Governance Structure

Governors

Scheme of Delegation

Under the leadership of the Ivy Education Trust Board, duties are delegated to the local governing board at Cockwood School. The Local Governing Board is made up of parent, staff and community representatives. The role of the school governors is to provide confident, strategic leadership and to create robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance.

Our local governing board consists of:

  • two parent governors
  • one staff governor
  • one headteacher
  • ten co-opted governors
  • one foundation governor

The three core functions of the governing board are:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  • Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;and
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

All governors attend the local governing board meetings which take place at least once a term (twice in the summer term), and either serve on one or more of the following committees:

  • Teaching & Learning Committee
  • Resources Committee
  • Pay and Performance Committee

The two main committees meet once a term and the Pay and Performance Committee meets twice a year.

From the start of the Summer Term, following a change to the leadership structure, Governors from Cockwood, Kenn and Kenton are working on merging to form one Local Governing Body. This new structure will be embedded from September 2022.

Presents Governors are:

Michelle Addyman – Staff Governor, Kenn.  Elected by school staff 28.09.21.  Term ends 28.09.2025.  Member of the Teaching and Learning Committee.  Member of staff.

Bob Baker – Co-Opted Governor appointed by the Governing Body 16.03.21.  Term ends 16.03.25.  Member of the Finance, Personnel and Premises Committee.  Registered business interests:  Employed by Exeter Arena Athletics Track (Exeter City Council) Family member employed at Dawlish College

Joe Baxter – Staff Governor, Kenton.  Elected by school staff 16.06.19.  Term ends 16.06.2023.  Member of the Finance, Premises and Personnel Committee.  Registered business interests:  Member of staff.

Glynis Buckle – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Trust Board 16.06.19. Term ends 13.06.23, Safeguarding Governor. Registered business interests: None

Lorraine Curry – Executive Headteacher – member of governing body by virtue of her office, appointed 16.06.19.  Registered business interests: None

Carla Custons-Cole – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Trust Board 12.10.21. Term ends 12.10.2025, member of the Teaching & Learning Committee. Registered business interests: None

Will Dale – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the governing body 13.06.19. Term ends 12.06.23, Chair of the Finance, Personnel and Premises Committee Governor responsible for Safeguarding.  Registered business interests:  Employee of Clinton Devon Estates, Pinpoint Electronics Ltd

Mark Gilchrist – Parent Governor, appointed by the Governing Body 21.1.20.  Term ends 21.1.24.  Member of the Finance, Personnel and Premises Committee; Governor responsible for Health & Safety.  Registered business interests: Employed at University of Exeter, Honorary Consultant Appointments Torbay Hospital and Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital.

Liz Price-Holden – Parent Governor, appointed by the Trust Board 16.06.19 (normally elected by other parents at the school, but not enough parents stood for election). Term ends 13.06.23, member of the Teaching & Learning Committee. Registered business interests: None

Judith McGrath– Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Trust Board 16.06.19. Term ends 13.06.23, Chair of the Teaching & Learning Committee and the Pay and Performance Review Committee. Registered business interests: Elmvine Ltd, Education Consultancy

Nick Tallamy – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Trust Board 16.06.19. Term ends 13/06/23, Chair of the Governing Body and a member of the Resources Committees. Registered business interests: Family member employed at Dawlish College

Tracey Roberts – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Trust Board 15.2.22. Term ends 15.02.26, member of the  Finance & Resources Committee. Registered business interests:None

Tania Weeks – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Trust Board 16.09.19. Term ends 13.06.23, member of the Teaching & Learning and the Pay and Performance Review Committees and SEND Governor. Registered business interests: None

Charlotte Wilkin – Co-opted Governor, appointed by the Trust Board 16.09.19. Term ends 13.06.23, Health & Safety Governor and member of the Finance & Resources Committee. Registered business interests: Employed at Dawlish College

Rev John Williams – Ex-officio Governor, appointed 13.06.19. Member of the Teaching & Learning Committee and Appeals Committee. Registered business interests:  none

Nicola Rose– Local Governance Officer, E-mail clerk@cockwoodschool.co.uk

How to contact us: Please email governors@cockwoodschool.co.uk

Governors who have served over the previous 12 months:

James Moffat – Co-Opted Governor – Appointed 17.09.19 – Resigned 26.01.23

Frances Parr – Parent Governor – Appointed 15.2.22 – Resigned 31.06.22

Holly Hilliard – Staff Governor- Appointed 16.06.19 – Resigned 22.09.22