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Meet the Governors

Welcome to our Local Governing Committee section.

Please find below details of how our Local Governing Committee is structured including the names, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

Governors are representatives from across our school and local community.

Our Governors work closely with the Headteacher and teaching staff and are fully involved in the life of the school; regularly visiting the school to monitor aspects of school life and school improvement.

Governors have opted to have nominated roles to carry out their duties rather than meet as committees, therefore decision making and reporting is carried out at the Local Governing Committee meetings which happen on a termly basis.

Grange Community Primary School now has academy status within the Orwell Multi-Academy Trust. At the point of conversion, the Governance structure, roles and responsibilities have changed in line with the Scheme of Delegation determined by the Trust. Further details of the Scheme of Delegation can be found on the Trust website.

The Governors can be contacted via the School Office.

Meet the Governors

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Trust Chief Executive Officer - Mr Alastair Heath Robinson 

Clerk - Mrs Kate Thomas

Headteacher - Mrs Gemma Havord

Category of Governor: Headteacher

Body Appointing: Appointed 1 September 2024

Responsibilities: 

Pecuniary Interests: NIL

End of Term of office:

Attendance of meetings for 24/25: 3/3

Chair of the Local Governing Commmittee - Mrs Lynn Norris 

Category of Governor: Trust Appointed

Body Appointing: Trust Board

Responsibilities: Chair

Pecuniary Interests: Springfield Junior School (employee)

End of Term of office: 4 January 2029

Attendance of meetings for 24/25: 3/3

Staff Governor - Miss Sophie Steele 

Category of Governor: Staff

Body Appointing: Staff

Responsibilities: 

Pecuniary Interests: NIL

End of Term of office: 14 March 2029

Attendance of meetings for 24/25: 3/3

Trust Governor - Corrine Franklin - SEND Governor

Category of Governor: Trust Appointed

Body Appointing: Trust Board

Responsibilities: Co-Vice Chair, SEND

Pecuniary Interests: Felixstowe Town Councillor

End of Term of office: 5 Febuary 2028

Attendance of meetings for 24/25: 3/3

Parent Governor - Mr Jeremy Farinos 

Category of Governor: Parent

Body Appointing: Parents

Responsibilities: Co-Vice Chair

Pecuniary Interests: Westbourne Academy (employee)

End of Term of office: 20 April 2028

Attendance of meetings for 24/25: 2/3

Parent Governor - Emma Scott - Safeguarding Governor

Category of Governor: Parent

Body Appointing: Parents

Responsibilities: Safeguarding

Pecuniary Interests: Husband is a teacher at Colneis

End of Term of office: 17 September 2028

Attendance of meetings for 24/25: 3/3

Trust Governor - Kate Peartree 

Category of Governor: Trust Appointed

Body Appointing: Trust Board

Responsibilities: 

Percuniary Interests: Peartree kindergartens – The Oaks and Holly Lodge

End of Term of office: 23 February 2029

Attendance of meetings for 24/25: 2/2

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