Governing Body
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 consists of 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 is run well, within budget and putting the needs and well-being of pupils and staff at the forefront.
As with any large organisation, the managers, in our case, the Governors, work on a number of 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:
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Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
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Agreeing on the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
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Meeting statutory duties
Governors hold an important public office and their identity should be known to their school and wider communities. 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 without the need to download or open a separate document.
If you would like to find out more about the role of the Governors or if you wish to 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 select this link for our 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 on 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 ballot of parents iii) One Staff Governor: Appointed after ballot of school staff iv) The Headteacher: Ex-officio (to be in place retrospectively from 1st January 2018) |
Governing Body
Committees/Special Roles | |
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Parent Governors (Appointing Body: Parents) |
Mr Andrew Johnson - LGB; Finance and Buildings; Staffing; Health & Safety Mrs Sonia Kay - LGB; Finance & Buildings; Pastoral |
Headteacher (Ex-Officio) |
Mr Stuart Matthews - Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Finance and Buildings SLT Lead; LGB; Pastoral; Staffing; School Admissions |
Staff Governors (Appointing Body: Staff) |
Mr Oli Johnson - Finance and Buildings; Staffing; LGB; Staff Health and Safety Representative |
Co-opted Governors (Appointing Body: Local Governor Body) |
Mr Kofi Adu-Gyamfi - LGB; Finance & Buildings; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes Mrs Kate Benson - LGB; Staffing; Pastoral Miss Rebekah Brumby - Chair of Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Vice-Chair of Effective Governance; SEND Governor; Pupil Premium and Pupil Inclusion Governor; LGB; Finance & Buildings Mr Jason Cooper - LGB; Staffing; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes Mrs Emma Flower - Staff Discipline Panel Lead; Vice-Chair Staffing; Pay Committee; Sustainability Governor; LGB; Pastoral; Staffing Mrs Lou Griffin - LGB; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Staffing Mrs Alison Hancock - Chair of Finance & Buildings; Chair of School Admissions; Pay Committee; Inventory Governor; Website Reviewer; LGB; Effective Governance; Pastoral Mrs Daphne Hill - Chair of Governors; Chair of Effective Governance; Headteacher Appraisal Panel; Pay Appeals Lead; Staffing; Development Governor; LGB Mrs Emily James - LGB; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Pastoral Mr Dan Jordan - LGB; Finance & Buildings; Staffing Mr Richard McCready - Chair School Admissions; Vice-Chair of Finance & Buildings; Staff Complaint Panel Lead; E-Safety Governor; Cyber Security Governor; Liaison Governor in the event of allegation (child protection) against Headteacher; Whistleblowing Complaints Panel Lead; LGB; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Pay Committee Ms Sally McNamara - LGB; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Vice-Chair of Pastoral Mrs Sarah Pemberton - Chair of Pastoral; Safeguarding Governor; Pupil Exclusions Panel Lead; Well-being Champion; Child Protection and Children in Care Governor (LAC); LGB; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Effective Governance; School Admissions Mr Charles St Aubyn - Vice-Chair of Governors; Chair of Staffing; Recruitment Panel Lead; Pay Committee; Headteacher Appraisal Panel; LGB; Effective Governance; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes Mr Matt Whiddett - LGB; Pastoral; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes Mrs Lynda Wood - Vice-Chair Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; LGB; Pastoral; Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Governor |
Governors in the past 12 months |
Committees/Special Roles |
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David Boothe | LGB; Chair of Governors; Chair of Effective Governance; Headteacher Appraisal Panel; Pay Appeals Lead; Staffing |
Lee Daley | LGB; Finance & Buildings; Staffing |
Charlotte Gouldsmith-Leigh | LGB; Pastoral; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes |
Steven James | LGB; Finance & Buildings; Staffing |
Charlotte Revill | LGB; Finance & Buildings; Curriculum Learning & Outcomes |
John Russell-Smith | LGB; Staff Health & Safety Representative; Pastoral; Staffing |
Carole Valette | LGB; Equality, Diversion & Inclusion Governor; Pastoral; Finance & Buildings |
Governor Appointment and Attendance
Classification |
Appointed |
Term of Office Ends |
No. of possible |
Attended |
Attendance % |
Parent Governors | |||||
Mr Andrew Johnson | 12.11.21 | 11.11.25 | 11 | 10 | 91 |
