Governing Body 2018 – 2019
| Mr Robin Bennett
Chair |
Parent Governor
Appointed by parents 4 year term of office |
| Mrs Sarah Gauden | 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 |
| Mr Andy Kelly | Parent Governor
Appointed by parents 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
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.