Governors
The role of the Governing Body is to provide support and challenge in order to ensure that Bearwood Primary and Nursery School provides the best start in life for our children. The Governing Body is made up of people from all walks of life. Governors regularly attend training sessions and keep up to date with what is happening in education.
School Governors include…
- Parents
- Staff
- Persons appointed by the Local Authority
- Community Representatives
Click here for the Trust Governance Page
Our Chair of Governors, Louise Newman, can be contacted directly via email at louise.newman@hamwic.org or in writing:
Louise Newman
Bearwood Primary & Nursery School
Barons Road
Bearwood
Bournemouth
BH11 9UN
Governing Body
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Full Governing Body
| Name of Governor | Role | Type of Governor | Appointed By | Term and End Date | Relevant Business & Pecuniary Interests | Governance Roles in other Schools | Relationships between Other Governors or School Staff | Attendance at Meetings 2024 - 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Newman |
Chair of Governors |
Co-Opted Governor | Local Governing Board | 3rd Jul 2025 - 2nd Jul 2029 | Works for Hamwic Education Trust. | Another Governance Role in DSAT. | None | 4 out of 4 (100%) |
| Cheryl Smith | Headteacher | Staff Governor | Ex-Officio | N/A | School Employee | None | None | 4 out of 5 (80%) |
| Nicola Best |
Vice-Chair of Governors SEND |
Co-Opted Governor | Local Governing Board | 24th Sept 2024 - 23rd Sept 2028 | Employee at Linwood School Husband employed by BCP Council |
None | None | 5 out of 5 (100%) |
| Harriet Blake | Pupil Premium | Parent Governor | Local Governing Board | 16th Mar 2023 - 15th Mar 2027 | Employed by Broadstone Middle School | None | None | 3 out of 5 (60%) |
| Hayley Goodfellow | Staff Governor | Staff | 6th Feb 2024 - 5th Feb 2028 | School Employee | None | None | 4 out of 5 (80%) | |
| Jenna Milton | SEND | Parent Governor | Parents | 3rd Jul 2025 - 2nd Jul 2029 | None | None | None | N/A |
| Rachael Jouan | Safeguarding | Co-opted | Local Governing Board | 1st Sept 2025 - 31st Aug 2029 | None | None | None | N/A |
| Caroline Burn | Clerk to the Governing Committee | Clerk | Local Governing Board | 24th Apr 2025 | None | Clerk in other HET schools | None | 3 out of 3 (100%) |
| Governors who have resigned in the last 12 months | ||||||||
| Ben Sargeaunt |
Health & Safety Previous Chair of Governors |
Co-opted | Local Governing Board | 2nd Feb 2023 - 10th Jul 2025 | Independent member of Dorset Police and Crime Panel. Employed in Aviation section by DOT | Another Governance role in CAA | None | 2 out of 4 (50%) |
| Simon Hart | Pupil Premium PE & Sports Grant |
Parent Governor | Parents | 6th Dec 2021 - 31st August 2025 | Employed by Winton Academy. | None | None | 5 out of 5 (100%) |
If you wish to correspond with any of the Governors, please use the school address:
Bearwood Primary and Nursery School, Barons Road, Bearwood BH11 9UN
The full Governing Body meets at least once a term. Minutes of the meetings can be requested from the School Office.