Governing Body 2017 – 2018
| Mr Gary Lester
Chair of Governors & Chair of Resources Committee |
Parent Governor
Appointed by parents 4 year term of office |
| Mrs Julia Sadler
Chair of Pupils and Curriculum Committee |
Parent Governor
Appointed by parents 4 year term of office |
| Mrs Sarah Gauden | Parent Governor
Appointed by parents 4 year term of office |
| Mr Robin Bennett
Vice Chair |
Parent Governor
Appointed by parents 4 year term of office |
| Mrs Penny White | Parent Governor
Appointed by parents 4 year term of office |
| Mr Paul King | Co-opted Governor
Appointed by board of governors 4 year term of office |
| Mrs Maggie Martin | Co-opted Governor
Appointed by board of governors 4 year term of office |
| Mrs Val Howells | Co-opted Governor
Appointed by board of governors 4 year term of office |
| Mr Russell Leigh | Headteacher
Ex officio |
| Mrs Annabel Eade | Staff Governor
Appointed by staff 4 year term of office |
| Revd. Jon Roberts | Foundation Governor
Appointed by Diocese 4 year term of office |
| Revd. Canon Sue Booys | Foundation Governor
Appointed by Diocese 4 year term of office |
| Mrs Sally Elliott
Vice Chair |
Local Authority Governor
Appointed by Oxfordshire County Council 4 year term of office |
| Mrs Georgie Clarke | Clerk to the Governors
Appointed by board of governors |
Register of Pecuniary Interests:
Each year governors are required to sign a register of pecuniary interests. This declares whether they have any financial or business interests that could conflict with their duties as a school governor. Over the past 3 years, no financial or business interests have been declared by the school governors and none are related to members of staff.
st birinus pecuniary interests register
Governing Body Committees and Special Governor Responsibilities
St Birinus List of Governors committee membership October 2017
Copies of Full Governing Body meeting minutes are available from the school office.
Meet the Governors .’
Julia Sadler is a parent governor and vice chair, and has been on the governing body since March 2014. She sits on the pupils and curriculum sub-committee. Julia has two daughters at the school: Megan is in year 4 and in Red class; Carys is in year 2 and in Blue class. She was involved in the school in other ways before becoming a governor – as a parent helper, she listened to key stage one children read and was secretary of the PTA. She is an editor at GTI Media in Wallingford.
Gary Lester is a parent governor and now Chair of Governors having been Vice Chair for 2014-15, and has been on the governing body since September 2014. He was the chair of the Finance and Resourcing committee. Gary has one son at the school: Thomas is in year 4 and two daughters aged 13 and 16 who have both passed through the school. Gary is a former management consultant and is currently a Director at Sky.
Val Howells is a Community Governor and Dorchester Parish Councillor. She has been on the Parish Council and on the Governing Board since February 2015. Val is a retired scientist and worked for the Medical Research Council at Harwell. Val has lived in the village for about 22 years.
Maggie Martin is a Community Governor and has been on the governing body since March 2014. She is a member of the Pupils and Curriculum sub-committee. She has two grown up sons, and teaches at the Open University.
Sue Booys is the Rector of Dorchester and has been a Foundation Governor of St Birinus School since taking up that appointment in 2005. She sits on the Finance Committee of the Governing Body and takes a weekly assembly in school.