Meet The Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

As a Governing Board our core functions are:

1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

2. Holding the Executive Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and

3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

The membership of the Governing Body at Winterbourne Valley CE VA First School's Governing Body is as follows:

Photograph	Name	Type of Governor	Special Responsibilities	Term of appointment
	Rachel Horne	Executive Headteacher		01.09.2006
	Natasha Flux	Head of School Foundation Governor		01.09.2016
	Robert Smith	Chair Foundation Governor	Safeguarding and Health & Safety	01/06/2013 - 01/06/2017
	Lisa Walters	Vice Chair Foundation Governor	Mathematics	01/06/2013 - 01/06/2017
	Barbara Southcott	Foundation Governor	English	01/09/2016 - 01/09/2020
	Carl Saunders	Foundation Governor		01/09/2016 - 01/09/2020
	Rev Jean Saddington	Ex-Officio Foundation Governor	Religious Education	01/09/2015 - 01/09/2019
	Julie Taylor	Staff Governor		01.09.2006
	Cheryl Forbes	Parent Governor	EYFS	11/07/2016 - 11/07/2020
	Stuart Heaton	Parent Governor	Website and Special Educational Needs	19/07/2016 - 18/07/2020
	Amanda Gallaher	Local Authority Governor	Finance	04/03/2015 - 04/03/2019

Summary of Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests 2016/2017

Name of Governor	Name of Business	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date of Appointment
Rachel Horne	No business interest declared	N/A	Executive Head for the Abbas Collaboration.	Cerne Abbas Sept 2014 POW Jan 2016
Natasha Flux	No business interest declared	N/A	Head of School. Possible parent conflict.	N/A
Rob Smith	No business interest declared	N/A	Foundation Governor at Cerne Abbas CE VC First School. Possible parent conflict.	Cerne Abbas Sept 2014
Lisa Walters	No business interest declared	N/A	Possible parent conflict.	N/A
Barbara Southcott	Westrees (Partner/proprietor)	Woodland management	Chair of Governors at Cerne Abbas CE VC First School. Governor of Cheselbourne Village School.	Cerne Abbas Sept 2016 Cheselbourne Dec 2016
Carl Saunders	No business interest declared	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rev Jean Saddington	Blanchard Trust	A local charity supporting the needs of children in the catchment area.	Parish Vicar	N/A
Julie Taylor	No business interest declared	N/A	Teaching Assistant	N/A
Cheryl Forbes	No business interest declared	N/A	Pre-School helper and LSA. Possible parent conflict.	N/A
Stuart Heaton	No business interest declared	N/A	Jane Heaton, Wife, works at school completing Extended Schools admin. Possible parent conflict.	N/A
Amanda Gallaher	Grove Preschool Playgroup (Date Interest Ceased: Sept 2016) Charter (SA) Ltd part of Magna Housing Group.	Helping people meet their Housing needs.	LA Governor at Cerne Abbas CE VC First School. Parent Governor at DMS.	Cerne Abbas May 2014 DMS Nov 2014

Governing Body Information