Meet the Governors
Welcome to the Governing Body page of the Allington with Sedgebrook C of E Primary School website.
In our number we have parents, business people, teachers, cycling and rugby fanatics with one common goal; that is to see the children of AWS school reach their full potential.
This website gives us the opportunity to share more about our work and importantly, hear more of your views. When we have important news to share or need to get your feedback, we will ensure that you are directed to this web page through parent mail.
Governors are always keen to hear your views, so please come and speak to us. Please let school know if you need to get in touch.
The Governing Body is a group of people; made up of representatives of parents, school staff, the diocese and the local authority. Your Governors are: -
Tom Woodlock Vice Chair (Interim Chair), Emily Marsh, Charlene Pink, Adam Kolbert, Matthew Kidd, and Steve Bradley with school support from Victoria Hammond and Lizzy McCaig-Last. Our Clerk is Mrs Claire Sammons.
Our board is currently reviewing its diversity strategy.
Our role is to ensure that the school operates effectively and fulfils its aims. We do this by:
1) Working alongside the head teacher as equal partners to provide a strategic view for the school; setting aims, objectives, principles and targets.
2) Ensuring accountability, which we do through visiting, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the policies and procedures that have been put in place.
3) Being a ‘critical friend’ of the school; asking challenging questions and celebrating the school’s successes.
We meet as a full governing body every term.
Name
| Governor type | Appointing Body | Start date & end date | Positions Held | Personal relationship to staff members | Business interest/ Financial interest | Other educational boards appointed to |
| Tom Woodlock | Foundation Governor | Diocese PCC | 24/02/2025 23/02/2029 | Vice Chair SEND (Interim Chair, Safeguarding & Attendance) | None | None | Chair of Governors at St Anne’s Primary School |
Adam Kolbert | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 4/2/22 3/2/27 | Finance | None | None | None |
Victoria Hammond | Head | Governing Body | 1/9/23 | As prescribed in contract | None | None | None |
| Matthew Kidd | Parent Governor | Governing Body | 20/12/23 19/12/27 |
| None | None | None |
| Steve Bradley | Staff Governor | Staff Body | 02/04/2025 01/04/2029 | None | None | Advisor at King's School | |
| Emily Marsh | Parent Governor | Parent Body | 25/09/2025 24/09/2029 | None | None | The Nottingham Emmanuel School - Clerking | |
| Charlene Pink | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 03/12/2025 02/12/2029 | None | None | None | |
| Historical (last 12 months) | |||||||
Rachel Williams | Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | 4/2/23 (R) 11/02/2026 |
| None | None | None |
Becky Jackson | LA Governor | Local Authority | 02/12/2024 (R) 30/01/2026 | Chair of Governors Safeguarding Attendance
| None | Leadership at CIT Academies Trust | Billingborough Primary School Governor |
| Anne Fleming | Co-opted | Governing Body | 17/10/22 13/10/25 | Attendance Wellbeing Curriculum | None | None | None |
| David Drew | Staff Governor | Staff Body | 23/02/2021 22/02/2025 |
| None | None | None |