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 Leon Patnett, Ms Vikki Evans (Vice Chair), Mr Andrew Walters, Mrs Sarah Brooks and Mrs Ceri Burrows
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
Vikki Evans
Marianne Sullivan
Emily Parker
Curriculum Committee Non-Statutory
Andrea Waddington
Leon Patnett
Shelley Harries
Louise Barlow
Ceri Burrows
Vicki Judd
Staff Disciplinary and Dismissals Committee Statutory
Leon Patnett
Vicki Judd
Ceri Hooper
Staff Disciplinary and Dismissals Appeals Committee Statutory
Andrew Walters
Vikki Evans
Sarah Brooks
Pupil Discipline and Exclusions Committee Statutory
Vicki Judd
Ceri Hooper
Sarah Brooks
Complaints/Staff Grievance Committee Non-Statutory
Vikki Evans
Marianne Sullivan
Jean Bispham
Grievance Appeals Committee Non-Statutory
Vicki Judd
Leon Patnett
Andrew Walters
Pay Review Committee
Vicky Judd
Marianne Sullivan
Wendy Gilligan
Pay Review Appeals Committee
Vikki Evans
John Rogers
Ceri Hooper
Headteacher’s Performance Review Group
Vikki Evans
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