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Governors

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories and responsibilities for each Governor.  We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests for your information.

If you would like to contact the governors, please do so by either telephoning or emailing the school.

Telephone: 01787 374055

Email : admin@greatwaldingfield.suffolk.sch.uk

Name
Category of Governor
Committee Membership

Sarah Baker

Headteacher

Education

Resources

Salaries

Rev Faith Marsden

Foundation

Education (Chair)

Salaries 

RE & Collective worship

Rev Ruth Ridge Foundation Education
James Snelling Parent

 

Richard Stewart

Chair of Governing Body

Parent

Education

Resources

Link Governor

Pupil Premium

SEN

LAC

Renuka Baldwin

Co-Opted

Education

Paul Clover

Local Authority

Education

ECT

Rev James Ridge Associate with voting rights Resources (Chair)
Jerry Crawford Co-Opted

Resources

Health & Safety

PE

Sports Premium

 

Name

 

Category of

Governor

 

Appointed by

which body

Term of

Office

 Started  

Term of

Office Ends

Committee

Membership

Position of

Responsibility

All relevant

Business interests

Member of another

Governing Body

Any relation to Staff members?

 

Sarah Baker

Headteacher

 

By virtue of office

01/09/2023

 

Education,

Resources

Salaries

 

None

No

None

 

Rev Faith Marsden

Foundation

By virtue of 

office

01/03/2016

 

Education

 

Safeguarding

RE & Collective Worship

HT Appraisal

Trustee New Life Church 

Trustee & Chair of Future Vision

No

None

James

Snelling

Parent LGB 14/07/2025 13/07/2029  

 

 

 

No None
Renuka Baldwin Co-Opted LGB 12/02/2021 11/02/2029 Education Teaching and Learning Chair of Great Waldingfield Parish Council  No No
Rev Ruth Ridge Foundation LGB 14/02/2026 13/02/2030 Education  

Volunteer 

Future Vision

Christian Schools Work

No

None

Rev James Ridge Associate with voting rights LGB 16/11/2021 15/11/225 Education   None No None
Paul Clover LA LGB 10/11/2023 09/11/2027 Education ECT      
Richard Stuart Parent LGB 20/02/2024 19/02/2028

Education

Resources

       
Jerry Crawford Co-Opted LGB 26/06/2023 25/06/2027 Resources

Health & Safety

PE

Sports Premium

None No None