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
Register of Business Interests 2020/21
| 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 |
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| Mr M Cochran | Foundation Governor | – | – | – |
| Profile coming soon. | ||||
| Mr C Smith | Vice Chair/Co-opted 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. | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| Mrs K Mills | Parent Governor | – | – | – |
| Profile coming soon. | ||||
| 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 S Wightman | Clerk to Governors | – | – | – |
| Profile coming soon. | ||||
| Reverend Susan Pulko | Foundation Governor | – | – | – |
| Profile coming soon. | ||||
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