Our Governing Body are dedicated to the continuing development of your children’s education at Sandridge School.
The Governing Body meets four times per annum with individual governors taking on additional link roles such as safeguarding, SEND, Pupil Premium and priorities from the School Development Plan.
Governors
| Name | Category of Governance | Term of Office | Roles and Responsibilities |
| Mr Andy Boxer | Co-opted Governor | 01/05/20 – 30/04/24 | Chair of Governors, Headteacher Performance Appraisal, Safeguarding, Health & Safety, SEND, SDP priority link 3: Targeted intervention & support, Finance Committee |
| Mrs Michelle Poole | Parent Governor | 12/11/18 – 11/11/22 | Vice-chair of Governors, Headteacher Performance Appraisal, Safeguarding, Outdoor Education, SDP priority link 2: Writing |
| Mrs Emma Burrows | Parent Governor | 01/04/19 – 31/03/23 | Pupil Premium & Children Looked After |
| Ms Joy Archer | Co-opted Governor | 12/11/18 – 01/11/22 | SDP priority link 4: Curriculum Leadership, Finance Committee, Governor development & training |
| Mrs Sheenagh McKillop | Co-opted Governor | 12/11/18 – 11/11/22 | SEND, SDP priority link 3: Targeted intervention & support, Finance Committee |
| Mrs Anne Codling | LA Governor | 05/02/18 – 04/02/22 | SDP prioirty link 2: Writing, Pupil Premium & Children Looked After, Finance Committee |
| Mr Andy Hunt | Co-opted Governor | 16/09/19 – 15/09/23 | SDP priority link 1: Recovering the curriculum, Website, Finance Committee (Chair) |
| Miss Lisa Roberts | Headteacher | 01/09/16 – present | |
| Mrs Nicola Kennedy | Staff Governor | 01/09/20 – 31/08/24 |
In addition to Full Governing Body meetings which take place four times a year, the Finance Committee meets termly.
| Finance Committee: |
| Lisa Roberts, Andy Boxer, Andy Hunt, Anne Codling, Joy Archer, Sheenagh McKillop |
The Clerk to the Governors is Mr John Conlon.
Approved Governor minutes which detail attendance at meetings are available in the School Office.
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PRIORITY LINKS 2021-2022:
| Subject | Assigned to |
| RECOVERING THE CURRICULUM: To maintain a broad and ambitious curriculum whilst addressing pupils’ gaps in knowledge and skills. | Andy Hunt |
| WRITING: To raise attainment in Writing especially by the end of KS1 and KS2; and across all other subjects. | Michelle Poole & Anne Codling |
| TARGETED INTERVENTION & SUPPORT: To maximise the impact of all intervention and support programmes on pupil progress. | Andy Boxer & Sheenagh McKillop |
| SUBJECT LEADERSHIP: To review the curriculum ensuring it fully meets the needs of all pupils. To continue to develop the role of subject leaders. | Joy Archer |
| Child Protection and Safeguarding | Andy Boxer & Michelle Poole |
| Special Education Needs (& Disability) | Andy Boxer & Sheenagh McKillop |
| Pupil Premium (including Children Looked After & Free School Meals) | Anne Codling & Emma Burrows |
| School Website | Andy Hunt |
| Health and Safety | Andy Boxer |
| Outdoor Education | Michelle Poole |
REGISTER OF GOVERNORS’ PECUNIARY (BUSINESS) INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE GOVERNING BODY AND SCHOOL:
| Name | Business Interests | Relationships |
| Mr Andy Boxer | None | None |
| Mrs Anne Codling | None | Sister of Joy Archer |
| Mrs Emma Burrows | Yes – husband (farmer & grounds maintenance) | None |
| Mrs Michelle Poole | Yes – husband (electrical business) | None |
| Mrs Joy Archer | None | Sister of Anne Codling |
| Mrs Sheenagh McKillop | None | None |
| Miss Lisa Roberts | None | None |
| Mr Andy Hunt | None | None |
| Mrs Nicola Kennedy | None | None |
| Mrs Ness Peters | Yes – Governor at another school | None |
PREVIOUS GOVERNORS IN POST
| Name | Category of Governance | Term of Office | Roles and Responsibilities |
| Mrs Cindy Impey | Headteacher (previously Deputy Head) | 01/01/09 – 31/08/16 | Headteacher |
| Mr Frank Bowron | Co-opted | 01/09/11 – 31/08/16 | Chair of Governors |
| Mrs Joanna Evershed | Parent | 08/05/12 – 07/05/16 | |
| Mrs Annie Ledger | Staff | 18/11/13 – 31/08/16 | |
| Mr Patrick Mahoney | Parent | 15/01/16 – 12/05/17 | |
| Mr John Newton-Davies | Co-opted | 01/09/15 – 28/04/17 | |
| Mrs Annette Adkins | Co-opted | 09/02/15 – 28/04/17 | |
| Mrs Ellie Faulkner | Co-opted | 08/07/13 – 10/09/17 | |
| Mrs Lily Pratt | Parent | 31/03/14 – 10/09/17 | |
| Mrs Tracy Burge | Parent | 31/03/14 – 30/03/18 | |
| Mrs Rebecca White | Co-opted | 05/02/18 – 23/08/18 | |
| Mrs Emma Green | Co-opted | 05/02/18 – 23/08/18 | |
| Ms Natalie Miles-Kemp | Co-opted | 01/09/15 – 31/08/18 | Vice-Chair of Governors |
| Mrs Rhian Hill | Parent | 01/07/16 – 13/02/19 |
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| Mr Richard King | Parent | 11/09/17-16/09/19 | Vice-Chair of Governors |
| Mrs Marika Barrasso | Staff | 01/09/16 – 31/08/20 | |
| Ms Jane Dowden | Co-opted | 12/11/18-15/03/21 | |
| Mrs Anna Thompson | Associate | 01/09/20 – 31/08/21 |
GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT FULL GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS FOR 2021/2022
| Governor Name | Meeting held on 13/09/21 | Meeting held on 29/11/2021 | Meeting held on 21/03/22 | Meeting held on 04/07/22 |
| Mr Andy Boxer | Y | Y | ||
| Mrs Michelle Poole | Y | Y | ||
| Mrs Emma Burrows | N | N | ||
| Mrs Joy Archer | Y | N | ||
| Mrs Sheenagh McKillop | Y | N | ||
| Mrs Anne Codling | Y | N | ||
| Mr Andy Hunt | N | Y | ||
| Miss Lisa Roberts | Y | Y | ||
| Mrs Nicola Kennedy | Y | Y |
Sandridge School staff would like to thank the Governing Body for all their hard work and everything they do for the school and its pupils.