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Our Governors
The Governing Board is committed to doing all that it can to ensure that children here get the very best. Our Governors work closely with our staff, take an active interest in the school and visit regularly during the school day to see us “in action”. They meet at least six times a year to review, plan and discuss all aspects of school management and to ensure that a high standard of education is provided for all.
Governors are often referred to as “critical friends”, and our role is to support and question on all aspects of school life. We are involved in recruiting staff when the need arises.
We also keep an eye on the school budget, the state of the building, and attendance & welfare as well as, most importantly, the curriculum. We work together as a team, sharing the load by dividing into small committees and coming together at regular Full Governing Board meetings.
Governing Boards represent all parts of the community: Parents, Teachers and Support Staff, Community Governors who represent local organisations and businesses, and some are appointed by the Childrens’ Services Department. We are all volunteers, but it is very satisfying to know that we are doing something worthwhile for the children.
Usually Governors are asked to sign up for four years, which means that we are on the lookout for new Governors from time to time. We advertise, when new parent governors are needed, in the school newsletter and have an election. The teachers and staff have their own election.
You are welcome to contact any member of the Governing Body through the Clerk to Governors, Mrs Katherine Cotton, via the school address. Our current Chair of Governors is Mr Anthony Mayo.
Our Governing Board meets altogether at Full Governing Board Meetings 3 times a year and then all governors also sit on our Curriculum Full Board meeting which also meets 3 times a year. We have two sub committees of around six governors which also meet 3 times per year, these are Premises, and Finance and Personnel.
Mr Anthony Mayo Chairs our Full Governing Board.
Mr Stuart Ford Chairs the Premises Committee and is also our LA Governor
Ms Elizabeth Harris Chairs our Finance and Personnel Committee.
Miss Lyn White and Mrs Emma Chaplin Chair our Curriculum Committee.
We do not have any associate governors at present and have 15 members of the governing board including the Headteacher.
Our clerk to the Governors is Mrs Katherine Cotton and she can be contacted on clerk@harbour.e-sussex.sch.uk
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Mr Anthony Mayo Chair of Governors / Parent Governor /SEN Governor
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Mr Stuart Ford Co-opted Governor /LA Governor |
Rev Martin Miller Co-opted Governor |
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My name is Anthony Mayo and I have been a Parent Governor since February 2015. I have made regular visits to Harbour and observed lessons where the children work hard and enjoy them! |
I’ve been a Governor at Harbour (and previously Southdown) for over 12 years and all three of my children have attended the school. My current role is as Vice Chairman of the Governing body and I am also the Chair of the Premises Committee. I have been actively involved with the school over this time including attending meetings, visits into the school and participating in the Year 6 camp for 5 years! I am also a Governor at Seahaven Academy and hold a role on the East Sussex Governor Representative Group which supports Governing Bodies of other schools around the county. I enjoy the challenges of this role and look forward to continue contributing to the school in the future .
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I have been a community governor at Harbour (and previously Gray’s) for about ten years. Before that I was a governor of a primary school in Bermondsey, South-East London for 5 years. I am Vicar of St Michael’s Church just over the road from school and have taken assemblies, and do governor visits. We enjoy hosting Harbour pupils and their families at St Michael's for R.E. visits, Christingle services, Monday Messy Church and other activities. No school is ever perfect, but Harbour is one of the best and it’s a privilege to be a governor here and to see what a great start our children get in so many ways! |
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Mrs Gina Bickerstaff Parent Governor |
Mrs Liz Geering Co-opted Governor |
Mrs Katy Dixon Co-opted Governor |
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I am currently the Chair of Harbour PTA and enjoy organising many events that are held at the school in order to raise much needed funds. I am very passionate about the events that are organised and am thrilled when I see the children, parents, carers and staff enjoying these also. I currently work for Adult Social Care within a re-enablement team, where I too, enjoy seeing people regain or maintain their independence. I have a daughter in year 3 at Harbour and many family members also have children within the school. |
I have worked in education for 12 years, firstly at Chyngton Primary School in Seaford where my 2 children now attend. I started working at Harbour Primary 5 years ago as an INA, then a TA, and now as a TA3 in year 1. I am also a Thrive Practitioner, working with individuals and small groups twice a week. In my spare time I am currently studying for the second year of a Primary Education Degree, and enjoy spending time with my children who are now in year 4 and 6. |
