Our Governors
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
Governing Body
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 2019/2020 |
| Ann Harris | Chair of Governors
Personnel Governor |
Co-Opted Governor | Governing Board | 01/09/2019 to 31/08/2023 | None | Local Governor St Mary’s Catholic Primary School
Trustee Plymouth CAST |
None | 4/5
(80%) |
| Laura Bennett | Headteacher | Staff Governor | Ex-Officio | n/a | School Employee | None | None | 5/5
(100%) |
| Ingrid Fido | Co-Opted Governor | Governing Board | 24/09/2020 to 23/09/2024 | Employee at Wimborne Frist School | Governor at Wimborne First School | None | N/A | |
| Helen Todd | Early Years Governor | Parent Governor | Governing Board | 14/11/2019 to 13/11/2023 | Employee at Hampreston First School | None | None | 4/4
(100%) |
| Rebecca Bridger | Quality of Teaching Governor | Parent Governor | Governing Board | 14/11/2019 to 13/11/2023 | None | None | None | 4/4
(100%) |
| Michael Sussman | Finance Governor | Co-Opted Governor | Governing Board | 09/05/2019 to 08/5/2023 | None | Governor Clayesmoor School | None | 3/5
(60%) |
| Kate Gunstone | Staff Governor | Staff of the School | 03/09/2018 to 02/09/22 | School Employee | None | None | 1/1
(100%) |
|
| Carolyn Bennett | Teaching and Learning Governor | Co-Opted Governor | Governing Board | 06/03/2018 to 05/03/2022 | Employee at Longfleet School
Husband employed by BCP Council in Planning Dept. |
None | None | 4/5
(80%) |
| Nicola Best | Pupil Premium Governor
Safeguarding Governor |
Co-Opted Governor | Governing Board | 01/09/2020 to 31/08/2024 | Employee at Linwood School | None | None | 5/5
(100%) |
| 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 | 22/10/2019 to 14/11/2019 | Employee at Poole Museum | None | None | 0/2
(0%) |
| Rick Kerr | SEN Governor
Health and Safety Governor |
Parent Governor | Parents of the School | 22/01/2019 to 14/11/2019 | None | None | None | 0/2
(0%) |
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.