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Governors

Governors are at the heart of how a school operates and are the school’s accountable body. We make decisions which are in the best interests of the children and young people. Fulfilling the role of a school governor is, therefore, both a serious undertaking and enormously rewarding, we do this by:

  • providing a strategic view of the school by establishing a vision and setting the purpose and aims of the school within an agreed policy framework
  • appointing and performance managing the Headteacher
  • monitoring and evaluating the work of the school
  • monitoring progress towards targets, and the effectiveness of the school improvement strategy
  • acting as a critical friend
  • respond and act on Ofsted reports as necessary

In order to do this, governors need to gain knowledge of how their school operates through training, by attending meetings, and by getting to know their school community, for example through visits to the school during the school day.

The term for a school governor is four years and the governing body meets five times a year and the Resources and Standards Committees meet once every term.

The governing body is made up of four groups representing parents, staff, the community and the Local Authority. We are interested in education and committed to the way our local school makes decisions. More information can be found on the County Council’s website by clicking here.

You can find full school details on the Government's Get Information About Schools website by clicking here.

Chair of Governors (Co-opted)

Mr David Barker

Full Governing Board Chair

Headteacher

Mr Adam Rivett

  

Governor (Co-opted)

Mr Clifford Ugwu

Resources Chair

Governor (Local Authority)

Miss Sally Esom

  

Governor (Co-opted)

Mr John Baptist Chan

  

Governor (Parent)

Miss Katie Jacklin

  
Governor (Parent) Mr Lewys Thomas  

Governor (Staff)

Miss Alison Hoal

  

Governor(Staff - Co-opted)

Mr Nick Clark

  

Clerk to the Governors

Holly Hodge (Cambs Clerks)

  

Contact the Board of Governors

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Governor Recruitment

  1. Governor Recruitment Process
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Governor Details and Attendance

  1. 4.7 LITTLEPORT COMMUNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL Instrument of Government (Sept 2025).pdf
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  2. LCPS Meeting Dates and Committees 2025-26.pdf
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  3. LCPS Standing Order 2025 Approved.pdf
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  4. Terms of Reference for the Resources Committee 2025-26 Approved.pdf
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  5. Terms of Reference Standards Committee 2025-26 Approved.pdf
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Code of Conduct for the Governing Body

  1. 4 - LCPS Code of Conduct 2025-26 Approved.pdf
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  2. Privacy-Notice-Governors-Trustees-Volunteers Sept 25.pdf
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Publication of Governor's details and register of interests 2025 - 2026

CURRENT GOVERNORS

Full Name

Category of Governor

Appointing body (in accordance with the instrument of Government)

Date of appointment

Term of office end date

Committees Governor Serves on

Positions of Responsibility

Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests

Governance roles in any other educational establishments

Relationship between Governors and members of the school staff (incl spouses, partners, relatives)
David Barker Co-opted Governing board 04/2/2025 3/2/29 Standards Chair of governing board

Cambridgeshire Clerk from 01/09/2023

 Governor at Spring Meadow Infant school since 01/09/2023 None
Emma Beardmore Parent Governor Parents 29/6/25 29/6/26 Standards Vice chair of governing board. Chair of standards committee. Link governor for SEND None None None
John Baptist Chan Co-opted Governor Governing board 19/9/24 18/9/28 Resources Link governor for Early Years Foundation Stage None None None
Nick Clark Co-opted Governor Governing Board 8/7/25 8/7/29 Standards   Works at the school None None
Sally Esom Local Authority Governor Local Authority 6/10/25 5/10/29 Standards Vice chair of standards committee. Link governor for safeguarding None None None
Alison Hoal Staff governor Staff 10/12/24 9/12/28 Resources   Works at the school None None
Katie Jacklin Parent Governor Parents 10/9/24 9/9/28 Standards Link governor for pupil premium None None None
Adam Rivett Headteacher - 1/1/19 - Resources and Standards - Works at the school None None
Lewys Thomas Parent Governor Parents 17/11/25 16/11/29 Resources - None None None
Clifford Ugwu Co-opted Governor Governing board 7/7/25 7/7/29 Resources Chair of Resources committee. Link governor for finance None None None

No governors have stepped down in the last 12 months (updated 23.4.26)
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS (IF APPLICABLE)
Full Name Date of Appointment Term of Office Committees Associate Member serves on Relevant Voting Rights Positions of Responsibility (eg chair, vice chair of the Committee of the GB) Relevant Business/Pecuniary Interests Governance roles in any other educational establishments Relationship between Associate Members and members of the school staff
No Associate members at present                
GOVERNORS STEPPED DOWN IN THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS
Full Name Category of Governor Appointing Body (in accordance with the instrument of Government) Date appointed Date stepped down Relationship between Governors and members of the school staff (incl spouses, partners or relatives)
No governor stepped down in last 12 months          

Attendance

Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = Attendance Not Marked, Blank = Not Required, CA = Consent for Absence, - = Not Applicable

Meeting type

FGB: Full Governing Body - RC: Resources Committee - SC: Standards Committee

September 2024 to July 2025

Governor FGB FGB RC SC

FGB

Cancelled

 RC SC FGB RC FGB SC FGB
  19/9/24 17/10/24 14/11/24 28/11/24 19/12/24 6/2/25 6/3/25 20/3/25 27/3/25 24/4/25 19/7/25 17/7/25

David Barker

Y

Y

Y

    

Y

  

Y

N

N

  

Y

Emma Beardmore

Y

Y

  

Y

    

Y

N

  

Y

Y

Y

Tom Bridge-Street

N

                      

John Baptist-Chan

  

N

Y

    

Y

    

NS

Y

  

Y

Nick Clark

Y

Y

  

Y

    

Y

N

  

Y

Y

Y

Sally Esom

                  

N

  

Y

Alison Hoal

Y

Y

Y

    

Y

  

Y

Y

Y

  

Y

Holly Hodge (Guest)

-

-

-

-

  

-

-

-

-

-

-

Y

Katie Jacklin

Y

N

Y

    

Y

  

N

NS

N

  

Y

Chris Marsh

Y

Y

  

Y

    

Y

Y

  

N

N

N

Helen Nicholls (Clerk)

Y

Y

              

Y

  

Y

Tim Peacock

N

N

  

N

    

NS

NS

        

Adam Rivett

Y

Y

Y

Y

  

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Julia Stead

Y

N

  

Y

                

Clifford Ugwu

NS

Y

Y

    

Y

  

Y

Y

Y

  

N

September 2025 - July 2026

Governor FGB Pay RC SC FGB SC RC EXTRA RC FGB RC FGB SC FGB
  25/9/25

16/10/25

 6/11/25 27/11/25 11/12/25 5/2/26 9/2/26 12/3/26 26/3/26 23/4/26 7/5/26 25/6/26 2/7/26

David Barker

Y

  

Y

N

N

 Y     Y        

Emma Beardmore

Y

Y

  

Y

Y

 Y     Y        

John Baptist-Chan

Y

Y

Y

  

Y

   Y Y N        

Nick Clark

Y

    

Y

N

 Y     Y        

Sally Esom

Y

    

N

Y

 Y     N        

Alison Hoal

Y

  

Y

  

Y

   Y Y Y        

Holly Hodge (Clerk)

Y

  

Y

Y

Y

 Y Y   Y        

Katie Jacklin

Y

  

N

  

Y

 Y     Y        

Adam Rivett

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 Y Y Y Y        

Lewys Thomas

                 Y        

Clifford Ugwu

Y

  

N

  

Y

   Y Y N        

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