Governors
Welcome
On behalf of the Governors of St Mary’s Junior School, welcome to our information pages.
Our Governors are hardworking and committed individuals who strive to ensure that all our children are supported, valued and nurtured in a stimulating learning environment built on a foundation of Christian values and worship.
We work in close partnership with the Headteacher and staff to fulfil our strategic role. We are ultimately responsible for making sure that money allocated to the school is spent prudently and that academic standards are maintained whilst monitoring wellbeing and safeguarding the staff and children.
Our Governors
According to our Instrument of Government, our Governing Body consists of:
- 3 parent governors elected by parents
- 1 LA governor appointed by LA
- 1 staff governor elected by staff
- 1 Headteacher
- 7 co-opted governors appointed by governors
- 2 foundation governors appointed by diocese
A total of 15 governors
Governors 2023/24
Name |
Category |
Term of Office |
Pecuinary/Business Interest |
Committee |
Samantha Britton |
Head Teacher |
Ex Officio |
Member of Staff |
ALL |
Lauren McQuade |
Co-opted |
01/09/2023-03/01/2025 |
Deputy Headteacher |
P&P |
Rosemary Charsley |
Chair of Governors & Foundation |
14/05/2019 - 13/05/2023 |
None |
ALL |
Andrew Clark |
Foundation |
14/05/2023 - 13/05/2027 |
Member of Staff |
Christian |
Karen Gordon |
Co-opted | 14/05/2023 - 13/05/2027 |
Parent & Teacher in Hertfordshire |
P&P |
Neil Aldridge | Co-opted | 15/11/2023 - 14/11/2027 |
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Finance |
Helena Law |
Co-opted |
30/01/2023 - 29/01/2027 |
Member of Staff |
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Rev Phillipa Maddox |
Foundation |
Ex Officio |
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Linda Hardman |
Local Authority |
23/02/2021 - 22/02/2025 |
Works for HfL |
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Carrie Dunne | Co-opted | 10/01/2022 - 09/01/2026 |
Published Author, Finance Director Baldock Events Forum |
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Hayley Duke | Staff | 25/11/2020 - 24/11/2024 |
Member of Staff |
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Susan Chapman | Parent | 11/11/2021 - 10/11 2025 |
Parent |
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Katherine Dunstan | Parent | 16/06/2022 - 15/06/2026 |
Parent |
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Greg Duke | Associate | 05/01/2023 - 04/01/2024 |
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Hazel Lee | Associate | 05/01/2023 - 04/01/2027 |
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Kayleigh Kingsland | Other |
Clerk |
Governors who stepped down 2022/2023
Chris Amoss |
Co-opted |
04/01/2021 - 03/01/2025 |
Emma Wilkinson |
Co-opted |
14/05/2019 - 13/05/2023 |
Helena Romain |
Co-opted |
04/09/2019 - 03/09/2023 |
What we do
The Governing Body meets twice a term, and the minutes of these meetings, once agreed can be accessed on this website. We also have a Pay & Personnel Committee who are responsible for making staff pay recommendations to the full body and consider any matters pertaining to staff. This committee meets three times a year. In addition, individual governors have responsibility for particular year groups and areas of the curriculum.
Committee Membership and Responsibilities
Name |
Committee |
Responsibility |
Business/personal interests |
Samantha Britton |
ALL |
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Headteacher |
Lauren McQuade |
ALL |
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Deputy Headteacher |
Rosemary Charsley |
ALL |
Chair, Looked After Children, Safeguarding, English and Computing link |
None |
Andrew Clark |
Christian |
ICT, School Website School Pupil Parliament |
Member of Staff (Teaching Assistant) |
Karen Gordon |
P&P |
Music and Art link |
Parent, Teacher in Hertfordshire |
Neil Aldridge |
Finance |
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Helena Law |
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Wellbeing |
Member of Staff (Pastoral Lead) |
Hazel Lee |
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Sustainability |
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Hayley Duke |
Finance |
Finance |
Member of Staff (Business Manager) |
Linda Hardman | P&P | Pupil Premium, Vulnerable Groups, SEND, History link |
Works for HfL |
Carrie Dunne |
Maths & Geography link
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Various Publishers have had published a number of books and schemes of work for primary schools. Should there be any further sales, I would receive royalties. Read, Write, Inc. As the school is taking on the scheme to support reading, I need to declare that I've known the creator of RWI, Ruth Miskin for 40 years. Ruth was also a director of our training company, Richard Dunne Maths Ltd. However, I do not get any royalties from the sales or training. Baldock Events Forum PTA Fireworks The £500 profit from the 2021 fireworks was transferred to The Baldock Events Forum as a donation to The Essex and Herts Air Ambulance. As the Finance Director of the Forum I can verify any such donations to the charity. |
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Sue Chapman |
MFL |
Parent, Works for HfL |
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Katherine Dunstan |
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Parent |
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Greg Duke |
H&S |
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Rev Phillipa Maddox | P&P |
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Governor at St. Mary's Infant School |
Working Together
The Headteacher and her staff are responsible for the day to day running of the school. The Governors set aims and objectives for the school with advice from the Headteacher, we also monitor the progress of the school over time. We ask challenging questions to help the development of the school. We visit the school as often as we can so that we have a true understanding of the way the school operates and can develop connections with staff and children.
Governing Body Attendance Record 2023/2024
Name |
Committee |
Attendance |
Committee |
Attendance |
Samantha Britton |
Full Governing Body |
100% |
P&P Finance |
100% 100% |
Lauren McQuade |
Full Governing Body |
100% |
P&P |
100% |
Rosemary Charsley |
Full Governing Body |
100% |
P&P Finance |
100% 100% |
Andrew Clark |
Full Governing Body |
83% |
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Linda Hardman |
Full Governing Body |
83% |
P&P |
100% |
Karen Gordon |
Full Governing Body |
50% |
P&P |
33% |
Rev Phillipa Maddox |
Full Governing Body |
67% |
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Hayley Duke |
Full Governing Body |
100% |
Finance |
100% |
Helena Law |
Full Governing Body |
83% |
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Sue Chapman |
Full Governing Body |
67% |
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Neil Aldridge |
Full Governing Body |
50% |
Finance |
75% |
Hazel Lee |
Full Governing Body |
100% |
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Greg Duke |
Full Governing Body |
100% |
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Carrie Dunne |
Full Governing Body |
67% |
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Katherine Dunstan |
Full Governing Body |
83% |
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