Governors and Governance

Our School Governing Body

Governors are a voluntary body of people who guide and support the strategic direction of the school. They are members of the school team and their contribution to the running of the school is highly value.

The instrument of government states that the governing body shall consist of:-

2 parent governors
1 headteacher
1 staff Governor
2 foundation governors (including ex-officio governor)
3 co-opted governors
The total number of governors will be 9 and the term of office for all governors will be four years.
There is one vacancy for a foundation governor

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:

Set the aims and objectives for the school
Set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
Set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
Monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards the achievement of its aims and objectives
Be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher

School Vision

At Shottery St Andrew’s School we work as a close team of Governors and staff, parents and children, to achieve our aims. Governors support the school as much as is possible to continue to improve outcomes for all. We aim to improve the effectiveness of leadership and management of the school, for which we are responsible.

We continue to support the Head Teacher and staff in helping the children to develop positive attitudes and values for themselves and help to make sure our children are safe, healthy, confident and happy. We support and value our church connections, with shared values and also British values of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance of those of different faiths and beliefs. Children, staff, Governors and parents have contributed to redesigning our Vision and Values, based on the scripture, ‘ Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.’ Matthew 5:16

We believe these factors will enable our children to be successful learners who want to make a positive contribution to the wider community, and so develop life-long skills that will enable them to have the best possible futures.

Financial Information

Please note that we do not have any employees with a gross annual salary of more than £100,000.

Meet our School Team

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

Larry Granelly

Chair of Governors / Co-opted Governor

granelly.l1@welearn365.com
Committees/Office held: SIAMS
Responsibilities: Please see Governor Responsibility list
Date Appointed: Re-appointed October 2024
Term of Office: 1 year
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Mrs Rebecca Davies

Vice Chair/ Parent Governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Please see Governor Responsibility list
Date Appointed: October 2024
Term of Office: 4 years
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Rev'd Craig McClellan

Foundation Governor

Committees/Office held: SIAMS
Responsibilities: Please see Governor Responsibility list
Date Appointed: September 2019
Term of Office: not applicable
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: PCC St. Andrew's CofE Church, Chair SIAMS

Mrs Rebecca Bartlett

Foundation Governor

Committees/Office held:
Responsibilities: Please see Governor Responsibility list
Date Appointed: June 2022
Term of Office: 4 years
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Miss Michelle Morys

Staff Governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Please see Governor Responsibility list
Date Appointed: September 2025
Term of Office: 4 years
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Miss Tracey Parton

Co-opted Governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Please see Governor Responsibility list
Date Appointed: September 2023
Term of Office: 4 years
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Teacher at Community Academies Trust
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Mr Jo Benjamin

Co-opted Governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Please see Governor Responsibility list
Date Appointed: November 2023
Term of Office: 4 years
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests:
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Mrs Anchal Bedi

Parent Governor

Responsibilities/Committees: Please see Governor Responsibility list
Date Appointed: September 2025
Term of Office: 4 years
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests:
Governance roles in other educational institutions: None

Approved and signed minutes are available upon request to:

Mrs P. Auricchio, Clerk to Governors - auricchio.p@welearn365.com

As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
prioritise training and awareness - raising in identified areas
address potential 'blind spots' through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks.

However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable.

Governing Board Register of Interests – Shottery St Andrew’s C of E Primary School: 2025 - 2026

Name of Governor	Type of Governor	Date appointed	Relevant business interests	Links to other Educational Establishments	Personal relationships with School staff or other Governors	Date interest declared
Larry Granelly	LA	14.07.2025	None	None	None	24.09.2025
Rebecca Davies	Co-opted	14.07.2025	None	None	None
Rev Capt. Craig McClellan	Ex-Officio Foundation	Sept 2019	None	None	None	24.09.2025
Rebecca Bartlett	Foundation	16.06.2022	None	None	None	03.08.2025
Louise Withers	Head	April 2023	None	None	None	30.07.2025
Michelle Morys	Staff	18.07.2035	None	None	None	24.09.2025
Tracey Parton	Co-opted	12.09.2023	None	Stratford-upon-Avon Primary School – Staff Governor, Class Teacher, SENDCo, DSL	None	25.07.2025
Jo Benjamin	Co-opted	16.11.2023	Wife – Children’s Yoga Teacher	Myton School - employee	None	24.09.2025
Anchal Bedi	Parent	14.07.2025	None	None	None	24.09.2025

FULL GOVERNING BOARD MEETING ATTENDANCE - 2024/2025

3rd

October

21st

November

23^rd

January

13^th

March

17^th

April

Virtual

Information only

22^nd

May

14th

July

Mr Larry Granelly (Chair)

Co-opted Governor 55/56

56/57

57/58

58/59

59/60

60/61

61/62

62/63

Mrs Rebecca Davies (Vice-Chair) Parent Governor 43/44

44/45

45/46

46/47

46/48

46/49

47/50

48/51

Rev Capt. Craig McClellan

Ex-Officio Found Gov 31/53

31/54

32/55

32/56

33/57

33/58

33/59

33/60

Mrs Louise Withers

Head Teacher 14/14

15/15

16/16

17/17

18/18

19/19

20/20

21/21

Miss Helen Howlett

Staff Governor 70/75

71/76

72/77

73/78

74/79

74/80

75/81

76/82

Mrs Rebecca Bartlett

Foundation Gov. 13/18

13/19

14/20

15/21

16/22

17/23

18/24

18/25

Miss Tracey Parton

Co-Opted Governor 8/9

8/10

8/11

9/12

9/13

10/14

10/15

11/16

Mrs Helen Tindall

Co-Opted Governor. 6/8

7/9

8/10

8/11

Mr Jo Benjamin

Co-Opted Governor 8/8

8/9

9/10

10/11

11/12

12/13

13/14

14/15

In attendance

Mrs P Auricchio

Clerk 81/82

82/83

83/84

84/85

85/86

85/87

86/88

87/89

Governors: Total 12 - 3 x Foundation/2 x Parent/4 x Co-opted/1 x LA/1 x Head/1 x Staff

In Place: Total 8 - 2 x Foundation/1 x Parent/3 x Co-opted/0 x LA/1 x Head/1 x Staff as of 13.03.2025

Vir - Virtual