Governor Responsibilities

Please see below for details about the responsibilities of Governors. Governors have particular responsibility for areas of school life, as well as membership of one or more sub-committees.

Code of Conduct for Governors

Please click below for the current Code of Conduct for Governors which has been signed by all Governors.

Code of Conduct 2024 - 25

Aldrington Decision Planner

Please click below for the current Aldrington decision/delegation planner.

Decision Planner

Governor Link Responsibilities

All governors have particular link responsibilities: in the first instance, they are the point of contact with regard to issues in specific areas.

Responsibility	Link Governor
Child Protection	Clare Lines
Children In Care & Looked After Children	Clare Lines
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. Anti-racial strategy	Shadrach Mwale
SEND	Suzi Arnold
Governance Strategy	Committee Chairs
Early Years	Clare Lines/Sue Ward
Training and Development (Governors)
PSHE and Wellbeing	Susannah Kendrick
Digital	Steve Edwards
English	Sue Ward
Maths	Steve Edwards
P.E. and Sports	Rich Miles/Susannah Kendrick
Science	Tim Gage
RE and Worship	Dave Howarth and Tim Gage
Health and Safety incl. online safety	Gary Lurcock/Matt Lovell (Associate)
Staffing	Sue Ward
Finance	Steve Edwards

Governing Board Committees

There are four committees of the Governing Board, chaired by governors but including some senior school staff where appropriate.

Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee

Chair: Steve Edwards

Headteacher (Verity Coates)

Steve Edwards
Leila Day
Gary Lurcock
Sue Ward
Alison McCauley (Staff)
Matt Lovell (Associate)
Chris Jefferson (Associate)

Community Welfare Committee

Chair: Suzi Arnold

Peter Claydon (Dep. Head, delegated by the HT)
Suzi Arnold
Clare Lines
Susannah Kendrick
Shadrach Mwale
Verity Coates (Headteacher) depending on agenda

Curriculum Committee

Chair: Shadrach Mwale

Headteacher (Verity Coates)
Leila Day
Gary Lurcok
Clare Lines
Rich Miles
Shadrach Mwale
Peter Claydon (Deputy Head)/Debby Butters (Assistant Head) depending on agenda

Ethos Committee

Chair: Rev. Dave Howarth

Headteacher (Verity Coates)
Rev. Tim Gage (incumbent, St. Peter’s)
Rev. Dave Howarth
Susannah Kendrick
Sue Ward
Suzi Arnold
Debby Butters (staff)

Committee Attendance

Please click below to show attendance at the recent committee meetings.

Committee Attendance