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Our current governors are…

 

 

Term of Office due to end:

 

 

Foundation Governors

 

   Clergy member vacant

Ex Officio  *

 

 

Appointed by the Parochial Church Council:

 

   Lucy Parr (Chair of Governors)

Autumn 2026

   Simon Caunce

Spring 2028

   Mary Jean Pritchard

Autumn 2027

   Marie Price

Autumn 2027

   Ken BurgessSpring 2028
  
Appointed by the Diocesan Board of Education:

 

   Henry Loweth

Spring 2027

  

 

Parent Governors

 

Elected by the parents:

 

    Austin Finnegan

Autumn 2027

    Natalie Pepper

Autumn 2025
  

Co-Opted Governor

 

   Catherine Harvey

Autumn 2025
  

Headteacher Governor

 

   Rizelle Crouch

Ex Officio  *

 

 

Staff Governor

 

Elected by the staff:

 

  Marietjie Kennett

Autumn 2028

 

 

Local Authority Governor

 

Appointed by the County Council:

 

  Hannah Draeger (Vice-Chair of Governors)

Autumn 2027

  

Clerk to the Governors

 

Tracey Norris 

 

* Ex officio – automatically a governor due to their position and four year term of office does not apply.

 

All Governors have equal voting rights.

 

Committees

 

Admissions Committee

Henry Loweth (Chair), Lucy Parr, Natalie Pepper, Ken Burgess and Rizelle Crouch. (Clergy member currently vacant)

 

Resources Committee

Natalie Pepper (Chair), Mary Jean Pritchard (Personnel lead), Simon Caunce, Henry Loweth, Austin Finnegan, Lucy Parr and Rizelle Crouch.

 

School Effectiveness Committee

Hannah Draeger (Chair), Catherine Harvey, Mary Jean Pritchard, Marie Price, Ken Burgess, Lucy Parr (ex officio), Marietjie Kennett and Rizelle Crouch.

 

Additional Roles

Children in Care - Hannah Draeger

Collective Worship - Ken Burgess

Equality / Inclusion / SEND - Hannah Draeger & Marie Price

GDPR / Data Protection - Henry Loweth

Governor training - Henry Loweth

Governor visits - Hannah Draeger

Health & Safety - Austin Finnegan / Natalie Pepper

Lettings - Natalie Pepper

PTA liaison & Grants - Natalie Pepper

Personnel lead - Mary Jean Pritchard

Safeguarding (including Child Protection, CLA and E-Safety) - Catherine Harvey & Ken Burgess

Staff wellbeing - Lucy Parr

Sustainability - Austin Finnegan

Treasurer - Austin Finnegan

 

Governor Declarations of Conflicts of Interest

Clergy member when current - Rental of Church Hall and Kitchen (St Nicholas Church) for school lunches.

 

Governance Roles in Other Educational Institutions 

 

St Nicholas CE Primary School, Church Green
Harpenden, AL5 2TP

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