Governors Information
As we currently have a vacancy for a Clerk to Governors, please contact the Chair of Governors, Lis Grandey (email: lgrandey@smups.devon.sch.uk), or email admin@smups.devon.sch.uk if you have any queries or would like to know more about the work of the Governing Board.
Scheduled Meetings May 2022 - April 2023
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FGB (Full Governing Board) |
T&L/APMC | Rescouces/SFVS |
|---|---|---|
| 13/07/2022 | 11/05/2022 | 22/06/2023 |
| 29/09/2022 | 19/07/2022 | 28/11/2023 |
| 08/12/2022 | 15/11/2022 | 26/01/2023 |
| 31/01/2023 | 10/01/2023 | 15/03/2023 |
| 29/03/2023 | 06/03/2023 | 29/03/2023 |
| 20/04/2023 |
Governing Board and Associate Members September 2022 - July 2023 and Governors whose term of office has recently expired
| Name | Appointed by | Governor Role | Term of Office | Registered Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Hulme | Diocese |
Co Vice-Chair Foundation Governor Chair of T&L and APMC Lead Gov for Curriculum till 10/01/2023 |
(Re-app) 15/09/2021 - 14/09/2025 |
Trustee, South Molton Municipal Charities |
| Kevin O’Donnell | Headteacher |
Headteacher Ex-Officio (All Cttees) |
17/7/2014- no end date |
HT at school, wife runs Empowering Early Years, and is a part-time lecturer at Petroc Tiverton and a TA role assessor at Petroc Barnstaple |
| Rev. Dr Michael Grandey | Ex-Officio (Foundation) |
Team Rector Foundation Governor Ex-Officio (invited to all Cttees) |
11/02/2014 - no end date |
Team Rector, South Molton Benefice, and Chair of PCCs, Vice-Chair of Trustees South Molton Cottage Homes, Ex-Officio Trustee South Molton Municipal Charities, Trustee Saunders Good Samaritan Trust, President Friends of South Molton Parish Church, Trustee Arts Destination South Molton, Ex-Officio Trustee Chittlehampton School. Wife is a governor at the school |
| Elisabeth (Lis) Grandey | Diocese |
Chair Foundation Governor (All Cttees) Lead Gov for Personnel |
(Re-app) 06/11/2020-- 5/11/2024 | Husband is Ex-officio Foundation Governor at the school |
| Keith Crockford | Local Authority |
Co Vice-Chair LA Governor (Previously a Parent Governor) (Res and SFVS Cttee) Chair of Resources/SFVS Cttees Lead Gov for Finance, Safeguarding and GDPR |
(Re-app) 02/12/2020 – 01/12/2024 |
Owner/Partner Rock & Rapid Adventures, The Bucket List Company and The School Expedition Company Wife is a TA at the school |
| Maureen Burton | Diocese |
Foundation Governor (Res and SFVS Cttee) Lead Governor for Premises and Health & Safety |
17/06.2019 - 16/06/2023 |
None |
| Patricia (Trisha) Ford | Diocese |
Foundation Governor (T&L and APMC Cttee) Lead Governor for Pupil Premium (from 10/01/2023) |
17/06/2019 - 16/06/2023 |
None |
| Duncan Casburn | Elected by parents |
Till 05/03/2023 Parent Governor (T&L/APMC Committee) Lead Governor for Community and Parental Links, and a SEND link Governor Associate Member from 07/03/2023 |
09/03/2020 - 05/03/2023 |
Parent Carer Forum, PDA Society, DIAS, Ambassador for Devon Carer |
| Katie Partridge | Staff appointment | Staff Governor |
16/10/2020 – 15/10/2024 |
Teacher at the school |
| Shelagh King | Diocese |
Foundation Governor (T&L and APMC Cttee) Lead Governor for SEND, Inclusion and Looked-After Children |
13/07/2021- 12/07/2025 | None |
| Malcolm Palin | Diocese |
Foundation Governor (Resources and SFVS Cttee) |
13/07/2021 - 12/07/2025 | None |
| Emily Burns | Elected by parents |
Parent Governor (T&L and APMC Cttee) Lead Governor for Curriculum (from 11/01/2023) |
