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.

Judith Baxter 

• Role: Co-Chair of Governors, Co-opted Governor
• Appointed:   15/07/2019 by  Governing Board
• Term of Office: 4 Years; Expires: 17/07/2023
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Grandchild at the school
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2017-18: 12 out of 14 meetings

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

Terry Pearce

• Role: Vice 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, 2017-18:  10 out of 14 meetings 

Glenys Mason

• Role: Co-Chair of Governors, 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, 2017-2018: N/A

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, 2017-18: 21 out of 21 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, 2017-2018: 12 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, 2017-18: 13 out of 14 meetings

Matthew Crossey

• Role: Governor, Parent Governor
• Appointed:   27/11/2016 by  Parents of the school
• Term of Office:  4 Years; Expires: 26/11/2020
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: Child at the school
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2017-18: 7 out of 7 meetings ( 1 skype, 2 phone)

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, 2017-18: 14 out of 14 meeting

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, 2017-18: N/A

Richard Thorne MBE

• Role: Associated Governor, Co-opted Governor
• Appointed: 05/11/2018; by Governing Board
• Term of Office: 4 Years; Expires 05/11/2022
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: 
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2017-2018: N/A

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: N/A

Former Governors

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

Sally Pancheri

• Role: Governor, Co-opted Governor
• Appointed: 08/07/2015 by Governing Board, resigned July 2018
• Business/Pecuniary Interests: None Declared
• Attendance at meetings over the last academic year, 2017-18: 13 out of 14 meeting

Karen Yorke-Dunne

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

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