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Local Governing Body

 

 

Governing Body 

Mrs Tessa Durham - Chair/Local Authority

Mrs Jenna Freear - Co-opted 

Mrs Liz Murray - Ex-Officio

Mr Matthew Tomlinson - Headteacher 

Mrs Ann Town - Vice Chair/Co-opted 

Mr Chris Walsh - Parent

Miss Samantha Moyses - Staff 

Ms Jessica Colson - Diocesan 

Mrs Kelly Farmer - Parent 

 

Miss Kirsty Lyodd - Co-opted

 

St. Peter's Cross Keys C of E Primary Academy Governing Body
Chair of Governors Tessa Durham
Vice Chair of Governors Ann Town
Clerk to the Governors Caspia Baird

 

Committee's and Responsibilities 

Governors
Governor Training Coordinator Jessica Colson
Safeguarding  Tessa Durham
Special Educational Needs Jenna Freear
Governors Category of Governor
Jessica Colson Diocesan 
Kelly Farmer Parent
Tessa Durham Local Authority
Matthew Tomlinson Head Teacher (no voting rights)
Helen Kujawinski  Associate (no voting rights)
Rev'd Elizabeth Murray Ex-Officio
Ann Town Co-opted
Jenna Freear Co-opted
Chris Walsh Parent
Victoria Cobb Deputy Head Teacher (no voting rights)
Samantha Moyses Staff
Kirsty Lloyd Co-opted

 

Link Governor Roles for 2025-2026 Academic Year

 

 

 

St. Peter's Cross Keys Academy - Details of Governors

Name

Position

Other roles

Appointed

Term of office

Date Stepped Down

Business & Pecuniary interests

Governance roles in other schools

Relationships between governors & staff

Attendance record over last Academic Year

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**AP1=Strategic Development - AP2=Finance, Personnel & Pay - Full = Full Governor Meeting of the local governing body

Attendance over 2020-2021

Academic Year and Attendance over 2021-2022 as year progresses 

Summer Term 2022 - all meetings held as FGB

2022-23 - 1 x Strat Plan - 2 x FGB per term

2023-24 - 6 x FGB

2024-25 - 6 x FGB

Reverend Elizabeth Murray

Ex-officio

Governor

  23 April 2018 ongoing  

1. Local reverend (since April 2018)

2. Member of Diocesan Board of Education Board

(Southwell & Nottinghamshire) (since  2015)

Governor at Elston, All Saints Primary, Newark (since Oct 2013) none

2021-2022

Full 4/5

AP1 1/2

2022-2023

FGB 2/2

SP not reqd

2023-2024

FGB

4/6

2024-2025

FGB

3/6

Jessica Colson Foundation Governor

Health & Safety Governor

2021-2022 was Chair of Accountability Panel One

18 May 2018 to 18 May 2026   Church Warden (since 2015) & Safeguarding Officer (since 2017) at St. Peter's Church, Farndon  Governor at Christchurch Primary School, Newark since 2021 none

2021-2022

Full 5/5

AP1 1/2 

AP2 2/2

2022-2023

SP 1/1

FGB 2/2

2023-2024

FGB

5/6

2024-2025

FGB

5/6

Joanne Hoult Staff Governor   6 March 2018  to  5 March 2022   Year 1 Teacher St. Peter's Cross Keys Academy (since 2013) none none

2021-2022

Full 1/1 

AP1 2/2

To date of leaving

Rebekah

Daley

Staff

Governor

 

9 March

2022

8 March 

2026

 

Teacher (Y4,5 & 6) St. Peter's Cross Keys Academy

(since 2011)

none none

Appointed March 2022

Full 2/4

2022-2023

Full 1/2

SP not reqd

2023-2024

FGB

2/6

To date of leaving

Elizabeth Duffell Head Teacher   1 January 2010   31st December 2023 Head Teacher at St. Peter's Cross Keys Academy (since 2010) none none

2021-2022

Full 5/5

AP1 1/2

AP2 1/2

2022-2023

SP 0/1 (covid)

FGB 2/2

2023-2024

FGB

2/2

To date of leaving

Tessa Durham

Parent Governor

12 May 17 to 1 May 2020

Local Authority Governor 

  1 May 2020 ongoing   none none none

2021-2022

Full 4/5

AP1 2/2

2022-2023

SP 1/1

FGB 1/2

2023-2024

FGB

6/6

2024-2025

FGB

4/6

Kelly Farmer

Parent

Governor

 

14 April 

2022

to April 2026  

1. Friends of St Peter's Farndon (PTA) - Chair (since Sept 21)

2. Farndon After School Club - member of committee (since 2016)

none none

Appointed April 2022

Full 2/3

2022-2023

FGB 2/2

SP not reqd

2023-2024

FGB

5/6

2024-2025

FGB

5/6

Jamie

Pitts

Co-opted Governor   10 December 2020 December 2024 May 2024 none none none

2021-2022

Full 4/5 

AP2 1/2

2022-2023

FGB 2/2

SP not  reqd

2023-2024

FGB    

3/4

To point of leaving

Victoria

Cobb

Deputy Head Teacher   01 September 2022   ongoing none none none

2022-2023

SP 0/1 (Covid)

FGB 2/2

2023-2024

FGB 

Maternity leave

2024-2025

FGB

2/6

Matthew Tomlinson  Head Teacher   01 September 2022   ongoing none none none

2022-2023

SP 1/1

FGB 2/2

2023-2024

FGB

6/6

2024-2025

FGB

5/6

Helen Kujawinski

Associate Governor

No voting rights

  01 January 2023   ongoing none none none

In role ref 1/1/23

2023-2024

FGB

3/6

2024-2025

FGB

4/6

Ann Town Co-opted Governor   25 July 2023 July 2027   Ex-Head Primary Teacher at Bleasby   none

2023-2024

FGB

5/6

2024-2025

FGB

4/6

Chris Walsh Parent Governor   12th September 2023 September 2027   none none Brother-in-law to Jenna Freear

2023-2024

FGB

6/6

2024-2025

FGB

3/6

Jenna Freear Parent Governor   6th February 2024 February 2028     none Sister-in-law to Chris Walsh

2023-2024

FGB

4/4

2024-2025

FGB

2/6

Samantha Moyses Staff Governor   7th October 2024 October 2028   Year 5 teacher none none

2024-2025

FGB

2/6

Kirsty Lloyd Co-opted   18th May 2025 May 2029   Local wildlife campaigner  none none

2024-2025

FGB

Southwell and Nottinghamshire Multi Academy Trust