You can read about the people who make up our board of governors 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:
Governance Documents
Governing Body
At Bicton C. E. Primary School and Nursery, our Governing Body is made up of the Head teacher, a member of our teaching staff, our vicar, a foundation governor, parent governors who are nominated by other parents, a Local Authority governor 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 full Governing Body meeting each term, as well as sub-committee meetings several times a year, with specific ‘duties’ linked to different aspects of school life. Our Governing Body strives to provide the best possible education for all of our pupils.
The Head teacher 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.
(During the Covid-19 pandemic, our Governing Body met in person where possible and some meetings were held remotely where necessary.)
Governor Newsletter July 2023
Governor Newsletter July 2022
Governor Newsletter December 2021
Governor Newsletter March 2021
Governor Newsletter November 2020
We are lucky enough to have an excellent team of governors at Bicton. Full details of each member can be seen below:
Mrs Shirley Ansell – Local Authority Governor
Mrs Ansell’s children and grandchildren have attended Bicton C E Primary School. “I firmly believe that a quality education is the most valuable thing we can give our children. At Bicton School, I am proud to say that every child counts.”
Committee Membership
Complaints (reserve)
Finance and General Personnel – Chair
Pupil Discipline – Chair
Salaries and Performance Management – Chair
Staff Discipline/Staff Dismissal Appeals – Clerk
Re-appointment date – November 2020
Term of office end date – 10/11/2024
Mrs Eleanor Mavin – Staff
Committee Membership
Standards and Curriculum
Re-appointment date – February 2024
Term of office end date – 07/02/2028
Mrs Juliette Freeman – Chair – Co-opted
Juliette is a parent and a co-opted governor. Her area of expertise is Early Years; until recently, she was a local authority Early Years Advisor and is currently an Ofsted Early Years Inspector.
Committee Membership
Finance and General Personnel – Clerk
Pupil Discipline – Clerk
Salaries and Performance Management – Clerk
Staff Discipline/Staff Dismissal Appeals – Chair
Standards and Curriculum – Clerk
Re-appointment date – May 2020
Term of office end date – 23/05/2024
Mrs Natalie Johnson – Headteacher
Committee Membership
Finance and General Personnel
Premises, Security and Health and Safety
Salaries and Performance Management
Standards and Curriculum
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.”
Committee Membership
Appeals (reserve)
Complaints – Chair
Finance and General Personnel (reserve)
Pupil Discipline
Salaries and Performance Management
Staff Discipline/Staff Dismissal Appeals
Standards and Curriculum – Chair
Re-appointment date – September 2023
Term of office end date – 04/09/2027
Reverend Hannah Lins – Foundation
“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.”
Committee Membership
Appeals – Clerk
Complaints – Clerk
Staff Discipline/Staff Dismissal – Clerk
Foundation Governor at Bomere Heath C E Primary School
Appointment date – July 2021
Term of office end date – July 2025
Mrs Marian Owoniyi – Parent
Committee Membership
Premises, Security and Health and Safety (reserve)
Pupil Discipline (reserve)
Staff Discipline/Staff Dismissal (reserve)
Appointment date – June 2022
Term of office end date – 30/06/2026
Mr Ian Simons – Parent
Committee Membership
Premises, Security and Health and Safety – Clerk
Staff Discipline/Staff Dismissal – Chair
Appointment date – June 2022
Term of office end date – 30/06/2026
Mr John Street – Vice-Chair – Co-opted
“I can bring to the Governing Body, my 10 years’ experience as a Community Governor and my professional skills and experiences in the areas of building strong and healthy relationships, managing and delivering change, and personnel management.
I have spent over thirty years working in the retail industry, most recently in the area of business transformation and have significant experience in delivering change and in operational and people management. Working for a Community retailer has allowed me the opportunity to engage and co-operate within the local environment. I have two teenage children, who have recently completed their journey through primary education, allowing me to experience the early years educational experience as a parent and to see the challenges faced by priamry education.
Having worked closely with the school, I have and continue to be impressed by the role it takes and fulfils in the local community and I am keen to ensure that it continues to shine and prosper.”
Committee Membership
Appeals – Chair
Complaints
Premises, Security and Health and Safety – Chair
Staff Discipline/Staff Dismissal Appeals
Re-appointment date – November 2022
Term of office end date – 15/11/2026
Mrs Sian Tiplady – Parent
Committee Membership
Appeals
Staff Discipline/Staff Dismissal
Standards and Curriculum (reserve)
Appointment date – June 2022
Term of office end date – 30/06/2026