The governors are highly committed to and supportive of the school. Ofsted May 2015
School governors are volunteers who help to run the school - together they’re called the 'governing body'. They’re involved in decisions about all aspects of managing the school – such as running buildings and budgets, supporting staff and setting standards of school discipline.
Governors also help to make big decisions about the school’s long-term goals. They support head teachers, but also ask questions and make sure the head teacher is taking the school in the right direction.
At Bowness-on-Solway Primary School our governors are:
| Governor Name |
Start of Term |
End of Term |
Governor Category | Committees and additional roles |
Business Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Wind |
Local Authority Governor |
Vice Chair of FGB Safer Recruitment Governor Child Protection Governor Performance Management Finance, Curriculum and SEF committees Staff Dismissal Committee and Complaints Committee |
Support Work - self employed | ||
| Clair McCaul | Nov 2021 | Partnership Governor |
Chair of FGB Performance Management Finance and SEF Committees Staff Dismissal Appeals Committee and Complaints Committee |
Biologist - Armstrong McCaul Biological Consultants | |
| Susan Davies | Head Teacher | Finance, Curriculum and SEF Committees | Head Teacher | ||
| Ian Grainger | Sept 2021 | Partnership Governor |
Finance Committee Performance Management Staff Dismissal Appeals Committee Pupil Exclusion Appeals Committee |
Farmer | |
| Sam Firth | June 2021 | Parent Governor |
Finance Committee Performance Management Staff Dismissal and Pupil Exclusion Appeals Committee |
Director of BPD Global Group Ltd Treasurer of Glasson Community Association |
|
| Gill Barker |
Jan 2020 |
Parent Governor |
Curriculum Committee Maths Governor Staff Dismissal Committee |
Teacher - Trinity School
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| Michelle Harrison | May 2020 | Co-Opted Governor | Curriculum Committee | School Staff and Treasurer of the Parents Association | |
| Kimberley Thompson | March 2020 | Staff Governor |
Curriculum Committee Gifted and Talented Governor |
Teacher | |
| Kate Morton | Nov 2020 | Parent Governor |
Curriculum Committee Pupil Exclusion Appeals Committee |
Receptionist - Cumbria Turf Chair of Parents Association |
|
| Rachael Holliday |
Jan 2020 |
Parent Governor |
Curriculum Committee Health & Safety Governor SEND Governor Complaints Committee |
Rural Payment Agency | |
| Vacancy | Parent Governor |
The Clerk to Governors is Elizabeth Cozens
The governors can be contacted through the school.
Attendance at Full Governing Body Meetings during Academic Year 2017/18
| Name of Governor | 19/09/17 | 15/11/2017 | 14/1/2018 | 15/3/2018 | 15/5/2018 | 4/07/2018 |
Resigned/ end of office |
| Matthew Wind | A | ü | A | A | ü | ü | |
| Susan Davies | ü | ü | A | ü | ü | ü | |
| Gill Barker | ü | ü | A | ü | ü | ü | |
| Ian Grainger | ü | ü | A | ü | ü | ü | |
| Rachael Holliday | ü | ü | A | ü | ü | ü | |
| Kate Morton | ü | A | A | ü | A | ü | |
| Clare McCaul | ü | A | A | A | ü | ü | |
| Michelle Harrison | ü | ü | A | ü | ü | ü | |
| Kimberley Craig | ü | ü | A | ü | ü | ü | |
| Sam Firth | ü | A | A | ü | ü | ü |