Robert Ling
Date Appointed: 11 February 2022
Term of Office: 11 February 2024
Governor Role: Chair
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Helen Smith
Appointed by the Governing Body
Date Appointed: 30th April 2019
Term of Office: 4 years
Genre: IEB Member
Attendance 2019/20: 100%
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: Helen has children attending Ripley Endowed.
Helen became a co-opted Governor of Ripley School in January 2018 and has remained a Governor since the transition to a Federation. Helen lives in Ripley with her husband and has three children (the eldest previously attended Ripley Endowed School and the youngest are currently in pre-school). She is also Deputy Chair of Ripley Parish Council and enjoys playing an active role in village life. Helen has worked in the NHS for 20 years largely in a commissioning role being directly involved in the design, improvement and contracting of NHS services across all sectors. Helen has also previously worked in the third sector for a mental health charity. She has a keen interest in horse riding and supporting her husband with his farming commitments.
Darren Dudman
Date Appointed: 11 February 2022
Term of Office: 11 February 2024
Governor Role: IEB Member
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None.
Sarah Bassitt
Date Appointed: 11 February 2022
Term of Office: 11 February 2024
Governor Role: IEB Member
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None.
Retired Governors
The following governors have now retired.
Name Category Start date End date
Anne Vetch Vice Chair - Member 14/02/2022 06/03/2023
Holly Whyte Headteacher 14/02/2022 13/03/2022
James Blackburn Co-opted 01/07/2021 14/02/2022
Georgina Coe Co-opted 30/04/2019 14/02/2022
Chloe Drummond Foundation 30/04/2019 14/02/2022
David Hall Local Authority 01/09/2020 14/02/2022
Kate Layfield Parent 04/11/2019 14/02/2022
Nick Murray Foundation 12/10/2019 14/02/2022
Helen Smith Co-opted 30/04/2019 14/02/2022
Helen White Co-opted 12/03/2020 14/02/2022
Lisa Jackson-Ward Headteacher 30/04/2019 31/12/2021
Claire Hughes Parent 20/05/2021 25/11/2021
James Randall Co-opted 01/09/2020 31/08/2021
Gary Williams Staff 01/09/2020 31/07/2021
Rose Gosling Co-opted 30/04/2019 23/10/2020
Rachel O'Brien Co-opted 30/04/2019 23/10/2020