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

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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 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%)
Nicola Best	Pupil Premium Governor   Safeguarding Governor	Co-Opted	Governing Board	01/09/2020 to 31/08/2024	Employee at Linwood School	None	None	5/5 100%
Ingrid Fido		Co-Opted Governor	Governing Board	24/09/2020 to 23/09/2024	Employee at Wimborne First School	Governor at Wimborne First School	None	N/A
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%)
Pat Rushton	Clerk to the Governors				Business Manager at St Marys.	Clerk to Governors at St Mary’s, Winchelsea	None	TBC/5
Previous Governor in Last Year
Helen Todd	Early Years Governor	Parent Governor	Governing Board	14/11/2019 to 25/02/2021	Employee Hampreston First School	None	None	4/4 100%

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.