Our Local Governing Body normally meets twice a term to review school performance, exchange news and learning, and make decisions such as to approve new policies.  

The Local Governing Body helps the school provide the best possible education for all our pupils by:

• Thinking and working strategically to help to raise standards
• Monitoring and evaluating progress towards the school’s priorities and targets
• Supporting the Headteacher and Staff as well as challenging their expectations
• Accounting to stakeholders for the school’s overall performance and for the decisions they have made

The role of Governors

There are three interwoven strands:

• To take a largely strategic role in the running of the school
• To act as a critical friend to the school
• To ensure accountability of the governing body to the parents and of the Headteacher to the Governing Body

The responsibilities and powers have to be exercised in partnership with the Headteacher and Staff.

The Clerk to the Local Governing Body is Charlotte Jones who supports formal meetings and provides advice and guidance to the Governing Body and individual Governors. You can contact the Clerk via the school office: office@ilchester.ppat365.org

The Governing Board is the PPAT Board of Directors - Louise Orton, contacted via Lead Governance Professional hroper@ppat365.org

Further information on Governance and Finance may be found at  Governance Documents | Preston Primary Academy Trust and Finance | Preston Primary Academy Trust

 

Our Local Governors:

Name:	Appointed by:	Term of Office	Business Interests	Positions of Responsibility	% attendance*
Sylvia Argent	Staff Election	01/01/25 – 31/12/29	PPAT employee		100% (1)
Bruce Faulkner	Director Appointed	30/06/22 - 29/06/26	Priest, Church of England Trustee – Sir John Barbe Trust Bath and Wells Diocesan Board of Finance Spouse is contracted by the school	Vice-Chair LGB Whistleblowing	100% (1)
Dan Green	Director Appointed	30/04/20 – 24/04/28	Employee – London Fire Commissioner	Chair LGB Health and Safety lead GDPR lead	100% (1)
Sigrid Longworth	Parent Election	08/05/25 – 07/05/29	Crown Servant Parent of registered pupil	Safeguarding	100% (1)
Michelle Mordue	Headteacher	From 01/09/23	PPAT employee		100% (1)
Carolyn Rouse	Director Appointed	30/09/25 – 29/09/29	Director – Rouse and Maple Ltd	Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND)	100% (1)
Vicky Williams	Parent Election	26/11/24 - 25/11/28	Employee – LMP Group Ltd Parent of registered pupil	Early Years and Foundation Stage lead	0% (1)
*at meetings in 2024-25 – (Number of LGB meetings)
Retired Governors (last 12 months):
Luke Talmage	Director Appointed	21/09/23 – 13/06/25			0% (1)
Alexander Brownlie	Director Appointed	21/11/24 – 17/10/25			100% (1)

Our Governance Professional - the Clerk to the Local Governing Body is Charlotte Jones who can be contacted with queries: cjones@ilchester.ppat365.org or contact the school office. Contact details here