Our Governing Body
At The Bythams Primary School our Governors play an important role in the school community, supporting our staff and children to uphold the values and ethos which makes our school so special. Our aim is to be an effective governing body always adopting best practice and acting in the best interests of the school in everything that it does.
What we do
The Governing body is responsible for the strategic management of our school and makes decisions about a wide range of issues, including:
- Ensuring accountability
- Acting as a ‘critical friend’ to the Head Teacher
- Monitoring and evaluating the school’s progress
- Budgetary allocation and control
- Planning for the long term future of the school
- Setting the school’s aims and values
- Appointing senior members of staff including the Head Teacher
Mr Adrian Reed
Chair of Governors
Co Opted Governor
Appointed (Co-Opted)14/10/2024
Appointed (Chair) 14/10/2024
Appointed by Governing Body
Expected Retirement Date (Chair) 17 May 2025
Expected Retirement Date (Co-Opted) 17 May 2027
Mr Martin Sutton
Headteacher
Appointment Ongoing
Staff Governor
Appointed by Governing Body
Eleanor Turner
Vice Chair of Governors
Parent Governor
Appointed 14/10/2024
Appointed by Parents
Expected Retirement Date 09 November 2027
James Rees
LA Governor
Appointed 27 November 2023
Appointed by Governing Body
Expected Retirement date: 26 November 2027
Nicholas Chandler
LA Governor
Appointed 25 November 2024
Appointed by
Expected Retirement date:
Gary Ward
LA Governor
Appointed 25 November 2024
Appointed by
Expected Retirement date:
Claire Sammons
Clerk to the Governors
How are Governors appointed
There are several different groups responsible for appointing governors, although once appointed all governors essentially perform the same role.
- Co-opted governors are intended to represent the community served by the school and are appointed by the governing body itself.
- Local Authority governors are approved by the Local Authority and appointed by the governing body of the school.
- Parent governors usually have children at the school and have been elected to join the governing body by the parents. If it is not possible to fill a parent vacancy this way the governing body may appoint parents of primary school children at other schools.
- Staff governors are elected on to the governing body by staff at the school.
Governing Body Structure:
The governing body shall consist of:
1 Chair
1 Vice
1 Headteacher
1 Staff governor
3 co-opted governors
2 Parent governors
1 Clerk
Our Chair of the Governing Body is Mr Adrian Reed
Our Vice Chair is Eleanor Turner
Our Lead Governors are:
- Safeguarding – James Rees
- Attendance – Adrian Reed
- SEND – Eleanor Turner
- Finance – Adrian Reed
- Health & Safety – James Rees
- Curriculum - Nick Chandler
- Health and Safety - Gary Ward
