In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, school governors are members of a school’s Governing Body. In state schools they have responsibility for raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and acting as a critical friend. They are the largest volunteer force in the country.

Bryn Offa School Governors

Chair – Mr Julian Liddiatt

Vice Chair – Reverend Kathy Trimby (and Foundation Governor)

Membership of Governing Body at Bryn Offa

Responsibilities are in brackets

Headteacher – Mr Thompson (Ex Officio member)

Staff Governor – Mr Jones

Foundation Governors – Rev Trimby (RE, Collective Worship, Child Protection and Safeguarding)

Parent Governors – Mrs Darlington (English) and Mr Lee (PE and Sport)

Co-opted Governor – Mr Liddiatt (Chair and Governor Development)

Community Governor – Mrs Walpole (Special Educational Needs)

Local Authority Governor – Miss Davies (Maths)

Associate Governors – Vacancy

Statutory Committees

Pupil Discipline – Julian Liddiatt, Jo Darlington, Kate Davies wand Mat Lee

Complaint – Kathy Trimby, Mary Wapole, Mat Lee and Jo Darlington

Salaries, Performance Management & Employment Issues – Kathy Trimby, Julian Liddiatt, MAt Lee and Mary Walpole

Appeals – Kate Davies, Jo Darlington

Staff Discipline and Appeals – Julian Liddiatt, Kathy Trimby, Mat Lee and Mary Walpole

Staff Dismissals / Appeals – Kate Davies, Jo Darlington

Governor’s Profiles

Julian Liddiatt (Chair)

I became Chair in March 2015 and joined the Governing Body in June 2014

I am also on the Finance Committee and the Curriculum and Standards Committee.

I have 2 children Robert and Charlotte at Bryn Offa and want to do the best for them and all the other children at Bryn Offa during my time as a Governor.

I currently work as an Account Manager for Ricoh who manufacture photocopiers and printers

Kate Davies

I became the new  Local Authority Governor in July 2015.

I am the Parish Clerk to two Shropshire Parish Councils which gives me a wide understanding of Local Government at both local Parish and County level, working in partnership with Shropshire Council and the local Council Members. I understand the challenges of resource constraints for all public services and the need for difficult decisions.

Prior to working in Local Government I worked for Midland Bank/HSBC for 15 years, working my way up to branch management level, with line management responsibilities.

I have two daughters.  Laura, 12, has just left Bryn Offa and Catherine, 8, is in Class Four. I know the school and many of the staff and parents extremely well. I work from home, so I drop off and collect from school every day, which means that I normally know what is happening at school from a parents perspective.

I am now looking forward to the challenge and steep learning curve to becoming a proactive member of the Governance team at Bryn Offa.

Mary Walpole

I thoroughly enjoyed my career as a teacher at a variety of schools. During my time at Bryn Offa I gained a Post graduate qualification in specific learning difficulties and a National Professional Qualification for Headship.
I worked particularly with Early Years with specialisms in Music, piano playing and taking the choir and recorder groups.
I was Deputy Head at the school and for a period of 12months I was the acting head and this included the leading of the school through an Ofsted Inspection and achieving a ‘very good’ assessment.
Since retiring I have become a member of the local W.I.
Member of the Local Parochial church Council
I sing in a local choir, enjoy walking and gardening and watercolour painting.

Register of Business Interests

From 1 September 2015, governing bodies are under a duty to publish their register of interests on their website. The register should set out the relevant business interests of governors and details of any other educational establishments they govern. The register should also set out any relationships between governors and members of the school staff including spouses, partners and relatives. ‘None’ should be recorded on the entry on the register by governors who have no interests to register.