Meet our Senior Leadership Team

Lisa Christian - Head Teacher

Emma Turner - Deputy Head

Natalie Pennell - EYFS Lead

Kate Yates - Year 1 Lead

Hannah Cleary - Year 2 Lead

Lauren Bailey-Whyte - SenCo John Ray Infant school &  Bethan Ball SenCo - John Ray Junior

Holly Gibson - Executive Head Teacher

GOVERNANCE

Each Compass school has a local school committee composed of a group of volunteers drawn from the community, each bringing a range of skills, expertise and professional experience. Our Governors provide essential links between the school, parents/carers and the local community. Governors work with staff and parents in an atmosphere of co-operation to provide the best possible framework for educating our children. They are involved in all aspects of school life and meet regularly with leadership teams.

Governors fulfil their responsibilities by:

• Supporting the school and its ambition by working strategically to develop and implement its vision and ethos;
• Ensuring that children are receiving the best education and achieve the best outcomes by monitoring the quality of teaching and standards across the school;
• Making sure the school uses its financial resources effectively and in line with the budget plan;
• Accounting to all stakeholders for the school’s performance and for the decisions they make.

If you are interested in becoming a Governor at our school or would like to hear more about what the role involves, please email contact@compassps.uk

Chair of Governors: Karen Wark

Karen can be contacted via our school office.

GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE

	School	Type of Governor
Lisa Christian	JRI	Ex-officio
Karen Harrison	JRJ	Ex-officio
Jason Crowe	JRI	Parent
James Brush	JRI	Parent
Lesley Burch	JRJ	Parent
Tim Guilder	JRJ	Parent
Lauren Bailey-Whyte	JRI	Staff
Bethan Ball	JRJ	Staff
Karen Wark	JRI	Co-opted/Co-Chair
Jon Tatam	JRI	Co-opted/Co-Vice Chair
Penny Smith	JRI	Co-opted
Jo Heissig	JRI	Co-opted
Laura Holmes	JRJ	Co-opted/Co-Vice Char
Rachel Grove-Smith	JRJ	Co-opted/Co-Chair

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Please click here to access Trust-wide governance information. 

The School Committee attendance and pecuniary interests will be added in September 2024.

DATA PROTECTION

The Compass Partnership of Schools' Data Protection Officer is the DPO Centre.
If you have a data protection query, please click here  for contact information.