Governors & Finance

It is the local governing board's role to support the head teacher in leading the school and act as a 'critical friend' as well as ensuring statutory responsibilities are carried out.  The local governing board consists of a range of motivated and committed members with a wide variety of experiences which support the life of the school.  

 

       ...we are very grateful to the leadership, staff and governors. BFS is an amazing school which manages to combine the most caring and nurturing atmosphere with expectations of the highest standard... (Parent comment)

Local Governors:

There are no material interests arising from relationships between governors or governors and school staff. There are currently six associate members with specialisms: Dr H Evans (Finance), Neil Walker (Finance, also Chair of Business Committee), Clair McNeill (Education), Natalie Roberts (Business), Danielle King (Business) and Simon Checkley (Health and Safety). Associate Governors do not have voting rights unless the Chair of Governors grants them rights for specific purposes. John Reed has resigned as a governor but served during 2025-6. 
 

As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:
➢ target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity

➢ develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation

➢ prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas

➢ address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks
 

However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable.