Who's Who
Strategic Leadership Team:
- Head Teacher - Mrs Beevers
- Deputy Head - Mr Vaughan
- Inclusion Lead - Mrs Kimber
- Finance and Office Manager - Mrs Mayhew
Class Teachers
Reception - Ms Griffiths
Year 1 - Mrs Fox and Mrs Snow
Year 2 - Mrs Roper
Year 3 - Miss Sanders
Year 4 - Mrs Seabrook
Year 5 - Mrs Omar and Mr Vaughan
Year 6 - Mr Jones
Teaching Assistants
Miss Jolliffe
Miss Walsh
Mrs Wynn
Mr Allison
Miss Morrow
Mrs Whalley
Pastoral and Learning Support:
Mrs Hudson
Mrs Offord
Ms Bradford
Miss Taylor
Mrs Gunn
Mrs Charlesworth
Mrs Holmes
Peripatetic Music Teacher/School Choir Lead - Miss Ginns (Violin & Keyboard)
Support Staff
Office Manager - Mrs Mayhew
School Administrators - Miss Read
Caretaker - Mr Edwards
Cleaner - Mrs Bloxsome
Lunchtime supervisors - Mrs Bloxsome and Mrs Krori
Governors
A message from the Chair of Governors....
Here at Saint John's we have a commitment to our pupils to provide them with the best possible education within a safe, secure, stimulating and happy environment. We come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of skills and experience. Our role is to support the school, challenge the school's leadership team to keep to high standards and also monitor performance.
Our structure is made up of different "types" of Governors - Parent Governors, a Local Authority Governor, Foundation Governors, Co-opted Governors, one Headteacher and one Staff Governor.
Our Current Membership and Register of Business Interest
| Name | Type of governor | Committees | Term of Office | Register of business interests |
|
Ms Catherine Simpson Safeguarding Governor |
Co-Opted |
All |
01/09/2021-31/08/2025 |
None |
|
Mr John Ramsden |
Co-Opted |
Resources |
01/05/2019-30/04/2023 |
None |
|
Mr Andrew Bolas |
Co-Opted |
Chair of Resources |
31/03/2022-30/03/2026 | None |
|
Rev Patrick Wheaton |
Foundation Ex-Officio |
Chair of Vision & Values |
01/04/2016 |
None |
|
Mrs Helen Roach SEND Governor |
Co-Opted | Standards | 01/09/2019-31/08/2023 | None |
|
Mr Andy Bates |
Parent | Resources | 26/1/2023 - 25/1/2027 | None |
| Mrs Rachel Wadsworth | Foundation |
Chair of Standards |
31/03/2022 - 30/03/2026 | None |
|
Miss Annie Plews |
Foundation |
Vision & Values |
30/09/2021 - 29/09/2025 |
None |
| Ms Barbara Clark | Local Authority Governor | Resources | 19/03/2022 - 18/03/2026 | None |
|
Mrs Bethany Taylor |
Parent | Standards | 01/09/2022 - 31/08/2026 | None |
|
Mrs Victoria Beevers |
Headteacher |
All |
18/05/2021 |
None |
|
Mrs Dot Seabrook |
Staff |
Vision & Values |
31/03/2021-30/03/2025 |
None |
|
(Resigned) Mr Andy Youell |
Parent Governor | Resources |
05/11/2019 - 04/11/2023 Resigned 01/12/2022 |
None |
| (Resigned) Mrs Debbie Kimber | Co-Opted | Standards |
17/07/2018-18/07/2022 Resigned: 12/02/2022 |
None |
The work of the Governing Body is to ensure high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school by:
- Providing strategic leadership
- Holding the Head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
We make decisions about the school through the Governing Body and are supported by committees for:
- Visions & Values
- Curriculum & Standards
- Resources (Finance, Staffing and Premises)
The Full Governing Body meets six times per year. The above committees meet termly and individual governors take a lead role in monitoring subjects. There are also specialist roles for governors, such as Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and also Safeguarding. They meet with staff regularly to discuss progress, resources and future plans.
