Governors

Each school within ELAN has a local governing body (LGB). The Governing Body of Banwell Primary School is a group of people drawn from our community who volunteer our time, energy and expertise to support the management of the school and oversee the performance of the senior leadership team (SLT). We are collectively accountable to all school stakeholders – pupils, parents, staff, the local authority and Ofsted. The LGB is responsible for:

setting the school's vision, ethos and strategic direction

holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils

overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

We welcome your feedback and ideas about the school so please don't hesitate to approach us at school or drop a letter into the office addressed to the Chair of the Governors or email the Chair of Governors directly.

Mr Alex Clark, Chair of Governors, alex.clark@banwell.extendlearning.org

Information about the governors

The Department for Education (DfE) requires schools to publish some specific information about all those who have served on its Governing Body over the previous school year. The meeting attendance percentages do not represent total governor activity: most governors also undertake a great deal of other work for our school, which is not reflected in these statutory figures.

Please find below details of how our governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

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Banwell Primary School Local Governing Body - Register of Business or Pecuniary Interests 2025-26

All governors of Banwell Primary School have made declarations and provided information if applicable regarding pecuniary and business interests:-

Name of Governor	Category of Governor	Appointing Body	Term of Office	Directorships, partnerships and employments with businesses that provide goods or services to the school(s)	Trusteeships and Governorships	Any other potentially relevant interest	Meeting Attendance 2024-25 (from 01/09/24)
Roxanne Simpson	Executive Headteacher	Ex-Officio	01/09/2025	None declared	None declared	Welfare Officer – Backwell Swimming Club	N/A
Kate Evans	Head of School	Associate Member	01/09/2025	None declared	None declared	None declared	6/6
Margaret Pemberton	Co-opted Vice Chair	Governing Body	21/03/2024 – 20/03/2028	None declared	None declared	None declared	5/6
Caroline Walker	Board appointed	Elected by Trust board	01/07/2025 – 30/06/2029	None declared	None declared	None declared	1/1
Christopher Heal	Parent-elected	Elected by parent	04/12/2025 – 03/12/2029	None declared	None declared	Against the Grain Kitchen Food Services	N/A
Di Durrant	Co-opted	Governing Body	18/07/2024 – 17/07/2028	None declared	None declared	None declared	6/6
Jodi Clark	Clerk to the governors	Governing body	01/07/2024	None declared	None declared	Clerk at Windwhistle Primary School Employee of ELAN	6/6
Alex Clark	Parent-elected Chair of Governors	Elected by parent	18/07/2024 – 17/07/2028	None declared	None declared	None declared	6/6

Kayleigh Vierk

Parent-elected

Elected by parent

18/07/2024 – 17/07/2028

None declared

5/6

Janet Watson

Staff

Elected by staff

23/03/2023 – 22/03/2027

None declared

4/6

Former serving governors within the last 12 months

Name of Governor	Category of Governor	Appointing Body	Term of Office	Directorships, partnerships and employments with businesses that provide goods or services to the school(s)	Trusteeships and Governorships	Any other potentially relevant interest
Claire Pocock	Headteacher	Ex-officio	01/12/2014	None declared	None declared	None declared
Tara Wright	Co-opted	Governing Body	13/07/2023 – 12/07/2027	NSPCC – Schools Co-ordinator	Trustee – Banwell Recreational Ground	Banwell Parish Councillor
Mo Parker	Staff	Elected by staff	02/12/2020 – 01/12/2024	None declared	None declared	None declared
Richard Tolmie	Co-opted	Governing body	03/10/2007 – 21/11/2024	None declared	None declared	None declared

How do I become a Banwell school governor?

Being a governor is a rewarding way of making a voluntary contribution to the lives of local young people.

We don’t expect you to be an expert in education, we welcome governors from all walks of life to bring different perspectives and views. You just need to be interested in supporting our school, community and the educational outcomes of our pupils. In all decision making, the governors are committed to ensuring that the best interests of all children in the school are the highest priority.

If you are interested in becoming a governor, please download and complete governor application form and return it to office@banwell.extendlearning.org

Undertaking the role of being a governor is rewarding and a way of contributing to the local community. We encourage applicants with a breadth of experience, not only in education, to join us in ensuring the best outcomes for all our pupils.

Governance Opportunities