Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ Section
Chair of Governors - Miss Hannah Read
HRead@stmarysbridgwater.co.uk
You can also contact the governors via the Clerk to Governors
office@stmarysbridgwater.co.uk
Please find below details of how our Governing Board is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. We have also provided a Register of Governors' Business Interests.
Structure of our Board of Governors
The board meets at least 6 times throughout the year. The governing body consists of:
- 2 Parent Governors
- 1 Local Authority Governor
- 1 Headteacher
- 1 Staff Governor
- 5 Co-opted Governors
- 1 Ex-Officio
Responsibilities of the board of governors are detailed in the standing orders
Our Board of Governors would like to introduce themselves.
St Mary’s CEVC Primary School Board of Governors
Governors’ Register
September 2023
Governor | Category | Date appointed & Appointing Body | Committee Membership | Position of Responsibility | Business Interest | Relevant Personal Interests |
Mr David Ballantine | Parent | 03/10/2022 Elected by parents | Headteacher’s PM Pay Review | Health and Safety PE Science
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| None |
Mrs Morwenna Dunstan
| Ex-officio | 01/09/2018 Automatic |
| Headteacher | Lodge Garden Services – Family Business | None |
Mr Steve Cross
| Local Authority | 22/09/2021 Board of Governors | Ethos Group | Data Governor Equalities Governor | None declared | None |
Mrs Mary Clothier
| Co-opted | 01/07/2021 Board of Governors
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| EYFS Governor Computing Governor SEND Child Looked After | None declared | None |
Mrs Caroline Dibble | Co-opted
| 25/09/2018 Board of Governors |
| Pupil Premium Governor | Managed Technology Ltd – son-in-law | Beccy Bale – Nursery Asst. (daughter) |
Mr Steve Hellard | Co-opted | 11/11/2020 Board of Governor | Headteacher’s PM Pay Review
| Maths Governor
| Governor at Chilton Trinity School | Jo Hellard – MSA/LSA (wife) |
Mrs Caroline Layton | Staff
| 25/09/2018 Staff | Ethos Group
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| None Declared | None |
Rev Suse Osmond
| Ex-Officio | 24th July 2021 | Ethos Group | RE Governor Attendance | None Declared | None |
Miss Hannah Read
| Parent - Chair | 09/12/2020 Elected by Parents | Headteacher’s PM Pay Review
| English Governor Safeguarding | Lyons Bowe Solicitors | None |
Mrs Natalie Kemmish
| Clerk | 20/11/2023 Board of Governors |
| Training | None Declared |
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St Mary’s Board of Governors
Meeting Attendance 2023/24
Governor
| 13/09/2023 | 22/11/2023 | 17/01/2024 | 20/03/2024 |
24/04/2024 |
22/05/2024 | 03/07/2024 |
Hannah Read
| Yes | Yes | Yes | POSTPONED |
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Morwenna Dunstan
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
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James Stacey
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Caroline Dibble
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Caroline Layton
| Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Rev Suse Osmond
| No | Yes | Yes |
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Steven Hellard
| Yes | No | Yes |
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Mary Clothier | Yes | No | Yes |
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Steve Cross | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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David Ballantine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Jenny Baker | Yes | Yes |
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Nichola Bown |
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Natalie Kemmish |
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