Our Governing Body 2024-25

The school has a board of governors comprised of representatives of the L.A., the county district and community councils, teaching staff, non-teaching staff, parents and co-opted members from the local community.

The governing body provides strategic leadership and accountability for our school. Its main functions are: overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent, holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.

They are actively involved with the organisation and running of the school and thus have close links with the headteacher and school. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the headteacher.

Vale of Glamorgan L.A. Representatives:  Mrs Ceri Hooper, Miss Emily Parker and Cllr Wendy Gilligan. There is currently a vacancy for an LEA governor, to be filled in September 2025.

Parent Representatives:  Mr Andrew Walters, Mrs Sarah Brooks and Mrs Ceri Burrows.  There are currently two vacancies for parent governors and an election will be held in September.

Teacher Representatives: Miss Shelley Harries, Miss Evie Spencer

Staff Representative: Mrs Louise Barlow

Community Representatives:  Mrs Jean Bispham, Mr John Rogers, Dr Marianne Sullivan and Mrs Caroline Rees-Williams

Minor Authority Representative: Mrs Vicki Judd (Chair)

Clerk to the Governors: Mrs Alison Game

Headteacher: Andrea Waddington

 

MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES November 2024

Finance and General Purposes Committee including Finance, Premises/Health and Safety Non-Statutory

Andrea Waddington

Louise Barlow

Jean Bispham

Wendy Gilligan

John Rogers

Andrew Walters

 

 Staffing Committee (Personnel) including Headteacher’s Performance Review Group Non-Statutory

Andrea Waddington

Vicky Judd

Andrew Walters

Vacancy

Marianne Sullivan

Emily Parker

 

Curriculum Committee Non-Statutory

Andrea Waddington

Vacancy

Shelley Harries

Louise Barlow

Ceri Burrows

Vicki Judd

 

Staff Disciplinary and Dismissals Committee Statutory

Vacancy

Vicki Judd

Ceri Hooper

 

Staff Disciplinary and Dismissals Appeals Committee Statutory

Andrew Walters

Vacancy 

Sarah Brooks

 

Pupil Discipline and Exclusions Committee Statutory

Vicki Judd

Ceri Hooper

Sarah Brooks

 

Complaints/Staff Grievance Committee Non-Statutory

Vacancy 

Marianne Sullivan

Jean Bispham

 

Grievance Appeals Committee Non-Statutory

Vicki Judd 

Vacancy

Andrew Walters

 

Pay Review Committee

Vicky Judd

Marianne Sullivan

Wendy Gilligan

 

Pay Review Appeals Committee

Vacancy

John Rogers

Ceri Hooper

 

Headteacher’s Performance Review Group

Vacancy

Marianne Sullivan

Vicki Judd

 

Reserves for Appeals Committees

Any available governor who has not served on the committee which dealt with the original matter to which the appeal relates.

 

Link Governors

Expressive Arts: Marianne Sullivan

Language and Literacy: Sarah Brooks

Health and Wellbeing: Leon Patnett

ALN: Vikki Evans

Humanities: Ceri Hooper

Maths: Andrew Walters

Science and Technology: Ceri Burrows

ALN: Vicki Evans

Safeguarding: Ceri Hooper

Reserves for Appeals Committees

Any available governor who has not served on the committee which dealt with the original matter to which the appeal relates.

  • Mrs Bridge, Mrs Chinneck and Mrs Barlow continue to develop their HLTA roles within the school and are effectively covering teacher’s planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time on a weekly basis.
  • HLTA, Mrs Thomas, is leading on the day to day running of the Nursery assisted by our Deputy Headteacher Miss Harries.
  • Mrs Morgan, Mr Jarvis and Mrs Gorwill hold senior management positions within the school and work within the SMT to ensure our school continues to develop and thrive.
  • Sully PS is a  Partnership School with Cardiff Met University and The University of South Wales. As well as hosting student teachers from both universities, we also delivery training on a variety of pedagogical areas for up to 20 students, assisting them with their pedagogical awareness and approach to action research.
  • All staff are undertaking learning opportunities linked to our current School Improvement Plan.
  • Mr Jarvis recently completed his Masters in Education.
  • Mrs Davies recently completed her Middle Level Leaders Qualification 
  • Miss Harries recently completed her National Professional Qualification for Headteachers