SchoolThe 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 Steven Carroll: s.carroll@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 2020-21 which is reviewed annually and signed by each member upon appointment.
Governor Profile – January 2021
Mrs Sarah Matthews is Vice Chair of the governing body. Sarah has served as a governor since 2015 and has sat on the Staff and Student committee and Boarding committee. In her role as Vice Chair she ensures she keeps up to date with the work of all committees and is particularly involved in ensuring effective governance practices. Sarah has a legal background, having worked as a Solicitor for many years specialising in health and safety and employment law. She now teaches employment law at De Montfort University, Leicester.
| Parent Governors | Ordinary Governors | Staff Governors | Co-options | Associate Members | Observers and Secretary |
| Mrs Jennifer Warriner | Mr Stuart Norridge (Safeguarding Governor) | Mrs Andrea Bird | Mrs Sarah Matthews (Vice-chair of Governors) | Head Girl | Mr Brett Jouny Deputy Headteacher & Director of Boarding |
| Vacancy | Mr Richard Martin
| Mrs Kathy Haig Headteacher | Vacancy | Head Boy | Mrs Suzanne Reeve Company Secretary |
| Mr Philip Foster | Mrs Angela Sherwood | Mrs Clare Brown | Deputy Head Girl | Mr Alan Staniforth Business Manager | |
| Mrs Ginny Renwick | Mrs Julie Wall | Mr Chris Cowley | Deputy Head Boy | ||
| Mrs Cheryl Bracey | Mr Steven Carroll (Chair of Governors) | ||||
| Vacancy | Mr Derek Grimsley |
Attendance at Full Governing Board Meetings 2019-20
Governor Links with Departments 2019-20
| Department | Link Governor | Department | Link Governor |
| Art | Sarah Matthews | PSHE & Pastoral Care | Stuart Norridge |
| Boarding | Stuart Norridge | Learning Zone | Philip Foster |
| Careers & Business | Angela Sherwood | Science & Mathematics | |
| English, Drama & Music | Ginny Renwick | Student Council | Andrea Bird |
| EAL | Philip Foster | P.E. | Steven Carroll |
| Gifted and Talented | Philip Foster | Geography, RE, History & Psychology | Stuart Norridge |
| Alumni | Richard Martin | Sixth Form and Post 16 Education | Julie Wall |
| Library | Pupil Premium Governor | Philip Foster | |
| Modern Languages | Cheryl Bracey | Business Club | Richard Martin |
| ICT & Technology | Philip Foster | GDPR | Cheryl Bracey |
Governor Committee Structure 2020-21
| Boarding Committee | Curriculum & Standards Committee | Financial Management, Premises, Health & Safety Committee | Staff & Student Development Committee | Strategy & Development Committee |
| Mr S Norridge (Chair) | Mrs C Bracey (Chair) | Mr R Martin (Chair) | Mr S Carroll (Acting Chair) | Mr D Grimsley (Chair) |
| Mrs S Matthews (Vice-Chair) | Mrs C Brown | Mr D Grimsley | Mrs A Bird | Mr S Carroll (Vice-chair) |
| Mrs G Renwick | Mrs K Haig | Vacancy | Mrs K Haig | Mrs C Bracey |
| Mrs K Haig | Mr D Grimsley | Mr C Cowley | Mrs A Sherwood | Mr S Norridge |
| Mrs J Warriner | Mr P Foster | Mrs K Haig | Mrs J Wall | Mrs K Haig |
| Mr R Martin | ||||
| Boarding Committee Terms of Reference 2020-21 | Curriculum & Standards Committee Terms of Reference 2020-21 | Finance & Premises combined Terms of Reference 2020-21 | Staff & Student Development Terms of Reference 2020-21 | Strategy & Development Terms of reference 2019-20 |
Governor Details, Pecuniary & Personal Interests
| Governor | Start date | Term of office | Finishing date | Pecuniary & personal interests |
| Mrs A Bird | 03.04.2017 | Four years | 02.04.2021 | Finance Manager at Burford School A Bird – Husband – Burford School Staff |
| Mrs C Bracey | 13.12.2017 | Four years | 12.12.2021 | Employer – nationwide Building Society |
| Mrs C Brown | 12.12.2018 | Four years | 11.12.2022 | Burford School Staff |
| Mr S Carroll | 6.7.2020 | Four years | 5.7.2024 | None |
| Mr C Cowley | 03.04.2017 | Four years | 02.04.2021 | Burford School Staff |
| Mr P Foster | 23.02.2018 | Four years | 22.02.2022 | None |
| Mr D Grimsley | 01.01.2012 | Four years | 31.07.2023 | None |
| Mrs K Haig | 01.01.2009 | Until conclusion of Headteacher role | N/A | Headteacher of Burford School/ Director-Wysdom Touring Park/ Trustee-Burford Foundation Governors & Uganda Link |
| Mr R Martin | 6.7.2020 | Four years | 5.7.2024 | None |
| Mrs S Matthews | 25.3.2020 | One year | 24.3.2024 | De Montfort University Law Society |
| Mr S Norridge | (01.09.2014)9.7.2018 | Four years | 8.7.2022 | None |
| Mrs G Renwick | 13.12.2017 | Four years | 12.12.2021 | Related by marriage to a member of teaching staff |
| Mrs A Sherwood | 07.01.2019 | Four Years | 06.01.2023 | Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development |
| Mrs J Wall | 12.12.2018 | Four Years | 11.12.2022 | None |
| Mrs J Warriner | 12.12.2019 | Four Years | 11.12.2023 | None |
| Mr J White – Resigned | 01.04.2018 | 6.7.2020 | ||
| Mr D Riseley – Resigned | 11.10.2019 | 8.9.2020 |