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Meet the Governors

Welcome to the Governors' section. Our Governors do an amazing job, voluntarily working for our school and the children. Below is some more information about our Governors.

The Governors of Bucklesham Primary School meet at least once each term. They undertake a wide range of important duties related to the running of the school. The Parent Governors in particular are a vital link between the school and our local community.

If you are interested in becoming a Governor, please contact any one of the Governors through the school, or the Headteacher regarding any possible vacancies. Both the Government and Suffolk LA stress the need for active, committed Governors, and we are very lucky here to have had an excellent group of people working for your children.

Chair of Governors

Ms Charlotte Gammons (Wellbeing, Attendance, Maths, Safeguarding)

Governors

Miss Rachael Rudge -  Headteacher 

Ms Laura Kuzminsky - Staff Governor

Mrs Nuziatina Catalanotto (SEND)

Mrs Lucy Beston (Curriculum)

Mr Simon Powell - Parent Governor (PE and Finance)

Mrs Sophie Lyons - Parent Governor (Phonics and Literacy)

Mr Alex Hynes (Online Safety, Health and Safety)

Mrs Margaret Gammons (Finance and EYFS)

Mr Robert Wragg (Behaviour and Pupil Premium)

Contacting the Governing Body 

We are always keen to seek the views of parents, so please come and chat if you see us in the school or at any school function.

Alternatively, please contact the Chair of Governors, Charlotte Gammons, through the school office.

The governing body, together with Miss Rudge our headteacher, is responsible for the overall governance of the school ensuring that it is run efficiently and effectively to provide the very best education for our children. In brief, our role is as follows:

  • Setting the strategic direction of the school ensuring its vision and ethos are met;
  • Developing, monitoring and challenging the School Development Plan to ensure standards are met and holding the head teacher to account for the performance of the school and its pupils;
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and ensuring its money is well spent and our finances are well managed.

Governors provide their time on a voluntary basis and the governing body is made up of representatives of school staff, parents and the Local Authority.

The Full Governing Body meets once a term to discuss and review many areas, including: School budget, school policies, Headteacher’s termly report and progress against the school’s development plan.

In addition, our Governors all champion specific areas of school improvement, e.g. Teaching and Learning, Pupil Outcomes, Early Years, SEND, Curriculum, Safeguarding, Attendance and Wellbeing. Each term our Governors will monitor these areas and provide a report to the FGB for discussion.

Governors hold an important public office, so in the interests of transparency, the governing body publishes details of pecuniary interests including any governance roles in other educational institutions or any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives).

 

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.  No Governors haev any material interests arising from relationships between Governors or between Governors and school staff.

Details of our Governors past 12 months

Name

Date of Appointment

Term of Office

Appointed by

Pecuniary interest

Sophie Lyons

 

Simon Powell

25.3.24

 

27.3.24

4 years

 

4 years

Parents

 

Parents

Teaches at another school

 

Nil

Lucy Beston

1.9.22

4 Years

Local Authority

Nil

Also a Governor at another school

Charlotte Gammons

19.10.2021

4 Years

Co-opted

Nil

Laura Kuzminsky

17.07.23

4 Years

Staff

Nil

Rachael Rudge

25.04.22

4 Years

 

Governing Body

Staff member

Alex Hynes

 

Margaret Gammons

25.3.24

 

15.4.24

4 Years

 

4 years

Governing Body

Governing Body

Nil

 

Nil

Nuziatina Catalanotto

25.3.24

4 Years

Governing body

Nil

Mark Andrews

 

Robert Wragg

30.03.20

 

1.5.24

4 Years

Stepped down March 24

4 years

Co-opted

 

 

Co-opted

Nil

 

 

Nil

Details Of Our Committees

Finance, Health and Safety and Premises

Miss Rachael Rudge - Headteacher 

Mr Simon Powell

Mrs Margaret Gammons

Mr Alex Hynes (H&S)

Personnel 

Miss Rachael Rudge - Headteacher

Charlotte Gammons - Chair

Nuziatina Catalanotto

Lucy Beston

Headteachers Performance Management 

Charlotte Gammons - Chair

Lucy Beston/ Nuziatina Catalanotto

Margaret Gammons

Rachael Rudge - Headteacher

External Advisor 

Hearings

Charlotte Gammons - Chair

2 Governors as appropriate

Rachael Rudge - Headteacher