The Governing Body
| Rick Talbot | Co-opted | |
| Lee Partridge | Parent | |
| Dan Scatola | VICE-CHAIR | Parent |
| Amanda Watts | Co-opted | |
| Mark Thrower | Parent | |
| Reverend Antony Wilson | Ex-Officio/Foundation | |
| Tim Barrott | CHAIR | Authority |
| Sarah Rawlinson | Foundation PCC | |
| Angie Heath | Foundation DBE | |
| Ceri Jones | Co-opted-Non Teaching Staff | |
| Nathan Kempster | Teaching Staff | |
| Donna Parker | Headteacher/Ex-Officio | |
| Janet Johnson | Clerk to the Governors |
ARDLEIGH ST. MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND VOLUNTARY CONTROLLED PRIMARY SCHOOL
INSTRUMENT OF GOVERNMENT
1. The name of the school is Ardleigh St. Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- The school is a voluntary controlled school
- The name of the governing body is 'The Governing Body of Ardleigh St. Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- The Governing Body shall consist of
2 parent governors
1 Local Authority governor
2 staff governors [including the headteacher (unless the headteacher resigns the office of governor in accordance with Regulation 19 of The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012)]
3 foundation governors
5 co-opted governors
- Total number of governors: 13
- The term of office of each category of governor shall be:
parent governors - 4 years
Local Authority governor - 4 years
staff governor (except headteacher) - 4 years
foundation governors (except ex-officio foundation governor) - 4 years
co-opted governor/s - 4 years
7. Foundation governors will be appointed as follows:
1 by the Diocesan Board of Education
1 by the Parochial Church Council of the Dedham and Ardleigh Parishes
1 ex-officio - see paragraph 8
8. The Principal Officiating Minister shall be a foundation governor ex-officio:
In this instrument the 'Principal Officiating Minister' is a reference to:
The Principal Officiating Minister of the Dedham and Ardleigh Parishes
The Archdeacon for the archdeaconry in which the school is situated may, after consultation with the PCC and the Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Education, appoint a foundation governor to act in the place of the ex-officio foundation governor whose governorship derives from the office named above, in the event that the ex-officio foundation governor is unwilling or unable to act as a foundation governor or if there is a vacancy in the office by virtue of which his governorship exists.
9. Recognising its historic foundation, the school will preserve and develop its
religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England and
in partnership with the Church at parish and diocesan level.
The school aims to serve its community by providing an education of the highest
quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an
understanding of the meaning and significance of faith, and promotes Christian
values through the experience it offers to all its pupils.
10. This Instrument of Government comes into effect in April 2015.
11. This Instrument was made by order of Essex County Council Local Authority.