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Governors

The Governing Body is responsible for ensuring that the school provides the best education possible for all the children in a safe, happy and secure environment. We oversee school activity at a strategic level and work with Mrs Parfitt and her leadership team to set the direction of the school and to identify how the school will develop and improve.

 

Our main responsibilities are:

  • Monitoring the performance and progress of all our children
  • Working with the staff to help them teach and care for every child
  • Deciding on how the resources of the school are best used
  • Planning ahead so that the performance of every child and our school continues to improve

 

We meet as a Full Governing Body every term and we also have an Inclusion Committee which oversees matters relating to Special Educational Needs and Disability, reporting back to the Full Governing Body. However, we do tend to meet more frequently, and many of our governors spend time working with the staff on their visits to understand more about the day to day life of our school. 

St Anne's Governor Statutory Information 2024-2025

St Anne's Governor Statutory Attendance Information 2024-2025

St Anne's Governor Statutory Information 2023-2024

St Anne's Governor Statutory Attendance Information 2023-2024

Meet The Governors

 

Claire Parfitt - Headteacher - Ex-Officio Member  

 

Rev Bruce Goodwin – Ex-Officio Member - Foundation Governor 

I am the Vicar of St Anne’s Church. I came to Oldland in September 2017 from Gloucester Diocese. I was previously the Senior Chaplain at the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham and Gloucester. I have been married for 25 years and have two children who are now at University. Obviously as St Anne’s School is a Church of England school, it is part of my responsibility to be a Governor. However, as a former Secondary School teacher, I feel a particular affinity for educational institutions. I have a specific interest in the Religious Education of children and regularly take assemblies in school. I very much want to support Mrs Parfitt and I am glad to be a Governor of such a great school. My Governor link subject is RE/Collective Worship.

 

Rebecca Clothier – Staff Governor 

 

Pam Booth - Co-Opted Governor 

 

David Kenny – Parent Governor, Vice Chair of Governors and Chair of the Inclusion Committee

 

Stephen Tresise – Foundation Governor 

I became a Foundation Governor in 2011, a member of St Anne’s Church on the school governing body. I have lived locally and been a member of St Anne’s Church since childhood. I am married with two children, who both thrived at St Anne’s school from Reception to Year 6. I find my role as a governor extremely rewarding and enjoy the many aspects of working with Mrs Parfitt, the staff and fellow governors of the school, for the good of all the children. We are blessed with a fantastic school thanks to the hard working attitude of the staff and children. I am committed to promote Christian values and maintaining the Christian distinctiveness of the school. I am the subject link governor for Science and have an active role monitoring Data and performance management.

 

Richard Bryant - Foundation Governor

I became a Foundation Governor at St Anne's in 2024 having lived in the Oldland area and have been a member of St Anne's Church since 1980. I am married and we have two adult sons and a granddaughter, who is a pupil at St Anne's. I studied and worked on various aspects of Electrical & Electronic Engineering and project management but retired a number of years ago. I remain an active member of the church and have been aware of the importance of the role of the school in our local community. I am looking forward to using some of my experience to help the hard working staff and governors in the challenging task of ensuring the school remains one which is recognised, by both pupils and parents, as a place for excellent learning. 

 

Mark Shere – Co-Opted Governor - Chair of Governors 

I first became a Parent Governor in July 2012 and have since become a Co-Opted governor and served as Chair of the Finance Committee and now Chair of Governors. Both of my children have been through St Anne’s and it has always been evident that everyone in the school is totally committed to providing an opportunity and environment for children to learn and develop important life skills to fulfil their potential. 
Being a Governor allows me to help and support the school for the good of all the children at St Anne’s now and in the future. With ever increasing pressures and constraints placed upon schools it is vital that the Head, teaching staff and Governing Body work closely together and this very evident at St Anne’s and a pleasure to be part of.

 

Kevin Davis – Co-Opted Governor and member of the Inclusion Committee

My daughter had the best journey through Primary School thanks to the support and encouragement of all the staff at St Anne's. Although she has moved on to Secondary School, I was pleased to have the opportunity to continue to support St Anne's by becoming a Co-Opted Governor. I have worked in IT, mainly in roles where I was managing both projects and people. I have a particular interest in disability and inclusion and hope that I can use my experience and expertise to add to the Governing Body in a balanced and impartial way. My Governor subject link is Geography.

 

Daniel Sivell - Parent Governor - awaiting information

 

Louise Crowthers - Co-Opted Governor - I have lived in the local community for over 30 years. I have two sons who went to school in Bitton before going on to secondary school and I have three grandchildren who keep me entertained! In terms of my background, I was a secondary teacher of Mathematics for 32 years before taking early retirement in 2019. For most of my career I was a Pastoral Head and a Head of Mathematics, working in local schools. As a governor I take an interest in all aspects of learning but in particular I use my expertise to support learning in Maths and hope to expand this to all STEM subjects.

 

Helena Hills - Co-Opted Governor 

I am very much looking forward to being part of the Governing Body here at St Anne's. I have two children, our eldest has just enjoyed his first year at the school and our youngest will be starting Reception in 2024. I'm deeply passionate about the quality of education, especially in these formative early years. I am experienced with neurodiversity and believe that ensuring a broad range of opportunities within a positive day to day environment that fosters understanding, curiosity and joy which is critical for children to unlock their individual potential. St Anne's is a wonderful school and such a fantastic environment for learning. I am keen to help raise the profile of the school, drawing from my experience with our flourishing family business. I'm excited to support Mrs Parfitt to help foster collaboration throughout the whole school community, from the children to the staff, governors, parents and beyond. 

 

Sue Abrahams - Clerk to Governors

 

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