Meet the Governors
Who are the Governors of Itchen Abbas Primary School for the academic year 2023-24?
Pecuniary interests
Governors also certify that they have declared to the best of their knowledge, all beneficial interests which they, their relatives and other individuals closely connected with them have with businesses or other organisation’s which may have dealings with the school. This declaration is signed annually, and checked at each meeting of the Board of Governors. Any pecuniary interests have been declared and viewed by clicking on their profile above.
Safeguarding
Keeping children safe is a key role of the governors. All Governors complete the Child Protection training and are familiar with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Our Safeguarding Governor is Karen Tregunna. Her role includes checking the Single Central Register of staff and volunteers on a regular basis, assisting in the recruitment of new staff, as part of her Safer Recruitment role, and meeting with the Headteacher to audit the school's safeguarding provision and complete the annual Safeguarding return to DfE.
Who are we?
Every school is required to have a governing body and school governors are drawn from different parts of the community. This helps to ensure that the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience. At any time, our governing body will have a mix of each of these types of governors:
- Co-opted governors
- Local Authority governor
- Parent governors
- Headteacher
- Staff governor
Each autumn the governing body elects a chairperson and vice chairperson for the coming year and new parent governors are elected as required. This year, the role of Chair of Governors is shared between Sharon Priest and Rachael Cowling. The key responsibilities of each governor are set out below.
Sam Robbins - Staff Governor
Name: | Sam Robbins |
Pecuniary Interests: | None |
Category: | Staff Governor |
Appointed by: | Staff |
Term (Years and end date) |
4 years September 2027 |
Committee Membership: | None |
Responsibilities: |
Training |
Rob Bogan - Headteacher
Name Rob Bogan | |
Pecuniary Interests: None | |
Category: Head Teacher | |
Appointed by: Ex-officio | |
Term N/A (Years and end date) |
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Committee Membership: N/A | |
Responsibilities: N/A |
Barbara Dobson - Co-Opted
Name: | Barbara Dobson |
Pecuniary Interests: | None |
Category: | Co-opted |
Appointed by: | Governing Body |
Term (Years and end date) |
4 years July 2026 |
Committee Membership: | Resources |
Responsibilities: |
Governor Mentor, Health & Safety, School Council |
Jo Smith (Clerk)
Name: Jo Smith | |
Pecuniary Interests: None | |
Category: Clerk | |
Appointed by: Governing Body | |
Term (Years & End date) N/A |
|
Committee Membership: N/A | |
Responsibilities N/A |
Tom Stannard - Parent
Name: Tom Stannard | |
Pecuniary Interests: N/A |
|
Category: Parent | |
Appointed by: Parents | |
Term: 4 years (Years & End date) November 2025 |
|
Committee Membership: N/A | |
Responsibilities: PE & Sports Premium |
Co-Chair - Sharon Priest - Co-opted
Name | Sharon Priest |
Pecuniary Interests: | None |
Category: | Co-opted |
Appointed by: | Governors |
Term: (Year & End date) |
4 Years September 2027 |
Committee Membership: | Resources |
Responsibilities: |
Co-Chair, SEN, Inclusion, LAC, PP, HT performance, Personal Development, PSHE, EYFS, SENCo, Phonics |
Co-Chair - Rachael Cowling - Co-opted
Name | Rachael Cowling |
Pecuniary Interests: | None |
Category: | Co-opted |
Appointed by: | Governing Body |
Term: (Year & End date) |
4 Years October 2026 |
Committee Membership: | Resources |
Responsibilities: | Co-Chair, Finance Audit, Leadership and Management, Maths |
Debbie Collins - Co-opted
Name | Debbie Collins |
Pecuniary Interests: | None |
Category: | Co-opted |
Appointed by: | Governing Body |
Term: (Year & End date) |
4 Years September 2027 |
Committee Membership: | None |
Responsibilities: | School Council, Art, DT |
Becky Cook - Co-opted
Name | Becky cook |
Pecuniary Interests: | None |
Category: | Co-opted |
Appointed by: | Governing Body |
Term: (Year & End date) |
4 Years September 2027 |
Committee Membership: | None |
Responsibilities: | Wellbeing (children, staff, HT), Behaviour and Attitudes, Geography, History |
Matt Kurton - Parents
Name | Matt Kurton |
Pecuniary Interests: | None |
Category: | Parents |
Appointed by: | Parents |
Term: (Year & End date) |
4 Years January 2027 |
Committee Membership: | None |
Responsibilities: | HT performance, Wellbeing (children, staff, HT), Behaviour and Attitudes, English, Music, French, Communications |
Karen Tregunna - LA
Name | Karen Tregunna |
Pecuniary Interests: | None |
Category: | LA |
Appointed by: | Governing Body |
Term: (Year & End date) |
4 Years January 2027 |
Committee Membership: | None |
Responsibilities: | Safeguarding, Pupil Welfare, GDPR, Policies, Quality of Education, Science, RE, Computing |
At Itchen Abbas, the Governors and the Head Teacher work in partnership and are responsible for the strategic direction of the school. Governing bodies act within a policy framework which is set by national legislation and they meet formally every half term.
Our Governing Body is made up of 1 Sub Committee called 'The Resources Committee' and is made up of a selection of Governors.
The committee is responsible for the close monitoring and scrutiny of the schools annual budgetary spend, ensure the school meets its statutory obligations when recruiting and managing staff and ensure the premises and grounds meet all current legislative Health and Safety requirements. The committee has a Terms of Reference which are agreed annually.
Governors also certify that they have declared to the best of their knowledge, all beneficial interests which they, their relatives and other individuals closely connected with them have with businesses or other organisation’s which may have dealings with the school. This declaration is signed annually, and checked at each meeting of the Board of Governors. Any pecuniary interests have been declared and viewed by clicking on their profile above.
Attendance 2022-23
Names |
Full Governing Body | Resources Committee | ||
|
Number should have attended |
Number attended |
Number should have attended |
Number attended |
Will Barrett |
4 (resigned) |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |
Rob Bogan |
7 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
Aimee Dear |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
Barbara Dobson |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
Sharon Priest |
7 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
Verity Greig |
2 (resigned) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Jo Smith |
7 |
7 |
N/A |
N/A |
Tom Stannard |
7 |
5 |
N/A |
N/A |
Rachael Cowling |
6 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
Wendy Rishton |
3 (resigned) |
2 |
N/A |
N/A |
Karen Tregunna |
6 |
6 |
N/A |
N/A |
Matt Kurton |
4 |
3 |
N/A |
N/A |