Welcome to the Cann Bridge Governors page. We hope you find the following information useful.
The Governors are here to support the strategic development of the school and to support the Headteacher and School Management and Leadership in moving the school forward and ensuring the needs of all the learners’ are met. Governors come from all walks of life and fulfil different roles according to their skills. The Governing Board has a vital role in raising and maintaining standards.
If you are in school, you may see Governors around, as we do visit classrooms and talk to the staff about how well the learners are doing. All Governors will be wearing a Governor Lanyard to make sure we are easy to identify.
We hope you will find our regularly updated information useful however if there is something you would like to see, please let us know. You can contact us by:
We are currently recruiting for governors for more information please view our vacancies page
Telephone – 01752 207909 and leave a message.
Email – cbclerk@torbridge.net to leave a message with our wonderful Clerk to the Governors.
Our Governors
The Cann Bridge Governors
Karen Williams
Carla Bennett
Shane Baker
Katie McCarthy
Michael House
Michelle Prue
Click on our names for more information
There was formally a Federated Governing Board across Cann Bridge School and Tor Bridge Primary School. Following self-evaluation and consultation with stakeholders, the Federated Governing Board made the decision to de-federate in July 2017 in order to form a focussed, dedicated Governing Board for each school. The Cann Bridge School Governing Board was formed on the 20/07/17. We are part of the Tor Bridge Partnership of four schools across the Campus.
Statutory details of our current Governors and membership are as follows:-
Mr Shane Baker – Headteacher
Ex-officio Governor, by virtue of office as Headteacher
DBS certificate – Annual Staff Declaration
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest: None
Meeting attendance for 2022/23 academic year: 100%, 7 meetings of 7
Miss Carla Bennett
Co-opted Governor appointed by the Full Governing Board on 24/07/2023
DBS certificate:
Link Roles and Responsibility: Curriculum, Headteacher Performance Management
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest:
Meeting attendance for 2022/23 academic year: n/a
Mr Michael House
Co-opted Governor appointed by the Full Governing Board on 05/07/2022
DBS certificate:
Link Roles and Responsibility: Safeguarding, Headteacher Performance Management
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest: Employee of Plymouth City Council
Meeting attendance for 2022/23 academic year: 89%, 8 meetings of 9
Mr Simon Skidmore – Chair of Governors
Co-opted Governor appointed by the Full Governing Board on 16/03/2021
DBS certificate issued 04/05/2021
Link Roles and Responsibility: Safeguarding, Finance, Pupil Premium
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest: None
Meeting attendance for 2022/23 academic year: 100%, 12 meetings of 12
Mrs Karen Williams – Vice Chair of Governors
Co-opted Governor, appointed by the full Governing Board 28/09/2021
DBS certificate:
Link Roles and Responsibility: Curriculum, Wellbeing, Headteacher Performance Management
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest: None
Meeting attendance for 2022/23 academic year: 89%, 8 meetings of 9
Mr Graham Devine
Associate Member, appointed by the Full Governing Board 15/10/21
DBS certificate – N/A
Link Roles and Responsibility: Health and Safety
Declaration of Pecuniary Interest:
Meeting attendance for 2022/23 academic year: N/A
Attendance of retired Governors / Members in the last (2022/23) Academic Year
Mrs Katie Bohannan – Associate Member, 100%, 3 of 3 meetings
Miss Nicola Burrage – Staff Governor, 70%, 7 of 10 meetings
Ms Julie Fildew – Co-opted Governor, 25%, 1 of 4 meetings
Wendy Fisher – Co-opted Governor, 100%, 7 of 7 meetings
Mr Michael Loveman – Headteacher, 100%, 3 of 3 meetings
Miss Holly Steer – Parent Governor, 25%, 1 of 4 meetings
Mr Stuart Williams – Parent Governor, 83%, 10 of 12 meetings
There is also currently 1 Local Authority, 1 Co-opted and 2 Parent Governor vacancies (recruitment in progress)
Our Clerk to Governors is Mr Mike Coomber (CBClerk@torbridge.net).