 & Y11) Link Governor; Resources; Inclusion, Wellbeing and Personal Development; School Admissions
Mrs Alison Hancock - LGB; Co-Chair of Resources Committee; Pay Committee Member; Wellbeing (staff & student) Link Governor; English Link Governor; Effective Governance
Mrs Daphne Hill - LGB; Chair of Governors; Chair of Effective Governance Committee; Headteacher Appraisal Panel; Case Manager in the event of a child protection allegation is made against the Headteacher; Pay Committee Member; Development Governor; Key Stage 4 (Y10 & Y11) Link Governor
Mr Dan Jordan - LGB; Philosophy, Ethics & Religion (PER) Link Governor; Curriculum Learning Outcomes; Resources
Mrs Claire Lewis - LGB; Key Stage 5 (Y12 & Y13) Link Governor; Philosophy, Ethics &Religion (PER) Link Governor; Curriculum & Learning Outcomes; Inclusion, Wellbeing and Personal Development
Mr Andrew Line - LGB; Attendance Link Governor; Curriculum Learning Outcomes; Inclusion, Wellbeing and Personal Development
Mr Richard McCready - LGB; Co Vice-Chair of Governors
GDPR Lead in event of a serious breach; Food Standards Governor; Key Stage 5 (Y12 & Y13) Link Governor; English Link Governor; Curriculum Learning Outcomes; Effective Governance
Mrs Sarah Pemberton - LGB; Co Vice-Chair of Governors
Chair of Inclusion, Wellbeing and Personal Development Committee; Child protection and Children in care Governor; Safeguarding, Child Protection (CP) & Children Looked After (CLA) Link Governor Lead; Safeguarding Governor; Pupil exclusions panel lead; Well-Being Governor; Wellbeing (staff & student) Link Governor; Effective Governance
Mr Chris Purkiss - LGB; Chair of School Admissions Committee;
Whistleblowing Complaints Panel Lead; Pupil Premium (PP) & Disadvantaged Link Governor; Curriculum Learning Outcomes; Resources
Mrs Ana Romero - LGB; Careers Education Information & Guidance Link Governor; Key Stage 3 (Y7,Y8 & Y9) Link Governor; Curriculum Learning Outcomes; Inclusion, Wellbeing and Personal Development
Mr Matt Whiddett - LGB; Curriculum Learning Outcomes; Inclusion, Wellbeing and Personal Development
Mrs Lynda Wood - LGB; Staff Complaints Panel Lead
Attendance Link Governor; Curriculum Learning Outcomes;

Governors in the past 12 months (1st Sept 2025 to date)

Jason Cooper	Co-opted; LGB; Pay Committee member; Curriculum; School Admissions	08.01.24 - 22.09.25
Andrew Johnson	Parent; LGB; Health & Safety Governor; Pay Committee member; Finance	12.11.21 - 20.10.25
Charles St Aubyn	LGB; Associate Member LGB; Pay Committee Member; Liaison Governor in the event of allegation (child protection) against Head teacher; Curriculum	27.11.25 - 31.08.26 01.01.25 - 27.11.25
Sally McNamara	LGB; Curriculum; Pastoral	16.11.22 - 21.02.26
Kate Benson	Co-opted; LGB; Pay Committee member; Curriculum; School Admissions Parent; LGB; Health & Safety Governor; Pay Committee member; Finance LGB; Recruitment panel lead Pay Committee member Liaison Governor in the event of allegation (child protection) against Head teacher; Curriculum Associate Member LGB; Curriclum; Pastoral LGB; Pupil Premium and Pupil Inclusion	08.01.24 - 04.09.26

Governor Appointment

Classification	Governor Name	Appointed	Term of Office Ends
Parent Governors	Mrs Sonia Kay	14.11.23	13.11.27
	Mrs Victoria Riley	20.10.25	19.10.29
Headteacher	Mr Stuart Matthews	01.09.18	Ex Officio
Staff Governors	Mr Oli Johnson	27.09.23	26.09.27
Co-opted Governors	Mr Kofi Adu-Gyamfi	08.01.24	07.01.28
	Miss Rebekah Brumby	20.06.18 19.06.22	19.06.22 18.06.30
	Mrs Emma Flower	15.01.20 15.01.24	14.01.24 14.01.28
	Mr Richard Hall	23.02.26	22.02.30
	Mrs Alison Hancock	14.11.18 14.11.22	13.11.22 13.11.30
	Mrs Daphne Hill	16.11.16 01.01.18 01.01.25	31.12.24 31.12.28
	Mr Dan Jordan	08.01.24	07.01.28
	Mrs Claire Lewis	23.02.26	22.02.30
	Mr Andrew Line	23.02.26	22.02.30
	Mr Richard McCready	14.11.18 14.11.22	13.11.22 13.11.30
	Mrs Sarah Pemberton	01.01.18 01.01.26	15.11.20 31.12.21 31.12.25 31.12.29
	Mr Chris Purkiss	23.02.26	22.02.30
	Mrs Ana Romero	23.02.26	22.03.30
	Mr Matt Whiddett	24.04.23	23.04.27
	Mrs Lynda Wood	15.01.20 15.01.24	14.01.24 14.01.28