I was delighted to be asked to become a parent governor at Harbour. My daughter Ruby has just joined the school and my eldest daughter went to Grays for many years. I am passionate about education and believe that the time that children spend in school, plays a critical part in allowing children to flourish and reach their full potential. As well as being a mum I am also a Chief Inspector in the Police and I currently manage emergency policing in the city of Brighton and Hove. I have also worked locally and know the community of Newhaven well. Through my work in the Police I have seen first-hand the negative impact that social media can have on young lives and I would like to be part of instilling a positive relationship with pupils at harbour to keep them safe and respectful to their fellow pupils. I am really looking forward to getting to know the staff and pupils at Harbour. |
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Mrs Jenny Flood Co-opted Governor |
Mr Mel Voice Co-Opted Governor
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Ms Elizabeth Harris Parent Governor |
| I am very excited to have been asked to be a community governor of Harbour Primary. I have been a friend, first of Grays and then Harbour, since my son started school at Grays. I have enjoyed working with the children, listening to them read and more recently working with them on topics around our town's history. I am a trustee of Newhaven Historical Society and was recently the Project Officer on the Town Council’s Heritage Lottery Funded project Newhaven's First World War. I work in our family-run IT training company and am a history doctoral student at the University of Sussex. I am really looking forward to working with the other governors and staff and hope I can do justice to the role. |
I was very pleased to be asked to be a Governor at Harbour Primary and Nursery School. Having been the Premises Manager for six years I know the school and how it runs, very well. I retired from my post in 2017. My three children all attended the school when it was known as Southdown and now I have three grandchildren progressing through the year groups. I feel I have a lot to offer Harbour and look forward to the role of Governor |
I have been a volunteer at Harbour Primary since my son started in reception 4 years ago. Twice a week I help with a range of activities such as art and craft and guided reading. I love being able to play a small role in the children’s fantastic learning journey. I am very passionate about providing high quality, well-rounded education for our children which is why I volunteer and why I wanted to be a Parent Governor. I became a Parent Governor in June 2016 and I am a member of the Finance and Personnel committee. As well as attending Governor meetings I undertake observations during the school day. Through these governor observations I am able to provide an objective report on the quality of the curriculum and teaching in our school. When I am not at school I am working full time as a Healthcare Assistant Educator at the local Hospital Trust.
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Mrs Elizabeth Jackson Staff Governor |
Dr Tony Bradbury Community Governor |
Jodie Homewood Parent Governor |
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I have worked at Grays and consequently Harbour for around 13 years and have taught across all Key Stages, including Early Years. I have worked with many of the current staff and have enjoyed the experience very much, learning a lot along the way! Before working here I taught as a supply teacher in a number of schools around the county. This has given me a good insight into how other schools operate. Before that I taught in London where I was a teacher governor for several years and know the value of a good teacher voice on the board of governors. Being a parent of children/young adults gives me thoughts and opinions around education that I also consider very valuable. I would like to think I have good listening skills and make good observations about school, life and our profession. I am delighted to represent you all as a teacher governor. |
I have been a community governor at our school since September 2018. I was previously a Governor here when the school was named Southdown school, and have also been a governor at Breakwater academy and at Seahaven academy, for a total overall of about twenty years. My late wife was also one of our governors. My children have all grown and flown the nest, but I have a grandson still a pupil at our school.I worked as a general practitioner in Newhaven for about 37 years, having retired six years ago. I am a member of several local clubs and organisations, and am presently an elected member of Newhaven Town Council. |
I have 2 children at Harbour and I would like to be involved in supporting and challenging the school. As a Primary School teacher I have valuable experience that can be bought to contribute to the children’s education and the wider development of the school. I have taught across both key stage one and two, beginning my career in Richmond, before moving on to Brighton and now I am currently in Peacehaven. |
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Miss Lyn White Co-opted Governor Deputy Head
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Mrs Emma Chaplin Co-opted Governor Deputy Head |
Mrs Christine Terrey Headteacher |
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Name of governor |
Name of Business Including: Governor elsewhere, related / married to member of staff, employed at the school |
