School Governors

Message from the Chair of Governors

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to Ramsbury Primary School, an OFSTED rated Outstanding Community School.

Our school is a warm, happy and positive learning community where every pupil is encouraged and able to reach their full potential.

Under the outstanding leadership of our Head Teacher, our team of highly motivated and professional teachers and support staff is committed to every child’s success. The school instils a love of learning, along with respect for others and growing self-confidence. We value every child for their contribution to our school community as well as to the wider community.

As Governors we are committed to ensuring that all our children are provided with the highest standard of teaching and are able to learn in a safe, caring environment. At Ramsbury Primary School they receive a thorough, rounded and totally enjoyable education during their formative years.

You and your child will be joining a happy, caring and continuously improving school community where your child will work hard, behave well and succeed. We believe that your hopes and expectations for your child will be more than fulfilled.

Yours sincerely

Ashley de Safrin

Chair of Governors

Please take a look at our Annual Statement 2018–19

We have 14 Governors on the Governing Body:

Governor	Business/ Other Interest	FGB Attendance 2018-19	Committee Attendance 2018-19
Carol Davies Type of Governor: Staff Appointed/Elected by: Staff Term of Office: 5th May 2017 – 4th May 2021 Committee: Curriculum (C)	Nil Return	4/5	C–4/4
Roger Greasley Type of Governor: Local Authority Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body/LA Term of Office: 28th Jan 2018 – 27th Jan 2022 Committee: Staffing (S), Finance & Premises (F&P) Responsibilities: Joint Chair of Finance & Premises Committee	Parish Councillor, Ramsbury	4/5	S-4/5 F&P-4/5
Michele Barley Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: Committee:	Nil Return	N/A	N/A
Darren Arekion Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: Committee: Premises Committee	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sophie Pollock Type of Governor: Parent Appointed/Elected by: Parents Term of Office: 23rd Jan 2018 – 22nd Jan 2022 Committee: Curriculum (C) Responsibilities: Vice Chair of FGB from 5th Apr 2019	Nil Return	5/5	C-4/4
Joanna Price Type of Governor: Staff (Head Teacher) Appointed/Elected by: Ex Officio Term of Office: 25th Dec 2013 – 25th Dec 2050 Committee: Attends all	Nil Return	5/5	S-5/5 C-4/4 F&P-5/5
Juliet Rean Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 17th Oct 2016 – 16th Oct 2020 Committee: Curriculum (C)	Nil Return	4/5	C-4/4
Ashley de Safrin Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 6th Oct 2015 – 5th Oct 2019 Committee: Vice Chair of Governors until 5th Apr 2019, Chair of Governors from 5th Apr 2019, Staffing (S), Finance & Premises (F&P)	Partner on Excalibur Trust Board	3/5	F&P-4/5 S-3/4
Steve Sherman Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 06-Oct-19 – 05-Oct-23 Committee: Joint Chair of Finance & Premises Committee (F&P)
Emily Travis Type of Governor: Parent Appointed/Elected by: Parents Term of Office: 23rd Jan 2018 – 22nd Jan 2022 Committee: Curriculum (C)	Nil Return	2/5	C-4/4
Will Wallage Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 1st Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2021 Committee: Finance & Premises (F&P)	Nil Return	3/5	F&P-3/5
Anna Whitehead Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 1st Jan 2018 – 31 Dec 2021 Committee: Chair of Governors until 5th Apr 2019, Chair of Curriculum from Feb 2019, Attends all Responsibilities: Curriculum (C)	Parish Councillor, Minal	5/5	F&P-3/3 S-3/3 C-4/4
Lisa Wilson-Pooley Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 21st Nov 2017 – 20th Nov 2021 Committee: Staffing (S) Responsibilities: Chair of Staffing	Nil Return	5/5	S-4/5
Michael Allman Type of Governor: Associate Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 19th Feb 2016 – 31st Aug 2020	Nil Return	N/A	N/A

Governors resigning 2019/20:

Governor	Business / Other Interest	FGB Attendance 2018-19	Committee Attendance 18-19
Sarah Kingdom Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 7th Dec 2017 – 6th Dec 2021 Committee: Staffing (S)	Nil Return	3/5	S-3/4 C-1/4
Tom Jeffery Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 6th Oct 2015 – 5th Oct 2019 Committee: Finance & Premises (F&P) Responsibilities: Joint Chair of Finance & Premises Committee until November 2019	Nil Return	4/5	F&P-2/5
Alison Ilott Type of Governor: Co-opted Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body Term of Office: 2nd Mar 2015 – 28th Feb 2023 Committee: Curriculum (C) Responsibilities: Chair of Curriculum until February 2019	Nil Return	2/5	C-2/4

Governors resigning 2018/19:

Governor

Business / Other Interest

FGB Attendance 2017-18

Committee Attendance 17-18

Victoria Compton

Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body
Term of Office: 17th Oct 2016 – 16th Oct 2020
Committee: Finance & Premises (F&P)

Nil Return

5/5

F&P–3/5

S-2/5

Deborah Lewis

Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body
Term of Office: 14th Oct 2014 – 15th Oct 2018
Committee: Curriculum (C)

Nil Return

4/5

C-4/4

Governors resigned in 2017/18

Governor

Business / Other Interest

FGB Attendance 2017-18

Committee Attendance 17-18

Susan Findlay

Type of Governor: Co-opted
Appointed/Elected by: Governing Body
Term of Office: 17th Oct 2016 – 31st Dec 2017
Committee: Staffing (S), Curriculum (C)

Parish Councillor

2/2

S-2/2

C-2/2