Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
For information about the board of trustees and members of Odyssey Collaborative Trust, please click here.
The current governing body members are:
Chair of Governors
Vice-chair of Governors
Parent Governors
Co-opted Governors
Staff Governors
Clerk to the Governors
Should you wish to contact governors please write a letter and send it into the school office clearly stating that the letter is for the governing board. The letter will be passed on to the Chair or Vice Chair of Governors. Letters to the governing board are treated in the strictest confidence. They are handled by the Clerk to Governors, and are not opened by a member of school staff.
You can also email the chair of governors via the Clerk to Governors email address: bwpsclerk@borrowwood.odysseyct.org.uk
Register of governor attendance at Full Governing Body
Y - Attended meeting A - Apologies received
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Full Governing Board 2025 - 2026 |
23.09.25 | 13.01.26 | 24.03.26 | 14.07.26 |
| Natalie Bartlett | Y | |||
| Stephen Handsley | Y | |||
| Laura Smith | Y | |||
| Gerry Carr | Y | |||
| Martin Barradell | Y | |||
| Helen Bauer | Y | |||
| James Gallagher | Y |
GOVERNORS REGISTER OF INTEREST
All governors are elected for a term of 4 years from their starting date.
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Name |
Position |
Name of Organisation |
Nature of Interest |
Appointed by |
Date of Appointment |
Date Interest Registered |
Date Interest ceased |
Notes |
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Zoe Fletcher |
Head Teacher |
Sept 2012 |
12.9.17 |
20.08.2025 |
Retired |
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Ian Bestwick |
Parent Governor Co opted governor |
Industrial Action Benefit Ltd |
Director |
Parent election Governor appointed |
11.7.17 19.10.2021 |
18.9.20 19.10.2025 |
17.09. 2025 |
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| Dr Stephen Handsley | Co-opted governor | Governor appointed | 30.09.21 | 30.09.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laura Smith | Parent governor | Parent Nomination | 15.10.21 | 15.10.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerry Carr | Parent governor | Parent Nomination | 15.10.21 | 15.10.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Helen Bauer | Co-opted governor | Governors appointed | 27.09.2022 | 27.09.2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Barradell | Co-opted governor | Governors appointed | 17.09.2024 | 17.09.2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Gallagher | Staff Governor | Staff appointed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Natalie Bartlett | Head teacher | 01.09.2025 |