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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

  • Z Fletcher (Headteacher) 
  • J Gallagher

Clerk to the Governors

  • J Coleman

 

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, Mrs J Coleman 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 and Committee Meetings

 

Y - Attended meeting       A - Apologies received     

Standards Committee

2024 - 2025

19.11.24 - cancelled due to weather and attendance14.01.2510.06.25
Zoe FletcherAgenda items covered in FGB Dec 24Y 
Stephen Handsley A 
Gerry Carr Y 
Laura Smith Y 
Helen Bauer Y 
James Gallagher Y 

 

Resources Committee

2024 - 2025

15.10.2411.02.2506.05.25 (29th April cancelled)
Zoe FletcherYY 
Stephen HandsleyYA 
Laura SmithYA 
Gerry CarrYY 
Helen BauerYY 
James GallagherYY 
Martin BarradellYY 

 

Full Governing Board 

2024 - 2025

17.09.2417.12.2401.04.2515.07.2025
Zoe FletcherYYY 
Stephen HandsleyAAY 
Laura SmithYYY 
Gerry CarrYYY 
Martin BarradellYYY 
Helen BauerYYY 
James GallagherYYA 

 

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

 

 

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 HandsleyCo-opted governor  Governor appointed30.09.2130.09.25  
Laura SmithParent governor  Parent Nomination15.10.2115.10.25  
Gerry CarrParent governor  Parent Nomination15.10.2115.10.25  
Helen BauerCo-opted governor  Governors appointed27.09.202227.09.2026 

 

 

 

Martin BarradellCo-opted governor  Governors appointed17.09.202417.09.2024  
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