Governors
Governing Body Attendance: Click here to view
Our school has an extremely supportive governing body. Our governing body is currently structured as follows:
| Governor Name (& date current term of office started) | Type of Governor (if FOU, state appointing body) | Chair (CH), Vice Chair (VC), or Chair of Committee (state committee) |
Connections to Staff – Yes or No
If Yes, who and how. |
Term of Office Start Date and Details of who appointed them | Term of Office End Date (& reason for leaving if no longer current governor) |
Other Governor Posts held. Name of educational establishment and governor type |
Business Interests declared. Yes or No If yes please state |
| Kate Glenister | Headteacher | Yes- Hedteacher at the school | September 2022 | Ongoing | None | No | |
| Matthew Hulbert | CG | Chair of Governors – Co-opted Governor | No |
09.02.2021 Co-opted by the Governing Body |
19.05.2027 | None | Yes – works for Partnership Education (provide IT support to the school) |
| Ann Solari | CG |
Vice- Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor |
No |
29.01.2024 Co-opted by the Governing body |
29.01.2028 | None | No |
| Andrew Lynch | CG | Parent Governor | Yes – 2 family members are employed at the school |
20.09.2022 Co-opted by the Governing body |
20.09.2026 | None | No |
| Jamie Bonfield | CG | Co-opted Governor | Yes – Employed at the school |
04.12.2023 Co-opted by the Governing body |
04.12.2027 | None | No |
| Liam Marchant | CG | Co-opted Governor | Yes- Employed at the school, and spouse works at the school |
17.10.2022
Co-opted by the Governing Body |
17.10.2026 | None | No |
| Andrew Hopkins | CG | Co-opted Governor | Yes – 2 family members employed at the school, and sometimes does casual work for the school. |
17.10.2022
Co-opted by the Governing Body |
17.10.2026 | None | No |
| Lesley-Anne Love | SG | Staff Governor | Yes- Employed at the school |
17.10.2022 Staff Election |
17.10.2026 | None | No |
| Valeria Luna | PG | Parent Governor | No |
10.01.2025 Co-opted by the Governing Body |
10.01.2029 | None | Treasurer of UK & Ireland International Association of Conference Interpreters and Member of AIIC, CIUK and CIG |
| Vishal Dutta | PG | Parent Governor | Yes – Spouse is employed at the school |
19.10.2022 Parent Election |
19.10.2026 |
None | No |
| Imran Ahmed | PG | Parent Governor | No |
8.12.25 (first meeting) Parent Election |
08.12.2025 | None | No |
| Filiana Otelea | PG | Parent Governor | No |
15.12.2020 Parent Election |
15.12.2024 | None | No |
Add more columns for additional committees
Key:
LA – Local Authority nominated or appointed governor
PG – Elected or appointed Parent Governor
STF – Staff Governor
FOU – Foundation Governor (state appointing body)
CG – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the governing body
AG – Appointed by the trustees of the Academy
PTN – Partnership Governor
AS – Associate member
HT – Headteacher
Committees for 2025/2026
| Chair | |||
| Pay | MH | AS | |
| HT Performance Management | MH | AS | |
| Pupil Exclusions | AH | AL | VD |
| Staff Dismissals | ADHOC | ||
| Appeal Committee for Staff Dismissals | ADHOC | ||
| Complaints Panel | MH | AS | AL |
Specific Governor Responsibilities for 2025/2026
| Health and Safety/ Premises | JB | AL | AH |
| SEN/EAL | L-AL | ||
| Safeguarding | MH | AS | |
| Teaching Learning and Standards | VL (Literacy Governor) | ||
| Pupil Premium | LM | ||
| GDPR | VD | ||
| Finance | LM | ||
| Governor Development – Governor Improvement Plan Lead | MH |
Key Information
Governors
Welcome to the Apple Blossom Class page
Information and Organisation
Apple Blossom Class Teacher: Miss A Hopkins
Apple Blossom Lead Practitioner: Miss Ireland
Cover supervisor: Mrs Radford
Teaching Assistants: Miss Johnson, Ms Larmie
PE Day: Wednesday
Home School Agreement
