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Governing Body

In accordance with government guidance, Bosmere's governing body reconstituted in May 2015 and now consists of 15 governors, made up of 4 parent governors (elected by the parent body), 1 Local Authority governor (nominated by the LA and appointed by the governing body), 1 staff governor (elected by the staff), 1 headteacher and 8 co-opted governors (appointed by the governing body).

The table below lists the current governors along with details of what committees they sit on and what other responsibilities they have.

 

 

Name

 

Category of governor

Committee membership

Other responsibilities

Subject responsibility

Year Link details

Pecuniary interests declared

Start date / Date when term of office expires

Meeting attendance record for Academic year 2024/25

 

 

 

 

 

Joanna Armitage

Chair of Governors

Co-opted Governor

Strategic Working Group

HT Performance Management Panel

Safeguarding

Subject :  Art

Year link :  Year 6

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 13.07.22 / 28.11.29 

Attendance : 6/8 meetings - 75%

 

John Adam

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

School Travel Plan

Subject : R.E.

 

Employed by BJS

Start / End date : 19.11.15/ 22.09.26

Attendance : 7/7 meetings - 100%

 

 

Joanna Brooks

Vice-chair of Governors

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee 

Pay Panel (Chair)

Subject : P.S.H.E.

Year link :  Year 4

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 17.11.20 /18.11.28

Attendance : 9/10 meetings - 90%

 

Nick Durkee

Co-opted Governor

Finance & Resources Committee (Chair)

Pay Panel

Safer Recruitment trained

Governor Visits Co-ordinator

Strategic Working Group

Subject : Maths

Year link :  Year 6

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 05.10.95 / 13.05.27

Attendance : 10/10 meetings - 100%

n.b. Was also a governor at Barncroft Primary School from 2010 to July 2020

 

 

 

Helen Faulkner

Co-opted Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

Curriculum & Achievement Committee 

HT Performance Management Panel

SEND & Vulnerable Children

Safer Recruitment trained

Subject : English/Drama & Library

Year link :  Year 3

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 29.11.04 / 13.05.27

Attendance : 8/11 meetings - 73%

 

 

Jackie Lowe

Co-opted Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

Safer Recruitment trained

Governor Training

Subjects : Design Technology, Science

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 04.07.13 / 13.05.27

Attendance : 4/6 meetings - 67%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lee Nolan

Parent Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

Health & Safety 

Subject : Geography

Year link :  Year 5

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 01.05.24 /30/04/28

Attendance : 6/10 meetings - 60%

 

 

Martin Poliszczuk

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee (Chair)

Strategic Working Group

Subject : History

Year link :  Year 3

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 19.05.16/ 19.05.28

Attendance : 5/8 meetings - 63%

 

 

 

Mike Powell

Parent Governor

 

Curriculum & Achievement Committee 

Governor Training

Subjects : Science , P.E.

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 13.07.22 / 12.07/2026

Attendance : 7/8  meetings - 88%

 

Kathryn Robinson

Headteacher

Finance & Resources Committee

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

Policies

Employed by BJS

Start / End date : 01.09.15 / n/a

Attendance : 14/14 meetings - 100%

 

 

 

Sarah Smith

Parent Governor

Finance & Resources Committee (Vice Chair)

Pay Panel

Forum Representative

Subject : Music

Year link :  Year 5

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 19.04.21 / 18.04.29

Attendance : 12/12 meetings -100%

 

 

Brian Swan

 

Local Authority Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

HT Performance Management Panel

Safeguarding

School Travel Plan

Mental Health Governor

Safer Recruitment trained

Subject :  Computing

Year link :  Year 6

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 22.11.13 / 15.03.28

Attendance : 10/10 meetings - 100%

 

 

Gem Terry

Staff Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee 

Sustainability governor

Subject : Spanish

Employed by BJS

Start / End date : 10.9.24 / 9.9.28

Attendance : 8/8 meetings - 100%

 

 

 

 

 

Kate Treagust

Parent Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

Finance & Resources Committee

Subject : Spanish

Year link :  Year 4

No pecuniary interests declared

Start / End date : 22.4.25 / 21.4.29

Attendance : 2/2 meetings - 100%

 

 

 

Vacancy

Parent Governor

   

Karen Frost

Clerk to the Governors

n/a

 

The following were also governors during the academic years 2020-2025

Tam Simmons

Co-opted governor                          

 

04.07.24 / 03.07.25

4/9 - 44%

Jenny Lane

Co-opted governor

 

29.11.18 / 04.01.25

6/8 - 75%

Ellen Dawes

Staff Governor

                           

 

10.10.22 / 23.07.24

6/7 - 86%

Carla Eagle

Parent Governor

  24.01.23 / 17.05.24

Lizzie Faulkner

Co-opted Governor

 

23.01.20 / 22.01.24

 

Louis Wood

Co-opted Governor

 

16.09.21/ 01.10.22

 

Paul Bramhall

Parent Governor

 

8.2.19 / 7.7.22

 

Geoff Jones

Parent Governor

 

3.11.21 / 25.5.22

 

Liam Arstall                  

Parent Governor

 

16.10.17 / 15.10.21

 

Tracy Ware

Parent Governor

 

16.10.17 / 15.10.21

 

Alice Melly

Co-opted Governor

 

05.07.18/ 08.07.21

 

Fiona Willmot -Day

Parent Governor

 

07.11.18/ 19.11.20

 

Sarah Parker-Jervis

Co-opted Governor

 

17.01.13 / 11.07.20