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Governance
Governing Board
Role of the Governing Board
The role of the Governing Board is to work with the Headteacher and school Senior Leadership Team to ensure that the pupils receive the best possible education.
- Ensuring that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined,
- Ensuring that the Headteacher performs her responsibilities for the educational performance of the school, and
- Ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school's financial resources.
Please find below the profiles of the Governing Board, further information on each Governor may be found at the bottom of the page via their named links.
Our Code of Conduct
Contacting the Chair of Governors
If you would like to contact any of the school governors please leave a message at the School Reception or send an email to admin@applecroft.herts.sch.uk marked 'For The Attention Of' either the Chair of Governors or another named Governor.
Our current Chair of Governors is Mrs Louise Gardner.
Role Descriptors
Structure of the Governing Board
The Governing Board meets as a full group and as four committees, click the respective links for further information on attendance and/or minutes:
- Curriculum & Assessment (C&A)
- Finance & Premises (F&P)
- Personnel and Pupil Welfare (PPW)
- Audit & Risk (A&R)
The Full Governing Board (FGB) meets six times each year (twice in each term) and each sub-committee aims to meet at least once each term (ideally twice).
Governor Profiles and Additional Diversity Data
Note : the completion of the questionnaire that informs this data is optional and as such is not a complete picture of our governing board. Publication of this data is encouraged by the Department for Education but is not mandatory.
Governing Board Framework
Please find below the Governing Board and its framework including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Trustee:
Name | Appointing Body | Committees | Link subject(s) | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Louise Gardner (Chair) | Parents | Finance & Premises Audit & Risk Pay | MFL, English & EYFS | 15/11/2019 - 14/11/2027 |
Mrs Claire Coe (Vice-Chair) | Parents | Pupil & Personnel Welfare Audit & Risk | Pupil Premium, CLA, SEND, SMSC & Wellbeing | 19/06/2023 - 18/06/2027 |
Mrs Charlene Theophile | Parents | Curriculum & Assessment | MFL & English | 26/05/2021 - 25/05/2025 |
| Mr Antonios Kanellopoulos | Parents | Curriculum & Assessment | Science, Design Technology, Maths & Computing | 28/03/2023 - 27/03/2027 |
| Mr Chris Clarke | Parents | Finance & Premises Audit & Risk(Chair) | Music, Art & Design | 28/03/2023 - 27/03/2027 |
Mr Toni Virtanen | Parents | Finance & Premises (Chair) Audit & Risk | History, Geography | 27/01/2021 - 26/01/2025 |
Mr Stephen Williams | Members | Curriculum & Assessment (Chair) Audit & Risk Finance & Premises | EYFS | 20/11/2019 - 19/11/2027 |
Mrs Lisa Bright | Members | Pupil & Personnel Welfare (Chair) Pay | Music, Art & Design | 27/01/2021 - 26/01/2025 |
| Mrs Barbara Crawford | Members | Pupil & Personnel Welfare Pay | SMSC & Wellbeing | 22/11/2022- 21/11/2026 |
| Mrs Liz Wilson | Members | Curriculum & Assessment | Science, Design Technology, Maths & Computing | 24/01/2023- 23/01/2027 |
Mr Ben Kirby | Members | Pupil & Personnel Welfare | Safeguarding, History, Geography | 16/05/2023 - 15/05/2027 |
Mr Paul Wyatt (Deputy Headteacher) | Co-opted by Governing Board | Finance & Premises Curriculum & Assessment |
| 01/10/2017 – 30/09/2025 |
Mrs Lisa Withe (Headteacher) *ex-officio | School | Curriculum & Assessment Finance & Premises Pupil and Personnel Welfare Audit & Risk |
| 01/09/2015 – |
Mrs Odette Coe (Business Manager) | School - Associate member | Finance & Premises Audit & Risk | ||
Miss Rhiannon Kerry (Assistant Headteacher for Inclusion & Well-Being) | School - Associate member | Pupil & Personnel Welfare |
Please find below details of members of the Governing Board that have left during the 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years:
Name | Category | Appointing Body | Term of Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nigel Gallacher | Staff | Co-opted by Governing Board | 20/01/2012 – 19/01/2024 (Term ended) |
Rev'd Rachel Wakefield | Community | Applecroft Governing Board | 27/01/2021 - 16/05/2023 (Resigned) |
| Mrs Geraldine Rockall | Parent | Applecroft Parents/Carers | 15/11/2019 - 30/01/2023 (Resigned) |
