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 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 2021-22 which is reviewed annually and signed by each member upon appointment.
Governor Profile – Term four 2021-22
Matthew Willis
Matthew Willis has been a parent governor since December 2019 and is newly the Vice Chair of the governing body. He has two daughters in the school.
Matthew is the co-founder and Partner at strategic communication consultancy Fourtold. Set-up in 2013, the company now employs 30 people in offices in Oxford and Brussels, helping some of the world’s biggest companies to manage their reputation and engage with policy, especially around topics connected with sustainability. He used to spend a lot of time travelling to meet with clients and colleagues, but in recent times mainly commutes to a posh shed at the bottom of his garden.
| 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 | Head Girl | Miss Caroline Skerten
Deputy Headteacher |
| Miss Sally Gaudion | Mr Richard Martin
|
Mr Matthew Albrighton (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 Sarah Evans HR Manager |
|
| Mrs Cheryl Bracey | Mr Steven Carroll
(Chair of Governors) |
Mr Daniel Pullin & Mrs Sharon Scantlebury
Assistant Headteachers |
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| Mr Matthew Willis
(Vice-chair of Governors) |
Mr Derek Grimsley
|
Mr Stuart Bassett
Assistant Headteacher |
Attendance at Full Governing Board Meetings 2020-21
Safeguarding-Role-Description-2020
Governor Committee Structure 2021-22
| 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) | Mrs A Sherwood | Mr S Carroll (Chair) |
| Mrs A Bird | Mrs C Brown | Mr D Grimsley | Mr M Willis | Mrs A Sherwood |
| Mrs G Renwick | Mr M Albrighton | Mr P Foster | Mr M Albrighton | Mrs C Bracey |
| Mr M Albrighton | Mr D Grimsley | Mr C Cowley | Mr S Carroll | Mr S Norridge |
| Mrs J Warriner | Mrs R Reavley | Mr M Albrighton | Mrs J Wall | Mr M Albrighton |
| Mr R Martin | ||||
| Boarding Committee Terms of Reference 2021-22 | Curriculum and Standards Committee Terms of Reference 2021-22 | Finance & Premises Committee Terms of Reference 2021-22 | Staff & Student Terms of Reference 2021-22 | Strategy Committee Terms of Reference 2021-22 |
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 C Cowley | 03.04.2017 | Four years (second term) | 02.04.2025 | Burford School Staff |
| 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 |
| Mrs S Matthews | 25.3.2020 | Resigned | 24.5.2021 | |
| Mrs K Haig | Resigned | 31.8.2021 | ||
| Mrs V Spracklen | 04.01.2021 | Resigned | 06.10.2021 |