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Our Governors

Mr O'Connor

Chair of Governors


LA Governor

Lee is a former teacher, teaching across both Primary and Secondary schools within a multi-academy trust. Having also been a governor since 2004 in both primary and secondary schools, as well as a trustee for two local charities, Lee has a wealth of educational knowledge to be able to support and challenge where needed. He has sat on all committees at various stages of his governance roles including chairing committees, being a Vice-Chair and also acting Chair. 

Lee now manages Kings Cliffe Community Hive Charity within KC village, supporting children and families in the local community. Alongside this, Lee also teaches adults with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities(SEND) part-time. Lee has a 14-year-old son with SEND and is passionate about education and opportunities for all! 

Lee is currently the Governor responsible for Safeguarding and Website Compliance. 

Mrs Copeland

Vice Chair of Governors

Co-opted Governor

Eve is a former primary teacher, gaining the National SENCo award and leading on Inclusion.  Since leaving in teaching, she is now a senior facilitator, delivering leadership and management training and development. One of Eve’s personal roles is sitting as member of the local church's parochial church council (PCC), and has the responsibility for Parish Safeguarding Officer.

 

Eve’s primary governing responsibility is Maths and Music. She has experience in delivering the national assessments for children at the end of each Key Stage. Her role will involve monitoring and communication with the teachers, who have the curriculum responsibility for English, including phonics.

Eve works closely with the chair (maybe don't publish this bit yet) to ensure the appropriate strategic direction of the governing board, standing in for him in his absence. 

 

Clerk to Governors

An important role to the body and is responsible (along with the Chair of Governors) for setting up meetings.  She takes the minutes and ensure that meetings are held in accordance with any relevant legislation.  She is also responsible for keeping records of governors, including the training they undertake, and the school policies reviewed by them.

Mrs Bowyer

Headteacher

Lynda has the day to day operational responsibilities of running the school.  Some of her duties include: determining the aims, ethos and priorities of the school, formulating school development and policies, overseeing the management of the school finances, evaluating the standards of teaching and learning and ensuring professional performance, drawing up the staffing plan and managing the process of staff appointments, undertaking staff performance management and recommending to governors salary levels.  She also offers advice to governors and supports them in their strategic role.

Mrs Jones


Staff Governor 

Mandy's role on the Governing Body is as support staff Governor with her responsibility being SEND. She has worked with children for 18 years at pre-school and King's Cliffe Endowed Primary School. This brings valuable and personal experience of working with SEND children, as well as working with teams of specialists, to the Governing body. Mandy has a granddaughter attending the school, lives in the village and is a valuable member of the village community.

Mrs Tomlinson

Parent Governor

Victoria is a parent to 3 children at the school and lives in the village. Victoria has spent the last 15 years working in a commercial team for food manufacturing businesses. 

Victoria is also an active member of the KCEPS PFA currently fulfilling the role of Vice Chair; she is newly appointed to the governing board and will be responsible for PE (including sports premium) and Science.

Mr Priestley


Parent Governor

Tom is a senior leader within the food manufacturing industry and has held many roles across various categories, mainly focussed on investment, operational efficiency and compliance. Tom has also worked closely with universities on graduate recruitment and work experience.

Tom has two sons one of whom attends Kings Cliffe and another who will soon join the school community. As well as actively supporting the various school events and activities, he is also responsible for IT safety & monitoring, finance and Health & Safety at the school. 

Mrs Bowen-West


Foundation Governor

Louise represents the Law & Hutcheson Foundation Trust and is a retired teacher. Louise has had a variety of roles but is currently responsible for EYFS, appraisal representative and conducts the Head Teachers performance management with an external advisor.

Dr Lloyd Bennett

Co-opted Governor

Peter has taught in secondary schools and specialist provision. He has a doctorate in Educational Psychology and has worked as an educational psychologist for a number of local authorities as well as setting up an independent company. He has extensive experience of assessing children and young people’s special educational needs.  He is now retired and started being a governor as he believes our future depends on young people and their social, emotional and educational development.

Mrs Welsey


Foundation Governor

Anne is a retired Primary School Headteacher and also worked as a Consultant Headteacher to a variety of schools in difficulties. Later on in her career, Anne was also an Ofsted Inspector. 

Anne has recently moved to Kings Cliffe and is a Foundation Governor representing the Law and Hutchinson Foundation Trust. She has responsibility for the oversight of English and Art on the Governing Body.

Mrs Wright

Co-opted  Governor

Katy has worked in education for 12 years. She has worked in a variety of different school settings, including an inner-city school in London and a secondary school. She is currently a primary school teacher in a school on a military base and has a keen interest in Special Education Needs. Alongside teaching, she founded and runs a highly successful national awards organisation for the equestrian industry, as well as runs a membership organisation which vets, monitors and promotes trusted equestrian professionals and businesses. 

Mr Rackham

Co-opted Governor

Chris is recently retired from a large FTSE 100 company, where he held senior management positions across a range of operational areas and is newly appointed to the school governing board.

Chris’s responsibilities include Pupil Premium, Chair of Financial Resources and Personnel and is a member of the Appraisal Committee.

Vacancy

Co-opted Governor