The Governing Body

The full board of Governors meets five times a year. Committees meet five times a year, making appropriate reports and recommendations to the full Board of Governors. Each Committee elects a Chair who sits on the Strategy and Development Committee.

The Chair of Governors is Mr M Willis:  m.willis@burford.oxon.sch.uk

The Company Secretary is Mrs S Reeve: s.reeve@burford.oxon.sch.uk

Full details of each Committee’s remit, copies of non-confidential minutes and any Governors’ Register of Interest are available from the Company Secretary. The Governors follow a Governors’ Code of Conduct 2022-23 which is reviewed annually and signed by each member upon appointment.

 

Governor Profile  – 

Parent Governors	Ordinary Governors	Staff Governors	Co-options	Associate Members	Staff Contributors and Secretary
Mrs Jennifer Warriner	Mr Stuart Norridge (Safeguarding Governor)	Mrs Andrea Bird	Mrs Ruth Reavley (Vice-chair of Governors)	Head of School	Miss Caroline Skerten Deputy Headteacher
Miss Sally Gaudion	Mr Richard Martin	Mr Matthew Albrighton (Headteacher)	Vacancy	Head of School	Mrs Suzanne Reeve Company Secretary
Mr Philip Foster	Mrs Angela Sherwood	Mrs Clare Brown			Mr Alan Staniforth Business Manager
Mrs Ginny Renwick	Mrs Julie Wall	Mr Chris Cowley			Mrs Sarah Evans HR Manager
Mrs Cheryl Bracey	Mr Steven Carroll				Mr Daniel Pullin & Mrs Sharon Scantlebury Assistant Headteachers
Mr Matthew Willis (Chair of Governors)	Mr Derek Grimsley				Mr Stuart Bassett & Mr Gurd Ubhie Assistant Headteachers

Attendance at Governing Board & Committee Meetings 2021-22

Safeguarding Governor Role Description

 

 

Governor Committee Structure 2022-23

Boarding Committee	Curriculum & Standards Committee	Financial Management, Premises, Health & Safety Committee	Staff & Student Development Committee
Mr S  Norridge (Chair)	Mrs C Bracey (Chair)	Mr R Martin (Chair)	Mrs A Sherwood
Mrs A Bird	Mrs C Brown	Mr D Grimsley	Mr M Willis
Mrs G Renwick	Mr M Albrighton	Mr P Foster	Mr M Albrighton
Mr M Albrighton	Mr D Grimsley	Mrs S Gaudion	Mr S Carroll
Vacancy	Mrs R Reavley	Mr M Albrighton	Mrs J Wall
	Mrs J Warriner
Boarding Committee Terms of Reference 2022-23	Curriculum & Standards Terms of Reference 2022-23	Finance & Premises combined Terms of Reference 2022-23	Staff & Student Development Terms of Reference 2022-23

Governor Details, Pecuniary & Personal Interests

 

 

Governor	Start date	Term of office	Finishing date	Pecuniary & personal interests
Mr M Albrighton	01.09.2021	While in post as Headteacher		Headteacher, Director of Wysdom Touring Park, Burford Foundation Governor & Trustee Uganda Link
Mrs A Bird	03.04.2017	Four years (2nd term)	02.04.2025	Finance Manager at Burford School A Bird – Husband – Burford School Staff
Mrs C Bracey	13.12.2017	Four years (2nd term)	12.12.2025	Employer – nationwide Building Society Parent of Burford School student
Mrs C Brown	12.12.2018	Four years	11.12.2022	Burford School Staff Parent of Burford School student
Mr S Carroll	6.7.2020	Four years	5.7.2024	Parent of Burford School student
Mr P Foster	23.02.2018	Four years (2nd term)	22.02.2026	Parent of Burford School student
Miss S Gaudion	05.01.2022	Four years	04.01.2026	ICAEW Member
Mr D Grimsley	01.01.2012	Four years (3rd term)	31.07.2023	None
Mr R Martin	6.7.2012	Four years (3rd term)	5.7.2024	None
Mr S Norridge	01.09.2014	Four years (3rd term)	8.7.2022	None
Mrs Ruth Reavley	24.5.2021	Four years	23.5.2025	Burford School Foundation Burford Parochial Church Council Falkland Hall/Burford Archive Project
Mrs G Renwick	13.12.2017	Four years (2nd term)	12.12.2025	Related by marriage to a member of teaching staff Parent of Burford School student
Mrs A Sherwood	07.01.2019	Four Years	06.01.2023	Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development Parent of Burford School student
Mrs J Wall	12.12.2018	Four Years	11.12.2022	None Grandparent of a Burford School student
Mrs J Warriner	12.12.2019	Four Years	11.12.2023	Parent of Burford School student
Mr M Willis	19.01.2021	Four Years	18.01.2025	Parent of Burford School student