Littleport Community
Primary School
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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 (Co-opted) | Miss Sally Esom | |
Governor (Co-opted) | Mr John Baptist Chan | |
Governor (Parent) | Mrs Emma Beardmore | Standards Chair |
Governor (Parent) | Miss Katie Jacklin | |
Governor (Staff) | Miss Alison Hoal | |
Governor(Staff - Co-opted) | Mr Nick Clark | |
Clerk to the Governors | Holly Hodge (Cambs Clerks) |
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Governor Recruitment
Governor Details and Attendance
Code of Conduct for the Governing Body
Register of interests
Current governing board | Interests | |||||
Name and appointment | Confirmed | Organisation | Type of interest | Notes | From | To |
Name: David Barker Appointment: Co-opted governor Term of office start: 04/02/2025 Term of office end: 03/02/2029 Appointed by: The Governing Body | Confirmed: 01/10/2025 | Spring Meadow Infant School | Other governance role | Chair of Governors | 01/09/2023 |
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Confirmed: 01/10/2025 | Cambridgeshire Clerk | Business or finance interests |
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Confirmed: 01/10/2025 | Littleport Community Primary School | Other governance role | Chair of Governors | 06/06/2022 |
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Name: Emma Beardmore Appointment: Parent Governor Term of office start: 29/06/2025 Term of office end: 29/06/2026 Appointed by: Parent body | Nothing to Declare: 25/09/2025 | |||||
Name: John Baptist Chan Appointment: Co-opted Governor Term of office start: 19/09/2024 Term of office end: 18/09/2028 Appointed by: The Governing body | Nothing to declare: 07/09/2025 | |||||
Name: Nick Clark Appointment: Co-opted Governor Term of office start: 08/07/2025 Term of office end: 08/07/2029 Appointed by: The Governing body | Nothing to declare: 25/09/2025 | |||||
Name: Sally Esom Appointment: Co-opted Governor Term of office start: 20/03/2025 Term of office end: 19/03/2029 Appointed by: The Governing body | Nothing to declare: 08/09/2025 | |||||
Name: Alison Hoal Appointment: Staff Governor Term of office start: 10/12/2024 Term of office end: 09/12/2028 Appointed by: Staff | Nothing to declare: 25/09/2025 | |||||
Name: Katie Jacklin Appointment: Parent Governor Term of office start: 10/09/2024 Term of office end: 09/09/2028 Appointed by: Parent body | Nothing to declare: 30/09/2025 | |||||
Name: Adam Rivett Appointment: Headteacher Term of office start: 01/01/2019 Term of office end: Appointed by: | Nothing to declare: 25/09/2025 | |||||
Name: Clifford Ugwu Appointment: Co-opted Governor Term of office start: 07/07/2025 Term of office end: 07/07/2029 Appointed by: The Governing Body | Nothing to declare: 25/09/2025 | |||||
Other positions | ||||||
Name and appointment | Confirmed | Organisation | Type of interest | Notes | From | To |
Name: Holly Hodge Appointment: Clerk Term of office start: Term of office end: Appointed by: | Nothing to declare: 02/09/2025 |
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Name: Julie Warman Appointment: Other Term of office start: Term of office end: Appointed by: | Nothing to declare: 07/10/2024 |
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Name and appointment | Confirmed | Organisation | Type of interest | Notes | From | To |
Name: Helen Nicholls Appointment: Clerk Term of office start: Term of office end: Appointed by: Effective removal date: 11/09/2025 | Confirmed: 12/09/2024 | Peckover Primary Academy | Vice Chair of Governors |
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Name: Tim Peacock Appointment: Parent Governor Term of office start: 30/06/2021 Term of office end: 29/06/2025 Appointed by: Parent Body Effective removal date: 11/04/2025 | Nothing to declare: 29/03/2024 |
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Name: Julia Stead Appointment: Local Authority Governor Term of office start: 06/08/2024 Term of office end: 05/08/2028 Appointed by: LA and Governing Body Effective removal date: 12/01/2025 | Nothing to declare: 10/10/2024 | |||||
Name: Tom Bridge-Street Appointment: Co-opted Governor Term of office start: 31/03/2022 Term of office end: 30/03/2026 Appointed by: The Governing Body Effective removal date: 17/10/2024 | Nothing to declare: 06/10/2023 | |||||
Name: Ufeli Ani Appointment: Clerk Term of office start: Term of office end: Appointed by: Effective removal date: 09/10/2024 |
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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 |
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Emma Beardmore | Y | Y |
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Tom Bridge-Street | N |
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John Baptist-Chan |
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Nick Clark | Y | Y |
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Sally Esom |
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Alison Hoal | Y | Y | Y |
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Holly Hodge (Guest) | - | - | - | - |
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Katie Jacklin | Y | N | Y |
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Chris Marsh | Y | Y |
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Helen Nicholls (Clerk) | Y | Y |
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Tim Peacock | N | N |
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Adam Rivett | Y | Y | Y | Y |
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Julia Stead | Y | N |
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Clifford Ugwu | NS | Y | Y |
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September 2025 - July 2026
| Governor | FGB | RC | SC | FGB | SC | RC | FGB | RC | FGB | SC | FGB |
| 25/9/25 | 6/11/25 | 27/11/25 | 11/12/25 | 5/2/26 | 12/3/26 | 26/3/26 | 23/4/26 | 7/5/26 | 25/6/26 | 2/7/26 | |
David Barker | Y | ||||||||||
Emma Beardmore | Y | ||||||||||
John Baptist-Chan | Y | ||||||||||
Nick Clark | Y | ||||||||||
Sally Esom | Y | ||||||||||
Alison Hoal | Y | ||||||||||
Holly Hodge (Clerk) | Y | ||||||||||
Katie Jacklin | Y | ||||||||||
Adam Rivett | Y | ||||||||||
Clifford Ugwu | Y |