Sproatley Endowed Church of England Academy » Governors

The governing body has a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school, with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement. Its responsibilities include but are not limited to:

setting targets for pupil achievement
managing the school’s finances
making sure the curriculum is balance and broadly based
appointing staff
reviewing staff performance and pay

Governors	Type	Responsibilities	Appointed By	Term
Mrs D Hoskins	Chair of Governors	Chair of Governors	–	–
I have lived in Sproatley for 33 years during which all three of my children attended Sproatley School. I became actively involved with the school starting FOSSA and becoming a Governor. I have been editor of Sproatley Life for the last 14 years and I work part time as Human Relations Manager at a local company Leadership Dev Programme Certificate NCTL Leadership Development Programme Certificate Governor Report
Mr M Cochran	Foundation Governor	–	–	–
Profile coming soon.
Mrs K Crystal	Co-opted Governor	–	–	–
My name is Kirsty Crystal. I have been a Community Governor since September 2014. I am Vice Chair of the Board of Governors and am a member of the following committees: Finance, Personnel and Curriculum and Standards. I have two children at Sproatley School and live in the village. Following a change of career, I now work as a teaching assistant at a local primary school.
Mrs G Pepper	Staff Governor	–	–	–
I have been the proud Head Teacher of Sproatley Endowed C.E. (V.C.) Primary since January 2012. I am married to Chris and mum to our only daughter Jemima. I began my career as a teacher over 20 years ago and I’ve never looked back. I chose this vocation because of the children, they are at the heart of every decision that I make and I strive to ensure that every child in our care is happy and is making progress. We are lucky at Sproatley to have such a strong team of Governors leading the school, they are forward thinking and keen to make a difference to the lives of our Sproatley pupils.
Mr C Smith	Parent Governor	–	–	–
My name is Chris Smith and I am a parent governor. My two children currently attend Sproatley Primary School. I have worked in my family business for the past 16 years and with the knowledge gained running a business I feel I can contribute to the committees I’m involved in, which are Finance and Health and Safety.
Mr D Chamberlain	Parent Governor	–	–	–
I have lived in the village of Sproatley for ten years and I am married to Hannah who is a Deputy Head Teacher at a school in Hull. We have a son, Milo, who attends the school and loves it!I have a Law Degree from the University of Hull and I spent 8 years with Humberside Police, specialising in child protection. For the last two years of my Police service I worked as a child protection trainer, training police officers and social services in the joint investigation of cases of abuse and neglect. I left the Police in 2004 and have worked in various IT companies specialising in business change in the public sector. I currently work as a sales manager for Motorola working with the UK Police Service and Home Office on the provision of their communcations systems. I manage a team of account managers and have experience in sales, marketing, organisational change and the use of technology to drive business change
Mrs A Caine	Clerk to Governors	–	–	–
Profile coming soon.

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