The governing body of Stock C of E Primary School has 12 members, plus the head teacher and deputy head teacher. These governors include:

• Head teacher
• Deputy Head teacher
• Parent governors x 3 (elected by the parent body)
• LA governor x 1 (appointed by the Local Authority)
• Staff governor x 1 (elected by the teaching staff)
• Co-opted governor x 4 (appointed)
• Foundation Governors x 3 (appointed)

​The Role of the Governing Body

The role of the governing body at Stock C of E Primary School is to:

• Provide a strategic direction for the school;
• Act as a critical friend to the head teacher;
• Ensure accountability.

It has a responsibility for seeing that the school is run effectively and promotes high standards of educational achievement for all its pupils. The governors’ role is to take a strategic view, and work in partnership with Alina Clay (Headteacher) and her staff team. Their work includes, amongst other things, determining priorities as identified in the School Improvement Plan and ensuring an appropriate budget is set.  In addition governors help review policies by evaluating their impact, ensuring the effectiveness of safeguarding and health and safety; assisting with appointments to the staff team and evaluating the school’s performance.

The current board members are:

Mr S Browne Chair of Governers
Mr PJ Carter Vice Chair of Governors
Mr M Threadgold Vice Chair of Governors
Mrs C Cagle (P)
Mrs R Hill (F)
Rev S Need (F)
Mrs K Phillips (P)
Mrs A Price (S)
Mr P Rhodes (Co)
Mrs J Sabine (F)
Mrs A Tully (Co)
Mrs S Waring Clerk to Governors

L = Local Authority
S = Staff Governor
F = Foundation
Co =Co-opted
C = Community
A = Associate Governor
P = Parent Governor

Information about our Governors 2019-20
Name	Attendance at Governor Meetings 2019-2020	Areas of Responsibility	Details of any relevant business interests and any other educational establishments that this governor has involvement with	Date of appointment and Term of Office	Type of Governor and appointing office
Alina Clay	3/3		Head teacher at Stock C of E Primary School	1st September 2013	Head Teacher Ex Officio
Shaun Browne Chai	3/3	Chair of Full Governing Body and Pay Committee Complaints Link/Training Governor Health &Safety Risk Assessment HT Performance management Finance GDPR	Accountant Financial training worldwide. Small Business Advisor – growth specialist Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)	07.03.2020	Co opted
Peter John Carter Vice Chair	3/3	Vice Chair of Governors Health & Safety Risk assessment HT Performance management Science	Lead Exams Invigilator (part time) at St Martins, Hutton. Consultant  Photogrammetrist Semi-retired	31st August 2018	Local Authority Governor
Mark Threadgold Vice Chair	3/3	SEN (Special Educational Needs) ICT	I have 2 daughters in school – Years 2 and 5. I became a governor because my 2 daughters are lucky to attend this successful school in our lovely village. I am keen to understand what it takes to continue to run a successful school and if possible contribute to its future. I work in IT Risk Management for UBS  (Swiss Bank) I can bring my skills in risk management, auditing and ICT to the governing body.	5th December 2017	Parent Governor Elected by parents
Ann Tully	3/3	Health and Safety	Learning Support Assistant at Stock Church of England Primary School	28th February 2019	Co opted
Judith Sabine	2/3	Literacy Safeguarding		31st October 2017	Foundation Governor DBE
Rev Stephen Need		Religious Education Collective Worship	Priest in Charge at All Saints Church.	1st May 2011	Foundation Ex Officio
Rachel Hill	3/3	Maths RE SEN Church School link	Children attended the school. Parishioner of All Saints Church No business involvement	6th December 2016	Foundation Governor PCC
Chantal Cagle	2/3	Reading and writing Art PSHE Maintaining the Governor section of the website	Parent to 2 children in the school Primary school teacher	6th November 2018	Parent Governor Elected by parents
Kerry Phillips	3/3	EYFS History/Geography Data	I have 2 daughters in school – Reception and Year 2. I became a governor to play a part in providing a meaningful and enjoyable education for my children and their peers. To help to ensure that the school is delivering against their strategic plan. I have 15 years’ experience within the banking industry. Most recently I was part of the strategy team within one of the UK’s leading banks, ensuring that the business was performing against its strategic plan. I can bring my skills in project management, strategic thinking, data analysis to the governing body.	5th December 2017	Parent Governor Elected by parents
Paul Rhodes	3/3			5th July 2019	Co- opted Governor
Alison Price	2/3		Year 3 Teacher at Stock Church of England Primary School	20th September 2018	Staff Governor Staff Body
Steve Whyman	2/3		Deputy head at Stock Church of England Primary School	1st January 2014	Observer By Invitation