Exning Primary School
Governors
Exning Primary School is a Local Authority maintained primary school and the Governing Body re-constituted, in line with statutory guidance, on 22nd December 2014. The Governing body shall consist of:
a) Two Parent Governors
b) One LA Governor
c) One Staff Governor
d) The Headteacher (should he/she wish to take up the post)
e) Nine Co-opted Governors
The total number of governors is 14.
The term of office for all governors is four years.
The Governing Body has established a number of committees to which it delegates the day to day responsibility for the oversight of various aspects of running the school:
Personnel Committee; Finance Committee; Premises Committee; Learning and Achievement Committee.
About Our Governors
John Malone
Chair of Governors
I have worked within Further Education for over thirteen years. Much of this time was at a senior manager level with responsibility for a Faculty with around sixty staff and in the region of 800 students. Within this role I gained vast experience of budget management, staff performance management, curriculum development and quality assurance systems. I also qualified as a Further Education teacher.
I now run my own Education Consultancy, providing a range of services to Further Education colleges.
Annette Goodfellow
Vice-Chair of Governors
I joined the Governing Body in February 2019 as a Co-opted Governor and sit on the Learning & Achievement Committee and the Premises Committee. I am also the Named Safeguarding Governor and oversee Attendance. I currently work part time for a small firm as a property manager. I feel primary education is a really important part of a child's development, both socially and academically. In the past, I have also been a regular reading volunteer at the school.
Laura (Mally) Ley
Coming soon.
Alex Friend
I became a co-opted governor in 2019. I have had two children go through the school and in that time I have been a member of the PTA and Parent Forum. I hope to help the school as best I can for both staff and pupils. I have an interest in SEN as a parent of a child with special educational needs. I look forward to continuing my relationship with the school and the opportunity to help Exning continue to be the outstanding school that it is.
Keir Kettle
I am a parent of twins in KS1 and have lived in Exning for 10 years. I work as a Software Architect at a technology company in Cambridge. I have been a Parent Governor, and a member of the Finance & Personnel committee, since February 2019 with responsibility for GDPR and ICT.
Helen Arnold
I am a Parent Governor resident in Exning and with a son in KS1. I have been a member of the Governing Body since February 2019 and am a member of the Learning and Achievement Committee. I am an academic working in Higher Education as a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Hertfordshire. I am passionate about education and the pupil/student learning experience, advocating high quality teaching and support across all levels of provision.
Bryony Needham
I have a public sector background and have worked in Local Government for over 18 years. I am currently working as a Waste Partnership Manager in Cambridgeshire and volunteer as the Leader for the Beavers Scouting Colony in Exning. I have three children at Exning Primary school.
David Bicker
I became a co-opted governor in 2021 and have a child at Exning school. I am a member of the Finance & Personnel and Premises committees and I am also the Named Safeguarding Governor – responsible for oversight of the school’s approach to embedding safeguarding children into everything the school does.
Exning school is an outstanding setting and important to the Exning village community. I can see that children clearly enjoy attending the school and benefiting from the opportunities it affords them, both inside and outside the classroom. I hope to use my time as a governor to help the school continue to improve those opportunities and the experiences of all children and their wider families.
Oliver Lambert
Coming soon.
Jonathan Wyn-Beer
Having relocated to Exning from across the country in 2018 for work, in 2022 I became the LA Governor for the school. My background is in Medical Engineering and I am responsible for quality management in the medical device development branch of a generics pharmaceutical company. I have additional interests in sports and music and hope to contribute back to the welcoming community my family has joined.