The role of the Governing Body is to provide support and challenge in order to ensure that Bearwood Primary and Nursery School provides the best start in life for our children. The Governing Body is made up of people from all walks of life. Governors regularly attend training sessions and keep up to date with what is happening in education.

School Governors include…

• Parents
• Staff
• Persons appointed by the Local Authority
• Community Representatives

Click here for Governor Descriptions

Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Full Governing Body

Name of Governor	Role	Type of Governor	Appointed By	Term and End Date	Relevant Business & Pecuniary Interests	Governance Roles in other Schools	Relationships between Other Governors or School Staff	Attendance at Meetings 2018/2019
Ann Harris	Chair of Governors Personnel Governor	Co-Opted Governor	Governing Board	Four Years  31/08/2023	Local Governor St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Trustee Plymouth CAST	None	None	6/6
Laura Bennett	Headteacher	Staff Governor	Ex-Officio		School Employee	None	None	6/6
Helen Todd	Early Years Governor	Parent Governor	Governing Board	Four Years- 13/11/2023	Employee at Hampreston First School	None	None	N/A
Rebecca Bridger	Quality of Teaching Governor	Parent Governor	Governing Board	Four Years – 13/11/2023	None	None	None	N/A
Michael Sussman	Finance Governor	Co-Opted Governor	Governing Board	Four Years – 8/5/23	Governor Clayesmoor School	None	None	5/6
Kate Gunstone		Staff Governor	Staff of the School	Four Years – 02/09/22	School Employee	None	None	4/6
Carolyn Bennett	Teaching and Learning Governor	Co-Opted Governor	Governing Board	Four Years – 05/03/2022	Employee at Longfleet School Husband employed by BCP Council in Planning Dept.	None	None	3/6
Nicola Best	Pupil Premium Governor Safeguarding Governor	Co-Opted Governor	Governing Board	Four Years – 31/08/2020	Employee at Linwood School	None	None	5/6
Pat Rushton	Clerk to the Governors				Business Manager at St Marys.	Clerk to Governors at St Mary’s, Winchelsea,	None	TBC/5
Previous Governors
Dionne Polychronopulos	Community with Parents and Wider Community Governor	Parent Governor	Parents of the School	Resigned	Employee at Poole Museum	None	None	3/6
Rick Kerr	Health and Safety Governor	Parent Governor	Parents of the School	Resigned	None	None	None	4/6
Kathy Lockyer		Staff Governor	Staff of the School	Resigned 31/08/2018	None	None	None	N/A

If you wish to correspond with any of the Governors, please use the school address:

Bearwood Primary and Nursery School, Barons Road, Bearwood BH11 9UN

The full Governing Body meets at least once a term. A reference copy of the minutes are held at the reception of the school.