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Governors
| Governor Type | Governor Name | Start Date | End Date | Voting Rights | Governor Position | Focus | Other Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Mrs V Griffiths | 18/05/2022 | Ex offico | Yes | Head Teacher | Learning Provision, Finance, Personnel and Pay, Admissions. | |
| Clerk | Mrs K Berrill | No | Clerk | All committees | |||
| Foundation | Mrs C Newton | 01/09/2026 | 31/08/2030 | Yes | Chair of Governors | Safeguarding and EYFS | |
| LA | Mrs S Buckingham | 01/09/2026 | 31/08/2030 | Yes | Vice Chair of Governors | English, Health and Safety | |
| Foundation | Mrs E Aravinthan | 24/09/2025 | 23/09/2029 | Yes | |||
| Staff | Mrs J Reed | 01/09/2026 | 31/08/2030 | Yes | |||
| Foundation | Mrs C Wignall | 01/09/2026 | 31/08/2030 | Yes | Maths and staff wellbeing | ||
| Foundation | Mr A Owen | 09/12/2025 | 08/12/2029 | Yes | Finance and Pupil Premium | Website Compliance | |
| Foundation | Mr K Saunders | 01/09/2026 | 31/08/2030 | Yes | SEND | ||
| Parent | M D Ozuruigbo | 05/02/2026 | 04/02/2030 | Yes | Behaviour and Staff Wellbeing | ||
| Parent | Mrs R Edwards | 05/02/2026 | 04/02/2030 | Yes | Maths and Behaviour | ||
| Foundation | Miss S Moakes | 08/11/2022 | 07/11/2026 | Yes | RE, SEND and Attendance |
| Governor Type | Governor Name | Start Date | End Date | Voting Rights | Governor Position | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | Miss M Davidson | 01/09/2017 | Ongoing | Yes* | Deputy Head | Finance, Personnel and Pay |
| Associate | Mrs J Reed | 01/04/2017 | Ongoing | No | School Business Manager | Finance, Personnel and Pay. Safeguarding and Inclusion |
| Associate | Mrs J Matthes | 01/01/2018 | Ongoing | Yes* | SENDCo | Safeguarding and Inclusion |
| Associate | Mrs L Tarry | 01/09/2017 | Ongoing | No | Site Supervisor | Safeguarding and Inclusion |
| * voting rights on committee only |
| Governor Name | Business & Financial Interest | Other Governing Bodies | Personal Relationship with staff/pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs S Buckingham Co-opted | NA | NA | NA |
| Mrs C Newton Foundation | NA | NA | NA |
| Miss S Moakes Foundation | NA | NA | NA |
| Mrs E Aravinthan Foundation | NA | NA | Yes. Parent of 2 pupils. |
| Mr A Owen Foundation | NA | NA | NA |
| Mrs C Wignall Foundation | NA | NA | NA |
| Mrs J Watson | NA | NA | NA |
| Mrs M Mann | NA | NA | Member of staff |
| Mrs V Griffiths Headteacher Ex-offico | NA | Trustee – Hartwell Primary Academy | Headteacher of school |
Sheila Moakes
Sheila is a retired Director of Nursing who worked extensively in the Middle East and now has her own consultancy company in Health Care Planning and Equipping. Sheila is a member of Billing Parish Anglican Church and is the Parochial Church Council Secretary. She was invited to become a Foundation Governor to St Andrew’s based on her commitment to her faith and as a result of understanding about PFI’s and their impact on healthcare and school builds.
Sheila is the chair of the Finance Committee and sits on the Ethos Working Group and the Safeguarding Committee where she actively undertakes reviews of the school in relation to its care and safety of the children.
Alan Owen
Alan is a Senior IT Project Manager with a financial services company. He has spent over 20 years working in the retail and distribution sector in Supply Chain and IT project management roles for both major retail and logistics companies.
Alan joined the board of governors as a Foundation Governor in September 2017. He is a member of St Andrew's Church Great Billing and has previously served as Parish Treasurer.
