Governors

Welcome to our Governors' Page. 

 Here, you will find details of our Governing body, including the names, responsibilities, interests and terms of appointment for each Governor. Governors oversee the management of the school: strategy, policy, budgeting and staffing.

The annual, Governors' Action Plan for 2022-20223 and its Impact Statement are here for your information.

See our school Financial Performance, that is published annually by the Government. 

If you are interested in understanding more about the role of school governors or are interested in joining our Governors you can email the school at office@sextonsmanorschool.com, contact Govern Suffolk  or access the Governors' Handbook.

Current Governors

Committees: Steering, Finance, Learning and Achievement, Premises and Health & Safety, Personnel

Name	Governor Status	Current Term	Roles & Committees		Responsibilities	Pecuniary or other  Interests	Meetings Attended 2021-22
Mr Sean Allison CHAIR	Parent	From 25.9.19 to 24.9.23	CHAIR.  Steering, Finance, Premises and Health & Safety.  Head's Performance Review. Personnel.		Science. H&S	None	6 x Governing Body, 3 x Committee
Mrs Alison Blackwell	Parent	From 25.4.18 to 20.5.26 (Governor from 2014)	Personnel (Chair), Finance & Premises, Hearings		P.E., Eco and Forest Schools, Governor Training	None	6 x Governing Body, 6 x Committee
Mrs Suzanne Nugent	Parent	From  18 Oct 2023 to 17 Oct 2027	.			None
Mrs Annie Wainwright	Co-opted	From May 2021 to May 2025	Learning & Achivement, Hearings		SEND	None	Newly appointed 2021
Mr Richard Selby VICE CHAIR	Co-opted	From April 2022 to April 2026	Learning & Achievement		Joint-Safeguarding	None	Newly appointed 2022
Rev'd Andrew Miller	Associate	From April 2022 to April 2026	Personnel		RE	Lark Valley & North Bury Team Ministry	Newly appointed 2022
Mrs Debbie Knight	Headteacher	N/A	Personnel, Finance, Premises and Health & Safety, Learning & Achievement		All	None	All meetings
Mrs Emma Jones	Staff governor. Deputy Headteacher	From September 2020	Learning & Achievement		Maths, KS1	None	1 x Governing Body
Jackie Ridding	Clerk	N/A	Clerk to Full Governing Body		N/A	None	Attends all Full Govenor Meetings

Our Govenor attendance data can be found below.

• Govenor Attendance data.xlsx

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Sean Allison.

I joined the Governors in Autumn 2019 to be involved with Sexton's Manor Primary School and help maintain it's high standards. I have two children attending the school. I have worked in agricultural research for the last ten years and previously to this, I was a Greenkeeper at golf courses in St Andrew's and in Cambridge.

Alison Blackwell

Alison joined the governing body in 2014 and has one child and Sexton's Manor. She has a professional and personal interest in physical activity well-being. She is the lead governor for PE at the school.

Annie Wainwright

Annie retired in 2018, having spent forty years in the teaching profession. She has worked mainly in Suffolk, teaching pupils in the 8 -13 years age range, in both state-funded and independent sectors. Although initially a class teacher of all subjects, she later qualified in special educational needs & disabilities (SEND), specialising in teaching dyslexic and dyscalculic pupils. To widen her experience, she worked part time for five years at Highpoint Prison assessing and helping inmates with dyslexia, and was a parent governor for four years at a local special school. She hopes to put her extensive experience to good use to support Sexton’s Manor School.

Richard Selby

Seeing two premature, identical twin babies in separate incubators, made me realise, for the first time, that we all have our own distinctive identity and personality. That was over forty years ago. Since then, through the experiences of being a father at home, a midday supervisor, a teaching assistant and a school governor, I have tried to respect, encourage and support the children and young people I have had the privilege to work with. No one knows what we can all ultimately achieve so I look forward to supporting Sexton’s Manor School towards helping their pupils achieve their very best..

Mrs Suzanne Nugent

I joined the Governors in 2023 and have a daughter attending the school. I am a Chartered Town Planner and have worked in the industry for 15 years across both local authority and private consultancy.  In this profession good communication skills are extremely important and therefore I am keen to ensure that children grow up as good communicators.  I also have a passion for art and the positive impact it has on children and their well-being.  I always loved school and I hope that all children have a happy school experience and I look forward to supporting Sexton's Manor as a Governor to help their pupils thrive. 

Rev Andrew Miller

Andy is the Team Rector of the Lark Valley and North Bury Team of Churches and has been since August 2021. He was, and is, delighted to have been asked to become an associate governor at Sextons Manor School, found in one of his parishes in 2022, alongside the invitation to begin leading assemblies in the school too. As well as being a minister in the Church of England, Andy has a past in science, enjoys reading, walking and film and hopes that these and other qualities will help staff and pupils at Sextons Manor.

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Previous Governors

• Dr John Parr: Term of Office  2018 - 2020                     
• Rev Matt Selman: Term of Office  2017 - 2020                    
• Mrs Hannah McWattie: Term of Office  2015 - 2020
• Mrs Jackie Jones: Term of Office  2014 - 2019           
• Cornelis Van  den Oort: Term of Office  2014 - 2020         
• Keren Abbott:Term of Office  2020 - 2021 
• Gemma Brockwell: Term of Office  2014 - 2021 
• Jacqui Rozier. Term of Office 2019 - 2023 
• David Brett  Term of Office 2020 - 2024. 
• David Butler Term of Office 2022 - 2026