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

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

Glenys Mason

Role: Co-opted Governor
Appointed: 24/09/2018; Expires 23/09/2022
Business/Pecuniary Interests: Volunteer at the school
Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2019-20: 10 out of 11 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: Associate Governor, 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, 2017-2018: 8 out of 11 meetings

There is a vacancy for a parent governor - documentation in vacancies area

Former Governors

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

Pecuniary Interests and Governor Details