St John's C.E. Primary SchoolThe Governing Board
Chair of Governors: Shahid Hussain
Vice Chair of Governors: Rev. Elizabeth Rowles
Our strong and committed governing board meet regularly to both support and challenge all aspects of the school’s development. Each class has a link governor and a curriculum responsibility to make certain they are informed of the most up to date developments and to ensure school is managed effectively and efficiently. They also play a key role in the monitoring processes within school and as such have a good knowledge of the day to day practice in school.
At St John's we operate the Circle Model of Governance. This means we don't have delegated sub groups or committees but rather have 2 full Governing Board meetings per term.
The following table shows the relevant information about the Governing Body and the positions of responsibility they have, terms of office, declarations of interest and their attendance at the relevant meetings for the last academic year.
Last Updated: March 2026
NAME | CATEGORY OFGOVERNOR | POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY | APPOINTED BY | TERM OF OFFICE | DECLARATIONS OF INTERESTS | ATTENDANCE AT GOVERNORS’ MEETINGS |
Shahid Hussain | Parent | Chair Person | Parents | 22.03.2022-21.03.2026 |
| Year 23-24 - 6/7 Year 24-25 - 5/9 |
Stephen Bray | Parent | Development Governor | Parents | 16.02.2023-15.02.2027 | Employee of the Council | Year 23-24 - 7/7 Year 24-25 - 6/9 |
Sian Shevlin | Parent |
| Parents | 28.02.2024-27.02.2028 |
| Year 23-24 - 3/3 Year 24-25 - 7/9 |
Cllr Dena Ryness | Local Authority |
| Governing Board | 08.10.2024- 07.10.2028 |
| Year 23-24 - 2/7 Year 24-25 - 6/9 |
Rachael Allen | Staff | Class Teacher | By Staff | 07.02.2024 - 06.02.2028 | Class teacher | Year 23-24 - 6/6 Year 24-25 - 9/9 |
Suzie McNeil | Foundation |
| Diocese | 16.05.2024 - 15.05.2028 |
| Year 23-24 - 1/1 Year 24-25 - 6/9 |
Vacancy | Foundation |
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Reverend Elizabeth Rowles | Foundation - Ex-Officio | Vice Chair of Governors Reverend SEND Link | Governing Board | Ongoing |
| Year 23-24 - 4/7 Year 24-25 - 7/9 |
Jenny Curzon | Co-opted Governor | Safeguarding | Governing Board | 21.09.2023-20.09.2027 |
| Year 23-24 - 4/5 Year 24-25 - 8/9 |
Stephanie Macaulay | Co-opted Governor |
| Governing Board | 12.06.2025 - 11.06.2029 | Employee of Progressive Sports | Year 24-25 - 2/2 |
Hawre Baban | Co-opted Governor |
| Governing Board | 17.07.2025 -16.07.2029 |
| Year 24-25 - 1/1 |
Andrew Clerc |
| Headteacher | Governing Board | Ongoing | Staff Member | Year 23-24 - 7/7 Year 24-25 - 9/9 |
Previous Governors (within the last 3 years) | ||||||
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John Hodgkinson | Foundation | Health and Safety | PCC | 10.02.2026 |
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Patrick Rayner | Headteacher | Headteacher | Governing Board | September 2025 |
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Lynne Ingham | In Attendance - School Business Manager (No Voting Rights) | School Business Manager | Governing Board | July 2024 |
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Sara Forvargue | Co-opted | Pay Panel, Safeguarding Link Governor | Governing Board | January 2024 |
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Adele Burns | Parent Governor | Chair, Pay Panel, Headteacher's Performance Management | Parents | January 2024 |
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