North Petherton Community Primary School
Meet the Governors
The role of the governing body is also to be a "Critical Friend"; supporting the Headteacher, staff and school as a whole. The governing body's role is also to question decisions which they either do not fully understand, or may have concerns about
Composition:
There are 12 members of the Governing Body in 6 categories:
- Parent governors x 3
- Local Authority appointed governor x 1
- Headteacher x 1
- Staff governor x 1
- Co-opted governors x 6
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
Officers:
- Chair of Governors: Jodie Scarrott
- Vice Chair of Governors: Dominic Hodges
North Petherton Community School Governing Body 2026/27
Contact details for the Board of Governors
Email - clerk@npcps.co.uk
Instrument Of Governance
Board of Governors
| Name | Role | Term of Office | Business Interests |
| Jodie Scarrott | Co-opted Governor | 01/10/2023 - 30/09/2027 |
Business Interest - Husband Director of TJS Grounds Maintenance Services Wessex Learning Trust |
| Dominic Hodges | Co-opted Governor |
10/12/2020 - 09/12/2024 10/12/2024 - 09/12/2028 |
North Petherton Football Club |
| Louise Dennis |
Parent Governor Co-opted Governor Co-opted Governor |
19/09/2014 16/07/2018
16/07/2026 15/07/2030 |
North Petherton Town Council - Councillor |
|
Joe Ellis |
Co-opted Governor |
01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028 |
None |
|
Tracy Evans |
Co-opted Governor |
01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028 |
North Petherton Rugby Club North Petherton Gym Ltd Josh Evans Trust Fund SASP |
|
Tamsin Hodge |
Co-opted Governor |
01/01/2025 - 31/12/2028 |
None |
| Melanie Lawson | Headteacher | 01/09/2025 |
None |
| Roger Player | Parent Governor | 05/06/2023 - 04/06/2027 | None |
| Jan Strawbridge | LA Governor | 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027 | Former Headteacher of LA School |
| Nicola van Cole | Staff Governor | 15/05/2025 - 14/05/2028 | None |
| Michaela Foster | Parent Governor | 19/01/2026 - 18/01/2029 |
Head of School. Polden Bower School. |
| Jordan Maynard | Parent Governor |
03/03/2026 - 03/03/2029
|
NJM Health and Education LTD NJM Property Services LTD |
Governors' Attendance 2026-2027
| Name | FGB | Business & Finance | Pay | ||||||||
| DATE | 06/10/26 | 01/12/26 | 26/01/27 | 02/03/27 | 11/05/27 | 06/07/27 | 10/11/27 | 09/02/27 | 23/03/27 | 27/04/27 | |
| Melanie Lawson (Headteacher) | Y | ||||||||||
| Victoria Trebilcock (School Business Manager) | N/A | ||||||||||
| Jodie Scarrott (Chair) | Y | ||||||||||
| Dominic Hodges (Vice Chair, Business & Finance Chair) | Y | ||||||||||
| Jan Strawbridge (Pupil Premium) | Y | ||||||||||
| Joe Ellis (Digital) | Y | ||||||||||
| Louise Dennis-Smith (Safeguarding) | Y | ||||||||||
| Roger Player (Health and Safety) | Y | ||||||||||
| Tamsin Hodge (Attendance) | N | ||||||||||
| Tracy Evans (SEN) | Y | ||||||||||
| Nicola van Cole (Staff Governor) | N | ||||||||||
| Michaela Foster | Y | ||||||||||
|
Jordan Maynard (Early Years) |
Y | ||||||||||
| Hayley Salisbury (Clerk) | Y | ||||||||||
Governors who Have Left in Past 12 Months
| Name | Role | Term of Office | Business Interests | Resignation Date/Reason | Links |
| Philippa Sgorlon | Parent Governor |
08/03/2023 - 01/03/2026 |
N/A |
01/03/2026 Stepped down |
|
| Ed Hetherington | Associate Governor |
08/10/2018 - 07/10/2022 07/10/2022 - 06/10/2026 |
N/A |
06/10/2026 Stepped down |