Mr Dan Lentell

Acting Chair of Governors

Miss Claire Eskelson

Headteacher, Ex officio governor

Mr Dan Lentell

Safeguarding Governor

Mrs Alex Housden

Deputy Headteacher

Rev Beth Cope

Incumbent

Mr Ian Marlow

Governor

Mrs Charlie Phillips

Staff Governor

Mr Ravi Shankar

Governor

Remit, Constitution and Means of Operation

The overall aim of any Governing Body is to support and challenge its school in order to effect improvements in the educational provision on offer.

In pursuit of this aim, the Governing Body's 4 core functions are:

• ensuring clarity of vision, ethos, and strategic direction;
• making sure the curriculum is balanced and broadly based
• holding leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
• overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

The LGB of The Pathfinder comprises:

• up to 8 Members appointed by the Directors of the Diocese of Ely Multi-Academy Trust;
• 2 Staff Members (elected by the staff community);
• not less than 2 Parent Members (elected by the parent community);
• the Headteacher;
• the Incumbent 

The Local Governing Body meets 7 times a year, and operates as a whole; one business meeting, followed by half termly meetings. Whilst it does not have committees for general business, working parties will, on occasion, be set up for specific short-term purposes. Each governor has a portfolio of responsibilities, and monitors provision in relation to his/her designated areas, reporting back to the Local Governing Body. 

In addition to attending meetings of the Local Governing Body, our governors visit the school frequently for a variety of purposes, and are often to be seen at school events. Once a year, all governors spend a full day in school. There are opportunities for parents to meet with the Chair of Governors on our Parent Consultation Evenings. At other times, please contact the Chair via chair@pathfinderschool.org.uk