Governors

You can read about the people who make up our local governing board below. If you would like to read official governance documents relating to our school, you can visit our governance page under our ‘Key Info’ section:

As a charity and company limited by guarantee, the Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees who have overall responsibility and ultimate decision-making authority for all the work of the Trust.

To support the effective operation of the Trust and its schools, the Board of Trustees has established committees to which it has delegated certain of its powers and functions. The Local Governing Body (LGB) is a committee of the Trust Board and these terms of reference set out the constitution, membership, and proceedings of this committee. Local Governing Bodies (LGBs) are established by the Board of Trustees to support the effective operation of the schools and represent the needs of their local community.

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Governor Support & Clerking Service (Service Level Agreement)

Shropshire Church of England Academies Trust provide a professional governor clerking service to a number of primary schools in Shropshire. Established in 2018 as The Trinity Federation Clerking Service, the service has built a reputation for high quality clerking, governance expertise and effectiveness. Please see our Service Level Agreement below for further information.

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Local Governing Board

At Bicton C. E. Primary School and Nursery, our local governing board is made up of the Head of School, a member of our teaching staff, our vicar, a foundation governor, parent governors who are nominated by other parents and 2 co-opted governors.

As part of our school leadership team, our governors provide challenge in their role in self evaluation and school improvement planning. They play a much-valued role in helping to raise and maintain standards.

Governors meet throughout the school year with one LGB meeting each term. Our LGB strives to provide the best possible education for all of our pupils.

The Head of School meets regularly with the Chair of Governors to discuss progress towards school improvement priorities.

Link governors visit school regularly during the year to visit classes, talk to pupils and meet with staff.

We are lucky enough to have an excellent team of governors at Bicton. Full details of each member can be seen below:

Reverend Hannah Lins – Chair of Governors

“My real passion is for affirming and encouraging people in the fullness of their identity. So I believe that education should be holistic, attending to those things that aren’t measurable and yet form our character: like our capacity for kindness, our community spirit, our awareness of our environment, and our sense of the divine- of God at work in our lives. At Bicton School this is an enormous strength – there is a real commitment to helping children to recognise themselves as unique, complex, members of something bigger and all equally valued. I hope that as a governor I can be part of that holy ground – where children are given the space to ask the big questions, to explore themselves and the world around them and to have confidence in who they are and the place we each have in our life together.”

Appointment date – July 2021

Term of office end date – July 2025

Mrs Eleanor Mavin – Head of School

Re-appointment date – February 2024

Term of office end date – 07/02/2028

Mrs Julie Ball – Executive Headteacher

Term of office end date – Ex officio

Miss Janet Leake – Foundation

“I have worked for over 30 years teaching primary school age children. For me, every child deserves access to a well-rounded education, in a safe and encouraging environment. As Foundation Governor, I hope that I can use my experience to support the school, in maintaining its Christian ethos and developing resilience for the future.”

Term of office end date – 04/09/2027