Date Appointed: 11 February 2022

Term of Office:  11 February 2024

Governor Role: Chair

Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None

Appointed by the Governing Body

Date Appointed: 30th April 2019

Term of Office: 4 years 

Genre: IEB Member

Attendance 2019/20: 100%

Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: Helen has children attending Ripley Endowed. 

Helen became a co-opted Governor of Ripley School in January 2018 and has remained a Governor since the transition to a Federation. Helen lives in Ripley with her husband and has three children (the eldest previously attended Ripley Endowed School and the youngest are currently in pre-school). She is also Deputy Chair of Ripley Parish Council and enjoys playing an active role in village life. Helen has worked in the NHS for 20 years largely in a commissioning role being directly involved in the design, improvement and contracting of NHS services across all sectors. Helen has also previously worked in the third sector for a mental health charity. She has a keen interest in horse riding and supporting her husband with his farming commitments. 

Date Appointed: 11 February 2022

Term of Office: 11 February 2024

Governor Role: IEB Member

Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None.

Date Appointed: 11 February 2022

Term of Office: 11 February 2024

Governor Role: IEB Member

Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None.

The following governors have now retired.

Name                            Category                                   Start date                                   End date

Anne Vetch                  Vice Chair - Member               14/02/2022                               06/03/2023

Holly Whyte                Headteacher                             14/02/2022                               13/03/2022

James Blackburn         Co-opted                                   01/07/2021                               14/02/2022

Georgina Coe               Co-opted                                  30/04/2019                               14/02/2022

Chloe Drummond       Foundation                                30/04/2019                               14/02/2022

David Hall                   Local Authority                         01/09/2020                                14/02/2022

Kate Layfield               Parent                                        04/11/2019                                14/02/2022

Nick Murray                Foundation                                12/10/2019                                 14/02/2022

Helen Smith               Co-opted                                   30/04/2019                                 14/02/2022

Helen White              Co-opted                                    12/03/2020                                14/02/2022

Lisa Jackson-Ward    Headteacher                              30/04/2019                                31/12/2021

Claire Hughes           Parent                                          20/05/2021                               25/11/2021

James Randall          Co-opted                                     01/09/2020                               31/08/2021

Gary Williams          Staff                                             01/09/2020                                31/07/2021

Rose Gosling            Co-opted                                     30/04/2019                               23/10/2020

Rachel O'Brien         Co-opted                                     30/04/2019                               23/10/2020