Our Governors

Governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in all St Christopher’s Multi Academy Trust schools however, the ultimate responsibility for the school lies with the Board of Directors with much of the work delegated to the Local Governing Body (LGB).

In trusts, the purpose of local governance is to provide:

·         strategic leadership

·         accountability and assurance

·         strategic engagement

Governors set the aims and objectives for the school and set the targets/policies for achieving those aims and objectives. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the headteacher.

Governors bring a wide range of skills and expertise from their professional lives to the governing body and schools benefit greatly from working with skilled volunteers.

If you are interested in hearing more about becoming a governor please contact;

Diversity Data

The board believes that it is important that we reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people. We collect data on the diversity of the board, including age, ethnicity, and gender and we use this data to inform our recruitment and training needs, ensuring there is always a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making. We do not publish diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.

 

Meet Our Governors

In his role as Headteacher for St Peter's, Marc is also part of the governing body. He works closely with all of the governors through school visits and at our termly meetings.

Chris is the Trust's Director of Education and is currenyly acting Chair of St Peter's governing body.

Associate Governor

Staff Governor

Parent Governor.

Rayann is a mother of four who has been involved in the school for over ten years and has recently started training to become a teaching assistant. She is passionate about children getting the best start to their education and believes in what St Peter's can provide for them. Rayann has a particular interest in developing literacy and numeracy skills. 

Rayann is also a Rainbow Leader within Girl guiding and she is looking forward to using some of the skills that she has learnt as a Rainbow Leader in school.

Foundation Governor

 

Foundation Governor and parish priest.

Foundation Governor.

Susan is a Homeless Projects Manager for a National Charity and has skills in the following areas. Human Resources, Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Child Protection, Finance and Budgeting. In her Church life, she has developed skills that contribute to the work of the Governing Body.

Foundation Governor

Parent Governor - We currently have 1 vacancy.

Foundation Governors - we currently have 0 vancancies

Statutory Governor Information

How to get in touch with our Governors:

If you wish to contact the Governing Body then please email the clerk to the Governing Body

Could you be a school Governor for St. Peter's?

We currently have vacancies. Click on the poster below to see what we are looking for.  If you think you could be a Governor then we would love to hear from you.  You can download the application form below and send it to spe.clerk@stcmat.org

 

Name 

Type of Governor 

Appointing Body 

Role 

Term Start/End 

Committee(s)  

Registered Interests 

Attendance 2024/25 

Marc Wheeler 

Ex-officio 

Trust 

Headteacher 

01/09/2022 

ALL 

 

None 

6/6

Fr David Way 

Ex-officio Foundation 

Trust 

Vice Chair, Behaviours & Attitudes and Safeguarding Governor 

01/09/2015 

LGB 

Parish Priest, Charity Trustee at St Peter’s Hostel for Men, Married to S Way 

5/6

Susan Way 

Foundation 

Trust 

Standards 

14/10/2023 

13/10/2027 

LGB, Performance & Pay 

Homeless Manager at South West Regional development Office, Charity Trustee at Church Army Pension Scheme, Married to D Way 

4/6

Jeffrey Stratton 

Foundation 

Trust 

Leadership & Management Governor 

16/11/2022  15/11/2026 

LGB 

 

6/6

Rayann Maker 

Parent 

Trust 

Curriculum Governor 

12/12/2022  11/12/2026 

LGB 

 

3/6

Ro Harvey

Staff 

Staff 

Teaching Assistant

01/09/2025

LGB 

None 

n/a

Ben White 

Foundation 

Trust 

 

11/06/2025  10/06/2029 

LGB 

 

n/a

Karolina Brodacka 

Associate 

Trust

 

11/06/2025  10/06/2029 

LGB 

 

n/a

Governors who have left in the last 12 months

Name 

Type of Governor 

Appointing Body 

Role 

Term end date

Committee(s)  

Registered Interests 

Attendance 2024/25 

Debbie Sweet Foundation Trust Curriculum resigned 14/10/2025 LGB None 5/6

 

 

  01/10/2025 Dec 25 Jan 26 March 26 May 26 July 26
Marc Wheeler Present          
Chris Connors Present          
David Way Present          
Susan Way Present          
Rayann Maker Present          
Ro Harvey Present          
Jeffrey Stratton Present          
Karolyna Brodacka Present          
Ben White Present          
Debbie Sweet Present n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a