09/11/2021 - 08/11/2025 |
None |
| Chantelle Crispin | Elected by parents | Parent Governor (T&L and APMC Cttee) |
06/03/2023 - 05/03/2027 |
Owner/Director Home Instead |
|
Deborah (Debbie) Leach
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Co-opted by Governors |
Till 22/07/2022 Co-Opted Governor (Previously a Staff Governor) (T&L and APMC Cttee) |
(Re-app) 08/07/2020 – 22/07/2022
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Teacher at the school till 31/08/2022 |
| Mary Tait | Clerk |
Till 31/10/2021 Clerk to Governors (All Cttees) |
27/11/17 - 31/10/2021 | Clerk to Governors at Pilton Infants' School Barnstaple, Company Secretary Three Valleys Learning Partnership, Spanish language services, sister works for Out of the Ark music publishers |
| John Cundill | Diocese |
Till 29/09/2021 Chair Foundation Governor Lead Gov for Inclusion, SEND & PP (All cttees) |
(Re-app) 13/04/2019– 29/09/2021 |
PCC membership Chittlehamholt (now resigned) |
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Associate Members* |
Appointed by Governing Board |
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| Andrew Woollacott |
Associate Member (Resources) (Previously LA Governor and Chair of Resources/Lead Gov for Premises/H&S till 20/12/2019) |
21/12/2019 - 20/12/2023 |
Business owner. Wife is a TA at the school. |
|
| Gillian Haynes |
Associate Member (T&L/APMC) (Previously a Parent Governor/Lead Gov for Parent & Community Links till 16/11/2019) |
17/11/2019 - 16/11/2023 |
Owner, Haynes Homework Hut | |
| Duncan Casburn |
Associate Member (T&L/APMC) (Parent Governor/Lead Gov for Parent and Community Links/linked SEND Gov till 06/03/2023) |
07/03/2023 - 06/03/2027 |
Parent Carer Forum, PDA Society, DIAS, Ambassador for Devon Carers |
* Associate Members have not been given voting rights except when serving on First or Second Committee
Attendance Record September 2021 – JuLy 2022
| FGB | T&L/APMC |
Resources/ SFVS |
|
| Emily Burns | 4/4 | 1/4 | |
| Maureen Burton | 4/5 | 7/7 | |
| John Cundill | 1/1 | ||
| Duncan Casburn | 2/5 | 2/6 | 1/3 |
| Keith Crockford | 5/5 | 6/7 | |
| Trisha Ford | 4/5 | 5/6 | |
| Lis Grandey | 5/5 | 6/6 | 7/7 |
| Angela Hulme | 5/5 | 5/6 | |
| Michael Grandey | 5/5 | ||
| Shelagh King | 4/5 | 5/6 | |
| Debbie Leach | 3/4 | 4/6 | |
| Kevin O'Donnell | 4/5 | 6/6 | 4/7 |
| Malcolm Palin | 4/5 | 7/7 | |
| Katie Partridge | 4/4 | 6/6 |
Attendance Record September 2020 - July 2021
Kevin O'Donnell FGB 7/7, T&L/APMC 7/7, Resources 3/3, SFVS 4/5
Angela Hulme FGB 7/7, T&L/APMC 7/7
John Cundill FGB 7/7, T&L/APMC 5/7, Resources 3/3, SFVS 5/5
Michael Grandey FGB 7/7
Lis Grandey FGB 7/7, T&L/APMC 7/7, Resources 3/3, SFVS 5/5
Debbie Leach FGB 2/5, T&L/APMC 6/7
Keith Crockford FGB 6/7, Resources 3/3, SFVS 5/5
Paul Bate FGB 1/1
Maureen Burton FGB 6/7, Resources 3/3, SFVS 5/5
Trisha Ford FGB 7/7, T&L/APMC 4/7
Duncan Casburn FGB 3/7, T&L/APMC 5/7, Resources 0/3
Katie Partridge FGB 4/4, T&L/APMC 4/5
Shelagh King FGB 1/1
Malcolm Palin FGB 0/1
Ethos Committee
Helen Jarvis, Kevin O’Donnell, Michael Grandey, Lis Grandey, Angela Hulme.
Composition of Governing Body
| Type | Description | No | No of Vacancies |
| STF | Staff | 1 | 0 |
| FOU/EXO | Foundation (to Incl Ex-Officio) | 8 | 1 |
| LA | Local Education Authority | 1 | 0 |
| PAR | Parent Governor | 2 | 0 |
| HT | Headteacher (or representative) | 1 | 0 |
| CO-OPT | Co-Opted | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 2 |