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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.

 

GOVERNING BODY OF GREAT BERRY PRIMARY SCHOOL 2023-2024

Name and date appointed

Term of office ends

Committees attended

Other responsibilities

Pecuniary & Business Interests 2023 -2024

Including relationships with staff or

links with other academies

Curriculum and Year Group Links

HEADTEACHER  [a voting member]

 

 

 

Damian Pye

01-09-2012

continuing member whilst in post

All committees

 

Link Governor

CEO of Cresco MAT

Sunnymede Primary School [Vice Chair of Governors]

 

STAFF [2 members] elected by staff

 

Sarah King

10-09-2020

 

10th September 2024

 

Early Career Teachers

None declared

 

Janet Thompson

23-09-2021

23rd September 2025

Personnel, Performance Management & Pay

[except for consideration of own salary]

 

None declared

 

CO-OPTED [up to 8 members] appointed by the Governing Body

 

Tom Tong

21st September 2023

21st September 2027

Personnel, Performance Management & Pay

All appeals

Chair of LGB

 

Trustee and Vice Chair of Cresco MAT

Partner and Company Director of Bowmint Ltd.

Local Governor - The Billericay School

PE, Music and PSHCE

John Houchell

21st September 2023

 

21st September 2027

Personnel, Performance Management & Pay

All Appeals

Child Protection & CSE

Mental Health; Equality

Member of Cresco MAT

 

English and Languages

Year 6

Louise Ingram

22nd September 2022

22nd September 2026

 

 

 

Partner and Company Director of Think Tank HR Consultancy

Member of CIPD

 

Derrick Pearson

03-12-2021

3rd December 2025

Personnel, Performance Management & Pay

 

 

Director of DP Action Limited

PE, Music and PSHCE

Year 2

Peter McCann

22nd September 2022

22nd September 2026

Staff Dismissal, Disciplinary, Capability & Grievance

Finance

Trustee of Cresco MAT

Director of Campion Rugby Football club

Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants

Humanities

Frazer Ferguson

23-09-2021

23rd September 2025

Staff Dismissal, Disciplinary, Capability & Grievance

Child Protection & CSE

Mental Health; Equality

Health & Safety; buildings;

Pupil Premium; LAC

None declared

EYFS

Year 5

Sarah Blois

22nd September 2022

22nd September 2026

Chair of Personnel, Performance Management & Pay

Staff Dismissal, Disciplinary, Capability & Grievance

 None declared

Science, DT and Art

Year 3

Nicola Sawyer

22nd September 2022

22nd September 2026 

SEND governor

wraparound and Holiday Club

Group Scout Treasurer to 1st Great Berry(St.Johns) Scout Group

SEND and Inclusion

Year 1

Parent Governors (up to 3 members) elected by parents

 

 

Sarah Sanders

12th May 2022

12th May 2026

 

 

 

Maths and Computing

Year 4

Anurag Aggarwal

04/11/2022

4th November 2026Personnel, Performance Management & Pay

Vice-Chair of LGB

Complaints

Director of Saavi Food LimitedMaths and Computing

Cheryl Mitchell

04/11/2022

4th November 2026  None declared

English and Languages

EYFS

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS invited by the Governing Body to share their expertise [non-voting]

 

Emma Holland [Deputy Head]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vicki Almond (finance and operations manager)

 

 

 

CFO CRESCO Multi Academy trust

 

 

 

                                                                                                

 

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