Meet the Governors

Welcome to the Governors’ section.

The Governing body are an active and friendly bunch. We take our responsibilities seriously to help steer the federation in the right direction. We are open to new ideas and encourage parents and members of the community to come along and get involved. We are often looking for new Governors or Associate Governors who may wish to lend us their skills in a particular area.

If you would like to contact the Governors, please do so through the Clerk to the Governors (see below) or through either school.

Clerk to the Governors

Carey Federation Governors

John Lawlor (Chair)
Ruh Alford (Executive Headteacher)
Sue O’Reilly (Clerk)
Joy Parrin (Parent)
Hayley Frayn (Staff)
Gail Marshall (Co-opted)
Sandy Groocock (Co-opted)
Becky Bridgman (Co-opted)
Alison Clark (Co-opted)
Angela Banfield (Co-opted)

Please contact either school if you are interested in becoming a Governor

Carey Federation Committee Structure

 

Organisation of Governing Body Roles and Responsibilities

 

First Committee

John Lawlor (Chair)

Sandra Groocock

Plus one other governor

 

Second Committee (Appeals)

Gail Marshall (Vice Chair)

Angela Banfield

Plus one other governor

 

Executive Head Teacher Mentor

Gail Marshall

 

Lead Governors

Finance: John Lawlor

Premises, Health & Safety: John Lawlor

Safeguarding & SEND: Gail Marshall

Teaching and Learning: Gail Marshall

 

Pay Committee

Gail Marshall

Angela Banfield

Sandra Groocock

 

Head Teacher Appraisal

John Lawlor

Sandra Groocock

 

SDIP Governor Responsibilities

Finance – John Lawlor

Covid Recovery – Sandy Groocock

RSE – Angela Banfield

T and L – Gail Marshall

Curriculum – Becky Bridgman

Summary of Governor Information & Interests

THE CAREY FEDERATION – GOVERNING BODY 2020/21
Name	Type of Governor	Appointing Body	Office	Term		Registered interests
Ruh Alford	Executive Head teacher	Ex officio				None
Becky Bridgeman	Co-opted	Governing body		17/10/19 – 16/10/23		Works at Stratton Primary
John Lawlor	Co-opted	Governing Body	Chair	24/10/13 –  23/10/21		Governor at St. James Primary, Okehampton and Okehampton MAT
Alison Clark	Co-opted	Governing body		13/11/20 – 12/11/24		Pt time French Assistant
Sandra Groocock	Co-opted	Governing body		13/09/18 -12/09/22		Husband on Halwill Parish Council
Hayley Frayn	Staff	Elected de facto		17/10/19 – 16/10/23		None
Joy Parrin	Co-opted	Governing body		01/03/18 – 28/02/24		None
Gail Marshall	Co-opted	Governing body	Vice chair	23/05/17 – 24/05/25		None
Angela Banfield	Co-opted	Governing body		23/05/19 – 24/05/23		None
VACANCY	Local Authority	Devon County Council
VACANCY	Parent	Elected by parents
VACANCY	Parent	Elected by parents

Attendance at Governor Meetings

2020/21

Date

03/09/20

16/09/20

21/10/20

19/11/20

09/12/20

08/01/21

28/01/21

01/03/21

25/03/21

29/04/21

13/05/21

21/06/21

Ruh Alford

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

John Lawlor

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Alison Clark

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

a

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Sandy Groocock

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

a

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Gail Marshall

a

a

YES

YES

a

YES

a

YES

YES

a

YES

a

Hayley Frayn

YES

YES

a

YES

YES

a

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

Becky Bridgman

a

YES

YES

YES

YES

a

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

a

Angela Banfield

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

a

YES

a

YES

a

Joy Parrin

YES

YES

YES

a

a

a

YES

YES

YES

a

a

YES

Vacancy

Vacancy

Vacancy

 

2019/2020

Date

12/09/19

17/10/19

14/11/19

12/12/19

16/01/20

12/02/20

23/04/20

22/05/20

04/06/20

18/06/20

16/07/20

Ruh Alford

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

John Lawlor

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Alison Clark

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Sandy Groocock

a

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Gail Marshall

yes

yes

yes

a

yes

a

a

yes

yes

yes

yes

Hayley Frayn

Not yet appointed

–

yes

yes

yes

a

yes

yes

yes

a

yes

Becky Bridgman

Not yet appointed

–

yes

yes

yes

a

a

yes

a

yes

yes

Angela Banfield

Not yet appointed

–

–

a

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

a

Joy Parrin

yes

a

yes

yes

a

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

Les Down

a

resigned

Simon James

a

resigned

Joan Clements

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

yes

resigned