Governing Body

The Governing body is responsible, together with Mrs Bass and the Senior Leadership Team, for the strategic management and leadership of the school.

Governors approve the school mission statement, policies and practices of the school and contribute to the constant drive to further improve standards and to meet the needs of all pupils attending the school. The governors are involved in The School Development Plan and are aware of the school’s priorities for each academic year. They also approve the school budget and ensure all curriculum and legal requirements are met.

Governors attend a full Governing Body meeting three times a year and also attend termly committee meetings, which include Safeguarding, Resources and Performance meetings.

In addition, Governors carry out particular responsibilities within school and they implement Learning Walks and governor visits to carry out their monitoring roles. Governors take responsibility for school priorities as identified in The School Development Plan and write reports to share their findings and experiences.

Parents wishing to become Governors are encouraged to apply when vacancies arise and are welcome to ask any of the Governing Body for further information regarding the expectations and roles and responsibilities of a new Governor.

If any parent wishes to contact a member of the Governing Body, a letter can be left at the school office.

Meet Our Governors

Mrs T Bass - Head teacher
Mr D Batley - Co-Chair
Mrs D James - Staff
Miss J Taw - Parent
Mrs K Turnbull - Deputy Head teacher
Mr S Turnbull - Co-Chair
Mrs L Ward - Vice chair
Mrs Penny Codd - Parent
Miss Sarah Lewis - Parent
Mrs Samantha Nunes - Parent

REGISTER OF INTERESTS

Name of Governing Body: Bushfield Road Infant School

Date Compiled: October 2022

Name of Governor	Category	Appointed By	Date of Appointment	Term of Office (end date if applicable) From To		Committees	Roles & Responsibilities	Any other educational establishments governed	Business & Pecuniary Interests	Relationships with school staff, including spouse, partners or relatives	Number of meetings attended in previous academic year Gov Cmte
Tracy Bass	Head Teacher	Gov Body	Mar 2001	September 2009	n/a	Performance Resources Safety	Head Teacher Child Protection Safeguarding CIN / SEND Assessment	No	None	None	3	9
Damian Batley	Co-opt	Gov Body	Apr 2011	Apr 2019	Apr 2023	Performance Resources Safety	Chair Science Safeguarding	No	None	None	3	9
Diane James	Co-opt	Gov Body	Nov 1993	Apr 2019	Apr 2023	Safety	Assessment G&T SEND	No	None	None	3	3
Juliana Taw	Parent	Parents	Feb 2018	Feb 2018	Feb 2022	Resources Safety	PE Sports Premium Pupil Premium	No	None	None	3	4

Name of Governor	Category	Appointed By	Date of Appointment	Term of Office (end date if applicable) From To		Committees	Roles & Responsibilities	Any other educational establishments governed	Business & Pecuniary Interests	Relationships with school staff, including spouse, partners or relatives	Number of meetings attended in previous academic year Gov Cmte
Karen Turnbull	Staff	Gov Body	Jan 2010	Mar 2018	Mar 2022	Performance Resources Safety	Deputy Head Art /DT Enterprise Child Protection Safeguarding Mental Health Champion Resilience Pupil Premium Poverty Proofing Narrowing the Gap	No	None	None	2	9
Steven Turnbull	LA Gov	LA	Dec 2009	Mar 2018	Mar 2022	Performance Resources Safety	Art / DT Computing E-Safety	No	None	Spouse of Deputy Head	2	6
Linda Ward	Community	Co-opted	March 2001	Apr 2019	Apr 2023	Performance Resources	Vice Chair/ Foundation Stage/ Religious Education Appraisal	No	None	None	3	4
Penny Codd	Parent	Parents	March 2019	Mar 2019	Mar 2023	Performance	Literacy	None	None	None	3	0
Sarah Lewis	Parent	Parents	Jan 2019	Jan 2019	Jan 2023	Resource Performance	Maths	None	None	None	3	6
Samantha Nunes	Parent	Parents	June 2022	June 2022	June 2025	None	Music	None	None	None	1	0

Name of Governor	Category	Appointed By	Date of Appointment	Term of Office (end date if applicable) From To		Committees	Roles & Responsibilities	Any other educational establishments governed	Business & Pecuniary Interests	Relationships with school staff, including spouse, partners or relatives	Number of meetings attended in previous academic year Gov Cmte
Karen Turnbull	Staff	Gov Body	Jan 2010	Mar 2018	Mar 2022	Performance Resources Safety	Deputy Head Art /DT Enterprise Child Protection Safeguarding Mental Health Champion Resilience Pupil Premium Poverty Proofing Narrowing the Gap	No	None	None	2	9
Steven Turnbull	LA Gov	LA	Dec 2009	Mar 2018	Mar 2022	Performance Resources Safety	Art / DT Computing E-Safety	No	None	Spouse of Deputy Head	2	6
Linda Ward	Community	Co-opted	March 2001	Apr 2019	Apr 2023	Performance Resources	Vice Chair/ Foundation Stage/ Religious Education Appraisal	No	None	None	3	4
Name of Governor	Category	Appointed By	Date of Appointment	Term of Office (end date if applicable) From To		Committees	Roles & Responsibilities	Any other educational establishments governed	Business & Pecuniary Interests	Relationships with school staff, including spouse, partners or relatives	Number of meetings attended in previous academic year Gov Cmte
Penny Codd	Parent	Parents	March 2019	Mar 2019	Mar 2023	Performance	Literacy	None	None	None	3	0
Sarah Lewis	Parent	Parents	Jan 2019	Jan 2019	Jan 2023	Resource Performance	Maths	None	None	None	3	6
Samantha Nunes	Parent	Parents	June 2022	June 2022	June 2025	None	Music	None	None	None	1	0