Governors

We are very fortunate to have extremely hard working governors.
As we’re a church school, the majority of our governors are called ‘foundation governors’.
We also have parent governors, a staff governor, and a Local Authority governor.

The Governing Body has the following core functions;

To establish and support the strategic direction of the school
To ensure accountability, including supporting and challenging the Headteacher and monitoring targets
To ensure upkeep and safety of the school site
To ensure good management of the school’s finances

As Grasmere is a Voluntary Aided Church of England School, the Foundation Governors particularly seek that the school serves its community by providing education which is in accordance with the principles and practices of the Church of England, including the promotion of Christian values and faith.

Following a re-structure in July 2018, the Governing Body now operates with one sub-committee, the New School Build Committee (NSB), which meets as appropriate. * The full governing body meets together about nine times a year.

The Chair of Governors is Richard Attenborough and the Vice Chair is Rod Hutchinson.
The Safeguarding Governor is Andrew Leech.
The Health and Safety Governor is Heidi Halliday.
The Whistleblowing Governor will be appointed imminently.

*Former Committee Name		Abbreviation
Finance and Estate	DISSOLVED (effective 18 July 2018)	FE
Community, Admissions, Attendance and Marketing	DISSOLVED (effective 11 September 2017)	CAAM
Curriculum, Admissions, Attendance, Pupil Progress and Staffing	DISSOLVED (effective 18 July 2018)	CAAPPS

Governor Type	Name	Committee	Term Of Office – Start Date	Term Of Office – End Date	Interest Declared
Foundation	Richard Attenborough	New School Build	5/10/2015	5/10/2019	None Declared
Foundation	Carolina Bourgeat	N/A	30/8/2018	29/8/2022	None Declared
Staff Governor	Adam Foster	N/A	4/9/2018	3/9/2022	Declaration Pending
Headteacher Ex-Officio	Johanna Goode	N/A	1/6/2006	Ongoing	Trustee of Wordsworth Trust
LA Governor	Heidi Halliday	New School Build	2/11/2015	2/11/2019	Declaration Pending
Foundation Ex-Officio POM*	Gill Henwood	N/A	26/6/2015	Ongoing	Declaration Pending
Parent Governor	Jason Hewitt	N/A	14/10/2016	14/10/2020	Declaration Pending
Foundation	Rod Hutchinson	N/A	15/8/2017	14/8/2021	None Declared
Parent Governor	Andrew Leech	New School Build	2/11/2015	2/11/2019	Declaration Pending
Foundation	Peter Yates	New School Build	3/5/2018	2/5/2022	Declaration Pending
Foundation	Vacancy
Foundation	Vacancy

POM* is an abbreviation for Presiding Officiating Minister.

Former Governors
Foundation	Robin Ashcroft	N/A	5/10/2015	Resigned July 2017	N/A
Foundation	Martin Campbell	CAAM	9/12/2014	Departed, July 2016	None Declared
Foundation Ex-Officio	Penny Driver			Retired from Archdeaconary, Feb 2017	None Declared
Foundation	Gavin Clayton	N/A	27/10/2015	3/12/2018	None Declared
Foundation	Jonathan Green	N/A	1/9/2015	Resigned October 2015	Rydal Hall
Foundation	Jill Halton	CAAM	19/9/2016	Resigned September 2017	None Declared
Staff Governor	Cathy Ingle	CAAPPS	29/9/2017	Resigned July 2018	None Declared
Foundation	Ann Jackman	N/A	14/12/2017	Resigned July 2018	None Declared
Parent Governor	Ian Priddle	FE	1/10/2014	Resigned April 2016	YHA
Foundation	James Richards	FE	15/8/2017	Resigned February 2018	None Declared
Foundation	John Rickman	FE	21/5/2014	Retired 21 May 2018	Treasurer of Parochial Church Council (PCC) and Treasurer for the Deanery.
Staff Governor	Nicky Steels	CAAPPS	1/9/2015	Resigned September 2017	Child in School

Foundation governors are appointed by the Diocesan Board of Education after consultation with the parish council.
The Local Authority (LA) governor is appointed by South Lakeland Local Committee.
Parent governors are elected by parents of pupils at Grasmere school.