Mrs Sonia Kay | 14.11.23 | 13.11.27 | |||
Headteacher | |||||
Mr Stuart Matthews | 01.09.18 | Ex Officio | 15 | 13 | 87 |
Staff Governors | |||||
Mr Oli Johnson | 27.09.23 | 26.09.27 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Co-opted Governors | |||||
Mr Kofi Adu-Gyamfi | 08.01.24 | 07.01.28 | |||
Mrs Kate Benson | 08.01.24 | 07.01.28 | |||
Miss Rebekah Brumby | 20.06.18 19.06.22 |
19.06.22 18.06.26 |
13 | 9 | 69 |
Mr Jason Cooper | 08.01.24 | 07.01.28 | |||
Mrs Emma Flower | 15.01.20 15.01.24 |
14.01.24 14.01.28 |
10 | 10 | 100 |
Mrs Lou Griffin | 16.11.22 | 15.11.26 | 7 | 6 | 86 |
Mrs Alison Hancock | 14.11.18 14.11.22 |
13.11.22 13.11.26 |
17 | 16 | 94 |
Mrs Daphne Hill | 16.11.16 01.01.18 |
31.12.24 |
11 | 10 | 91 |
Mrs Emily James | 11.09.23 | 10.09.27 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
Mr Dan Jordan | 08.01.24 | 07.01.28 | |||
Mr Richard McCready | 14.11.18 14.11.22 |
13.11.22 13.11.26 |
14 | 10 | 71 |
Ms Sally McNamara | 16.11.22 | 15.11.26 | 7 | 6 | 86 |
Mrs Sarah Pemberton | 01.01.18 |
15.11.20 31.12.21 31.12.25 |
16 | 15 | 94 |
Mr Charles St Aubyn | 16.11.16 01.01.18 |
31.12.20 31.12.24 |
13 | 12 | 92 |
Mr Matt Whiddett | 24.04.23 | 23.04.27 | 3 | 3 | 100 |
Mrs Lynda Wood | 15.01.20 15.01.24 |
14.01.24 14.01.28 |
10 | 10 | 100 |
Governors Clerk | |||||
Celeste Moruzzi | 20.06.12 | Ex Officio | 21 | 21 | 100 |
Governors - past 12 Months | |||||
Mr David Boothe | 16.10.14 16.10.18 16.10.22 |
31.08.23 |
10 |
8 |
80 |
Mr Lee Daley | 16.11.22 | 02.07.23 | 8 | 3 | 38 |
Mrs Charlotte Gouldsmith-Leigh | 16.11.22 | 24.05.23 | 6 | 4 | 67 |
Mr Steven James | 09.06.15 01.01.18 01.01.20 |
31.12.19 31.12.23 |
11 |
8 |
73 |
Mrs Charlotte Revill | 17.03.21 | 25.01.23 | 6 | 5 | 83.3 |
Mr John Russell-Smith | 26.01.21 | 31.08.23 | 10 | 5 | 50 |
Mrs Carole Valette | 15.01.20 | 26.09.23 | 11 | 6 | 55 |
Register of Business Interests
Classification |
Nature of Interest |
Role Updated |
Parent Governors | ||
Mr Andrew Johnson | Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School Member of Parent Teacher Association of Edgbarrow School |
Sept 2023 |
Mrs Sonia Kay | Governor - RISE Alternative Learning Provision, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Parent of children at Edgbarrow School Husband - Governor at Oaklands Junior School (part of the Corvus Learning Trust) |
Nov 2023 |
Staff Governors | ||
Mr Stuart Matthews |
Headteacher at Edgbarrow School - started 2018 Crowthorne Trust - Trustee John McCann Trust - Trustee Corvus Learning Trust - Director of Education - started April 2022 |
Sept 2023 |
Mr Oli Johnson | Teacher at Edgbarrow School | Oct 2023 |
Co-opted Governors | ||
Mr Kofi Adu-Gyamfi | West Berkshire Council - Climate Change Service Lead Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School |
Jan 2024 |
Mrs Kate Benson | Teacher at St Crispin's School, Wokingham (The Circle Trust) | Jan 2024 |
Miss Rebekah Brumby |
Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School | Sept 2023 |
Mr Jason Cooper | Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School | Jan 2024 |
Mrs Emma Flower | Parent of children at Edgbarrow School | Sept 2023 |
Lou Griffin | Parent of children at Edgbarrow School | Sept 2023 |
Mrs Alison Hancock | Parent of child at Edgbarrow Sixth Form Edgbarrow School Exam Invigilator - started June 2022 |
Sept 2023 |
Mrs Daphne Hill | None | Sept 2023 |
Mrs Emily James | None | Sept 2023 |
Mr Dan Jordan | Current employment - Honeywell UOP Governor at Onslow Infant School, Guildford Fiancée is a Teacher at Edgbarrow School |
Jan 2024 |
Mr Richard McCready |
Wife is employee at Edgbarrow School - started Nov 2018 - Maths Apprentice Wife has children at Edgbarrow School |
Sept 2023 |
Ms Sally McNamara | Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School Parent of a child applying to join Edgbarrow School Year 7 2024-25 (currently at Hatch Ride School) |
Sept 2023 |
Mrs Sarah Pemberton | PPDR Ltd - Director of building company focusing on private sector - started Jan 2005 | Sept 2023 |
Mr Charlie St Aubyn | None | Sept 2023 |
Mr Matt Whiddett | None | Sept 2023 |
Mrs Lynda Wood | Associate Governor at a Wokingham School | Sept 2023 |
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David Boothe | Co-opted Governor | None |
Lee Daley | Co-opted Governor | Parent of children at Edgbarrow School; Works for the Ministry of Defence, Army Brigadier; Commandant Defence College of Logistics, Policing and Administration |
Charlotte Gouldsmith-Leigh | Co-opted Governor | Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School |
Steven James | Co-opted Governor | Corvus Learning Trust; Chair of Trustees - started Jan 2018 Surrey & Hampshire Canal Cruises Ltd - Director John Pinkerton Canal Cruises Ltd - Director |
Charlotte Revill | Co-opted Governor | Staff Member at Edgbarrow School |
John Russell-Smith | Staff Governor | Staff Member at Edgbarrow School |
Carole Valette | Co-opted Governor | None |
Updated March 2024
Governing Body and Committee Membership 2023-2024
Governor Register of Business Interests 2023-2024
Useful links
Department for Education website |
National Governors' Association |
Government Information for School Governors |