Our Governors
Welcome to the Governor section of the school website.
Our Governors are a key part of the strategic leadership of the school and play a vital role in helping to ensure our children get the best from their time at Priory Rise School.
Governors at the school have three main roles:
- to provide strategic direction for the school;
- to act as a critical friend to the headteacher; and
- to ensure accountability.
The Governing Board of Priory Rise School is a vibrant group of volunteers, who help set and dedicate themselves to the vision, values and strategic direction of the school, maintaining the highest of standards, whilst encouraging continual forward planning and thinking in their drive for excellence. They share responsibilities for monitoring and evaluating the performance of the school in delivering a fulfilling, broad and balanced education for all the children. The Governing Board meets at least 9 times throughout the school year: 1 Full Governing Board meeting, 1 Curriculum Committee meeting and 1 Resources and Facilities Committee meeting per term. All governors are members of both sub-committees.
We have adopted The National Governance Association’s code of conduct. You can read it here:
- Model code of conduct for governing boards
- Gov.Uk - Constitution of governing bodies of maintained schools
Associate governors have voting rights on the committee on which they sit, but not on the full governing board meetings.
Contact
If you wish to make contact with Kristy Coogan, Chair of Governors please do so by sending a letter in a sealed envelope marked for her attention via the school office, or via email to chair@prioryrise.milton-keynes.sch.uk.
Welcome to our Full Governing Board – February 2022:
|
Name |
Membership Role |
Date Appointed |
Type of Governor |
Term of Office |
Pecuniary governance and material interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mrs Kristy Coogan |
Chair of Governors Safeguarding Mental Health and Wellbeing Development |
14.10.2019 |
Co-opted |
As Chair of Governors from 12.10.2020 to 11.10.2024 |
Parent of child at the school |
|
Mrs Maria Minett |
Vice Chair of Governors
Chair of Resources & Facilities Committee Facilities Management SEN Pupil Premium |
05.03.2019 | Parent appointed | 04.03.2023 |
Parent of child at the school
|
|
Ms Ruth Seagar |
Headteacher | 01.05.2017 | Headteacher | Present | Headteacher at Priory Rise School |
|
Miss Becky Brown |
Staff Governor |
07.02.2022 |
Staff appointed |
06.02.2026 |
Year 5 Class teacher at Priory Rise School
|
|
Mrs Michele Bullen |
English | 29.01.2018 | Co-opted | 10.04.2022 |
Related to staff member |
|
Mrs Jo de Fraine |
Early Years |
02.11.2021 |
Parent appointed |
01.11.2025 |
Parent of children at the school |
|
Mrs Cath Dobson |
Deputy Headteacher | 12.06.2017 | Co-Opted | 11.06.2025 |
Deputy Head at Priory Rise School |
|
Mrs Julia Strong |
School Business Manager |
1.01.2019 |
Associate |
Present |
School Business Manager at Priory Rise School |
|
Mr Stephen Whitney |
Chair of Curriculum Committee Curriculum |
12.10.2020 |
Co-opted |
11.10.2024 |
Teacher at a local secondary school |
|
Mrs Sheila Woodhall |
Safer Recruitment Mathematics |
03.11.2012 |
LA appointed |
02.11.2024 |
Related to children at the school |
| Mr Herbert Booth & Mrs Nancy Masson – clerks to the Governing Board |
See below for governor attendance.