Bassetts Farm Primary School

The Governing Body

Every school has a Governing Body to represent the public in the running of schools. School Governors bring perspectives from ordinary life and work with the staff and the Local Authority to help secure the best possible education for the children in the school. They have important responsibilities like managing the school budget, overseeing the curriculum and appointing staff, especially the Head Teacher who is responsible for the day to day management of the school.

Governors are involved, to a greater or lesser extent, with everything to do with a school, its pupils, staff, parents and buildings. It would be very difficult for every governor to be personally involved in all these matters listed above. In view of this, it is common practice for governing bodies to form committees, that is, small groups of governors who deal with particular topics.

At Bassetts Farm Primary School we have separate committees to deal with finance, personnel, curriculum and premises matters. Committees are allowed to co-opt people who are not governors to help them with their work. Our Governors are linked to a class and curriculum area so that they can get to know the school really well.

BASSETTS FARM PRIMARY SCHOOL – GOVERNING BOARD (Mar 2023)
Name	Type of Governor	Appointing Body	Office	Term	Committee	Registered interests	2020/21
Sarah Bennett	Headteacher	Ex-officio		01/09/09 -	Resources, Teaching & Learning	Avocet Learning Trust Trustee Governor Sidmouth College	FGB 4/4 RES 6/6 T&L 6/6
Mike White	Foundation	Avocet Learning Trust	Chair	06/10/21 – 05/10/25	Resources, Teaching & Learning, Pay	Avocet Learning Trust Trustee	FGB 3/4 RES 6/6 T&L 5/6
David Gingell	Co-opted	Governing board	Resources Chair	16/09/21 – 15/09/25	Resources	U3A Exmouth Church Institute	FGB 4/4 RES 6/6
Di Hatchett	Co-opted	Governing board	T&L Chair	16/09/21 – 15/09/25	Teaching & Learning, Pay	Oxford University Press, Project X Code Series Editor; Director Every Child a Chance Trust; Governor Countess Wear Primary School	FGB 3/4 T&L 4/6
Suman Kalpanath	Co-opted	Governing Board		31/03/2022 –  30/03/ 2026	Teaching & Learning	Mental Health for children and young people	N/A
Krystalla Panayi	Staff	Governing board		17/11/20 -16/11/24	Teaching & Learning	Teacher at Bassetts	FGB 3/4 T&L 5/6 RES 1/1
Daniel Moore	Parent	Parent election		01/03/20 -29/02/24	Resources	Moores Pasties, Chairman at Bassetts Farm Pre School	FGB 3/4 RES 2/6
Tim Nield	Parent	Parent election		12/10/20 – 11/10/24	Teaching & Learning	Safeguarding	FGB 4/4 T&L 2/6
Erin Boatman	Parent	Parent election		22/01/21 – 21/01/25	Teaching & Learning	SEND	FGB 1/2 RES 1/2 T&L 1/2
Lucy Oaks Ash	Parent	Parent election		10/12/21 – 09/12/25	Resources	Teacher at Exmouth Community College	N/A
Greg Price	Foundation	Avocet Learning Trust	Vice Chair	03/03/22 – 02/03/26	Resources	Public health, Staff Wellbeing, Mental Health	N/A
Daniel Yeo	Parent	Parent Election		03/02/23- 02/02/27	Resources	Parent, New Governor , Community links	N/A
Nicky Taylor- Bashford	Co-opted	Governing board		10/03/2023- 09/03/2027	Resources	Previous primary Head Teacher	N/A
Chris Clarkson	Associate Member	Governing Board		16/09/21 – Autumn 22	Teaching & Learning (voting)	Deputy Head	FGB 3/4 T&L 5/6
GOVERNORS WHO HAVE LEFT IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS