East StourPrimary School
Hello,
East Stour Primary School is a good school. The reason that East Stour is a good school is down to all those people involved in the school, especially the children, working hard to achieve.
A Governor is a critical friend of the school and for the school. As a Governor we are interested in the development and constant improvement required of the school, which is necessary to maintain and improve standards to enhance every child’s education. We question the Head Teacher and her staff regularly at prescribed meetings, the main one being the Full Governing Body meeting held six times a year. Additionally, individual governors or a couple, will focus on particular areas of the school’s plan, and monitor and question where we are against the plan.
Some of the questions we ask are:
Governors are ordinary people who have an interest in children’s education and are prepared to commit some of their time to that end. Some of our Governors are parents with a direct interest in the school, some are from the local community – who see the school as the heart of it, some are staff and some just wish to use some of their time to benefit others.
We are always interested to hear from potential governors. Should you have an interest in becoming a school governor at East Stour, then please contact Cathy Chambers, School Business Manager, and she will put you in touch with the right people at the right time for a completely non-committal chat.
Chair of Governors
The Governing Body of EAST STOUR PRIMARY SCHOOL – Constitution date 1 September 2013
EAST STOUR PRIMARY SCHOOL
MEETING DATES 2021 - 2022
DATE | TYPE OF MEETING | TIME |
Tuesday 28 September 2021 | Governing Board Meeting | 08.00 am |
Thursday 21 October 2021 | Governing Board Meeting | 08.00 am |
Tuesday 23 November 2021 | Governing Board Meeting | 08.00 am |
Thursday 27 January 2022 | Governing Board Meeting | 08.00 am |
Tuesday 29 March 2022 | Governing Board Meeting | 08.00 am |
Thursday 26 May 2022 | Governing Board Meeting | 08.00 am |
Tuesday 12 July 2022 | Governing Board Meeting | 08.00 am |
ATTENDANCE AND BUSINESS INTERESTS 2020 - 2021
Name/Office & Business Interests
| Term of Office4 years | Particular Responsibilities |
PARENT GOVERNORS (3) appointed by parents of pupils on the school roll | ||
Mr Gareth Huyton Labour Party Member Swann Community Councillor | 09/07/2022 | EYFS |
Mrs Zoe McNeill None | 21 November 2022 | Pupil Premium |
Miss Surreya Yildirim None
| 26 November 2022 |
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LOCAL AUTHORITY GOVERNOR (1) nominated by the LA and appointed by the Governing Body | ||
Mr Robert Cooke - Chair (Vice Chair as from September 2021) Chair at Ashford Oaks Primary School
| 26 April 2023)
| Finance/School Plan |
HEADTEACHER | ||
Mrs Emma LawHeadteacher in School | N/A | |
STAFF GOVERNORS (1) appointed by employees of the school | ||
Sam NewtonTeacher at East Stour Primary School | 16 March 2025 | Safeguarding |
CO-OPTED GOVERNORS (6) appointed by the Governing Body following a skills need analysis | ||
Cathy Chambers School Business Manager – East Stour Primary School | 23 September 2023 | Health & Safety Training & Development |
Mrs Della Skilton (Vice Chair) Vice Chair (Chair as from September 2021) None | 24 September 2022 | Finance/Curriculum |
Jonathan Hobbs Works for Freedom Leisure
| 26 May 2025 |
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Mrs Sarah Beaney School Business Manager at Ashford St Mary CE Primary School | 12 July 2025 |
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Mrs Heather Woodcock | 12 July 2025 |
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Vacancy To be filled |
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SCHOOL STAFF INVITED TO ATTEND MEETINGS AS OBSERVERS | ||
Miss Ellen McNulty - Teacher |
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Mrs Zana Fletcher - DHT |
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RESIGNATIONS OR COMPLETION OF TERM OF OFFICE 2020 - 2021 | |
Terry Simpson – Co-Opted Governor (resigned from the Governing Board May 2021) | Reason for resignation: Relocating to Norfolk |
Mr Steve Rowley – Co-Opted Governor (Governors decision to remove from office due to non attendance at meetings) | Governors made a decision to remove Mr Rowley from office |
| Meeting Attendance Sept 2020 – July 2021 |
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Date of meeting | 29 Sept 2020 | 22 October 2020 | 8 Dec 2020 | 21 Jan 2021 | 2 Feb 2021 | 23 March 2021 | 27 May 2021 | 13 July 2021 | TOTAL | |
Rob Cooke | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 out of 8 | |
Emma Law | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 out of 8 | |
Steve Rowley | No | No | Yes | No | No | Resigned | Resigned | - | 1 | |
Gareth Huyton | Yes | Yes | Apols | Yes | No | Yes | Apols | Yes | 5 out of 8 | |
Della Skilton | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 out of 8 | |
Cathy Chambers | Yes | Yes | Apols | Yes | Yes | Apols | Yes | Yes | 6 out of 8 | |
Ellen McNulty – Observer | Yes | Yes | Apols | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 out of 8 | |
Sam Newton – Staff Governor | Yes | Yes | Apols | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 out of 8 | |
Surreya Yildirim | Yes | Yes | Apols | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | 4 out of 8 | |
Terrie Simpson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apo | Yes | Yes | Resigned | - |
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Mrs Sarah Beaney |
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| Yes | 1 out of 1 | |
Mrs Heather Woodcock |
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| Yes | 1 out of 1 | |
Zoe McNeill | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Apols | Apols | 5 out of 8 | |
Zana Fletcher (DHT) – Observer |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | - | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 | |
Vacancy (To be filled) |
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