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Governors - General Information

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 

  •  L Smith

 Vice-chair of Governors

  • H Bauer/Dr S Handsley 

Parent Governors

  • L Smith 
  • G Carr

Co-opted Governors

  • Dr S Handsley
  •  M Barradell
  • H Bauer

Staff Governors

  • N Bartlett (Headteacher) 
  • J Gallagher

Clerk to the Governors

  • Nottingham Clerking Service

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     

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.

Name

Position

Name of Organisation

Nature of Interest

Appointed by

Date of Appointment

Date Interest Registered

Date Interest ceased

Notes

Zoe Fletcher

Head Teacher

     

Sept 2012

12.9.17

20.08.2025 

Retired

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

 
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