We are committed to finding skilled and diverse governors through an independent organisation, Governors For Schools. The quality mark below should be seen as an assurance that the board values diverse governance and is doing all it can to make governance as robust as possible.
School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education.
Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards.
The role of the governing board is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school.
What do governors do?
School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the head teacher and deputy headteacher. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.
Each individual governor is a member of a governing board, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing board; decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing board.
The role of the governing board is a strategic one, its key functions are to:
Meet The Governors of Cheriton Primary School
Mr S Murfitt - Chair of Governors
Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)
Term of Office: 18.03.19 - 17.03.23
Safer Recruitment Governor
Member of Resources Committee
Mrs E Brett - Vice Chair
Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)
Term of Office: 18.03.19 - 17.03.23
Chair of Learning Committee
Mrs C Cholerton
Local Authority Governor (appointed by LA)
Term of Office: 22.09.18 - 21.09.22
Member of Resources Committees
Safer Recruitment Governor
Mr P Debont
Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)
Term of Office: 01.04.19 - 31.03.23
Member of Learning Committee
Mr A Goldsworthy
Headteacher Governor
Term of Office: 01.09.15 -
Member of Resources and Learning Committees
Mrs F Lawrence
Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)
Term of Office: 18.03.19 - 17.03.23
Safer Recruitment Governor
Member of Learning Committee
Development & Training Governor and Safer Recruitment Governor
Mr N Parmley
Co-opted Governor (appointed by Governors)
Term of Office: 01.10.16 - 30.09.20
Chair of Resources Committee
Governor Forum Representative
Mrs R Haskins
Staff Governor (elected by members of school staff)
Term of Office: 01.09.17 - 26.01.21
Member of the Learning Committee
Mrs R Holmes
Parent Governor (elected by Parents)
Term of Office: 30.01.19 - 29.01.23
Member of the Learning Committee
SEND Governor
Mrs C Hackett
Co opted Governor
Term of Office: 30.01.19 - 30.01.23
Member of Learning Committee
Safeguarding, Behaviour and Child Protection Governor
Miss E Morehouse
Parent Governor
Term of Office: 30.01.20 - 30.01.24
Mr P Sharp
Parent Governor
Term of Office: 30.01.20 - 30.01.24
Ms F Greenwood
Clerk to the Governors
Term of Office commenced 21.06.17