Governors

Our Governors

Our Local Governing Body consists of a group of enthusiastic and committed people who volunteer to work in partnership with the school staff to shape the future of the school, to decide the key issues that will help staff to raise standards and to determine how the school will best spend its money to achieve these aims.

We are particularly fortunate that we have a wide cross section of skills and experience among our governors with representation from parents, staff and members of the community.

Chair of Governors: Lucy Roberts

To contact the Chair of Governors, please send your correspondence addressed to the Chair of Governors, c/o Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School, Southbrook, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7DB.

Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School is also part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust (WMAT). A Multi Academy Trust is a single entity established to undertake a strategic collaboration to improve and maintain high educational standards across a number of schools. A group of schools form a single MAT which has overarching responsibility for their governance.

Further information about WMAT and its governance can be found on this page. To contact WMAT, please call 01305 231510 or write to the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Michael Foley, Suite A Paceycombe House, Paceycombe Way, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3WB

Chair of Trustees: Mr Garry Batt

Governors News

Parent Governor Election – September 2023

Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School are currently recruiting a new Parent Governor. Please see below for more information

Parent Governor Election

Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School are currently recruiting a new Parent Governor. Please follow the link for more information Parent Gov Elections start 3rd NovemberGov Elections Nomination Form Nov 11

Parent Governor Election

Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School are currently recruiting a new Parent Governor. Please follow the link for more information Parent Gov Elections September 22 (1)

Parent Governor Election

Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School are currently recruiting a new Parent Governor. Please follow the link for more information Parent Gov Elections June 2022

Parent Governor Election

Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School are currently recruiting a new Parent Governor. Please follow the link for more information Parent Gov Elections BR March 22

Parent Governor Elections

Bere Regis Primary and Pre-School are currently recruiting a new Parent Governor. Please follow the link for more information. Parent Gov Elections Nov 21 BR

Governors

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Lucy Roberts

Chair of Governors

Maths and Wider Curriculum Link Governor

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Debra Graham

Clerk to the Governors

Mrs Rachael Brown

Rachael Brown

Headteacher

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Sarah Blackburn

Wellbeing Link Governor

Parent Governor

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Lana Lammiman

Literacy Link Governor

Paula Dale

Paula Dale

Staff Governor

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James Renwick

Finance and Estates Link Governor

More about Wessex Multi Academy Trust Governance

WMAT has three layers of governance. This is to ensure robust leadership, full accountability and to meet the requirements of the Memorandum, Articles of Association and Funding Agreements, which are statutory documents entered into with the Secretary of State for Education. The three layers are: Members, Trustees and Local Governors. The governance roles are all unpaid, voluntary roles.

Members: The Members are accountable to the Department for Education and have ultimate responsibility for the Trust achieving its charitable objectives. They sign off the Articles of Association and have the power to appoint and/or remove Trustees. There are six Members of the WMAT and they presently meet termly with the AGM taking place in January.

Trustees: The Trustees set the strategic direction for the MAT and are accountable to the Secretary of State for the performance of schools within it. As charity trustees, they must also ensure that they are complying with charity law requirements. The Trustees are appointed for their skills, knowledge or experience and fulfil five core governance functions:

  • ensuring the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  • holding the Chief Executive Officer to account for the educational performance of the Trust schools and their pupils and the performance management of its staff
  • overseeing the financial performance of the Trust and making sure its money is well spent
  • ensuring the voice of stakeholders is heard
  • ensuring the Christian Distinctiveness of our Church of England Schools

The Scheme of Delegation details the powers delegated to the different bodies involved in the governance of the MAT and sets out who is responsible for making which decisions within the Trust. WMAT presently has seven Trustees that meet monthly during term time.

Local Governing Body: Each school has its own Local Governing Body (LGB) which is a committee of the Trust Board of Trustees. The LGB is made up of community representatives and elected parent and staff representatives, with the skills and experience that enable them to support the Trustees and Headteachers by adding local context and challenge. This is to ensure that each school offers the very best provision. The LGB have governance functions delegated to them by the Trust Board of Trustee for their particular school via the Scheme of Delegation and are accountable to the Trust Board of Trustees.

Executive Leadership Team: The Executive Leadership Team are the operational management team of the MAT, employed to ensure excellent education and effective deployment of resources for all schools within the MAT.

Governor Meeting Attendance

Meetings Attendance 2021 – 22
Autumn 1Autumn 1Autumn 2Spring 1Spring 2Summer 1Summer 2
Lucy RobertsYYYYYYY
Rachael BrownYYYYYYY
Laura MaunderNNYYYNY
Paula DaleNYYYYNN
Sarah EvansNYYYNYY
Lana LammimanN/AYYYYYY
Mark RainsleyNNNYNNN
Stuart RobertsonYYNN/AN/AN/AN/A
James RenwickYYYYYYN

Governor Meeting Attendance

Meetings Attendance 2022 – 23
Autumn 1aAutumn 1bAutumn 2Spring 1Spring 2Summer 1Summer 2
Lucy RobertsYYYYYY
Sarah BlackburnNYNNYY
Rachael BrownYYYYYY
Laura MaunderYNYYNY
Paula DaleYYYYYY
Lana LammimanYYYYYY
Mark RainsleyYYYN/AN/AN/A
James RenwickNYYYYY