Meet The Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Our Governors meet regularly and copies of the minutes of the Full Governing Body meetings are available on request from the school office or email clerk@winterbournevalley.dorset.sch.uk

We are currently looking for a new parent governor and you are invited to apply. Please see papers below.

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	Headteacher		01/09/2016
	Carl Saunders	Chair Co-Opted Governor		01/09/2016 - 01/09/2020
	Tessa Braidwood	Staff Governor		03/12/2018 - 3/12/2022
	Rev Jean Saddington	Ex-Officio Foundation Governor	Religious Education	01/09/2015 - 01/09/2019
	Dick Corbett-Winder	Foundation Governor	SEND	05/02/2018 - 05/02/2022
	Peter Steel		Mathematics	05/02/2018 - 05/02/2022
	Claire Weatherburn	Parent Governor	SEND, Safeguarding, PP, LAC	10/01/2019 - 09/01/2023
	Louisa Russell	Parent Governor	SEND, Safeguarding, PP, LAC	3/12/2018 - 3/12/2022

Summary of Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests 2018/2019

Name of Governor	Name of Business	Nature of Business	Nature of Interest	Date of Appointment
Rachel Horne	No business interest declared	N/A	Headteacher	N/A
Carl Saunders	No business interest declared	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tessa Braidwood	No business interest declared	N/A	Teacher	N/A
Rev Jean Saddington	Blanchard Trust	A local charity supporting the needs of families in the catchment area.	Parish Vicar Ex-Officio Governor at St Osmund's Middle School	N/A St Osmund's Middle Sept 2012
Dick Corbett-Winder	Blanchard Trust GAP ART	A local charity supporting the needs of families in the catchment area. Charity - send volunteer adults with art skills overseas.	Volunteer	05/02/2018
Peter Steel	No Business Interest Declared	N/A	N/A	05/02/2018
Claire Weatherburn	No Business Interest Declared	N/A	N/A	03/12/2018
Louisa Russell	No Business Interest Declared	N/A	N/A	03/12/2018

Governing Body Information