Nature of Business |
Nature of Interest |
Date of Appointment or Acquisition |
Date of Cessation of Interest |
Date of Entry |
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Mr Stuart Ford |
H.M. Government; Governor at Seahaven Academy; Director of Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club; East Sussex Gov Representative Group |
HM Government |
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01.01.2013 10.01.2017 |
31.12.2016 09.01.2021 |
10.10.2016 27.02.2017 12.09.2017 11.10.18 |
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Rev. Martin Miller |
Rector of St. Michaels Church, Newhaven |
Church of England Rector |
children and families visit church |
01.01.2013 10.01.2017 |
31.12.2016 09.01.2021 |
10.10.2016 27.02.2017 12.09.2017 25.09.18 |
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Mr Anthony Mayo |
Parent of one child who attends Harbour School, My wife is a teaching assistant and after school play worker at Harbour and my mother in law volunteers at Harbour. Wife works at after school club. |
NHS-East Surrey Hospital |
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16.01.2015 |
15.01.2019 |
10.10.2016 12.09.2017 27.09.18 |
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Ms Elizabeth Harris |
Parent of child at Harbour. Employed by Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust as an educator. |
Health Service |
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06.06.2016 |
05.06,2020 |
10.10.2016 12.09.2017 25.09.18 |
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Mrs Katy Dixon |
Parent of child at Harbour. Chief Inspector with Sussex Police |
Sussex Police |
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13.03.2018 |
12.03.2022 |
14.03.2018 11.10.18 |
| Dr Tony Bradbury | Elected member of Newhaven Town Council and has a grandson at the school | 11.09.18 | 10.09.22 | 25.09.18 | ||
| Mrs Liz Geering | TA3 at Harbour Primary School. Husband works at Harbour Primary School. | Teaching Assistant | 16.10.19 | 15.10.23 | 16.10.19 | |
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Mrs Jenny Flood
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Trustee of Newhaven Historical Society; History doctoral student at University of Sussex; Family run IT training company | Historian | 03.11.2016 | 02.11.2020 |
27.02.2016 12.09.2017 11.10.18 |
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Mrs Gina Bickerstaff |
Daughter at the school and Chair of PTA committee | PTA Chair | 03.09.18 | 02.09.22 |
26.09.18 |
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Mrs Elizabeth Jackson |
Teacher at Harbour. | 04.10.18 | 03.10.22 |
26.09.18 |
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Miss Jodie Homewood |
Parent of child at Harbour. Primary School Teacher (local area school) | 04.12.18 | 03.12.22 |
10.12.18 |
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Mr Mel Voice |
Wife works in Nursery as a TA. Have grandchildren at the school. Previously worked as Site Manager at Harbour. | 11.09.18 | 10.09.22 |
25.09.18 |
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Mrs Emma Chaplin |
Deputy Head and Senco at Harbour Primary; married to member of staff, two children at school |
Harbour Primary & Nursery School |
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01.01.2013 10.01.2017 |
31.12.2016 09.01.2021 |
10.10.2016 27.02.2017 12.09.2017 |
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Miss Lyn White |
Deputy Headteacher at Harbour |
Harbour Primary & Nursery School |
nil return |
01.01.2013 10.01.2017 |
31.12.2016 09.01.2021 |
10.10.2016 27.02.2017 12.09.2017 |
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Mrs Christine Terrey |
Headteacher |
Harbour Primary & Nursery School |
nil return |
01.01.2013 |
31.12.2037 |
10.10.2016 12.09.2017 12.09.18 |
Governors Attendance at Meetings September 2018- July 2019
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Governor / Meeting |
Full Governors
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Curriculum
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Finance & Personnel
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Premises
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Anthony Mayo |
4/4 |
3/3 |
4/4 |
n/a |
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Stuart Ford |
1/4 |
3/3 |
n/a |
3/3 |
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Liz Harris |
4/4 |
3/3 |
4/4 |
n/a |
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Martin Miller |
3/4 |
2/3 |
n/a |
3/3 |
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Christine Terrey |
4/4 |
3/3 |
4/4 |
2/3 |
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Lyn White |
4/4 |
2/3 |
n/a |
3/3 |
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Emma Chaplin |
4/4 |
3/3 |
2/4 |
n/a |
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Vicky Webster |
4/4 |
1/3 |
n/a |
3/3 |
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Jenny Flood |
2/4 |
2/3 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Katy Dixon |
1/4 |
2/3 |
3/4 |
n/a |
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Tony Bradbury |
4/4 |
2/3 |
4/4 |
n/a |
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Mel Voice |
4/4 |
2/3 |
n/a |
3/3 |
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Gina Bickerstaff |
1/4 |
1/3 |
3/4 |
n/a |
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Liz Jackson (04/10/2018) |
3/3 |
3/3 |
n/a |
n/a |
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Jodie Homewood (04/12/2018) |
2/3 |
1/2 |
n/a |
n/a |
