Our Governing Body is an active, supportive and representative group whose members are fully involved in all aspects of school life; working closely with the staff, parents and pupils to ensure outstanding provision for all who learn and work together at Castle.

The Governing Body is made up of a combination of 14 appointed, elected or co-opted members.  We have two sub-committees to which we have delegated responsibilities, namely Resources and Quality of Education (recently amended from Teaching & Learning).

Name of Governor	Type and roles	Start Date	End of Tenure
Charlotte Whysall	Headteacher Ex Officio Governor	14/04/2023	N/A
Nick Brenton	LA Governor Vice-Chair of Governors Pay Panel member Resources & Quality of Education Committee member	01-12-2018	28-09-2026
Ricardo Bryant-Jorge	Staff Governor (elected by staff) Quality of Education Committee member	02-04-2025	01-04-2029
Donna Lovett	Co-Opted Governor Co-Chair of Governors Resources & Quality of Education Committee member	01-12-2020	30-11-2028
Selva Kadirvelu	Parent Governor (elected by parents) Co-Chair of Governors Quality of Education Committee member	05-01-2022	04-01-2026
Ruth Jordan	Co-Opted Governor Chair of Quality of Education committee Quality of Education Committee member	01-12-2019	30-11-2027
Mary Langran	Co-Opted Governor Chair of Resources Committee Resources and Quality of Education Committee member Pay Panel member HTPM Panel member	01-12-2006	31-08-2027
Kathy Notley	Co-Opted Governor Vice-Chair Resources Committee Resources Committee member Pay Panel member	07-12-2023	06-12-2027
Lidia Ripamonti	Co-Opted Governor Quality of Education Committee member HTPM Panel member	14-03-2023	13-03-2027
Timothy Sykes	Co-Opted Governor Vice-Chair of Quality of Education Committee Quality of Education & Resources Committee member HTPM Panel member	08-02-2024	07-02-2028
Laureen Hodge	Co-Opted Governor Quality of Education Committee member	19-09-2024	18-08-2028
Alex Williamson	Parent Governor Resources Committee member	11-12-2024	10-12-2028

Helen Andrews

Clerk to governors

The Governing Board currently has 2 Co-Opted Governor vacancies from 13th May 2025.

Goals

The Governing Body has three core functions:

1. Ensuring clarity of the vision, ethos and strategic direction.
2. Holding the executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school(s) and its pupils and the effective and efficient performance management of staff.
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school(s) and making sure that its money is well spent.

Governors have a general responsibility for the effective management of the school, acting within the framework set by National Legislation and by school policies.  They are responsible to parents, the Local Authority and the Secretary of State for this management.

Contact Details for Governing Body

Co-Chair of Governors, Selva Kadirvelu: skadirvelu@castle.cambs.sch.uk

Co-Chair of Governors, Donna Lovett:  dlovett@castle.cambs.sch.uk

Clerk to Governors, Helen Andrews: clerk@castle.cambs.sch.uk

Alternatively, correspondence may be sent to our Governing Body marked CONFIDENTIAL C/O Clerk to Governors, Castle School, Courtney Way, Cambridge CB4 2EE

Governor Meeting Dates 2024-25

September 2024

Thursday 19th September – FGB 6.30pm

Weds 25th September – T&L – 4pm (T&L focus)

October

Tuesday 8th October – Resources 6.30pm

November

Weds 27th November – T&L – 4pm (Maths focus)

December

Thursday 5th December – FGB 6.30pm

January 2025

Tuesday 14th January – Resources 6.30pm

Weds 29th January – QofE – 4pm (Creativity focus)

February

Thursday 6th February – FGB - 6.30pm

March

Weds 26th March 4-5pm - QoE (English focus)

Tuesday 25th March  - FGB 6.30pm

April

Tuesday 22nd April 5pm - Resources Budget Scrutiny

May

Wednesday 7th May (Budget) 5pm – FGB

Weds 14th May 4pm – QoE (Our World focus)

June

Tuesday 17th June – Resources 6.30pm

July

Weds 2nd July 4pm – QoE (Physical focus)

Tuesday 8th July FGB – 6.30pm

Minutes can be requested via the clerk.  Please email clerk@castle.cambs.sch.uk