Meet the Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

 
Please find below details of how our Governing board is structured, including the names, categories and terms of appointment for each Governor.

Contact details: chair@marytavyandbrentor.devon.sch.uk

Terry Pearce

• Role: Chair of Governors, co-opted Governor
• Appointed:   15/07/2019 by  Governing Board
• Term of Office: 4 Years; Expires: 14/07/2023
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Watt's Charity trustee, West Devon Borough Councillor
• Attendance at meetings over last academic year, 2018-19:  14 out of 14 meetings 
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Judith Baxter

• Role: Vice-chair of Governors, Co-opted Governor
• Appointed: 15/7/2019 by Governing Board
• Term of Office: 4 years Expires: 14/07/2023
• Business/ Pecuniary Interests: None to declare
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2018-19: 11 out of 13 meetings

Barbara Earnshaw 

• Role: Head teacher: Staff governor
• Appointed:   1/09/2017 by  Governing Board
• Term of Office:  N/A; Expires: N/A
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Staff
• Attendance at meetings over last academic year, 2018-19: 19 out of 20 meetings

Clare Carowicz

• Role: Teacher , Staff Governor
• Appointed:   16/07/2018 by  Staff at the school
• Term of Office:  4 Years; Expires: 16/08/2022
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Staff
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2018-19: 111 out of 13 meetings

Tim Collingwood

• Role: Governor, LA (Local Authority) Governor
• Appointed:   05/02/2018 by  Local Authority
• Term of Office: 4 Years; Expires: 05/02/2022 has been appointed associate member until re appointed (currently with LA)
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: None Declared
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2018-19: 14 out of 14 meetings

Steve Kendall 

• Role: SEND Governor, Parent Governor
• Appointed:   18/09/2017 by  Parents of the school
• Term of Office: 4 Years; Expires: 17/09/2021
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Child at the school
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2018-19: 14 out of 14 meetings

Philippa Denley

• Role: Co-opted Governor
• Appointed:   5/11/2018 by  Governing Board
• Term of Office: 4 Years; Expires: 04/11/2022
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: None Declared
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2018-19: 9 out of 10 meetings

David Pestridge

• Role: Parent Governor
• Appointed: 19/11/2018; by Parents
• Term of Office: 4 Years; Expires 18/11/2022
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Child at school
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2018/2019: 8 out of 11 meetings

Ellen Thomas

• Role: Parent Governor
• Appointed: 22/11/19; by Parents
• Term of office: 4 Years; Expires 21/11/2023
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Child at School
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, N/A
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Clare Davies

• Role: Associate Governor, SENDco lead
• Appointed: 14/05/2020; by Governing Board
• Term of Office: whilst in role as SENDco
• Business/Pecuniary Interests:
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, N/A

• Former Governors

Glenys Mason

• Role: Co-opted Governor
• Appointed: 24/09/2018; Expires Resigned 22/04/2020
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Volunteer at the school
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2019-20: 10 out of 11 meetings

• Matthew Crossey

• Role: Parent Governor
• Appointed: 27/11/2016 Expires: 26/11/2020; Resigned 09/2019
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Child at school
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2019-20: 6 out of 7 (5 via phone)

Richard Thorne MBE

• Role: Associate Governor
• Appointed: 5/11/18; Resigned 07/19
• Business/Pecuniary Interests:
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2018-19: 6 out of 11 meetings

Natasha Litwinska

• Role: Parent Governor
• Appointed:   20/11/2016 by  Parents at the school
• Term of Office:  4 Years; Expires: 19/11/2020 - Resigned Oct 2018
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Child at school
• Attendance at meetings over last academic year, 2017-18:  15 out of 15 meetings

Karen Yorke-Dunne

• Clerk to Governors
• Appointed: 01/03/2017
• Attended all meetings

Contact details: clerk@marytavyandbrentor.devon.sch.uk