Welcome to the Strawberry Line Federation - 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.
There are two primary schools in our federation:
The Instrument of Government states that the governing body shall consist of a total of 12 governors:
The Governance Board has the following core strategic functions:
|
Governor Name |
Roles/ Responsibilities |
Type of Governor |
Term of Office |
| John Fowler |
Chair Literacy Link |
Local Authority Governor |
22 January 2019 to 21 January 2023 |
| Belinda Hancock |
Safeguarding, PHSE and Mathematics Link |
Parent Governor |
3 March 2019 to 2 March 2023 |
| Ian Chadwick |
Finance and Resources Chair |
Parent Governor |
9 March 2020 to 8 March 2024 |
| Andrea Muxworthy |
|
Staff Governor |
1 September 2019 to 31 August 2023 |
| Ina-Maria Bamford |
Deputy Chair Vision & Values and GDPR Link |
Co-Opted Governor |
2 March 2019 to 1 March 2023 |
| Mo Townsend |
Behaviour & Mental Health and SEND Link |
Co-Opted Governor |
2 September 2017 to 1 September 2021 |
| Christopher Lee |
|
Co-Opted Governor |
24 September 2019 to 23 September 2023 |
| Andrew Hawkes |
|
Co-Opted Governor |
9 December 2019 to 8 December 2023 |
| Sven Bassett |
|
Co-Opted Governor |
7 July 2020 to 6 July 2024 |
| Angie Stevens |
|
Associate Governor |
18 June 2020 to 17 June 2021 |
| Lorna Richardson | Executive Head Teacher | 1 September 2020 |
Clerk to Governors - Dinah Hill-Adams
dinah.hill-adams@sandfordprimary.org
Retired Governors
| Catherine Kelly | Staff Governor |
1 September 2015 to 31 August 2019 |
| Richard Mead | Parent Governor |
7 February 2016 to 6 February 2020 |
| Mark Nicholson | Parent Governor |
7 February 2016 to 28 February 2019 |
| Angie Stevens | Co-Opted Governor | to 8 January 2019 |
| Wendy Preedy | Co-Opted Governor | to 13 December 2018 |
Governor Register of Business Interests, 2018 - 2019
|
Date |
Governor/Visitor |
Name of Business/Company |
Nature of Business/Company |
Connection or Interest |
|
10 Dec 2018 |
V. Sheppard (SENDCo and Safeguarding lead in school) |
Soltech IT |
IT Company |
Married to the Director |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Wendy Preedy Governor |
None |
None |
None |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Ben Tucker Executive Head Teacher (pending) |
None |
None |
None |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Karen Cornick Governor |
None |
None |
None |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Richard Mead Governor |
Summerfield Development. Taunton |
Development |
Director/Shareholder |
|
Cook and Copp Ltd. Winscombe |
Property |
Director/Shareholder |
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|
Ebdon partnership Wick-St-Lawrence |
Investment |
Director/Shareholder |
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|
6 Nov 2018 |
Mark Nicholson Governor |
None |
None |
None |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Cathy Kelly Governor |
None |
None |
None |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Mo Townsend Governor |
None |
None |
None |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
John Fowler |
Self-employed |
Training |
Associate Trainer, Somerset Governor Services |
Governor Register of Involvement with pupils outside of school hours, 2018 - 2019
|
Date |
Governor/Staff/Visitor |
Declaration |
Address of Club, activity etc |
|
22 Jan 2019 |
Andrea Muxworthy Governor and Staff Member |
Pay policy review in meeting as a member of staff |
Strawberry Line Federation |
|
22 Jan 2019 |
Ben Tucker Executive Head Teacher |
Member of staff and voting on pay policy review |
Strawberry Line Federation |
|
6 Nov 2019 |
Executive HeadTeacher (pending 1 Jan 2019) |