| Formal FGB Meeting Attendance 2021-22 | ||||||||
| Governor | 30/09/21 | 09/12/21 | 27/01/22 | 31/03/22 | 19/05/22 | 14/07/22 | No. Attended | Out of a possible |
| Victoria Beevers | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6 | 6 |
| Catherine Simpson | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6 | 6 |
| Andy Bolas | A | X | Y | Y | A | Y | 3 | 6 |
| Andy Youell | Y | Y | Y | A | Y | Y | 5 | 6 |
| Annie Plews | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 6 | 6 |
| John Ramsden | Y | A | Y | Y | Y | Y | 5 | 6 |
| Rev. Patrick Wheaton | Y | A | Y | Y | Y | Y | 5 | 6 |
| Helen Roach | Y | A | A | Y | Y | Y | 4 | 6 |
| Barbara Clark | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 |
| Dot Seabrook | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 |
| Rachel Wadsworth | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | A | Y | 2 | 3 |
| Jane Scott | Y | A | A | R | R | R | 1 | 3 |
| Tracy Ralph | Y | X | R | R | R | R | 1 | 2 |
| Debbie Kimber | Y | A | Y | R | R | R | 2 | 3 |
| Formal FGB Meeting Attendance 2022-23 | ||||||||
| Governor | 29/09/22 | 01/12/22 | 26/01/23 | 30/03/23 | 25/05/23 | 16/07/23 | No. Attended | Out of a possible |
| Victoria Beevers | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 | |||
| Catherine Simpson | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 | |||
| Andy Bolas | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 | |||
| Andy Youell | A | Y | R | R | R | R | 1 | 2 |
| Annie Plews | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 | |||
| John Ramsden | Y | Y | A | 2 | 3 | |||
| Rev. Patrick Wheaton | A | Y | Y | 2 | 3 | |||
| Helen Roach | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 | |||
| Barbara Clark | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 | |||
| Dot Seabrook | Y | Y | Y | 3 | 3 | |||
| Rachel Wadsworth | Y | A | Y | 3 | 3 | |||
| Bethany Taylor | N/A | Y | Y | 2 | 2 | |||
| Andy Bates | N/A | N/A | Y | 1 | 1 | |||
| * A - Apologies Submitted | ||||||||
| * R - Resigned | ||||||||
| * D - Disqualified - No attendance for a period of 6 months from date of last meeting (Unauthorised) | ||||||||
| * X - Did Not Attend (Unauthorised) | ||||||||
What else do we do?
We feel it is important to get involved in as much of the school life as possible by attending school events and liaising with the school's PTFA. We attend courses run regularly by the Local Authority and occasionally nationally.
Would you like to get involved?
A governor's term of office is usually four years and there are opportunities to become a governor when vacancies arise. Following recent changes in the law the Governing Body can now co-opt governors from any background if they have skills that would be helpful. They can also elect associate governors (non-voting) to assist with various projects for shorter periods of time. If you would like to find out more about the Governing Body and/or the governance of the school, please get in touch via the school office.
*The Foundation Governors are appointed by the Gloucester Diocesan Board of Education after consultation with the Parochial Church Council. (PCC) of the Parish of St Luke and St John. Foundation Governors are people who are:
- Communicant members of the Church of England or members in good standing of another Christian Church who are recommended to the Diocese by the PCC.
- Interested in the school and the welfare of the pupils and staff and prepared to attend governors’ meetings and serve on committees.
- Prepared to keep themselves informed and up to date by visiting the school, by reading reports, undergo training and attend meetings.
- Prepared to make the governorship of the school their priority.
If you are interested, please contact Catherine Simpson at chair@st-johns-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
PTFA
We have a very active Parent Teacher and Friends Association (PTFA) working closely with the School to raise funds and organise social events such as the Christmas and Summer fairs, quiz evenings for parents and discos for the children. We are a registered charity and hold regular committee meetings where all are welcome.
The Current PTFA Committee
- Zoe Forbes (Chair)
- Andy Bates (Treasurer)
- Taryn Doolin
- Gemma Bridgman
- Beth Kellie
- Lucy Clarkson
- Sarah Bayliss
- Lydia Bolas
- Dee Jones
- Joe Vaughan (Staff)
- Alex Mayhew (Staff)
We also give an annual class fund of £200 to each year group to subsidise the cost of a class trip or other activity.
You can contact the committee in a number of ways with any comments, ideas or questions:
- Catch us in the playground - ask a member of staff to introduce you
- See the PTFA noticeboard in the playground outside Year 2
- On our Facebook page