| Mr Chris Hailey | Parent/Community | Applecroft Governing Board | 03/02/2017 - 02/02/2021 (1st Term) 03/02/2021- 29/09/2022 (Resigned) |
| Mrs Lyn Lamaison | Staff | Applecroft Staff | 02/09/2014 - 01/09/2022 (Term ended) |
| Mr Chris Ivie | Community | Applecroft Governing Board | 26/05/2021 - 18/08/2022 (Resigned) |
| Mrs Jenny Fennell | Community | Applecroft Governing Board | 20/03/2013 - 19/03/2021 (Term ended) |
| Mrs Carol Forbes | Community | Applecroft Governing Board | 20/01/2012 - 19/07/2020 (Term ended) |
| Mrs Natasha Lawrence | Community | Applecroft Governing Board | 20/11/2019 - 01/07/2020 (Resigned) |
| Mrs Lisa Kyriacou Faulks | Parent | Applecroft Parents/Carers | 01/12/2017 - 31/03/2020 (Resigned) |
| Mr Shane Young | Community | Applecroft Governing Board | 02/12/2015 - 15/09/2019 (Resigned) |
| Mrs Lynn Bolton | Parent | Applecroft Parents/Carers | 19/06/2019 - 05/09/2019 (Resigned) |
Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests
Scheme of Delegation
Terms of Reference
Attendance 2023-2024
FGB
| Date | 10/10 | 21/11 | 07/02 | 26/03 | 21/05 | 02/07 | Notes |
| Lisa Bright | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Apologies | |
| Odette Coe | n/a | Y | n/a | Y | Y | ||
| Claire Coe | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Apologies | |
| Chris Clarke | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Barbara Crawford | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Apologies | |
| Nigel Gallacher | Y | Y | Y | n/a | n/a | ||
| Louise Gardner | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Antonios Kanellopoulos | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Rhiannon Kerry | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Ben Kirby | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Apologies | |
| Charlene Theophile | Y | N | N | N | Y | Apologies | |
| Toni Virtanen | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Apologies | |
| Rachel Wakefield | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Stephen Williams | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Apologies | |
| Liz Wilson | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Apologies | |
| Lisa Withe | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Paul Wyatt | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Audit and Risk Committee
| Date | 06/11 | 04/03 | 24/06 | Notes |
| Chris Clarke | Y | Y | ||
| Odette Coe | Y | Y | ||
| Louise Gardner | Y | Y | ||
| Toni Virtanen | N | N | Apologies | |
| Claire Coe | Y | Y | ||
| Lisa Withe | Y | Y | ||
| Steve Williams | Y | Y |
Finance and Premises Committee
| Date | 03/10 | 15/11 | 17/01 | 18/03 | 08/05 | 19/06 | Notes |
| Odette Coe | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Apologies | |
| Chris Clarke | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Apologies | |
| Nigel Gallacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Louise Gardner | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Toni Virtanen | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Steve Williams | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Apologies | |
| Lisa Withe | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Paul Wyatt | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Apologies |
Curriculum and Assessment Committee
| Date | 25/09 | 13/11 | 22/01 | 19/03 | 13/05 | 25/06 | Notes |
| Louise Gardner | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Apologies | |
| Antonios Kanellopoulos | Y | N | Y | N | N | Apologies | |
| Charlene Theophile | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Stephen Williams | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Lisa Withe | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Paul Wyatt | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Liz Wilson | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Apologies |
Attendance for the Pay Committee
| Date | 08/11 | 23/04 | Notes |
| Lisa Bright | N | Y | Apologies |
| Odette Coe | Y | Y | |
| Louise Gardner | Y | Y | |
| Barbara Crawford | Y | Y | |
| Lisa Withe | Y | Y |
Personnel and Pupil Welfare Committee
| Date | 11/09 | 06/11 | 15/01 | 04/03 | 10/06 | Notes |
| Lisa Bright | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Claire Coe | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Barbara Crawford | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Rhiannon Kerry | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Ben Kirby | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Apologies |
| Lisa Withe | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |