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Meet the Governors

Welcome from Sarah Evans, Chair of Governors...

My day job is as a Head of Service for Hertfordshire County Council: I run a department that gets equipment and living aids to people across Hertfordshire. Working for HCC means that I’ve an understanding of policies that schools within Hertfordshire work to, and have experience in a range of related fields such as health and safety, HR and safeguarding.

I’ve had three children attend Fawbert and Barnard: the youngest is just starting secondary school and I’ve been a Governor since before he attended the school. I stood for election to the Governing Body as a parent governor initially (although now I am a co-opted governor), and I did this because I really wanted to support and understand the school and get more involved. I’ve learned a lot around how schools operate and get to see teaching both in the classroom and at its planning stage and in return I act as a critical friend to the Head and Staff: someone who offers challenge in a supportive and constructive way (something all Governors are expected to do).

One of the things that the Governing body at F&B feels strongly about is the school’s ethos: we’re one of a small number of infant schools in Hertfordshire and that makes us different to mixed infants and juniors. F&B’s strength is its nursing ethos it has and we’re really keen to retain that. Governors have joined with staff to develop the School’s visions and aims in order to retain and developed that ethos we value so much.

Current Governors as of Jan 2023: 

Sarah Evans: Chair and Zoe Callan Vice-Chair

Subject

Teacher

Governor

Early Years

Martha Sarjeant

Courtney Hudson

PSHE/ RSE

Esther Potma

Lesley Hines

RE

Aimee Jones

Lesley Hines

PE

Tanya Ogle

Chris Male

English

Joanne Brooker

Zoe Russell

Maths

Charlotte Brennan

Andrew Dongworth

Geography                                                                                                 

Holly King

James Catchpole

Science

Anna Nerkowski

Zoe Callan

History

Holly King

James Catchpole

Art/ DT

Isobelle Ancient

Siobhan Chester

Computing

Martha Sarjeant

Megan Sutton

Music

Niovi Atukorala

Luke Neocleous

Mental Health

Joanne Brooker & Esther Potma

Lesley Hines

Safeguarding

Lee Wells

Sarah Evans / Zoe Callan

Inclusion

Aimee Jones

Sarah Evans/ Rosemary Shaw

Health and Safety

Lee Wells

Rosemary Shaw

Resources committee (up to 6 members)

  • James Catchapole
  • Rosemary Shaw
  • Zoe Callan
  • Chris Male
  • Luke Neocleous
  • Andrew Dongworth

Governor Development

  • Sarah Evans

Health & Safety

  • Rosemary Shaw

Appeals/Exclusions

  • Sarah Evans
  • Siobhhan Chester
  • Zoe Callan
  • Chris Male

Complaints

  • Robert Smith
  • Rosemary Shaw
  • Chris Male

Head’s Performance Management

  • Robert Smith
  • Sarah Evans

Inclusion

  • Rosemary Shaw

Vulnerable Groups, Safeguarding and Children Looked After

  • Sarah Evans
 

 

 

Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Constitution

 

 

 

 

 

 

If Spaces are shown in the table below, this indicates places within the constitution which can optionally be filled.  Where Vacancies are shown this indicates places within the constitution which should be filled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominating Authority

First Appointed

Term Start

Term End

 

Headteachers

 

 

 

 

 

Lee Wells

 

21 Feb 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent governors

 

 

 

 

 

Mr James Catchpole

 

16 Oct 2020

16 Oct 2020

15 Oct 2024

 

Andrew Dongworth

Parent Body

13 Oct 2022

13 Oct 2022

12 Oct 2026

 

Mr Chris Male

 

18 Oct 2017

17 Oct 2021

17 Oct 2025

 

Zoe Russell

 

23 Oct 2019

23 Oct 2019

22 Oct 2023

 

Megan Sutton

Parent Body

13 Oct 2022

13 Oct 2022

12 Oct 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staff governors

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Charlotte Brennan

 

08 Sep 2020

08 Sep 2020

07 Sep 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-opted governors

 

 

 

 

 

Siobhan Chester

GB

13 Oct 2022

13 Oct 2022

12 Oct 2026

 

Mrs Sarah Evans

 

 

17 Jul 2019

16 Jul 2023

 

Miss Lesley Hines

 

 

17 Jul 2019

16 Jul 2023

 

Luke Neocleous

 

30 Mar 2022

30 Mar 2022

29 Mar 2026

 

Mrs Rosemary Shaw

 

13 Oct 2016

12 Oct 2020

12 Oct 2024

 

Vacancy (1)

 

 

 

 

 

Vacancy (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Authority Governors

 

 

 

 

 

Courtney Hudson

 

30 Mar 2022

30 Mar 2022

29 Mar 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Committee Structure

Governors’ Committee Structure 2022-23

The Governing Body of Fawbert & Barnard Infants' School has a structure whereby every governor is a member of the Full Governing Body Committee.

Chair of Governors: Sara Evants

Clerk to the Governors: Sarah Lily

There is a sub-committee structure, consisting of one committee:

Resources Committee - Chaired by James Catchapole