	Full Governors	Attended	FE Committee	Attended	CAAM Committee	Attended	CAAPPS Committee	Attended	NSB Committee	Attended
			Committee Dissolved 18/7/2018		Committee Dissolved 17/2/17		Committee Dissolved 18/7/2018		Committee created 4/12/2018
Richard Attenborough	19/9/2016	Yes	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	14/12/2018	Yes
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	Yes
	27/2/2017	No	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	Yes
	22/5/2017	Yes	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	Yes
	10/7/2017	Yes	11/10/2017	NA			4/10/2017	Yes
	11/9/2017	Yes	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	Yes
	29/11/2017	Yes	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	Yes
	7/3/2018	No					18/7/2018	Yes
	16/5/2018	Yes
	18/7/2018	Yes
	2/10/2018	Yes
	6/11/2018	Yes
	4/12/2018	Yes
Robin Ashcroft	19/9/2016	No	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	No	8/5/2017	N/A			6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	No	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	N/A *					4/10/2017	N/A
	* resigned 5 July 2017
Carolina Borgeat	19/9/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/9/2016	N/A	26/9/2016	N/A
	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	N/A	11/10/2017	N/A			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/9/2017	N/A	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	N/A
	29/11/2017	N/A	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	N/A
	7/3/2018	N/A
	16/5/2018	N/A
	18/7/2018	Yes
	6/11/2018	Yes
	4/12/2018	Yes
Gavin Clayton	19/9/2016	Yes	10/10/2016	Yes	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	No	23/1/2017	Yes	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	Yes	8/5/2017	Yes	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	Yes	25/05/2017	Yes			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	No	11/10/2017	N/A			4/10/2017	Yes
	11/9/2017	Yes	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	No
	29/11/2017	No	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	No
	7/3/2018	Yes					18/7/2018	No
	16/5/2018	No
	18/7/2018	No
	2/10/2018	No
	6/11/2018	No
	*resigned 3/12/18
Penny Driver	19/9/2016	No	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
(Ex-officio POM vacancy)	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	N/A					4/10/2017	N/A
	*retired 6/2/2017
Adam Foster	19/9/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/9/2016	N/A	26/9/2016	N/A
	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	N/A	11/10/2017	N/A			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/9/2017	N/A	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	N/A
	29/11/2017	N/A	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	N/A
	7/3/2018	N/A
	16/5/2018	N/A
	18/7/2018	Yes
	6/11/2018	No
	4/12/2018	No
Johanna Goode	19/9/2016	Yes	10/10/2016	Yes	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	Yes	6/2/2017		7/11/2016	Yes
	27/2/2017	Yes	8/5/2017	Yes	26/6/2017		6/2/2017	Yes
	22/5/2017	Yes	25/05/2017	Yes			19/6/2017	Yes
	10/7/2017	Yes	11/10/2017	Yes			4/10/2017	Yes
	11/9/2017	Yes	6/12/2017	Yes			15/11/2017	Yes
	29/11/2017	Yes	2/5/2018	Yes			7/2/2018	Yes
	7/3/2018	Yes					18/7/2018	Yes
	16/5/2018	Yes
	18/7/2018	Yes
	2/10/2018	Yes
	6/11/2018	Yes
	4/12/2018	Yes
Heidi Halliday	19/9/2016	Yes	10/10/2016	Yes	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	14/12/2018	Yes
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	Yes	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	Yes	8/5/2017	Yes	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	Yes	25/05/2017	Yes			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	Yes	11/10/2017	Yes			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/9/2017	Yes	6/12/2017	Yes			15/11/2017	N/A
	29/11/2017	Yes	2/5/2018	Yes			7/2/2018	N/A
	7/3/2018	Yes					18/7/2018	Yes
	16/5/2018	Yes
	18/7/2018	Yes
	2/10/2018	Yes
	6/11/2018	Yes
	4/12/2018	Yes
Jill Halton	19/9/2016	Yes	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	Yes
	27/2/2017	Yes	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	Yes
	22/5/2017	Yes	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	Yes
	10/7/2017	No					4/10/2017	N/A
	11/9/2017	No
	*resigned 15/9/2017
Gill Henwood	19/09/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
(Ex-officio POM)	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
*from 26/6/2017	27/02/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/05/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/07/2017	No	11/10/2017	N/A			4/10/2017	Yes
	11/09/2017	Yes	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	No