Both of Alan's children attended St Andrew’s school before moving onto secondary school in 2017 and 2021 respectively.
Alan is a member of the Safeguarding Committee and also the Full Governing Body. He is committed to ensuring the school is a safe, secure environment both in terms of the physical building and also the wider child protection and welfare issues within the Safeguarding role. As a full governor he looks to provide effective scrutiny of the school's performance to ensure the School Leadership team are striving to continually raise the school's standards.
Shelley Buckingham
Shelley is a Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Officer for an Engineering development and testing company; prior to this, she worked for manufacturing and surveying companies and has 10 years’ experience in her field.
Shelley has experience in HSE best practice and compliance, conducting risk assessments and advising on health and safety across all levels. This can range from advice on the correct safety wear to the installation of new experimental equipment and the necessary safety precautions i.e fire protection.
Shelley has one son at St Andrews and contributes to the safety and wellbeing of the school, the children who attend and providing a parental view point on issues to the Governing Body.
Esther Aravinthan
Esther works as a Quality Assurance Executive in a Pharmaceutical Company. She has experience working in a team in multiple facilities focusing on Management, Data Analysis, Risk Assessments, Internal & External Audits, Health & Safety, setting objectives and achieving goals within the timeframe.
Although she has less experience of working in schools directly, she strongly believes she can showcase her potential in supporting the school with the help of her fellow governors She has a passion for education and a willingness to learn new skills and has completed a course “Behaviour that Challenges in Children” which focuses on behaviour in children with learning disabilities, mental health issues and Autism.
She has a strong Christian background and has been actively participating in church activities.
Esther joined the Board of Governors in October 2021 as a parent Governor and sits on the Learning Committee and Ethos Working Group. She has her daughter attending school and wants to ensure that best education, moral, ethical, cultural, spiritual and safe environment is provided for all the children so that children enjoy coming to school and shine like stars in future in our community.
Carolyn Wignall
Carolyn has been instrumental in establishing two new schools in an education career that has seen her teach, teach teachers, develop curriculum and schemes to teach reading using phonetic methods in Bahasa Indonesian. She is also special needs trained and experienced. Outside education Carolyn has been a Director of a significant specialist port development company for over 10 years. She is also a Director of a company focused on assisting UK and European companies to expand into Asia, especially south east Asia.
A foundation Governor, Carolyn attends St Mary’s in Rushden, the church where she became a Christian almost 50 years ago. She has learned that building good relationships is the best foundation for good learning.
Chris Newton
Chris is a retired primary head teacher, with 31 years of teaching experience. After retirement from a full-time role, Chris worked part time as a visiting tutor for the University of Northampton and later as a Diocesan School Consultant for the Diocese of Peterborough.
Having retired completely from part time employment, Chris now has a voluntary role as a member of the Diocesan Board of Education.
Chris is a committed Christian. She attended St Benedict’s Church, Hunsbury for many years and now attends St George’s Church in Wootton.
Chris is passionate about education, especially with regard to quality of education for disadvantaged children and those with Special Educational Needs.
| Autumn 1 24.09.2026 | Pay Approval wc 19.10.2026 | Autumn 2 10.12.2026 | Spring 1 04.02.2027 | Admissions wc 08.02.2027 | Spring 2 22.04.2027 | Budget Approval wc 10.05.2027 | Summer 1 17.06.2027 | Summer 2 08.07.2027 |
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| Val Griffiths | |||||||||
| Kathryn Berrill | |||||||||
| Chris Newton | |||||||||
| Shelley Buckingham | |||||||||
| Esther Aravinthan | |||||||||
| Julie Reed | |||||||||
| Carolyn Wignall | |||||||||
| Alan Owen | |||||||||
| Kevin Saunders | |||||||||
| Desmond Ozuruigbo | |||||||||
| Ria Edwards | |||||||||
| Sheila Moakes |