Our Governors

There are 3 core functions to school governance:

To provide a strategic view.
To be a supportive but critical friend.
To monitor performance.

As a Local Governing Body under the Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust, we work with the Head Teacher and other senior leaders to ensure that children in our care receive an excellent education.

The Local Governing Body is also responsible for Little Fishes Nursery.

Governors are unpaid volunteers and, with the exception of staff governors, do not have to be education professionals. Each governor serves for up to a four-year term. A chair and vice-chair are elected by the Governors once a year. The Local Governing Body is supported by a clerk, to help organise its business.

There are different types of Governors, including Foundation Governors (appointed by the churches of St Nicolas and St Mary as the school's founding body and the Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust), Parent Governors (elected by parents of children at the school), Staff Governors (nominated by staff) and Co-opted Governors (appointed by governing body).

The Local Governing Body meets every half-term with additional subcommittees and working parties as required. The minutes of each meeting are publicly available.

You can contact the Chair of Governors via the school office office@stnm.org.uk or phone 01273 454470.

Name	Type of Governor & Appointment Date	Committee membership	Business Interests	Educational Link	Personal Relationship
Mrs Julie Searle	Joint Vice chair 16/03/21	Child Protection Governor, member of Admissions committee	None	None	None
Mr Ed Downes	Church Representative (Foundation) 20/11/21	Attendance Governor	None	None	Family member attends school
Mrs Susan Emberlin	Church Representative (Foundation) and Joint Vice chair 18/11/22	SEND & Safeguarding Governor, Chair of Admissions committee	None	None	None
Mrs Helen Harvey	Chair of Governing Body, Church Representative (Foundation) 14/12/22	Pupil Premium Champion, SEND Governor, member of Admissions committee	Owner / Consultant of a payroll provider	Roedean School employee - payroll & pensions manager
Mrs Pauline Higgins	Church Representative (Foundation) 30/10/23	Disadvantaged Governor	Widewater Ward councillor	None	None
Mrs Amy Jenkins	Parent 06/02/23		None	Early Years Leader at Woodingdean Primary School	Family member attends school
Miss Tracy Wells	Staff 18/03/24		None	None	None
Mr Kingsley Wildman	Parent 10/12/21	Member of the Admissions committee	Property Management Company Director since 2008		Family member attends school

The Headteacher attends all Local Governing Board meetings. The Local Governing Body can invite other members of staff or the local community to attend meetings.

Governors are required to declare their business and financial interests at the beginning of each academic year. Please use this link to see details of our current local governors.

If you are interested in becoming a Governor we would be delighted to hear from you. Please do ask a Governor or the school office if you would like further information.