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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 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 2022/23

Brian Swan

 

Chair of Governors

 

Local Authority Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

School Support Committee

Strategic Working Group

HT Performance Management Panel

Safeguarding

Health & Safety

School Travel Plan

Buildings

Safer Recruitment trained

ICT

Year 3

Nil

22.11.13 / 16.03.24

15/16 - 94%

John Adam

Co-opted Governor

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

School Support Committee

Science

R.E.

Employed by BJS

19.11.15/ 19.09.23

10/12- 83%

 

Joanna Armitage

Parent Governor

Newly elected parent governor in July 2022

 

HT Performance Management Panel

Art

Year 3

 

13.07.22 / 12.07/2026

5/6 - 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

8/9 - 89%

 

Ellen Dawes

Staff Governor

Staff governor elected October 2022

Employed by BJS

10.10.22 / 9.10.26

5/5 - 100%

 

Carla Eagle

Parent Governor

Newly elected parent governor in Jan 2023

Nil

24.01.23 / 23.01.27

3/3 - 100%

Nick Durkee

Co-opted Governor

Finance & Resources Comm.(Chair)

School Support Committee

Safer Recruitment trained

Governor Visits Co-ordinator

Strategic Working Group

Maths

Year 6

Nil

05.10.95 / 13.05.23

15/16 - 94%

 

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 4

Company Secretary at IRED Ltd Thermographic Surveys

29.11.04 / 13.05.23

16/19- 84%

 

Lizzie Faulkner

Co-opted Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

Geography

Year 6

Nil

23.01.20/ 22.01.24

5/13- 38%

Jenny Lane

Co-opted Governor

School Support Committee (vice-chair)

Pay Committee (chair)

Safeguarding

ECO governor

Year 5

Spanish

Nil

29.11.18/ 28.11.22

6/9 - 67%

Jackie Lowe

Vice-chair of Governors

 

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

8/12 - 67%

 

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

11/15 - 73%

 

 

Mike Powell

Parent Governor

Newly elected parent governor in July 2022

 

Health & Safety 

P.E.

 

13.07.22 / 12.07/2026

6/6 - 100%

Kathryn Robinson

Headteacher

Finance & Resources Committee

Curriculum & Achievement Committee

School Support Committee

Policies

Employed by BJS

01.09.15 / n/a

19/19 - 100%

 

 

Sarah Smith

Parent Governor

Finance & Resources Committee

Pay Committee

Music

Forum Representative

Year 5

Nil

19.04.21 / 18.04.25

9/10 -90%

Karen Frost

Clerk to the Governors

n/a

n/a

The following were also governors during the academic years 2018-2023

Louis Wood

Co-opted Governor

16.09.21/ 01.10.22

8/8 - 100%

Paul Bramhall

Parent Governor

8.2.19 / 7.7.22

9/10 - 90%

Geoff Jones

Parent Governor

3.11.21 / 25.5.22

2/4 - 50%

Liam Arstall                  

 

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

 

Vickie Morgan

Co-opted Governor

17.11.16/ 31.07.19

 

Stuart Carter

Staff Governor

01.09.14 / 24.05.19

 

Carrie Martinson

Parent Governor

20.01.16/ 24.01.19

 

Fliss Kay

Co-opted Governor

23.11.17/ 10.09.18