Chipping Ongar Primary School

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Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section 

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

If you are interested in becoming a Governor, please contact our Clerk Liz Edwards, in the first instance: [email protected]

To contact the Chair of Governors, contact the Clerk  - [email protected]

Bridge Academy Trust

Chipping Ongar Primary School joined Bridge Academy Trust on 1st September 2018.

Please visit the Trust Governance Area to view:

    • Memorandum of Association
    • Articles of Association
    • Names of trust members and trustees
    • Relevant business and financial interests of members, trustees and accounting officer(s)
    • Funding Agreement
    • Governance arrangements
    • Board Diversity Data
    • Executive Pay
    • Staff Gender Pay Gap
    • Annual Reports and Accounts

Our Governors

We have a very supportive Governing Body whose members are fully involved in the life of the school. Many Governors are parents, and each one gives their time voluntarily to take on the responsibilities required of them. The governors have a wide variety of skills and experience which they use to help the school improve.

The Governors work hard to support the needs of the whole school - the children, the staff, the parents and its place in the community.

Non-elected Governors of the School are appointed by the Local Governing Committee.  Parent Governors are elected by parents and are eligible for office so long as they have a child in our School.  Staff Governors are elected by school staff.  All Governors have a four-year term. 

Meet our Governors

Headteacher

Helen Russell 

Chair and Vice Chair

Lisa Portman - Chair of Governors - Non-Elected Governor (Term of Office 01.09.2022 - 31.08.2026)

James Stack  - Vice Chair of Governors  - Parent Governor  (Term of Office 28.03.2022 - 27.03.2026)

Staff Governors

Joe Ephgrave  (Term of Office 31.10.2025 - 30.10.2029)

Helena Hamani  (Term of Office 23.09.2024 - 22.09.2028)

Non-Elected Governors

Margaret Payne (Term of Office 01.09.2022 - 31.08.2026)

Brian Payne  (Term of Office 01.09.2022 - 31.08.2026)

Katherine Richardson  (Term of Office 06.03.25-05.03.29)

Stuart Weavers  (Term of Office 23.09.2024 - 22.09.2028) 

Parent Governors

Marc Shelkin (Term of Office 8.10.2024 - 7.10.2028)

Leavers

Ms L Mason

Non-Elected Governor

Appointed 01.09.2022

Ended  10.09.2025

 

Ms H Bostina

Staff Governor

Appointed 31.10.21

Ended 30.10.2025

Roles and Responsibilities

Governor

Marc Shelkin
Brian Payne

James Stack
Katherine Richardson

Stuart Weavers

Katherine Richardson
James Stack

Brian Payne
Lisa Portman

Lisa Portman
Stuart Weavers

Margaret Payne

Margaret Payne
Marc Shelkin

Brian Payne

Lisa Portman 

Area of responsibility

Pupil Premium

Safeguarding and SCR

Sports Premium

SEN

Data/Academic Standards

Maths

English/Writing

OPAL

Behaviour

Oracy

  

 

Bridge Academy Trust

We are a collegiate and collaborative Trust, where, first and foremost, each school is a place of (high quality) learning, where young people ENJOY, ENRICH, ACHIEVE, ASPIRE.

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