Welcome to the Governors' page

Bincombe Valley Primary School has a team of Governors with a passion for education and a commitment to continuous school improvement, who work closely with the Headteacher and school leadership team. We aim to achieve this by developing an in-depth understanding of the school and using this knowledge to challenge and support the Headteacher and the team. We also ensure that the school's clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction are maintained; holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and it's pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and overseeing the financial performance of the school to ensure money is spent to the best advantage of our children.

Our Governors consist of a group of volunteers drawn from parents, the wider community and the school who give up our time and experience freely to support the continuing success of our school. We act as a corporate body and each governor receives training appropriate to the roles that they undertake.

The Full Governing Body meets twice each term and is supported by three sub-committees:

• People and Finance Committee.
• Curriculum Committee.
• Infrastructure Committee.

Annual priorities are laid down in the School Development Plan.

Individual Governors support our aim through:

• Active involvement with the school and the wider community in a variety of ways that reflect their interests and skills;
• The sharing of their knowledge and views with the other governors;
• Membership of committees and
• On-going training and development.

Members of the Governing Body may be contacted through the school office.

Minutes of the Full Governing Body meetings may also be viewed on request through the school office.

The list below gives a brief summary of our governors. In addition we are supported by our clerk, Rebecca Savage.

Governors

• Chesil Partnership Governor - Peter Marsden
• STEM Link Governor - Peter Marsden
• Health & Wellbeing Governor - Michele Pettinger
• Safeguarding Governor - Rob Belbin
• SEND Link Governor - Rob Belbin
• Communication Language & Literacy Governor - Michele Pettinger
• Health & Safety Governor - Sharron Garbutt
• Community Link Governors - James Knott & Joseph Sewell
• Parent Governor - Joe Sewell
• Parent Governor - Chandana Rajapaksha
• Nursery & Early Link Governor - Sarah Reader
• Staff Governor - Rebecca Eales
• Associate Member - Sarah Reader

Sub Committee Membership 2023 -24

Standards and Curriculum

• Tim Upton - Committee Chair
• Peter Marsden
• Adam Gough - Head Teacher
• Michele Pettinger
• Rebecca Eales
• Chandana Rajapaksha
• James Knott
• Rebecca Savage (Clerk of Governors - without voting rights)

People & Finance

• Mark Tewkesbury - Committee Chair
• Peter Marsden
• Adam Gough - Head Teacher
• Sarah Reader
• Sharron Garbutt
• Chandana Rajapaksha
• Donna Rance - Finance Officer (without voting rights)
• Rebecca Savage (Clerk of Governors - without voting rights)

Infrastructure

• Debbie Hudgell - Committee Chair
• Michele Pettinger
• Adam Gough - Head Teacher
• Sharron Garbutt
• Rebecca Eales
• Joseph Sewell
• Tim Randall - Site Manager (without voting rights)
• Rebecca Savage (Clerk of Governors - without voting rights)

Clerk of Governors: Rebecca Savage