Governance

Working together, with Jesus beside us, to achieve our full potential.

Gnosall St Lawrence CE Primary School is part of St Bartholomew’s CE Multi-Academy Trust. Our school joined the MAT on 1st March 2021. Annual accounts and information relating to the Directors and Members are published on the Trust’s website. The link below will take you to the MAT’s governance page.

MAT Governance Information

Gnosall St Lawrence CE Primary School is locally governed by a Local Governing Board (LGB).

Miss Kirsten Sweet
Headteacher

Mrs Christine Bell
(Foundation Governor)
Chair of the LGB

Mrs Lynne Malone
Appointed Governor

Mrs Sarah Shaw
Appointed Governor

Mr Paul Berry
Appointed Governor

Mrs Mary Witts
Appointed Governor

Mrs Samantha Harris
Appointed Governor

Carol Sherratt
Staff Governor

Claire Gilchrist-Hawke
Parent Governor

Rachael Bennion
Foundation Governor

Fiona Redman
Parent Governor

Chair of the LGB: Mrs Christine Bell
Vice Chair of the LGB: To be confirmed

Headteacher: Miss Kirsten Sweet

LGBs deal with all operational matters with specific focus on Teaching and Learning, Christian distinctiveness and Health and Safety; strategic issues (including Trust wide policies) are considered by the Trust Board.

The only LGB sub-committee in operation is the Governors’ Pay Committee which will consist of any three non-staff Governors without a conflict of interest. The LGB Pay Committee will agree a Chair for the meeting. They will consider matters relating to the pay of school staff (not including the HT or Assistant Heads (AHT)).

Trust staff pay matters (those relating to the CEO and the Director of Finance and Operations (DFO)), and leadership pay matters (HT/AHT) are considered by the Directors’ Pay Committee and is therefore not a matter for the Gnosall St Lawrence LGB.

All our Governors have voting rights.