Governors

The Governing Body of St Mary & St John Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School consists of 12 governors - 7 Foundation Governors, 2 Parent Governors, 1 LA Governor, 1 Staff Governor and the Headteacher - Ex Officio.

Our current Governors are as follows with roles being allocated at the first Full Governing Body Meeting of each academic year :

Name	Mr Thomas Dodson Thomas.dodson@northluffenham.rutland.sch.uk
Type	Foundation
Committee	Chair of Governors Vice-Chair of Finance Personnel Christian Ethos & Admissions
Responsibility Area	Training/Link Governor Music and Art
Appt Date	10/1/24
Term Of Office	18/04/23 - 17/04/27
Business / Financial Interests	Marquee company

Name	Mrs Hannah Roddy Hannah.roddy@northluffenham.rutland.sch.uk
Type	Headteacher (Ex Officio)
Committee	Christian Ethos & Admissions Finance Teaching & Learning Personnel
Responsibility Area	Community Out of School Link
Appt Date	28/8/25
Term Of Office	Ongoing
Business / Financial Interests	Headteacher

Name	Mr Hugo Spiegl
Type	Foundation
Committee	Chair Finance and Building Vice-Chair Christian Ethos & Admissions Chair of Personnel
Responsibility Area	Public Relations/Marketing Geography and History
Appt Date	3/8/15
Term Of Office	16/4/21 -
Business / Financial Interests	Supplier of Goods and Services Trustee of St Mary & St John School Trust

Name	Mrs Sophie Green
Type	Foundation (parent)
Committee	Teaching & Learning
Responsibility Area	Safeguarding
Appt Date	30/04/25
Term Of Office	29/03/29
Business / Financial Interests	None

Name	Mrs Lucy Tervet
Type	Foundation (parent)
Committee	Chair Christian Ethos & Admissions Vice-Chair Teaching & Learning Personnel
Responsibility Area	Early Years
Appt Date	30/6/23
Term Of Office	29/6/27
Business / Financial Interests	None

Name	Mr William Stott
Type	Foundation Governor
Committee	Finance
Responsibility Area	Maths Educational Trips
Appt Date	17/1/24
Term Of Office	16/1/28
Business / Financial Interests	None

Name	Mr Dalgit Bagral
Type	Foundation
Committee	Finance and Building
Responsibility Area	Premises/Health and Safety
Appt Date	3/12/25
Term Of Office	2/12/29
Business / Financial Interests	None

Name	George Stephens
Type	Parent Governor
Committee	Finance & Building
Responsibility Area
Appt Date	30/4/25
Term Of Office	29/4/29
Business / Financial Interests	None

Name	Ms Laurie Eshelby
Type	Parent Governor
Committee	Teaching and Learning
Responsibility Area	SEND
Appt Date	30/4/25
Term Of Office	29/4/29
Business / Financial Interests	None

Name	Mrs Siobhan Stanfield
Type	Staff
Committee	Chair Teaching & Learning
Responsibility Area	Safeguarding
Appt Date	21/9/22
Term Of Office	20/9/26
Business / Financial Interests	Staff Member

Name	Vacancy
Type	Foundation Governor or LA Governor
Committee
Responsibility Area
Appt Date
Term Of Office
Business / Financial Interests

Name	Mrs Rachel Wheatley
Type	Clerk
Committee	Finance Personnel
Responsibility Area	Community Out of School Link
Appt Date	1/9/17
Term Of Office	Ongoing
Business / Financial Interests	None

The Governors meet throughout the academic year to discuss the running of the school including standards of learning, the use of resources and the overall direction and planning. The headteacher works in partnership with the Governors and is responsible for the day to day running of the school.

In addition there are sub-committees of governors who meet regularly to discuss aspects of the school (e.g. curriculum, finance) in more detail. Some governors are appointed to link with particular subjects (e.g. Literacy, Maths or Special Educational Needs) and others are utilised to cover items such as health and safety or property.

The minutes of Full Governing Body Meetings are available from the school office on request.

All Governors can be contacted c/o the school contact details below.

Further information on becoming a Governor and how a Governing Body works is available from the DfE Website and the NGA Website.

Statutory finance information: 0 personnel earn over £100,000

Governor Attendance Register 2020-21