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
|
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 |
Vice-Chair Foundation Governor Chair of T&L and APMC Cttees Lead Gov for School Improvement |
(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 and SEND |
(Re-app) 06/11/2020-- 05/11/2024 | Husband is Ex-officio Foundation Governor at the school |
| Maureen Burton | Diocese |
Foundation Governor (Res and SFVS Cttee) Lead Governor for Premises and Health & Safety |
17/06/2023 - 16/06/2027 |
None |
| Katie Partridge | Staff appointment |
Staff Governor (T&L and APMC Cttee) |
16/10/2020 – 15/10/2024 |
Teacher at the school |
|
Malcolm Palin |
Diocese |
Foundation Governor (Resources and SFVS Cttee) Lead Gov for Finance |
13/07/2021 - 12/07/2025 |
Grandchildren attend the school |
| Emily Burns | Elected by parents |
Parent Governor (T&L and APMC Cttee, Pay and Performance Cttee) Lead Governor for Curriculum |
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 |
|
Kate Harvey |
Co-Headteacher (sharing the ex-officio HT place/vote with Kevin O'Donnell) |
Lead Gov for Safeguarding Shared HT Ex-Officio (T&L/APMC) |
01/09/2023 - 31/08/2024 |
Co-Headteacher/Assistant Headteacher at the school |
| Shelagh King | Diocese |
Till 02/01/2024 Foundation Governor |
13/07/2021 - 02/01/2024 |
None |
| Keith Crockford | Local Authority |
Till 13/09/2023 LA Governor (Previously a Parent Governor) (Res and SFVS Cttee) |
(Re-app) 02/12/2020 - 13/09/2023 |
Owner/Partner Rock & Rapid Adventures, The Bucket List Company and The School Expedition Company Wife was a TA at the school |
| Patricia (Trisha) Ford | Diocese |
Till 16/06/2023 Foundation Governor (T&L and APMC Cttee) |
17/06/2019 - 16/06/2023 |
None |
| Duncan Casburn | Elected by parents |
Till 05/03/2023 Parent Governor (T&L and APMC Cttee) (Associate Member from 06/03/2023 - 29/11/2023) |
09/03/2020 - 05/03/2023 |
Parent Carer Forum, PDA Society, DIAS, Ambassador for Devon Carers |
|
Deborah (Debbie) Leach
|
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
|
Teacher at the school till 31/08/2022 |
|
Associate Members* |
Appointed by Governing Board |
|||
| Gillian Haynes |
Associate Member T&L/APMC non-voting* |
(Re-app) 17/11/2023 - 16/11/2024 |
Owner, Haynes Homework Hut | |
| Helen Jarvis | Associate Member Ethos Cttee with cttee voting rights |
29/09/2024 - 28/09/2027 |
Teacher/Collective Worship Lead in the school | |
| Andrew Woollacott |
Till 20/12/2023 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. |
|
| Duncan Casburn |
Till 29/11/2023 Associate Member T&L/APMC non-voting
|
06/03/2023- 29/11/2023 |
Parent Carer Forum, PDA Society, DIAS, Ambassador for Devon Carers |
* Associate Members have voting rights 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 2022 - August 2023
| FGB | T&L/APMC |
Resources/ SFVS |
|
| Emily Burns | 3/6 | 6/6 | |
| Maureen Burton | 5/6 | 6/6 | |
| Duncan Casburn | 1/3 | 0/3 | |
| Chantelle Crispin | 1/2 | 3/3 | |
| Keith Crockford | 5/6 | 3/6 | |
| Patricia Ford | 5/5 | 4/4 | |
| Lis Grandey | 6/6 | 6/6 | 6/6 |
|
Rev Michael Grandey (ex- officio) |
6/6 | ||
| Angela Hulme | 6/6 | 6/6 | |
| Shelagh King | 4/6 | 5/6 | |
|
Kevin O'Donnell (Headteacher-ex-officio) |
6/6 | 6/6 | 5/6 |
| Malcolm Palin | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Katie Partridge | 1/3 | 3/4 | |
| Associate Members (non-voting) | |||
| Duncan Casburn | - | ||
| Gill Haynes | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrew Woollacott | - |
(Pay and Performance, Appraisal and First Committee meetings also took place.)
Ethos Group/Committee September 2022 - August 2023
Membership and Attendance:
Lis Grandey (3/3), Rev Michael Grandey (3/3), Angela Hulme (3/3), Helen Jarvis (3/3), Kevin O’Donnell (2/3)
Composition of Governing Body
| Type | Description | No | No of Vacancies |
| STF | Staff | 1 | 0 |
| FOU/EXO | Foundation (to Incl Ex-Officio) | 8 | 3 |
| LA | Local Education Authority | 1 | 1 |
| PAR | Parent Governor | 2 | 0 |
| HT | Headteacher (or representative) | 1 | 0 |
| CO-OPT | Co-Opted | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 2 |