Governance
The Governing Body of the Federation of Eileen Wade and Milton Ernest c of E Primary Schools meets regularly throughout the school year. The Full Governing Body meets five times during the academic year. There are three main sub-committees that meet at least termly and are responsible for:
a) Resources - (Finance, Health and Safety, Buildings, Pay and Personnel)
b) Teaching and Learning (Curriculum and Standards)
Current membership of our current Governing Body is as follows:
Dr James Bass
LA Governor
Chair of Governors
Mr Jonathan Allen
Parent Governor
Vice Chair
Mr Peter Kay
Foundation Governor
Mrs Lisa Virnuls
Headteacher
Mrs Sarah Hands
Co-opted Governor
Mrs Lisa Smith
Staff Governor
Mrs Rebecca Grundy
Staff Governor
Mr Adrian Winter
Co-opted Governor
Mr Adam Brown
Co-opted Governor
Mrs Clare McNeill
Foundation Governor
Rev'd Stephen Holroyd
Foundation Governor
Mrs Lydia Wilkie
Local Authority Governor
Federation of Eileen Wade and Milton Ernest church of England Primary Schools
Register of Interests Governing Board
| Name | Date of appointment | Term | Type of Governor | Appointee | Business Interest | Other Governing Bodies | Personal relation with Staff/pupil - Yes/No | Attendance at FGB |
| James Bass | 06/06/19 | 4 years | Co-opted | Governing Board | None | None | Yes- Father of a child at Eileen Wade Primary School | 5/5 |
| Jonathan Allen | 23/03/17 | 4 years | Parent | Parents Eileen Wade | Own Marketing Agency, specialising in education. Chair of the Deaf/Blind schools in Jordan | None | Yes- Father of child at Eileen Wade Primary School | 4/5 |
| Adam Brown | 15/07/2020 | 4 Years | Co Opted | Governing Board | Yes- Father to 3 children at Eileen Wade Primary School | 2/5 | ||
| Adrian Winter | 02/12/17 | 4 years | Co Opted | Co Opted/Governing Board | None | None | No | 5/5 |
| Peter Kay | 02/09/14 | open | Foundation | Diocese | None | None | No | 5/5 |
| Sarah Hands | 23/03/17 | 4 years | Co Opted | Governing Board | None | None | Yes - Parent of pupil at Eileen Wade Primary School | 5/5 |
| Stephen Holroyd | 26/09/19 | 4 years | Foundation | Dioceses | A member of Diocesan Educational Trust | No | 4/5 | |
| Clare McNeil | 07/12/17 | 4 years | Partnership | Governing Board | None | None | None | 1/5 |
| Lisa Virnuls | 01/09/15 | open | Headteacher | Governing Board | None | None | Yes Headteacher at both Eileen Wade & Milton Ernest Schools. | 5/5 |
| Rebecca Grundy | 02/12/16 | 4 years | Co Opted | Governing Board | None | None | Yes- teacher at Milton Ernest Primary School | 5/5 |
| Lisa Smith | 26/09/2019 | 4 years | Staff | Staff | None | None | Yes- Staff at Eileen Wade Primary School | 5/5 |
| Lydia Wilkie | 26/09/2019 | 4 Years | Local Authority | Bedford Borough | None | None | Yes - Mother to 2 children at Eileen Wade Primary School |
4/5 |