Governing Body

Guildford County School is governed by a Local Governing Body, which is a committee of the board of trustees of Learning Partners Academy Trust, who have overall responsibility for governance of the school. The Local Governing Body is comprised of eight Community Governors, three Parent Governors and three Staff Governors (including the Headteacher who is ex-officio). 

Governors are volunteers who give their time and expertise freely to support the school by:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school;
• Holding school leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance of staff; and
• Overseeing the school's financial performance of the organisation and make sure its money is well spent.

The specific responsibilities of the governing body are detailed within the Trust's Scheme of Delegation and Local Governing Body Terms of Reference. 

Governors meet regularly through the term to discuss all main aspects of the school and visit the school regularly to understand, support and monitor school life. We follow government guidance, are supported by the trust and adhere to a code of conduct in all that we do. For further information please contact:

• Lizzie Nolan is the Chair of Governors and can be contacted at LNolan.governor@guildfordcounty.co.uk
• Alison Faulkner is the Clerk and can be contacted at AFaulkner.governor@guildfordcounty.co.uk

All Governors can be contacted via the school. 

 

Membership

The Local Governing Body is based on a stakeholder model, with representatives of parents, staff and the local community. A governor’s term of office is four years.  The Local Governing Body appoints all governors, except staff and parent governors, where elections are held. Appointments are made according to the skills needed by the governing body. For Parent and Staff Governor positions if there are the same number of candidates as vacancies (or fewer) then the Governors are appointed without an election taking place.

Alison Curtis (Community Governor), Anna Cook (Co-Opted Governor), Mark Grimmett (Staff Governor), James Relph (Community Governor) and Cassia Howells (Community Governor) were the governors that left the Local Governing Body in the last twelve months.

 

Community Governors

Simon Bricka

Alison Clubley

Iwan Hall

Jaime Lythgoe

Andy Milner

Gavin O'Grady (Vice Chair) 

Leena O'Hara

Adrian Woodman

 

Parent Governors

Rebecca Hitch

David Morland

Lizzie Stephens (known as Lizzie Nolan) (LGB Chair - LNolan.governor@guildfordcounty.co.uk) 

 

Staff Governors

Jemma Boddington

Petra Hammond

Steve Smith (Headteacher)