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 clarify 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 – Helen Kay) and Full Governing Body (Chair -Richard Castle).
Richard Castle – Chair
Category of Governor: Parent Governor, elected by parents
Current Term of Office: 1 December 2017 – 30 November 2021
Committees: Standards and Full Governing Body
E-mail: chair@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Luke Van Meter – Vice Chair
Category of Governor: Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Governing Body
Current Term of Office: 10 July 2018 – 9 July 2022
Committees: Resources, Standards and Full Governing Body
E-mail: lvanmeter@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Rhian Evans
Category of Governor: Parent, elected by parents
Current Term of Office: 18 July 2018 – 17 July 2022
Committees: Standards, Full Governing Body
E-mail: revans@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Paul Gibson
Category of Governor: Local Authority Governor, appointed by The Governing Body
Current Term of Office: 11 July 2017 – 10 July 2021
Committees: Resources, Full Governing Body
E-mail: pgibson@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Carolina Gryngarten Vaughan
Category of Governor: Parent, elected by parents
Current Term of Office: 13 March 2018 – 12 March 2022
Committees: Standards, Full Governing Body
E-mail: cgryngartenvaughan@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Helen Kay
Category of Governor: Co-opted Governor, appointed by The Governing Body
Current Term of Office: 19 January 2019 – 18 January 2023
Committees: Resources – Chair, Full Governing Body
E-mail: hkay@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Kate Merriman
Category of Governor: Headteacher
Current Term of Office: Continuous
Committees: Standards, Resources, Full Governing Body
E-mail: head@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Jacob Muskett
Category of Governor: Staff – elected by Staff
Current Term of Office: 13 March 2019 – 12 March 2023
Committees: Standards, Resources, Full Governing Body
E-mail: jmuskett@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Steven Perkins
Category of Governor: Parent Governor, appointed by parents
Current Term of Office: 7 July 2020 – 6 July 2024
Committees: Full Governing Body
E-mail: sperkins@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Fiona Radway
Category of Governor: Staff, Co-opted, appointed by The Governing Body
Current Term of Office: 11 October 2016 – 10 October 2020
Committees: Standards, Full Governing Body
E-mail: fradway@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
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
Email: astafford@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Diane Callum
Clerk to the Governors
Current Term of Office: Ongoing
Committees: Standards, Resources, Full Governing Body
E-mail: clerk@gastrells.gloucs.sch.uk
Previous Governors
The following Governors left the Governing Body in the past 12 months:
Chris Daniels – December 2019
Andrea Driscoll Roberts – March 2020
