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Winscombe Primary School

Governors

Welcome to the School Governing Body.

 

Governors are a voluntary body of people who guide and support the strategic direction of the school.  They are members of the school team and their contribution to running of the school is highly valued.


The governing body cover two primary schools:

  • Sandford Primary School (a Community School)
  • Winscombe Primary School (a Community School).

 

The Governance Board has the following core strategic functions:

  • Establishing the strategic direction by:
    • Setting and ensuring clarity of vision, values and objectives for the schools
    • Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
    • Meeting statutory duties.
  • Ensuring accountability by:
    • Appointing the executive headteacher
    • Monitoring the educational performance of the schools and progress towards agreed target
    • Performance managing the executive headteacher
    • Engaging with stakeholders
    • Contributing to school self-evaluation.
  • Overseeing financial performance:
    • Setting the budget
    • Monitoring spending against the budget
    • Ensuring money is well spent and value for money is obtained
    • Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed.

The Governors

 

Governor

Name

Type of

Governor

Term of

Office

John FowlerLocal Authority Governor

1 December 2021 to

30 November 2025

Belinda HancockParent Governor

1 December 2021 to

30 November 2025

Ian ChadwickParent Governor

1 December 2021 to

30 November 2025

Andrea MuxworthyStaff Governor

1 December 2021 to

30 November 2025

Ina-Maria BamfordCo-Opted Governor

1 December 2021 to

30 November 2025

Sven BassettCo-Opted Governor

1 December 2021 to

30 November 2025

Angie StevensCo-Opted Governor

1 December 2021 to

30 November 2025

Lorna RichardsonExecutive Head Teacher1 September 2020

 

 

Clerk to Governors - Dinah Hill-Adams

dinah.hill-adams@sandfordprimary.org

 

Governor Roles and Responsibilities

 

 

Governor Name

 

Role and Responsibilities
John Fowler

Chair of Governors

Finance and Wellbeing for All Link Governor

Ina-Maria Bamford

Deputy Chair of Governors

Speech, Language & Communication and Climate Change Link Governor

Belinda Hancock

Safeguarding, Pupil Premium, Sports Pupil Premium, Looked After Children and Climate Change Link Governor

Ian Chadwick

Phonics & Reading Link Governor

Sven BassettSEND and Heath & Safety Link Governor

 

 

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