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 |
| Ms Joy Archer | Co-opted Governor | 29/09/22 – 28/09/26 | Chair of Governors, Headteacher’s performance appraisal, Pupil Premium and Children Looked After, Induction Co-Ordinator, Finance Committee |
| Mrs Michelle Poole | Co-opted Governor | 26/09/22 – 25/09/26 | Vice-Chair of Governors, Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Induction Co-Ordinator |
| Mrs Sheenagh McKillop | Co-opted Governor | 26/09/22 – 25/09/26 | Priority 3 of School Development Plan, Headteacher’s performance appraisal, Finance Committee |
| Ms Ness Peters-King | Parent | 01/02/22 – 31/01/26 | Safeguarding, SEND |
| Ms Jo Sapir | LA Governor | 01/09/23 – 31/08/27 | Priority 1 of School Development Plan |
| Mrs Toni Neil | Parent | 01/11/23 – 31/10/27 | |
| Miss Lisa Roberts | Headteacher | 01/09/16 – present | |
| Mrs Nicola Kennedy | Staff Governor | 01/09/20 – present |
Governors meet six times per annum.
The Clerk to the Governors is Ms Anna Thomas
Approved Governor minutes which detail attendance at meetings are available in the school office.
SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PRIORITY LINKS 2024-2025:
| Subject | Assigned to |
| Priority 1: READING: To raise attainment and progress in reading (and phonics). | Jo Sapir |
| Priority 2: WRITING: To raise attainment and progress in writing especially by the end of KS1 and KS2. | TBC |
| Priority 3: CURRICULUM LEADERSHIP: To continue to increase the precision and rigour of subject leadership across non-core subjects. | Sheenagh McKillop |
| Child Protection and Safeguarding | Ness Peters-King & Michelle Poole |
| Special Educational Needs (& Disability) | Ness Peters-King |
| Pupil Premium (including Children Looked After) | Joy Archer |
| School Website | TBC |
| Health and Safety | Michelle Poole |
REGISTER OF GOVERNORS’ PECUNIARY (BUSINESS) INTERESTS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE GOVERNING BODY AND SCHOOL:
| Name | Business Interests | Relationships |
| Mrs Michelle Poole | Yes – husband (electrical business) | None |
| Mrs Joy Archer | None | None |
| Mrs Sheenagh McKillop | None | None |
| Miss Lisa Roberts | None | None |
| Mrs Nicola Kennedy | None | None |
| Ms Ness Peters-King | Yes – Governor at another school | None |
| Ms Jo Sapir | None | None |
| Mrs Toni Neil | None | 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 | ||
| Mrs Emma Burrows | Parent | 01/04/19 – 31/03/23 | ||
| Mr Andy Boxer | Co-opted | 01/05/16 – 21/07/22 | Chair of Governors | |
| Mrs Anne Codling | LA Governor | 05/02/18 – 04/02/22 | ||
| Mr Kevin Archibald | Parent | 01/11/23 – 26/02/24 | ||
| Mr Andy Hunt | Co-opted Governor | 16/09/23 – 31/08/24 | ||
| Mrs Gill Maddison | Staff governor (covering maternity leave) | 01/09/23 – 31/08/24 |
GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT FULL GOVERNING BODY MEETINGS FOR 2024/2025
| Governor Name | Meeting held on 09/09/24 | Meeting held on TBC | Meeting held on TBC | Meeting held on TBC |
| Mrs Michelle Poole | ||||
| Mrs Joy Archer | ||||
| Mrs Sheenagh McKillop | ||||
| Ms Ness Peters-King | ||||
| Ms Jo Sapir | ||||
| Mrs Toni Neil | ||||
| Miss Lisa Roberts | ||||
| Mrs Nicola Kennedy |
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.