Governors

All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. A key role is to act as a ‘critical friend’: to support, to challenge, to ask questions, ultimately to represent the school community.

The Governing Body works in close partnership with the headteacher, staff and the local authority. Whilst the headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors are involved with such things as staffing, curriculum, school buildings and finance. It ensures the school functions well and maintains the proper range of academic and social objectives.

 

Priory Junior School's Financial Information
 
Please click here to find the latest information about the school's finances.
 

Join in

All governors to a school’s Governing Body must be elected or appointed.

If you want to be part of Priory Junior School’s Governing Body please enquire about any vacancies.

Contact Stephen Hardy shardy@priory.cambs.sch.uk, the Chair of Governors, or Tracy Keefe, the Headteacher.

 

Who We Are

The governing body consists of:

  • The Headteacher
  • One elected staff governor
  • One appointed local authority governor
  • Five elected parent governors
  • Four co-opted governors

The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year.

The Chair of Governors is Mr Stephen Hardy, who can be contacted via the school office or directly via email at: shardy@priory.cambs.sch.uk

The governing body of Priory Junior School membership is as follows:

 

Name Committees Governor Category Appointment Date Term Ends Business Interests Governor at other Schools Relationships with governors or staff
Stephen Hardy
Chair of Governors
Teaching and Learning  (Chair)
Resources
Salary Review
 Co-opted
11/03/2023
Governing Board
 10/03/2027 None No None
Rachel Coe
Vice Chair
Resources (Chair)
Salary Review (Chair)
HT Appraisal (Chair)
 Local Authority
31/01/2023
Governing Board
 30/01/2027 None No None
Emma Welch Headteacher N/A
21/09/2022
Governing Board
 19/09/2024 Member of Staff No None
Simon Flint   Parent 27/03/2023 Elected 26/03/2027 None No None
Joy Thornhill-Brooks   Parent
01/12/2023
Elected
 30/11/2027 None No None
Suzanne Buckley  Curriculum and Standards (Vice Chair) Parent
14/10/2022 Elected
 13/10/2026 UCL Associate Professor No None
 
Alice Ingle
 
   Staff
17/04/2024
Elected
 16/04/2028 Member of staff No None
Igor Kondrashov   Parent 24/09/2024 23/09/2028 Parent No None
Lucia Humphreys
 
 Parent 24/09/2024 23/09/2028 None No None
Richard Walmsley   Clerk N/A N/A None No None