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Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section. 

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

 

St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust (MAT) is structured in accordance with its Memorandum and Articles of Association. It aims to provide governance that is conducive to effective working, ensuring that checks and balances are in place whilst avoiding duplication and delivering effective two way communication.

 

The founding members appoint further Trustees with the Diocesan Board of Education maintaining a majority of appointments. When appointing new Trustees, the Board gives consideration to the skills and experience mix of existing Trustees in order to ensure that the Board has the necessary skills to contribute fully to the MATs development.

 

Each school within the MAT has its own local governing body to whom delegated authority is clearly defined via a scheme of delegated authority. Each Trustee takes responsibility for a portfolio area and provides the point of contact on this topic to local governors to ensure effective communication.

 

In simple terms, the governance structure delegates the ‘business’ matters of running a school to the Board of Trustees and Trust senior management team, freeing up school leaders to focus on teaching, learning and school improvement.

Governors have specific areas of responsibility:

 

Chair of Governors:            Kirsty Sidgreaves

Vice-Chair of Governors:   Andrew Thomas

Safeguarding Lead:            Shirley Herod

Clerk to the LGB                 Sam Brown   email:  mod.clerk@stcmat.org

If you wish to contact the Governing Body then please email mod.clerk@stcmat.org

Composition of governors for 2022 - 2023

N.B. Please use the slider bar to see governor attendance figures for 2021/22

Current Governors 

Name 

Type of Governor 

Appointing Body 

Role 

Term Start/End 

Committee(s)  

Registered Interests 

Attendance 2021/22 

Phillippa Bellows 

Foundation 

Trust 

 

16/11/2021 

LGB, P&P, Admissions 

Minister of religion: Assistant curate West Dartmoor Mission Community

3 of 5 

Maddy Carr 

Parent 

Parents/carers 

 

01/07/2022 

LGB, P&P, Admissions 

Member Meavy School PTFA , Mount Kelly school teacher

1 of 1 

Phillip Gasche 

Foundation 

Trust 

 

16/12/2019 

LGB, P&P, Admissions 

None 

6 of 7 

Kate Gawadzyn 

Ex-officio 

Trust 

Headteacher 

n/a 

LGB, Admissions 

Parent of pupil at Meavy School 

7 of 7 

Shirley Herod 

Foundation 

Trust 

Safeguarding Lead Gov 

08/02/2021 

LGB, P&P, Admissions 

None 

6 of 7 

Sarah MilneFoundationTrust 02/03/23LGB, P&P, AdmissionsSelf employed court and parliamentary reporter; Adventus transcription Ltd, Councillor @ Burrator Parish; 

Alison Rogers 

Parent 

Parents/carers 

 

27/01/22 

LGB, P&P, Admissions 

None 

3 of 3 

Louise Scott 

Ex-officio 

Trust 

Headteacher 

n/a 

LGB, Admissions 

Husband conducts small building/remedial works on adhoc basis for school 

7 of 7 

Kirsty Sidgreaves 

Foundation 

Trust 

Chair of Governors 

10/12/18 and reappointed as of 10/12/22 

LGB, P&P, Admissions 

Business owner: Sid and Tumble 

 

7 of 7 

Andrew Thomas 

Parish Priest Ex-officio 

Trust 

Vice Chair 

n/a 

LGB, P&P, Admissions 

None 

5 of 7 

VACANCY 

Foundation 

Trust 

 

 

 

 

 

VACANCY 

Co-opted 

LGB 

 

 

 

 

 

VACANCYStaffStaff     

 

Governors that have ceased governing in the last 12 months 

 

 

 

Start date 

End date 

Reason 

 

 

Nuala McDermottStaffStaff10/11/2211/05/23No longer employed at the schools  

Mike Godkin 

Foundation 

Trust  

01/09/21 

27/05/22 

Resigned 

 

3 of 6 

Anne-Marie Critchley 

Staff 

Staff 

01/09/21 

07/09/22 

Resigned 

 

7 of 7 

 

 

 

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