Bassetts Farm Primary School

A love of learning for life

St John’s Road, Exmouth, Devon EX8 4GB

01395 275968

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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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School Governor Vacancies

 

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