Meet the Governors
On behalf of the Governors of Litton Primary School, I would like to offer a warm welcome to parents, carers, children and their families. Litton Primary is an outstanding school as graded by Ofsted and the recent Church inspection.
The school ensures that each child is nurtured and supported in their academic learning, development as individuals and understanding of local and national communities. All our governors are approachable and always happy to speak and listen. We look forward to meeting you within our friendly school community.
Stephen Miller
Chair of Governors
About the Governance:
Governing bodies are the strategic decision makers and vision setters in every school. They play a vital role in ensuring the best possible education for every child by creating robust accountability for school leaders.
The governing body has 3 core functions supported with a School Improvement Plan:
1) Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
2) Holding the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school, its pupils and the performance management of staff.
3) Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure the money is well spent.
We have a Governing Body that meets 4 times each year, and 2 committees that meet every half term. The Education committee is concerned with the learning and teaching in the school, safeguarding, and special educational needs and disabilities. The Resources committee is concerned with finance, staffing, safety and the buildings and grounds of the school.
Chair of Governors |
Mr Stephen Miller |
Vice-Chair |
Mrs Gill Howland |
Chair of Governor Letters
Full Governing Body:
| Foundation Governors | Parent Governors | Teacher Governor | Local Authority Governor |
| Mike Renger | Ellen Hopkins | Lorraine Bullock | Pauline Wood |
| Gill Howland | Gordon Fuller | ||
| Helena Dowling | |||
| Rev Simon White | |||
| Stephen Miller | |||
| Trish Gratton |
Governor individual responsibilities:
| Gill Howland - Safeguarding | Helena Dowling - SEN | |
| Ellen Hopkins - Induction Governor | ||
| Stephen Miller - Chair of Governors | ||
| Pauline Wood - Chair of Resources | ||
| Mike Renger - Chair of Education |
Governance Structure:
| Resources Committee | Education Committee | Headteacher Performance |
| Pauline Wood (Chair) | Mike Renger (Chair) | Gill Howland (Chair) |
| Ellen Hopkins | Gill Howland | Mike Renger |
| Stephen Miller | Helena Dowling | Stephen Miller |
| Stephen Miller | ||
How our governors work
Litton School Governance
Governors' terms of appointment and meeting attendance
| Name | Category of Governor | Dates of current term | FGB attendance (4/2019-1/2020) |
| Lorraine Bullock | staff | 01/04/21-31/03/25 | 3/4 |
| Helena Dowling | foundation | 14/03/20-13/03/24 | 3/4 |
| Gordon Fuller | parent | 01/12/19-30/11/23 | 1/1 |
| Trish Gratton | Foundation | 12/05/21-11/05/25 | n/a |
| Ellen Hopkins | parent | 01/11/20-31/10/24 | 3/4 |
| Gill Howland | foundation | 01/09/19-31/08/23 | 3/4 |
| Stephen Miller | foundation | 01/02/19-31/01/23 | 3/4 |
| Mike Renger | foundation | 01/09/20-31/08/21 | 4/4 |
| Simon White | foundation | 01/09/18-31/08/22 | 3/4 |
| Pauline Wood | LA | 15/10/18-14/10/22 | 4/4 |
Register of Governors' business interests October 2020
| Name | Business interests | Other educational establishments governed? | Relationships with school staff? |
| Lorraine Bullock | none | none | none |
| Stuart Cunningham | none | none | none |
| Helena Dowling | none | none | none |
| Gordon Fuller | none | none | none |
| Bridget Hanley | none | none | none |
| Ellen Hopkins | E & R Country Lettings | none | none |
| Gill Howland | none | Thistley Hough Academy; Buxton & Leek College; University of Derby | none |
| Stephen Miller | Millerweb Ltd | none | none |
| Mike Renger | Residential letting | none | none |
| Simon White | none | none | none |
| Pauline Wood | none | none | none |