Meet the Governors | East Coker Community Primary School

Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. We have also provided information on Governor Interests for your information.

Our School Governing Body

Governors give their time voluntarily and they guide and support the strategic direction of the school. They are members of the school team and their contribution to the running of the school is highly valued. The primary purpose of the Governing Body is to monitor the performance of the school, to ensure best practice is followed in all areas. We work in partnership with the school, striving to provide the best possible education for the children.

The three core strategic functions of Governing Bodies

Ensuring Clarity of Vision, Ethos & Strategic Direction
Supporting the Head Teacher in the educational performance of the school and its pupils
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent

The instrument of government states that the governing body shall consist of:

2 parent governors
1 local authority governor
1 staff governor
1 headteacher
7 co-opted governors

Name of Governor	Type of Governor	Appointed by	Governor responsibility	Committee membership	Declaration of Interest	Term of office starts	Term of office ends	Attendance at Full Governing Body meetings 2018-2019	Attendance at Committee meetings 2018-2019	Attendance at Full Governing Body meetings 2017-2018	Attendance at Committee meetings 2017-2018
Josephine Bickerton	Co-opted	Governing Body	Chair, CP/Safeguarding, EYFS,	Resources & Teaching and Learning	Works for NHS, husband NHS Doctor	02/07/2018	01/07/2022	4 out of 4	7 out of 8	4 out of 4	8 out of 8
Simon Stacey	Co-opted	Governing Body	Vice Chair Health & Safety	Resources	Parent of 1 child at ECPS	03/12/2018	02/12/2022	4 out of 4	5 out of 5	4 out of 4	4 out of 5
Jane Hesketh-Williams	Head Teacher	Ex-officio by virtue of office as Head Teacher	-	Resources & Teaching and Learning	-	01/01/2016	Not Recorded	4 out of 4	6 out of 8	4 out of 4	8 out of 8
Kathleen Wilson	Local Authority	Nominated by LA & appointed by Governing Body	Training, Chair Teaching and Learning Committee, Chair Head Teachers Performance Management	Teaching and Learning, Head Teachers Performance Management	-	02/03/2016	01/03/2020	4 out of 4	3 out of 3	4 out of 4	3 out of 3
Angela Craggs	Co-opted	Governing Body	SEND	Teaching and Learning, Head Teachers Performance Management	-	02/07/2018	01/07/2022	4 out of 4	3 out of 3	4 out of 4	3 out of 3
Penelope Jill Denham	Co-opted	Governing Body	Pupil Premium	Resources, Head Teachers Performance Management	-	22/11/2016	21/11/2020	4 out of 4	5 out of 5	4 out of 4	5 out of 5
Matthew Hodge	Co-opted	Governing Body	Chair Resources Committee	Resources	Brother-in-law is director of Watertite	03/12/2018	02/12/2022	3 out of 4	4 out of 5	4 out of 4	5 out of 5
Helen Pitman	Staff	Governing Body	-	Teaching and Learning	Parent of 2 children at ECPS	13/07/2017	12/07/2021	4 out of 4	3 out of 3	4 out of 4	3 out of 3
Tracey Rousell	Co-opted	Governing Body	School Website, Computing & ICT	Teaching and Learning	Parent of 2 children at ECPS, ex staff	02/12/2017	01/12/2021	4 out of 4	3 out of 3	4 out of 4	2 out of 2
Matthew Whetham	Parent	Elected by parents	-	Resources	Parent of 3 children at ECPS, wife owns and runs Willows Childcare	26/01/2018	25/01/2022	4 out of 4	4 out of 5	2 out of 2	3 out of 3
Joanne Entwistle	Parent	Elected by parents	-	Teaching and Learning	Parent of 2 children at ECPS	13/11/2018	12/11/2022	3 out of 3	2 out of 2	-	-
VACANCY	Co-opted

Elaine Mitchell	Clerk					01/04/2018	-		N/A

Governance Handbook 2019

Governance Handbook 2019.pdf