Gastrells Primary School has 12 Governors who are drawn from a wide range of occupations and skills, so between them they provide the school with business, IT, language, logistical, legal and educational skills and expertise. Some of our Governors are parents and staff members and the remainder are drawn from the local community.
Their key responsibilities are:
- To provide a strategic view of the school ensuring clarity of vision and ethos.
- To act as a critical friend by providing support and advice to the school.
- To hold the school to account for the educational standards it achieves and the quality of the education it provides.
- To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.
The Governing Body has a committee structure with Governors sitting on the following committees: Standards (Chair – Andrew Stafford), Resources ( Chair -Rhian Evans) and Full Governing Body (Chair -Rhian Evans).
For more information on the role of the governor please see the documents below:
Lucy Brown
Category of Governor: Parent, elected by parents
Current Term of Office: 11 March 2024 – 10 March 2028
Committees: Full Governing Body
Rhian Evans – Chair
Category of Governor: Parent, elected by parents
Current Term of Office: 18 July 2022 – 17 July 2026
Committees: Resources – Chair, Full Governing Body
Carolina Gryngarten Vaughan
Category of Governor: Parent, elected by parents
Current Term of Office: 13 March 2022 – 12 March 2026
Committees: Standards, Full Governing Body
John Higgs
Category of Governor: Co-opted
Current Term of Office: 4 December 2023 – 3 December 2027
Committees: Full Governing Body
Clare Lucas – Vice Chair
Category of Governor: Local Authority
Current Term of Office: 6th September 2022 – 5th September 2026
Committees: Standards, Full Governing Body
Kate Merriman
Category of Governor: Headteacher
Current Term of Office: Continuous
Committees: Standards, Resources, Full Governing Body
Tanya Phelps
Category of Governor: Co-opted
Current Term of Office: 12 April 2024 – 11 April 2028
Committees: Full Governing Body
Michelle Ponting
Category of Governor: Co-opted
Current Term of Office: 11 July 2023 – 10 July 2027
Committees: Standards, Full Governing Body
Mary Prochaski
Category of Governor: Staff – elected by Staff
Current Term of Office: 4 September 2023 – 3 September 2027
Committees: Resources, Full Governing Body
Fiona Radway
Category of Governor: Staff, Co-opted, appointed by The Governing Body
Current Term of Office: 10 October 2020 – 9 October 2024
Committees: Standards, Full Governing Body
Liz Shankland
Category of Governor: Community, appointed by the Governing Body
Current Term of Office: 23 March 2022 – 22 March 2026
Committees: Standards, Full Governing Body
Andrew Stafford
Category of Governor: Parent Governor, elected by parents
Current Term of Office: 7 July 2020 – 6 July 2024
Committees: Standards – Chair, Full Governing Body
Diane Callum
Clerk to the Governors
Current Term of Office: Ongoing
Committees: Standards, Resources, Full Governing Body
To contact any of our Governors please e-mail: clerk@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Previous Governors
The following Governors left the Governing Body in the past 12 months:
Linda Buckley
Steve Perkins
Luke Van Meter
Richard Castle
Jacob Muskett
Governor Attendance at Meetings 2022-23
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