Evercreech Church of England Primary School - Governing Body
School Year 2007/2008

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POSITION	GOVERNOR	APPOINTING BODY
Chair	Mrs Carol Searle	Diocesan Board of Education
Vice-Chair	Mr Karl Medhurst	Parent Governor
	Revd Peter Rapsey	Incumbent Ex-officio
	Mrs Claire Green	PCC Representative
	Mrs Christina Wellman	Parent Governor
	Mr David Sargent	Parent Governor
	Mrs Terri Thomas	Parent Governor
	Vacancy	Parent Governor
	Mrs Pauline McCaul	Community Governor
	Mr David Briars	Community Governor
	Vacancy	LEA Governor
	Vacancy	LEA Governor
	Mrs Jacqueline Jefferies	Teacher Governor
	Mrs Mandy Lester	Staff Governor
	Mrs Heather Barraclough	Headteacher
	Mr Stewart Biddles	Associate Member
Clerk to the Governors	Mrs Vanessa Gates

Under the Somerset Education Committee's rules for Evercreech Church of England Primary School, up to 13 governors are appointed to the School. The present governing body comprises:

Whilst it is impossible to define in precise terms all the duties of a governor, the following are among them:

1. to have oversight of the conduct and curriculum of the school.
2. to consider the extent to which the school is achieving its aims and objectives.
3. to appoint or assist with the appointment of teaching and non-teaching staff.
4. to consider and advise on the physical needs of the school and to foster its community use.
5. to monitor the overall expenditure of the school.

The governors meet at least once every term, twice mainly. They receive reports from the Head concerning relevant school matters and discuss various topics relating to the efficient running of the School.