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 shows who the current governors are 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 2020/21
Brian Swan Chair of Governors Local Authority Governor	Finance & Resources Committee School Support Committee Safeguarding HT Performance Management Panel School Travel Plan Buildings Safer Recruitment trained Strategic Working Group ICT Year 5	Nil 22.11.13 / 16.03.24 13/13 - 100%
John Adam Staff Governor	Curriculum & Achievement Committee School Support Committee Science	Employed by BJS 19.11.15/ 19.09.23 10/12- 83%
Joanna Brooks Co-opted Governor	Curriculum & Achievement Committee (Vice-Chair) Pay Committee P.S.H.E. Year 3	Nil 17.11.20 / 18.11.24 8/8 - 100%
Paul Bramhall Parent Governor	Finance & Resources Committee Buildings and Heath & Safety P.E. Year 5	Spouse employed by BJS 08.02.19 / 07.02.23 9/10- 90%
Nick Durkee Vice-chair of Governors Co-opted Governor	Finance & Resources Comm.(Chair) School Support Committee HT Performance Management Panel Safer Recruitment trained Governor Visits Co-ordinator Strategic Working Group Maths Year 6	Nil 05.10.95 / 13.05.23 14/14 - 100% Was also a governor at Barncroft Primary School from 2010 to July 2020
Helen Faulkner Co-opted Governor	Finance & Resources Committee Curriculum & Achievement Committee (Chair) School Support Committee (Vice-Chair) SEND & Vulnerable Children (inc. Pupil Premium, Looked-After Children, and More & Most Able) Safer Recruitment trained English/Drama & Library Year 3	Company Secretary at IRED Ltd Thermographic Surveys 29.11.04 / 13.05.23 15/15- 100%
Lizzie Faulkner Co-opted Governor	Co-opted as governor in Jan 2020 Geography Year 4	Nil 23.01.20/ 22.01.24 3/6 - 50%
Jenny Lane Co-opted Governor	School Support Committee Pay Committee Year 5 Spanish	Nil 29.11.18/ 28.11.22 7/8 - 88%
Jackie Lowe Co-opted Governor	Curriculum & Achievement Committee Pay Committee HT Performance Management Panel Safer Recruitment trained Strategic Working Group Design Technology	Nil 04.07.13 / 13.05.23 8/9 - 8970%
Martin Poliszczuk Co-opted Governor	Curriculum & Achievement Committee School Support Committee (Chair) Strategic Working Group Pay Committee History Year 4	Nil 19.05.16/ 19.05.20 10/12- 83%
Kathryn Robinson Headteacher	Finance & Resources Committee Curriculum & Achievement Committee School Support Committee Policies	Employed by BJS 01.09.15 / n/a 16/16 - 100%
Sarah Smith Parent Governor	New parent governor since April 2021 Music Year 4	Nil 19.04.21 / 18.04.25 3/3 -100%
Louis Wood Parent Governor	New co-opted governor since Sept 2021 Art	Employed by BJS 16.09.21/ 15.09.25 n/a
Karen Frost Clerk to the Governors	n/a	n/a

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 2020/21

Brian Swan

Chair of Governors

Local Authority Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

School Support Committee

Safeguarding

HT Performance Management Panel

School Travel Plan

Buildings

Safer Recruitment trained

Strategic Working Group

ICT

Year 5

Nil

22.11.13 / 16.03.24

13/13 - 100%

John Adam

Staff Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

School Support Committee

Science

Employed by BJS

19.11.15/ 19.09.23

10/12- 83%

Joanna Brooks

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee (Vice-Chair)

Pay Committee

P.S.H.E.

Year 3

Nil

17.11.20 / 18.11.24

8/8 - 100%

Paul Bramhall

Parent Governor

Finance &

Resources Committee

Buildings and Heath & Safety

P.E.

Year 5

Spouse employed by BJS

08.02.19 / 07.02.23

9/10- 90%

Nick Durkee

Vice-chair of Governors

Co-opted Governor

Finance & Resources Comm.(Chair)

School Support Committee

HT Performance Management Panel

Safer Recruitment trained

Governor Visits Co-ordinator

Strategic Working Group

Maths

Year 6

Nil

05.10.95 / 13.05.23

14/14 - 100%

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

Helen Faulkner

Co-opted Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

Curriculum & Achievement Committee (Chair)

School Support Committee (Vice-Chair)

SEND & Vulnerable Children

(inc. Pupil Premium, Looked-After Children, and More & Most Able)

Safer Recruitment trained

English/Drama & Library

Year 3

Company Secretary at IRED Ltd Thermographic Surveys

29.11.04 / 13.05.23

15/15- 100%

Lizzie Faulkner

Co-opted Governor

Co-opted as governor in Jan 2020

Geography

Year 4

Nil

23.01.20/ 22.01.24

3/6 - 50%

Jenny Lane

Co-opted Governor

School Support Committee

Pay Committee

Year 5

Spanish

Nil

29.11.18/ 28.11.22

7/8 - 88%

Jackie Lowe

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

Pay Committee

HT Performance Management Panel

Safer Recruitment trained

Strategic Working Group

Design Technology

Nil

04.07.13 / 13.05.23

8/9 - 8970%

Martin Poliszczuk

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

School Support Committee (Chair)

Strategic Working Group

Pay Committee

History

Year 4

Nil

19.05.16/ 19.05.20

10/12- 83%

Kathryn Robinson

Headteacher

Finance & Resources Committee

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

School Support Committee

Policies

Employed by BJS

01.09.15 / n/a

16/16 - 100%

Sarah Smith

Parent Governor

New parent governor since April 2021

Music

Year 4

Nil

19.04.21 / 18.04.25

3/3 -100%

Louis Wood

Parent Governor

New co-opted governor since Sept 2021

Art

Employed by BJS

16.09.21/ 15.09.25

n/a

Karen Frost

Clerk to the Governors

n/a

The following were also governors during the academic years 2017-2021

Liam Arstall

Parent Governor

16.10.17 / 15.10.21

9/10- 90%

Tracy Ware

Parent Governor

16.10.17 / 15.10.21

7/9 -78%

Alice Melly

Co-opted Governor

05.07.18/ 08.07.21

8/8- 100%

Fiona Willmot -Day

Parent Governor

07.11.18/ 19.11.20

0/2 - 0%

Sarah Parker-Jervis

Co-opted Governor

17.01.13 / 11.07.20

11/11- 100%

Vickie Morgan

Co-opted Governor

17.11.16/ 31.07.19

7/9 - 78%

Stuart Carter

Staff Governor

01.09.14 / 24.05.19

1/5 - 20%

Carrie Martinson

Parent Governor

20.01.16/ 24.01.19

1/5 - 20%

Fliss Kay

Co-opted Governor

23.11.17/ 10.09.18

4/5 - 80%

Mark Hughes

Co-opted Governor

17.03.16/ 25.09.17

Emma McGregor

Parent Governor

14.11.16 / 13.11.17

Aly Rough

Co-opted Governor

25.10.13 / 31.07.17

Chris Le Geyt

Parent Governor

17.03.14 / 05.07.17

Freya Savidge-Conway

Parent Governor

05.02.16/ 03.02.17