Strawberry Line Federation |
|
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Wendy Preedy Governor |
None |
|
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Emma Cox Governor |
Working as a guide at Sandford and Winscombe Brownies |
Sandford Brownies, Sandford |
|
Parent – have children at one of the schools and children have play dates and sleepover of friends |
Strawberry Line Federation |
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6 Nov 2018 |
Karen Cornick Governor |
John Cornick (husband) is an Associate Coach at Winscombe RFC |
Winscombe RFC |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Richard Mead Governor |
Company/Director/Partner of: Summerfield Developments ltd. Cook and Copp Ltd. Ebdon Partnership |
|
|
Trustee of Winscombe RFC |
Winscombe RFC |
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|
6 Nov 2018 |
Cathy Kelly Governor and Staff Member |
Burton Family (Winscombe School) |
Church |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
Mo Townsend Governor |
Parent of a child attending one of the schools |
Strawberry Line Federation |
|
6 Nov 2018 |
John Fowler Governor |
None |
None |
| 2019-2020 |
FGB 24/09/19 |
FGB 09/12/19 |
FGB 06/02/20 |
** FGB 01/04/20 |
FGB 19/05/20 |
FGB 07/07/2020 |
| Ben Tucker | Y | Y | Y | C | Y | Y |
| Emma Cox | Y | Y | Y | C | Y | Y |
| Richard Mead | Y | a/a | R | R | R | R |
| Belinda Hancock | Y | Y | Y | C | Y | Y |
| John Fowler | Y | a/a | Y | C | Y | Y |
| Andrea Muxworthy | Y | Y | a/a | C | Y | Y |
| Ina-Maria Bamford | Y | a/a | Y | C | Y | Y |
| Karen Cornick | a/a | Y | Y | C | Y | Y |
| Mo Townsend | Y | Y | Y | C | Y | a/a |
| Christopher Lee | Y | Y | a/a | C | Y | Y |
| Andrew Hawkes | n/a | Y | Y | C | Y | Y |
| Sven Bassett | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Y |
| Angie Stevens (Associate Member) | Y | |||||
** - Due to COVID-19 lockdown, this meeting was cancelled.
Y - Attended
a/a - Apologies Accepted
n/a - Not yet Appointed as Governor
R - Resigned/Retired as Governor
C - Cancelled
| 2019-2020 |
F&R 16/10/19 |
F&R 04/12/19 |
F&R 10/03/20 |
F&R 12/05/20 |
F&R 16/06/20 |
| John Fowler (Chair) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Ben Tucker | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Karen Cornick | a/a | Y | Y | Y | a/a |
| Andrew Hawkes | n/a | n/a | Y | Y | Y |
| Cathy Kelly (Assocaite) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Richard Mead | Y | r/c | R | R | R |
| Emma Cox | - | O | - | O | - |
| Ina-Maria Bamford | - | O | - | - | - |
Y - Attended
a/a - Apologies Accepted
O - Observer
R - Resigned/Retired as Governor
r/c - Resigned from Committee
n/a - Not yet Appointed as Governor
| 2018 to 2019 |
FGB 10/12/18 |
FGB 22/01/19 |
FGB 14/03/19 |
FGB 24/04/19 |
FGB 10/06/19 |
FGB 16/07/19 |
| Ben Tucker | n/a | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Emma Cox | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Richard Mead | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Belinda Hancock |
n/a |
n/a | n/a | Y | Y | Y |
| John Fowler | n/a | Y | a/a | Y | Y | a/a |
| Catherine Kelly | Y | a/a | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Andrea Muxworthy | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | a/a |
| Angie Stevens | a/a | R | R | R | R | R |
| Ina-Maria Bamford | n/a | n/a | Y | Y | a/a | Y |
| Karen Cornick | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Mark Nicholson | Y | Y | R | R | R | R |
| Mo Townsend | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Wendy Preedy | Y | Y | R | R | R | R |
Y - Attended
a/a - Apologies Accepted
n/a - Not yet Appointed as Governor
R - Resigned/Retired as Governor