Governors

School Governors
The Governors of the school are a representative group of 17 people who are appointed to be responsible for various aspects of the school. The areas covered include overseeing the financial administration of the school, curriculum issues, personnel and sites and buildings. Their work is conducted through termly Full Governing Body meetings, as well as meetings of specific committees and occasional working parties.

The Governing Body is made up of 4 representatives from the Church (Foundation governors), 2 from Essex County Council (LA Governors), 6 parents (Parent Governors), 3 teaching and non-teaching staff (Staff Governors) and 2 from the community (Community Governors).
 

Committees Each Governor joins at least one Committee which meets regularly and reports to the Governing Body. Each committee has Terms of Reference, which set out the responsibilities and the amount of decision-making authority they hold. In addition, individual Governors have responsibility for a particular area. There are 'named' Governors at St John's who have responsibility for:
Numeracy Literacy Science Health and Safety Special Educational Needs ICT Gifted and Talented Pupils Child Protection Training

Who are the Governors at St John's?
Six parent governors Tim Beaumont Corinne Conway-Long Lucy Folkes Susan Sunderland Paul Bickford Geoff Willis	Two LEA Governors Brian Mountford Peter Barry	Four Foundation Governors Rev Dr Ian Farley Joy Barter Philip Gwinn Janet Kerr
Two community governors Peter Nicholson Patricia Glozier	Three staff governors Peter Tidmarsh Chris Jarmain Gill Bromley

Clerk to the Governing Body is Elisabeth Nunn.
Chair of Governors, Peter Nicholson, can be contacted via the school.