Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ Section
Chair of Governors - Mrs Nichola Bown
You can also contact the governors via the Clerk to Governors
office@stmarysbridgwater.co.uk
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. We have also provided a Register of Governors' Business Interests.
If you scroll down, you can access the minutes of Governors' Board Meetings.
Our Board of Governors would like to introduce themselves.
St Mary’s CEVC Primary School Board of Governors
Governors’ Register
Sept 2021
Governor | Category | Date appointed & Appointing Body | Committee Membership | Position of Responsibility | Business Interest | Relevant Personal Interests |
Mrs Nichola Bown
| Co-opted | 01/06/2014 Board of Governors | Headteacher’s PM Pay Review
| Chair of Governors SEND Governor Safeguarding | Somerset Car Sales – Family Business Somerset County Council - Employee | None |
Mrs Morwenna Dunstan
| Ex-officio | 01/09/2018 Automatic |
| Headteacher | Lodge Garden Services – Family Business | None |
Mrs Gail Cornish
| Parent | 17/09/2018 Elected by Parents |
| PE Governor H&S Governor
| Timeless Images – Friend
| 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 | 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 | None Declared | None |
Miss Hannah Read
| Parent | 09/12/2020 Elected by Parents |
| English Governor | Lyons Bowe Solicitors | None |
Mrs James Stacey | Co-opted | 15/11/2018 Board of Governors
| Headteacher’s PM Pay Review | Science Governor | Stacey’s Motors – Family Business | Vicky Stacey – Nursey Practitioner (wife) |
Mrs Jenny Baker
| Clerk | 01/09/2020 Board of Governors |
| Training | None Declared | Claire Creedy – TA (sister) |
St Mary’ Board of Governors
Meeting Attendance 2021/22
Governor
| 22/09/2021 | 03/11/2021 | 19/01/2022 | 30/03/2022 |
18/05/2022 | 06/07/2022 |
Nichola Bown
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Morwenna Dunstan
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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James Stacey
| Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Gail Cornish
| Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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Caroline Dibble
| Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
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Caroline Layton
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Rev Suse Osmond
| Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
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Steven Hellard
| Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
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Mary Clothier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Steve Cross |
| Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
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Hannah Read
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Jenny Baker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Jenny Patten |
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St Mary’ Board of Governors
Meeting Attendance 2020/21
Governor
| 23/09/2020 | 11/11/2020 | 20/01/2021 | 24/03/2021 |
19/05/2021 | 16/06/21 |
14/07/2021 |
Nichola Bown
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Morwenna Dunstan
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
James Stacey
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Tracey Porter
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Jenny Patten
| Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| No |
Gail Cornish
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Caroline Dibble
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Caroline Layton
| Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Rev Suse Osmond
| Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Steven Hellard
| Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Mary Clothier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Hannah Read
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| Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes |
Jenny Baker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cancelled
| Yes
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Dawn Fothergill |
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Kirsty Tipney |
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