Norton St Nicholas C of E (VA) Primary and Nursery School
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Meet our Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
| Name | Category of Governor | Term from | Term to | Committee Membership | Responsibility | Business Interests |
Mr Andrew Brown (Headteacher) | Headteacher, ex officio member of the Governing Body | Ex officio member of all committees | None | |||
Mr Keith Taylor Chair | Diocesan Governor (appointed by the Diocese)
| 01/09/22 | 31/08/26 | Resources
Ethos (Chair) | Performance Management
Health & Safety | None |
Rev Eugene Hanshaw Vice Chair | Ex-officio Foundation Governor | 01/09/24 | Curriculum & Standards
Ethos | |||
Mr Joseph Verrecchia
| Foundation Governor (appointed by the Parochial Church Council) | 01/09/22 | 31/08/26 | Resources | Website Overview | None |
| Rev Jess Batten | Foundation Governor (appointed by the Parochial Church Council) | 23/11/23 | 22/11/27 | Ethos
Curriculum & Standards | SEND | |
Mrs Nicky Forrester | Local Authority Governor (appointed by the Local Authority) | 01/12/22 | 30/11/26 | Curriculum & Standards
Ethos | Performance Management | None |
Mr Relton Herron | Foundation Governor (appointed by the Parochial Church Council) | 01/09/23 | 31/08/27 | Curriculum & Standards
Resources |
| None |
| Mr Mark Hetherington | Parent Governor | 01/09/24 | 31/08/28 | Curriculum & Standards
Resources | Safeguarding & CLA | |
| Mrs Helen Jessney | Staff Governor
| 01/09/23 | 31/08/27 | Ethos
Curriculum & Standards | None | |
| Mrs Theres Oakes | Diocesan Governor (appointed by the Diocese) | 01/09/23 | 31/08/27 | Resources
Ethos | SEND / Pupil Premium | None |
| Mr David Rafferty | Parent Governor
| 01/01/21 | 01/01/25 | Resources (Chair) | Health & Safety | None |
| Mrs Hannah Taylor | Foundation Governor (appointed by the Parochial Church Council) | 01/03/23 | 01/03/27 | Curriculum & Standards | Safeguarding & CLA | Works at a primary school in Stevenage |
| Miss Katheryn Wilson | Parent Governor | 01/01/25 | 31/12/28 | |||
Alex Yates (Clerk to Governors) | Employee of Herts for Learning |