The Governing Board
In recent years the role of governing boards in schools has changed. Governors are now strategic leaders of schools and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education. This is reflected in the law, which gives governors three core strategic functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
Ofsted inspections now judge the effectiveness of a school's governing board. In its most recent inspection Ofsted confirmed that Goodyers End Primary School has an effective governing board which fulfils all of its statutory duties.
Governors are elected for a term of four years and are drawn from a variety of categories to represent all stakeholders. The majority group on the governing board at Goodyers End Primary School are parent governors. In line with national statutory requirements, the Governing Board at Goodyers End Primary School was reconstituted during the academic year 2014-15.
Governors 2025/26
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| Name | Governor Category Appointed by |
Start of Current Term | End of Current Term | Committee Monitoring & Responsibilities | Business & Pecuniary Interests Governance at Other Schools/Colleges |
Meeting Attendance 2025/26 |
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| Aaron Slevin (Chair of Governors) |
Parent Governor Governing Board |
01/06/15 | 01/11/29 | Parent at Goodyers End Primary School | ||
| Mark Lovick (Vice Chair of Governors) | Co-opted | 02/11/21 | 01/11/25 | |||
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Claire Hall |
Headteacher |
01/09/22 |
n/a |
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| Linda Price |
Co-opted Governing Board |
02/10/23 | 01/10/27 | |||
| Steph Lovick |
Co-opted Governing Board |
22/03/25 | 21/03/29 | |||
| Holly Farrington | Parent Governor | 03/02/25 | 02/02/29 | Parent at Goodyers End Primary School | ||
| Darren Evans | Parent Governor |
03/02/25 | 02/02/29 | Parent at Goodyers End Primary School | ||
| Rebecca White |
Staff Staff |
24/05/22 | 23/05/26 |
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Co-opted |
As of September 2025 there are 4 vacancies on the Governing Board:
- 2 x Co-opted Governors
- 2 x Parent Governors
Retired Governors
| Name | Governor Category Appointed By |
Term Due to End | Term Ended | Meeting Attendance 2021/22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Harry Mayou |
Local Authority Local Authority |
02/06/19 |
29/11/22 |
6 of 6 |
| Angharad Rees | Headteacher | n/a | 31/08/22 | 6 of 6 |
| Dawn Broad |
Staff Staff |
07/01/19 | 21/07/22 | 2 of 6 |
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Alan Scott (Chair, Resources Committee) |
Co-opted Governing Board |
02/09/19 |
21/02/2022 |
2 of 3 |
Contact with the Governing Board may be made through the Clerk to Governors
- by hand c/o the school office
- by post c/o Goodyers End Primary School
- by email to clerk2634@welearn365.com or chair2634@welearn365.com
