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Bushbury Hill
Primary School
Bushbury Hill Primary School has a large Governing Board whose members are all committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for all children in the school.
The Governing board holds termly meetings of the Full Governing Board and also has 4 main committees which are: Finance and General Purposes, Pay and Personnel and Curriculum and Standards. Mr A Jasper is the Chair of the Governing Board and is a regular visitor to the school.
If you would like to contact him about becoming a school Governor or any other issues regarding the Governance of the school, please do so via the school office.
Our Governing Board
Governor | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | Appointed By | Type | Register Of Interests | Material Interests Arising From Relationships | Other Governance Roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Dunn | Co-opted Governor | 7/12/2025 | 6/12/2029 | FGB | Co-opted | None | Declared – Spouse is an Education Psychologist who is employed by the school | |
Mr Alan Jasper | Co-opted Governor | 05/12/2024 | 04/12/2028 | FGB | Co-opted | None | None | None |
Mrs Charlotte Underwood | Head Teacher | 26/06/2023 | 25/06/2027 | FGB | Staff | None | None | None |
Miss Sarah Doubleday | Staff Governor | 10/04/2025 | 09/04/2029 | FGB | Staff | None | None | None |
Mr Nigel Barrett | Co-opted Governor | 01/03/2025 | 28/02/2029 | FGB | Co-opted | None | None | None |
Mrs Tarah Smith | Parent Governor | 15/12/2022 | 14/12/2026 | Parents | Parent | None | None | None |
Ms Victoria Chalmers | Co-opted Governor | 21/12/2023 | 26/03/2026 | FGB | Co-opted | None | None | None |
Ms Lily Timmins | Co-opted Governor | 21/12/2023 | 20/12/2027 | FGB | Co-opted | None | None | None |
Mr Robert Cottrell | Co-opted Governor | 18/07/2024 | 17/07/2028 | FGB | Co-opted | None | None | None |
Ms Serena Gordon | Co-opted Governor | 10/04/2025 | 09/04/2029 | FGB | Co-opted | None | None | None |
Ms Jodie Murray | Co-opted Governor | 10/04/2025 | 09/04/2029 | FGB | Co-opted | None | None | None |
Mrs Toni Marston-Jones | Parent Governor | 17/07/2025 | 16/07/2029 | Parents | Parent | None | None | None |
Governors have voting rights on the committee(s) they sit on.
Committee Structure
Our Curriculum And Standards Committee | Our Finance & General Purposes Committee | Our Appraisal Committee |
|---|---|---|
Alan Jasper (Chair) | Alan Jasper (Chair) | Alan Jasper (Chair) |
Tarah Smith | Nigel Barrett | Nigel Barrett |
Serena Gordon | Matt Dunn | Matt Dunn |
Sarah Doubleday | Lily Timmins | Review office: |
Charlotte Underwood | Charlotte Underwood | |
Jodie Murray | Jessica Ball (Bursar) | |
Rob Cottrell | ||
Toni Marston-Jones |
Link Governors
Governor | Link Role |
|---|---|
Mrs C Underwood | Most Able (GDS) |
Miss L Timmins | Compliance, Health & Safety |
Mr M Dunn | Leadership |
Ms Jodie Murray | Literacy |
Mrs T Smith | Early Years Foundation Stage |
Mr A Jasper | Numeracy & Safeguarding / Children in Care |
Miss S Doubleday | Achievement (including standards and progress) |
Mr N Barrett | Pupil Premium |
Mr R Cottrell | Inclusion (SEND) |
Ms S Gordon | Attendance and Behaviour |
Mrs T Marston-Jones | Personal Development and Parental Engagement |
Attendance at Meetings (2025-2026)
Governor | Governor Type | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13-11-25 | 11-12-25 | 18-12-25 | 08-01-26 | 12-03-26 | 19-03-26 | 26-03-26 | 11-06-26 | 09-07-26 | 16-07-26 | ||
Mr Alan Jasper | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | |||
Mrs Charlotte Underwood | Headteacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
Mr Matthew Dunn | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||
Mr Nigel Barrett | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | |||||
Miss Lily Timmins | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||
Miss Sarah Doubleday | Staff Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Miss Tarah Smith | Parent Governor | N | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Miss Victoria Chalmers | Co-opted Governor | N | Y | ||||||||
Mr Robert Cottrell | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Ms Serena Gordon | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | N | Y | ||||||
Ms Jodie Murray | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | N | ||||||
Mrs Toni Marston-Jones | Parent Governor | N | Y | N | N | ||||||
Attendance at Meetings (2024-2025)
Governor | Governor Type | Pay Committee | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7-11-24 | 7-11-24 | 12-12-24 | 19-12-24 | 9-01-25 | 13-03-25 | 03-04-25 | 10-04-25 | 12-06-25 | 10-07-25 | 17-07-25 | ||
Mr Matthew Dunn | Co-opted Governor | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||
Ms Lorna Lyons | Co-opted Governor | Y | N | |||||||||
Mr Alan Jasper | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Charlotte Underwood | Head Teacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Sharon Clarke | Staff Governor | Y | Y | |||||||||
Miss Sarah Doubleday | Staff Governor | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
Mr Nigel Barrett | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | |||
Miss Samantha Collins | Parent Governor | N | N | |||||||||
Miss Tarah Smith | Parent Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||
Miss Victoria Chalmers | Co-opted Governor | Y | ||||||||||
Miss Lily Timmins | Co-opted Governor | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
Mr Robert Cottrell | Co-opted Governor | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | |||||
Ms Serena Gordon | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
Ms Jodie Murray | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | N | ||||||||
Mrs Toni Marston-Jones | Parent Governor | Y |
Attendance at Meetings (2023-2024)
Governor | Governor Type | Pay Committee | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board | Finance & General Purposes Meeting | Curriculum & Standards Meeting | Full Governing Board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9-11-23 | 9-11-23 | 14-12-23 | 21-12-23 | 11-01-24 | 07-03-24 | 14-03-24 | 21-03-24 | 13-06-24 | 11-07-24 | 18-07-24 | ||
Mr Matthew Dunn | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | |||
Ms Lorna Lyons | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | ||||
Mr Alan Jasper | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Charlotte Underwood | Head Teacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Sharon Clarke | Staff Governor | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Mr Nigel Barrett | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | |||
Miss Samantha Collins | Parent Governor | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | |||||
Miss Tarah Smith | Parent Governor | Y | Y | N | ||||||||
Miss Victoria Chalmers | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||
Miss Lily Timmins | Co-opted Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | |||||
Mr Robert Cottrell | Co-opted Governor | Y |
Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent
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