Governor Membership
The Abbey Primary Governors
Governor Pen Portraits
Governor Link Responsibilities
| Safeguarding and Looked After Children Governor |
Ms M Bowler |
| Health and Safety Governor | Councillor S Garner |
| SEND Governor | Ms J Littlewood |
| Training Governor | Ms J Littlewood |
| Pupil Premium Governor | Mrs M Bithel |
| Attendance and Sports Premium Governor | Mrs B Nita |
| EYFS, Phonics, Music, Art and Design Governor | Mrs B Nita |
| English and Reading Governors |
Mrs F Benyon Ms J Littlewood |
| Maths Governor | Mr M Bowler |
| Science/Design and Technology Governor | Mr I Woodhead |
| PSHE Governor | Mrs L Wooderson |
| Computing Governor | Mr J Hodgkinson |
| PE Governor | Mrs B Nita |
| History, Geography and RE Governor | Mrs M Bithel |
| Modern Foreign Languages Governor | Mr S Potter |
| Complaints Governor | Mr M Bowler |
| Business Link Governors | Mr J Hodgkinson and Mr I Woodhead |
| Website Governors | Mrs Felicity Benyon and Ms J Littlewood |
| Head Teacher Appraisal | Ms J Littlewood and Mr I Woodhead |
| Data Protection Governor | Mr I Woodhead |
Governor Details
The Governing Body was reconstituted in September 2017 and consists of 12 members.
Governor Name | Designation | Relationship with other Governor or Member of Staff | Committee Membership | Term of Appointment | Pecuniary Interests | Governor at Another school | Attendance At Full Governors | Attendance At Committee Meetings | Link Governor Roles |
Mr Martyn Bowler (Chair) | Co-opted | None | Finance & Personnel Pupil & Strategic Development | 15.04.21 – 14.04.25 | None | No | 100% | 100% | Complaints Safeguarding and LAC Mathematics |
Ms Jayne Littlewood (Vice Chair) | Co-opted | None | Pupil & Strategic Development | 07.06.20 – 06.06.24 | None | Yes
| 100% | 100% | English Reading Safeguarding and LAC SEND Training Website Head Teacher Appraisal |
Mrs Maxine Bithel | Co-opted | Sister to Mrs Bev Nita | Finance & Personnel | 15.04.21- 14.04.25 | None | No | 100% | 100% | Pupil Premium History Geography RE |
Mrs Bev Nita | Co-opted | Sister to Mrs Maxine Bithel | Pupil & Strategic Development | 15.04.21 – 14.04.25 | None | No | 100% | 100% | EYFS Phonics PE Music Art and Design |
Mr Jon Hodgkinson | Parent | None | Finance & Personnel | 08.06.20 - 07.06.24 | None | No | 100% | 100% | Computing |
Mrs Felicity Benyon | Parent | None | Pupil & Strategic Development | 11.10.20- 10.10.24 | None | No | 100% | 100% | Reading |
| Mrs Laura Wooderson | Co-opted | None | Pupil & Strategic Development | 02.11.20- 01.11.24 | None | No | 100% | 100% | PSHE |
Cllr Stephen Garner | Associate | None | Finance & Personnel |
| None | Yes Samworth Church Academy | 100% | 100% | Health and Safety |
Mr Ian Woodhead | Co-opted | None | Finance & Personnel | 02.11.20- 01.11.24 | None | No | 100% | 100% | Science Design and Technology GDPR |
Mr Steven Potter | Staff | None | Pupil & Strategic Development | 22.12.17 – 21.12.21 | None | No | 100% | 100% | MFL |
Mrs Kim Wakefield | Head Teacher | None | Finance & Personnel Pupil & Strategic Development | 01.09.10 | None | No | 100% | 100% | |
Mrs Charlotte Place | Associate | None | 01.01.15 | None | No | 100% | 100% | ||
| Ms Ann Madden End of Term | Co-opted | None | Pupil & Strategic Development | 07.11.16- 05.11.20 | None | No | 100% | 100% | |
Miss Liz Wilson Resigned | Co-opted | None | Pupil & Strategic Development | 10.06.17 – 11.11.19 | None | No | 100% | 100% | |
Mr Nicholas Broughton Resigned | Parent | None | Pupil and Strategic Development | 09.09.18 08.09.22 | None | No | 100% | 100% | |
Mr Simon Leeming Resigned | Parent | None | Pupil & Strategic Development | 11.10.16- 25.01.18 | None | No | 100% | 100% | |
Mrs Teresa Waby Resigned | Staff | None | Pupil & Strategic Development | 08.11.16 – 19.11.17 | None | No | 100% | 100% |
If you would like to read a copy of the minutes from recent Governor meetings, please speak to a member of the school office team.