Welcome to the School Governing Body.
Governors are a voluntary body of people who guide and support the strategic direction of the school. They are members of the school team and their contribution to running of the school is highly valued.
The governing body cover two primary schools:
- Sandford Primary School (a Community School)
- Winscombe Primary School (a Community School)
The Governance Board has the following core strategic functions:
Establishing the strategic direction by:
- Setting and ensuring clarity of vision, values and objectives for the schools
- Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
- Meeting statutory duties
Ensuring accountability by:
- Appointing the executive headteacher
- Monitoring the educational performance of the schools and progress towards agreed target
- Performance managing the executive headteacher
- Engaging with stakeholders
- Contributing to school self-evaluation
Overseeing financial performance:
- Setting the budget
- Monitoring spending against the budget
- Ensuring money is well spent and value for money is obtained
- Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed
The Governing Body
The Chair of our Governing Body is Mr John Fowler.
To contact our Chair of Governors, please contact the Clerk to the Governors (Dinah Hill-Adams) via dinah.hill-adams@sandfordprimary.org
| Name | Role | Date Appointed | Term of Office | Date Stepped Down | Appointed By | Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests | Attendance Record (2021-22) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Fowler | Chair of Governors Finance / Wellbeing for All Link Governor / Co-opted Governor | 01/12/2021 | 4 Years | – | 6/7 | ||
| Belinda Hancock | Safeguarding, Pupil Premium, Sports Pupil Premium & Looked After Children and Climate Change Link Governor / Parent Governor | 01/12/2021 | 4 Years | – | 7/7 | ||
| Ian Chadwick | Phonics & Reading Link Governor / Parent Governor | 01/12/2021 | 4 Years | – | 7/7 | ||
| Andrea Muxworthy | Staff Governor | 01/12/2021 | 4 Years | – | 7/7 | ||
| Ina-Maria Bamford | Deputy Chair of Governors Speech, Language & Communication and Climate Change Link Governor / Co-Opted Governor | 01/12/2021 | 4 Years | – | 5/7 | ||
| Sven Bassett | SEND and Health & Safety Link Governor / Co-Opted Governor | 01/12/2021 | 4 Years | – | 7/7 | ||
| Angie Stevens | Co-Opted Governor | 01/12/2021 | 4 Years | – | 7/7 | ||
| Christopher Lee | Co-Opted Governor | 24/09/2019 | Resigned/Retired | 17/01/2023 | 3/7 | ||
| Lorna Richardson | Executive Head Teacher | 01/09/2020 | – | – | 5/6 |
Please click the following link for information on Wessex Learning Trust governance https://wessexlearningtrust.co.uk/key-information/governance/