Governor Membership
The Abbey Primary Governors


Governor Pen Portraits
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 B Nita Ms J Littlewood |
Maths Governor | Mr M Bowler |
Science/Design and Technology Governor | Mr I Woodhead |
PSHE Governor | Mrs Felicity Benyon |
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 |
15.04.17 – 14.04.21 |
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 |
15.04.17- 14.04.21 |
None |
No |
100% |
100% |
Pupil Premium History Geography RE |
Mrs Bev Nita |
Co-opted |
Sister to Mrs Maxine Bithel |
Pupil & Strategic Development |
15.04.17 – 14.04.21 |
None |
No |
100% |
100% |
EYFS Phonics Early Reading 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- 09.10.24 |
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% |
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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% |