Governors
Who are we?
Governors
All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. A key role is to act as a ‘critical friend’ to support, to challenge, to ask questions, ultimately to represent the school community.
The Governing Body works in close partnership with the headteacher, staff and the local authority. Whilst the headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors are involved with such things as staffing, curriculum, school buildings and finance. It ensures the school functions well and maintains the proper range of academic and social objectives.
The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The chair and vice-chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year.
The chair of governors is Mrs Amanda Evans, who can be contacted via the school office.
The Governing Body meets four times each year. Much of the work of the Governing Body is done by committees which meet at least every term (three times in the year).
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Bridgtown Primary School Governors
The Governing Body of Bridgtown is currently:
Amanda Evans- Chair of Governing Body
- Co-opted governor
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 1st July 2015
- Term of office- 1st September 2015- 31st August 2023
- Responsibility - Safeguarding, Child Protection, LAC, PSHE
- Register of interests: PSHE Advisory Teacher
Nicky Featherstone-Vice Chair
- Local Authority governor
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 1st September 2015
- Term of office- 1st September 2015- 31st August 2023
- Responsibility- English, SEN, Pupil Premium and Attendance
- Register of interests: None
Andrew Frost
- Co-opted governor
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 26th September 2018
- Term of office- 21st September 2022- 25th September 2026
- Responsibility- Health and Safety
- Register of interests: None
Paul Stephenson
- Co-opted governor
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 1st September 2015
- Term of office - 1st September 2015- 31st August 2023
- Responsibility- ICT and GDPR
- Register of interests: None
Hyra Sutton
- Co-opted Governor
- Appointed by Governing Body
- First appointed on- 5th April 2019
- Term of office- 4th April 2023- 5th April 2027
- Responsibility - Community
- Register of interests: None
Sarah Buzzard- Headteacher
- Headteacher
- Appointed by Governing Body
- First appointed on- 1st July 2015
- Term of office- 23rd September 2019- 31st August 2023
- Responsibility - Attainment and Achievement, Pupil Premium and Prevent
- Register of interests: Governor at another primary school
Zoe Rawlins
- Parent Govenor
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 26th Spetember 2023
- Term of office- 26th September 2023-26th September 2027
Helen Coward
- Parent Governor
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 21st September 2022
- Term of office - 21st September 2022- 21st September 2026
- Responsibility- EYFS
- Register of interests: None
Sam Clifford- EYFS
- Co-opted governor
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 27th September 2017
- Term of office- 27th September 2021- 26th September 2025
- Responsibility - EYFS and Governor run Nursery
- Register of interests: None
Stacey Harrison
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 22nd September 2021
- Term of office- 27th September 2021- 10th September 2025
- Responsibility - SEN and Attendance
- Register of interests: None
Andrew Crane
- Parent Governor
- Appointed by Governing body
- First appointed on- 16th November 2022
- Term of office- 16th November 2022 - 16th November 2026
- Responsibility-
- Register of interests: None
Phoebe Lindop
- Staff Governor
- Appointed by- Governing Body
- First appointed on- 27th September 2023
- Term of office- 27th September 2023- 27th September 2027
Join in
All governors to a school’s Governing Body must be elected or appointed. If you want to be part of Bridgtown Primary’s Governing Body please enquire about any vacancies. Contact Sarah Buzzard Headteacher, or Amanda Evans by getting in touch with our school office.
The Staffordshire Governance Association Forum
The Staffordshire Governance Association Forum has updated the format of the interactive discussion forum. This will now allow every governor signed up to the site to start a discussion and debate or ask for advice and guidance for colleagues across the county. The site also acts as a central depository for official documents to support governance and examples of best practice which can be used as a serving suggestion for use or adaption. Please follow the link to find further information and sign up to the discussion forum