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

We currently have a vacancy for a co-opted governor, if you wish to apply please contact the clerk at: clerk@marytavyandbrentor.devon.sch.uk

David Pestridge

• Role: Chair of Governors, Parent Governor
• Appointed: 19/11/2018 by parents
• Term of Office: 4 years; Expires 18/11/2022
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Children at school
• Attendance at meetings over last academic year, 2018-19: 8 out of 11 meetings

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: 11 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
• 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: Advisory Teacher of the Deaf (Plymouth CC)
• 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

Ellen Thomas

• Role: Parent Governor
• Appointed: 22/11/19; by Parents
• Term of office: 4 Years; Expires 21/11/2023
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Children 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: SENDco in another school
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, N/A

Former Governors

Terry Pearce

• Role: Co-opted Governor
• Appointed: 15/07/2019 Resigned: 9.7.2020
• Business/Pecuniary Interests:Watts Charity trustee, West Devon Borough Councillor
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year 2018-20:14 out of 14 meetings

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