St Thomas à Becket C of E Primary School

EQUA Trust

Governors

Governors are the school’s critical friends. We are there to support Chloe, the Headteacher, set the school’s direction and stay focused on it. We establish the school’s vision, which we use to help our strategic thinking.

Role of the School Governors

The purpose of any school governing body is to ‘Conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school’.

As with all schools, our governing body has a strong focus on three core strategic functions:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  • Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Parents can contact governors at any time, either via parent governors they know, or via the school office.

Becoming a School Governor

There are many ways to become a governor – just speak to Miss Stobbart or one of us through the school.

The Full Governing Board

Our Governors (ID 1042)

  • Keith Ratcliffe
    Chair & Foundation Governor

    Keith Ratcliffe

    Lead Governor for Quality of Education, SIAMS, Mathematics, Data, Finance, and School Website / compliance

    My eldest child is in reception and I have two younger children. I have a long-term interest in the whole school community, supporting the educational performance of the school, its pupils and staff, and helping to move the school forward. I have a strong academic background and hold a doctorate in Applied Mathematics. I am locally employed as a manager in the Civil Service, responsible for the delivery of a large Science and Technology programme to time, cost and performance.

  • Richard Shirreff
    Vice Chair & Foundation Governor

    Richard Shirreff

    Lead Governor for SIAMS, SEND & Inclusion, Wellbeing, Careers

    I was born in Kenya in 1955 where I spent my early years. Educated in England, I graduated from Exeter College, Oxford (Modern History) before being commissioned into the British Army from Sandhurst. In my 37-year career, I commanded soldiers on operations at every level from platoon to division. This has included combat in the Gulf War of 1991 as a tank squadron leader and again in Iraq as a divisional commander, together with other operations in Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Bosnia. In addition, I had extensive staff experience at brigade, Army HQ and in the Ministry of Defence.I commanded NATO's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps andmy final military assignment was NATO's 4 Star Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR). In February 2016, I co-founded Strategia Worldwide Ltd, a global risk advisory company, which has since built up a sizeable portfolio of clients across different industrial sectors. In May 2022, Strategia was acquired by Sigma7 Global Risk Outcomes of which isIam now Executive Vice Chairman. In 2016my novel ‘2017: War with Russia' was published in the UK, USA and Poland. It became a best seller and has been translated into eight languages. I am an honorary fellow of Exeter College, Oxford.

  • Antoinette Fish
    Foundation Governor

    Antoinette Fish

    Lead Governor for Safeguarding & attendance, English, Religious Education, SIAMS

    I live in Market Lavington, I'm married and have two grown up children. By day I'm a self employed first aid, health and safety and mental health trainer. By night I'm an avid reader, love going to the cinema and theatre and my guilty pleasure is “strictly come dancing”!

  • Hannah Grummitt
    Foundation Governor

    Hannah Grummitt

    Lead governor for Quality of Education

    I am currently a full time Mummy to 3 fabulous children. My background is in the management of outdoor therapy and riding centres. I am qualified in social and therapeutic horticulture and as a horse-riding coach. I am a keen gardener, horse rider and love being outdoors. I firmly believe that school should be fun, and want to see all children develop a love of learning during their time at St Thomas a Becket.

  • Chloe Stobbart
    Headteacher and Staff Governor

    Chloe Stobbart

    I am a class teacher in our Skylark class, teaching Reception, Year 1 and Year Two. I also lead EYFS, English and Phonics and Early Reading and have recently been appointed as a national trainer for our phonics programme, Essential Letters and Sounds. I have worked at St Thomas a Becket for four years after joining following my training at the University of Plymouth. Outside teaching I enjoy travelling, reading and swimming and am also currently completing a Masters degree in Educational Psychology.

  • Kim Pierpoint
    Clerk to the Governors

    Kim Pierpoint

 

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