Governors
The Governing Body at Blue Bell Hill Primary.
Our Chair of Governors is Miss Vicky Unwin. She can be contacted via e-mail on Vicky.unwin@bluebellhill.org.uk.
Our school’s governing body consists of:
Parent governors
Who are elected by the parents and carers of school pupils.
Co-opted governors
Who are appointed by the governing body. Co-opted governors are people who in the opinion of the governing body have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
Staff Governors
Who are is elected by fellow members of staff.
The Head Teacher
Mrs Rebecca Martin is by her position automatically elected to a position on the governing body.
Governor Information, dates of office and register of interests
Name of governor |
Category of governor |
Link Governor Responsibility |
Term of office |
Meetings Attended 2024/ 25 |
Relevant business interests |
Mrs Rebecca Martin
|
Head Teacher Staff |
|
|
1/3 |
|
Miss Vicky Unwin | Community |
Chair and SEND |
1.10.23-30.10.27 | 1/3 | n/a |
Mrs Nicola Gilzeane-Dakin |
Community |
|
1.10.23-30.09.27 |
1/3 |
n/a |
Mrs Lisa Towers |
Safeguarding |
Safeguarding and Attendance.
|
1.10.2023-30.09.27 |
0/3 |
n/a |
Lucy Bird | Parent | 1.10.23-30.09.2027 | 0/3 | n/a | |
Emma Thornton | Staff | 11.11.24-10.11.2028 | 1/3 | n/a | |
Mrs Suzanne Scrivens | Community | 14.11.2024-13.11.2028 | 1/3 |
Other Stakeholders
Kate Holloway - Deputy head
Sharon Seery - Business Manager
Our Governing Body
All schools have a governing body which is generally composed of people from four different groups:
- The School Staff
- The Local Authority
- Parents
- The Local Community
Each governor is chosen by the group they represent.
Working together, governors support the school, particularly in making key decisions about its overall vision for children’s education. As a group, we never lose sight of the school’s most important people: the children. We want the best for them trying always to keep what will improve their future life chances at the front of our thinking.
Purpose of a Governing Body
The purpose of having a governing body is to:
- Help the school to set high standards by planning for the school's future and setting targets for school improvement
- Keep the pressure up on school improvement
- Be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
- Help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community
- Make the school accountable to the public for what it does
- Work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review
- Exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the headteacher and staff
- Not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action.