Meet the Governors
The Governing Board
The Governing Board is responsible for the school as a whole. The Governors approve the school’s strategy, curriculum and budget, appoint the Headteacher, ensure that the school complies with all relevant regulations and legislation, and set the school's vision and ethos.
Agenda and Minutes
Code of Conduct
Acceptable Use Policy
Governor Roles, Terms of Office and Registered Interests
| Name | Type of Governor | Responsibilities | Term Start | Term End | Registered Interest |
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Lindsay Ireland | Co-opted Governor | Early Years | 13.09.2021 | 12.09.2025 | Member of Kewstoke Parish Council.
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Fiona Mann | Staff Governor | Curriculum | 26.09.2022 | 25.09.2026 | Teacher at Kewstoke. |
Julie Smee | Co-opted Governor | Vice-Chair Health & Safety | 04.10.2023 | 04.10.2027 | Parent of a child who attends Kewstoke. |
Leoni-fay Webb | Parent Governor
| Chair Marketing & Fundraising Finance & Pay Committee | 04.10.2023 | 04.10.2027 | Parent of a child who attends Kewstoke. |
Neil Hara | Co-opted Governor | Policy Committee | 11.11.2024 | 11.11.2028 | Parent of a child who attends Kewstoke |
Wendy Edmunds | Co-opted Governor | SEND Policy Committee | 09.12.2024 | 09.12.2028 | Member of Staff at Kewstoke |
Mike Lewis | Parent Governor | Finance & Pay Committee | 09.12.2024 | 09.12.2028 | Parent of a child at Kewstoke |
| Burnadette Phippen | Co-opted Governor | Safeguarding Lead | 09.12.2024 | 09.12.2024 | |
Helen Cauldwell | Local Authority Governor | Policy Committee | 09.12.2024 | 09.12.2028 |
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Aimee Burton | Headteacher | Finance & Pay Committee | 01.07.2023 |
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Neil Champs | Interim Headteacher | Finance & Pay Committee | 02.09.2024 |
| Family member employed at Baytree Specialist School. |
Members of the Governing Board who have stepped down in the past 12 months
| Name | Type of Governor | Term Started | Term Ended | Responsibilities held | Registered Interests |
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| Lucy Kirkman-Kovacs | Parent Governor | 06.05.2022 | 21.10.2024 | Chair Safeguarding Lead Finance Committee | Lawyer in Privacy and Child Law Parent of a Child Attending Kewstoke |
| Ximena Bravo Medina | Local Authority Appointed Governor | 31.01.2024 | 04.11.2024 | SEND Wellbeing | Postgraduate Student at Bristol University |
Governor attendance at Full Governing Board (FGB) meetings 2024/2025
| Name | 23/09/2024 | 11/11/2024 | 09/12/2024 | 08/01/2024 | 12/02/2024 |
Lucy Kirkman-Kovacs | Attended | Resigned | - | - | - |
Lindsay Ireland | Attended | Attended | Attended |
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Fiona Mann | Attended | Attended | Attended |
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Ximena Bravo Medina | Attended | Resigned | - | - | - |
Julie Smee | Attended | Attended | Attended |
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Leoni-fay Webb | Attended | Attended | Attended |
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Neil Hara | - | Appointed | Attended |
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Mike Lewis | - | - | Appointed |
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Wendy Edmunds | - | - | Appointed |
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Burnadette Phippen | - | - | Appointed |
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Helen Caldwell | - | - | Appointed |
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Neil Champs | Attended | Attended | Attended |
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Aimee Burton | Maternity Leave | Maternity Leave | Maternity Leave |
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Governor attendance at Full Governing Board (FGB) meetings 2023/2024
| Name | 04/10/23 | 31/01/2024 | 13/03/24 | 24/04/2024 | 17/07/2024 |
| Lucy Kirkman-Kovacs | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |
| Stephanie Pickering | Attended | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | Resigned |
| Lindsay Ireland | Attended | Attended | Attended | Apologies | Attended |
| Fiona Mann | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |
Ximena Bravo Medina | n/a | Attended | Attended | Attended | Apologies |
| Henrietta Fisher | Apologies | Attended | Apologies | Resigned | Resigned |
| Julie Smee | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |
| Leoni Webb | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |
| Aimee Burton | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |