Cherry Garden Primary School
Community Council
The local tier of governance for each CSET school is undertaken by a Community Council. The Trust is particularly keen to emphasise the importance of each of the schools within their local community, so ensuring a strong link to the local community is fundamental to the Trust's approach.
Schools are an important part of local democracy and the link between Cherry Garden and its community helps ensure that the school provides a high quality education for all children in the community.
At Cherry Garden, through the representation of different stakeholder groups ( parents, staff, community), our Community Councillors have a strong understanding of the school and its community. The current Councillors are listed below.
The Community Councils feedback to Trust leaders and trustees through formal termly meetings. The Chair's Group co-ordinates agendas and programmes of work to ensure each council is able to provide a valuable community insight and avoids duplication of work with the role of trustees and trust leaders.
Members of the Cherry Garden Community Council
- Chris Curtis - Parent (Chair)
- Abby Cotton - Parent
- Emily Hellewell - Parent
- Susan Weaver - Community
- Mark Jackson - Community
- Vicki May - Staff
- Tom Hutchings - Headteacher
Structure
The governing body has agreed the following structure to conduct its work:
| Full Governing Body |
Meets at least 6 times per academic year and carries out all of the governing bodies business in line with Standing Orders document:
|
| Link Governors |
Each governor has a number of areas of the school to which they are linked. They focus on monitoring and reviewing these areas with the relevant staff within the school, and then report back to the Full Governing Body. Focus areas include Pupil Premium, Curriculum, SEND, Finance, English, Maths and Safeguarding. |
| Pay Panel | Undertaking the performance management of the headteacher and ratifying staff pay decisions. |
| Complaints / Exclusions / Staff Grievance Panel | This panel will be assembled if required in line with the terms of reference. |
Governing Body Membership
Governor Register Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Current members of the Governing Body:
|
Name
|
Category of Governor & Appointing body |
Term of office Appointed - Expiry |
Position on Governing Body, Responsibilities and extra information |
Business & Pecuniary Interests |
Trustee or Governor at another educational establishment |
Any other relevant Interest e.g. relationships with staff members |
|
Abby Cotton |
Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board |
28.11.2025 27.11.2025 |
Data & Maths |
None |
None |
Parent Y2 |
|
Vicky Helps |
Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board |
16.03.2022 15.03.2025 |
SEND |
None |
None |
|
|
Mrs Hannah Rogers |
Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board |
18.05.2021 17.05.2024 |
Co-chair of Governors Finance, Pupil/Sports Premium |
None |
None |
Parent Y4 & Y2 |
|
Mrs Sarah Wade |
Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board |
18.05.2021 17.05.2024 |
Co-chair of Governors Child Protection |
None |
None |
Parent Y5 |
|
Mr Chris Curtis |
Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Board |
13.07.2023 12.07.2026 |
Health & Safety |
None |
None |
Parent Y2 |
|
Miss Victoria May |
Associate Member Appointed by Governing Body |
27.03.2023 26.03.2026 |
|
None |
None |
Employed as Deputy Headteacher Teacher Y4 |
|
Dr Emily Hellewell |
Parent Governor Elected by parents |
13.07.2021 12.07.2024 |
EYFS & Curriculum Parental Engagement |
None |
None |
Parent Y6 & Y3 |
|
Mrs Susan Weaver |
Local Authority Appointed by the Local Authority |
08.12.2021 07.12.2024 |
EYFS, Curriculum & Enrichment |
None |
None |
None |
|
Mr Tom Hutchings |
Headteacher Ex Officio |
01.09.2017 |
|
None |
None |
Employed as the Headteacher |
|
Mrs Sharon Godfrey |
Associate Member Appointed by Governing Body |
10.10.2020
|
No voting rights |
Has property adjacent to school grounds |
None |
Employed as a Senior Administrator (Job Share) Treasurer of Cherry Garden PTA |
|
Mrs Deb Barnard |
Clerk to Governors Appointed by Governing Body |
20.12.2013 (reviewed annually) |
N/A |
None |
None |
Employed as a Senior Administrator (Job Share) |
Persons who have been a member of the Governing Body within the last 12 months
|
Name
|
Category of Governor & Appointing body |
Term of office Appointed - Expiry/Resigned
|
Position on Governing Body & Additional Responsibilities |
Business & Pecuniary Interests |
Trustee or Governor at another educational establishment |
Any other relevant Interest e.g. relationships with staff members |
|
Mrs Rachel Ramsey |
Parent Governor Elected by parents |
13.07.2021 Resigned September 2023 |
Finance, Pupil/Sports Premium & Data |
None |
None |
Parent Year 6 (left July 2023) |
|
Miss Hannah Ward |
Staff Governor Elected by staff members |
01.11.2020 31.10.2023 |
|
None |
None |
Employed as Teacher Y6 |
Governing Body Attendance
2022-23 Academic Year
|
|
20.09.22
|
11.10.22 |
28.11.22 |
12.12.22
|
23.01.23 |
27.02.23 |
27.03.23 |
22.05.23 |
27.06.23 |
13.07.23 |
|
Quorate |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
1. Abby Cotton |
- |
- |
Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
A |
Y |
|
2. Vicky Helps |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
3. Katie Hunt |
Y |
A |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
4. Hannah Rogers |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
5. Sarah Wade |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
6. Emily Hellewell |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
A |
Y |
|
7. Chris Curtis |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Y |
|
8. Rachel Ramsey |
Y |
Y |
A |
A |
Y |
A |
Y |
A |
A |
A |
|
9. Susan Weaver |
Y | Y |
A |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
10. Hannah Ward |
Y |
A |
Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
A |
Y |
|
11. Tom Hutchings |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Sharon Godfrey Associate |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y |
A |
A |
Y |
Y |
A |
|
Vicki May Associate |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |