Governors
All primary, secondary and special schools are accountable to their governing bodies or Boards who should, in partnership with the school leadership, determine and articulate a clear vision of where they want the school to be in three to five years' time. It should promote high standards of educational achievement for the school by monitoring the work it undertakes, and report to interested parties and the wider community via, for example, the school web page. Governors take their duties and being appointed to public office very seriously and every September, at the first meeting of the Board, review and agree their 'Code of Conduct, which includes 'The Seven Principles of Public Life' (see link below). Details of our Governing Board appear below.
UPDATE June 2019: Following the recent resignation of Parent Governor Anna Lewis, the school is pleased to welcome parent Dawn Woodall as a replacement to fill the vacancy. Dawn has two children who attend our school and has close links with counselling support services. Thank you to two other candidates who nominated themselves and so willingly took part in a very well supported whole-school vote. The school is very much looking forward to working with Dawn, and is also very grateful to Mrs Lewis for the support and commitment she was able to devote during her Term of Office.
UPDATE October 2019: Following a recent change of governor category which created a Parent Governor vacancy, the school is pleased to welcome parent Ruth Gilbert as a Parent Governor. Mrs Gilbert has three children who attend our school and has close links with the armed forces. The school is very much looking forward to working with Ruth, and is grateful to her for her support and enthusiasm for both Langtree School and its governing body.
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LANGTREE COMMUNITY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY Governors must act, and be seen to act, impartially. All members of the governing body are required to complete a Declaration of Business Interests at the first meeting of the academic year as, where a governor has any interest in a matter to be discussed at a governors’ meeting, either pecuniary or non-pecuniary, the governor must declare their interest and withdraw from that part of the meeting. Governors have read and adhere to the joint LDP Babcock/Devon County Council Governor Code of Conduct which incorporates ‘The Seven Principles of Public Life’. |
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Name |
Type of Governor |
Appointing Body |
Office |
Term |
Committee(s) |
Registered interests at September 2019, or later |
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Nigel Smale |
Head Teacher Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Governing Body |
Ex Officio |
Limited only by employment at the school or decision to stand down from governor appointment |
Monitoring Resources Curriculum
First as necessary Pay and Performance as necessary |
Member of staff Teaching Union: NUT |
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Katherine Taylor-Coleman |
Co-opted Governor |
Governing Body |
Chair |
Four years: 29/03/19 - 28/03/23
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Monitoring Resources (Spring Term budget planning) Curriculum First as necessary Pay and Performance as necessary |
None recorded |
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Jenny Symons |
Staff Governor Senior Teacher Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead |
Staff, and Governing Body |
Four years: 01/01/19-31/12/23
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Curriculum First as necessary Pay and Performance as necessary |
Member of staff |
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Kaye French |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
Vice-Chair |
Four years: 28/03/17-27/03/21 |
Employee local secondary school One child at Langtree School |
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Rev Martin Warren |
LEA |
Devon County Council |
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Four years: 14/12/15 - 13/12/19
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Monitoring Resources
First as necessary Pay and Performance as necessary |
None recorded |
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Sue Lee |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
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Four years: 29/03/19-28/03/23
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Curriculum |
Committee member: Langtree Parish Hall |
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Dawn Woodall |
Parent |
School community/ Governing Body |
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Four years: 06/06/19-05/06/23 |
Curriculum |
Two children at Langtree School. |
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Helen Tucker |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
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Four years: 06/06/19-05/06/23 |
Resources Safeguarding Lead Governor |
Employee local college of further education |
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Ruth Gilbert |
Parent |
School community/Governing Body |
To be agreed at full governing body meeting December 2019 |
Member of armed forces. Chair of school PTA. Three children at Langtree School. |
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Vacancy |
Staff Governor |
Teaching or support staff |
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Four years |
To be appointed |
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Governing Body Meeting Attendance
Click here for academic year 2018/19 details.
Or here for academic year 2017/18 details.
Governing Body Minutes
18 July 2018 APPROVED
05 December 2019: please click here to read draft Minutes of the meeting (to be approved 06/02/2020)
Letter to Parents: Staffing Changes With Effect From December 2018
PARENT GOVERNOR NOMINATIONS May 2019 Letter to Parents/Carers