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:

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 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.

We are holding a Governor Recruitment Evening on Tuesday 5th December at 6pm. Please click here for further details.

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
Parent Governors (Appointing Body: Parents)	Mr Andrew Johnson - LGB; Finance and Buildings; Staffing; Health & Safety Mrs Sonia Kay - LGB
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)	Miss Rebekah Brumby - Chair of Curriculum Learning & Outcomes; Vice-Chair of Effective Governance; SEND Governor; Pupil Premium and Pupil Inclusion Governor; LGB; Finance & Buildings 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 Steven James - 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 Panayiotou - 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

Governors in the past 12 months 1st November 2022 to date	Committees/Special Roles
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
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 Meetings 2022/23	Attended 2022/23	Attendance % (min 70% expected)
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
Miss Rebekah Brumby	20.06.18 19.06.22	19.06.22 18.06.26	13	9	69
Mrs Emma Flower	15.01.20	14.01.24	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 Steven James	09.06.15 01.01.18 01.01.20	31.12.19 31.12.23	11	8	73
Mr Richard McCready	14.11.18 14.11.22	13.11.22 13.11.26	14	10	71
Ms Sally Panayiotou	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	14.01.24	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
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 2022

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	Oct 2022
Mrs Sonia Kay	Parent of children at Edgbarrow School	Nov 2023
Staff Governors
Mr Stuart Matthews	Headteacher at Edgbarrow School - started 2018 Crowthorne Trust - Trustee John McCann Trust - Trustee	Sept 2022
Mr Oli Johnson	Staff member at Edgbarrow	Nov 2023
Co-opted Governors
Miss Rebekah Brumby	Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School - started Sept 2018	Oct 2022
Mrs Emma Flower	Parent of children at Edgbarrow School in Year 7 & 10 - started Jan 2020	Oct 2022
Lou Griffin	Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School; Parent of a child at another CLT school	Nov 2022
Mrs Alison Hancock	Parent of child at Edgbarrow School - started Sept 2013 Edgbarrow School Exam Invigilator - started June 2022	Sept 2022
Mrs Daphne Hill	None	Sept 2022
Mrs Emily James
Mr Steven James	Corvus Learning Trust; Chair of Trustees - started Jan 2018 Surrey & Hampshire Canal Cruises Ltd - Director John Pinkerton Canal Cruises Ltd - Director	Oct 2022
Mr Richard McCready	Wife is Employee at Edgbarrow School - started Nov 2018 Wife has two children at Edgbarrow School	Sept 2022
Sally Panayiotou	Parent of a child at Edgbarrow School	Nov 2022
Mrs Sarah Pemberton	Parent of one child at Edgbarrow School - started Sept 2016 PPDR Ltd - Director of building company focusing on Private Sector- started Jan 2005	Sept 2022
Mr Charlie St Aubyn	Parent of child at Edgbarrow Sixth Form - started 2015	Oct 2022
Mr Matt Whiddett	None	April 2023
Mrs Lynda Wood	Associate Governor at a Wokingham School	Sept 2022

Governors - past 12 months	Position	Interest/Organisation
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
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