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Meet The Governors

Our Governing Body

Our governing body is made up of volunteers, staff and parents. They guide and support the strategic direction of the school and offer a variety of  skills and experience. Minutes from the Full Governing Board meetings can be accessed via a request to the Headteacher, via the adminoffice email - adminoffice@greatbinfields.hants.sch.uk

 

The Governing Body consists of eleven governors, made up as follows:

  • 1 Headteacher
  • 1 Staff Governor ( appointed by staff)
  • 1 LA Governor (nominated by the county cllr and appointed by the GB)
  • 2 Parent Governors (elected by parents)
  • 7 co-opted governors (appointed by the board on a skills basis)

 

The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:

  • Set the aims and objectives for the School
  • Set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
  • Monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
  • Be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher (a critical friend)
  • Oversee the school finances

 

 

  Mr Matt Dooley

Chair of Governors

 

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • Finance Committee

 

Date Appointed: 2020

Current Term of Office: 4 February 2021-
3 February 2025

Chair of Governors

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year:

6 out of 6 (100%)

Mr Martin Biermann

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • HR and Admissions Committee

 

Date Appointed: 2001

Current Term of Office: 2 July 2023 - 3 July 2027

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Linguatastic (wife and daughter operate a language school which offers Great Binfield’s pupils lessons as an extra-curricular activity)

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year:

5 out of 6 (83%)
Mrs Jo Gilham

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • Finance Committee (chair)

 

Date Appointed: 2020

Current Term of Office: 7 February 2024-6 February 2028

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Son attends school

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year:

5 out of 6 (83%)
 

Vacancy for Co-opted Governor

 

 

Mrs Aileen Brown

Vice Chair

 

Responsibilities/Committees:

Vice Chair

Induction

 

Date Appointed: 2020

Current Term of Office:  1 September 2022-
31 August 2026

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year:

5 out of 6 (83%)
Mrs Sue-May Amos

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • Parent Governor

 

Date Appointed: 2022 (Elected by parents)

Current Term of Office: 25 May 2022-
24 May 2026

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Parent of two children in school

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year:

4 out of 6 (67%)
Mr Asher Stanford

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • Co-opted Governor
  • Finance Committee

 

Date Appointed:  2022

Current Term of Office: 7 July 2022 - 6 July 2026

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Parent of two children in school

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year (22/23):

4 out of 6 (67%)
Miss Stephanie Clark

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • Co-opted Governor
  • HR and Admissions Committee (Chair)

 

Date Appointed:  2023

Current Term of Office: 7 February 2023-
6 February 2027

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year:

2 out of 3 (67%)
Mrs Cepta Hamm

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • LA Governor
  • Safeguarding 

 

Date Appointed:  2024

Current Term of Office: 3rd July 2024 - 
2nd July 2028

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

Miss Laura Hanfin

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • Staff Governor

 

Date Appointed:  2024 (elected by staff)

Current Term of Office: 9 November 2021 - 8 Nov 2025

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

 

Miss Nicola Lyddon

Responsibilities/Committees:

  • Headteacher Governor
  • Finance Committee
  • HR and Admissions Committee

 

Date Appointed:  2023

 

Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none

 

Governance roles in other educational institutions: none

 

FGB Meetings attended in previous academic year:

5 out of 6 (83%)

 

 

GBP Governors Annual Statement and Impact Report 2020-2021 (last academic year)

Governor Attendance Records

Register of Pecuniary Interests