School Governors

Governing Body

       Name                                                        Type of Governor                                    Nominated by

Mrs L Simister                                            Foundation (Chairman)                        Riseley PCC

Mr D Dyson                                                 Headteacher                                            ex-officio

Revd M Bailey                                             Foundation                                               ex-officio

Mrs S Smith                                                Foundation                                               Riseley PCC

Mr G Cole                                                    Local Authority                                          Beds CC

Mrs E Tapster                                             Parent                                                        Parents

Mrs S Keenan                                            Foundation                                               Diocesan Education

                                                                                                                                          Committee

Mrs C Greenhalgh                                     Teacher                                                     Staff

Mrs A Franklin                                             Non-teaching staff                                   Staff

Mr J  Tennant                                              Foundation                                                Riseley PCC

Mrs S Gibson is the Clerk to the Governing Body and can be contacted through the school.  Full Governors' meetings are held at least twice a term.  Working groups also convene from time to time.

As a Voluntary Aided Church of England School, the governors have, for many years, been actively involved in the management of the school. Legislation has now brought responsibilities to all school governors, long held by those of Aided schools.  However, there remain clear advantages to our aided status, not only because of the particular Christian foundation of the school but also in terms of school buildings and their funding.

 The composition of the governing body is determined by law and in a school such as ours strongly reflects its foundation as a church school.  The local community is also served by the fact that non-staff governors live within the communities served by the school.  This leaves the Governors refreshingly free from political rivalries and able to unite to serve the best interests of our school.  Although only one governor is elected by parents, we are required that two foundation governors should also be parents so you can be assured that the best interests of the children are fully represented.