	29/11/2017	Yes	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	No
	07/03/2018	Yes					18/7/2018	Yes
	16/5/2018	Yes
	18/7/2018	Yes
	2/10/2018	No
	6/11/2018	No
	4/12/2018	Yes
Jason Hewitt	19/9/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	Yes	8/5/2017	No	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	No
	22/5/2017	Yes	25/05/2017	No			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	No	11/10/2017	No			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/09/2017	No	6/12/2017	No			15/11/2017	N/A
	29/11/2017	No	2/5/2018	No			7/2/2018	N/A
	7/3/2018	No					18/7/2018	N/A
	16/5/2018	No
	18/7/2018	No
	2/10/2018	No
	6/11/2018	No
	4/12/2018	No
Rod Hutchinson	19/09/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/02/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/05/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/07/2017	N/A	11/10/2017	Yes			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/09/2017	Yes*	6/12/2017	Yes			15/11/2017	N/A
	* as an observer		2/5/2018	Yes			7/2/2018	N/A
	29/11/2017	Yes					18/7/2018	N/A
	7/3/2018	Yes
	16/5/2018	No
	18/7/2018	Yes
	2/10/2018	Yes
	6/11/2018	Yes
	4/12/2018	Yes
Cathy Ingle	19/09/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/02/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/05/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/07/2017	N/A	11/10/2017	N/A			4/10/2017	Yes
	11/09/2017	N/A	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	Yes
	29/11/2017	Yes	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	Yes
	07/03/2018	Yes					18/7/2018	Yes
	16/5/2018	Yes
	18/7/2018	Yes
	*resigned 18 July 2018
Ann Jackman	19/09/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/02/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/05/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/07/2017	N/A	11/10/2017	N/A			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/09/2017	N/A	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	N/A
	29/11/2017	N/A	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	N/A
	07/03/2018	Yes					18/7/2008	N/A
	16/5/2018	No
	18/7/2018	No
	*resigned 18 July 2018
Andrew Leech	19/9/2016	Yes	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	14/12/2018	Yes
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	Yes
	27/2/2017	Yes	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	Yes	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	Yes
	10/7/2017	Yes	11/10/2017	N/A			4/10/2017	Yes
	11/9/2017	Yes	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	Yes
	29/11/2017	No	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	No
	7/3/2018	Yes					18/7/2018	Yes
	16/5/2018	No
	18/7/2018	Yes
	2/10/2018	Yes
	6/11/2018	Yes
	4/12/2018	Yes
James Richards	19/09/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/02/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/05/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/07/2017	N/A	11/10/2017	Yes			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/09/2017	Yes	6/12/2017	Yes			15/11/2017	N/A
	29/11/2017	Yes					7/2/2018	N/A
	*resigned 5/2/2018
John Rickman	19/9/2016	Yes	10/10/2016	Yes	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	No	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	No	8/5/2017	Yes	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	Yes	25/05/2017	Yes			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	Yes	11/10/2017	Yes			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/9/2017	Yes	6/12/2017	Yes			15/11/2017	N/A
	29/11/2017	Yes	2/5/2018	Yes			7/2/2018	N/A
	7/3/2018	No
	16/5/2018	Yes
	*retired 21/05/2018
Nicky Steels	19/9/2016	Yes	10/10/2016	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A	26/09/2016cxelled	N/A
	28/11/2016	Yes	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	Yes
	27/2/2017	Yes	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	Yes
	22/5/2017	No	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	Yes
	10/7/2017	No					4/10/2017	N/A
	11/9/2017	Yes
	*resigned 29/9/2017
Peter Yates	19/9/2016	N/A	10/10/2016	N/A	26/9/2016	N/A	26/9/2016	N/A	14/12/2018	Yes
	28/11/2016	N/A	23/1/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A	7/11/2016	N/A
	27/2/2017	N/A	8/5/2017	N/A	26/6/2017	N/A	6/2/2017	N/A
	22/5/2017	N/A	25/05/2017	N/A			19/6/2017	N/A
	10/7/2017	N/A	11/10/2017	N/A			4/10/2017	N/A
	11/9/2017	N/A	6/12/2017	N/A			15/11/2017	N/A
	29/11/2017	N/A	2/5/2018	N/A			7/2/2018	N/A
	7/3/2018	N/A
	16/5/2018	Yes
	18/7/2018	Yes
	6/11/2018	Yes
	4/12/2018	Yes

If you have any queries regarding any of this information, please do not hesitate to contact the Clerk to the Governors, Maria Crawford, at the school.