Key InformationThe Governing Body

Barns Green Primary School has a dedicated voluntary Governing Body that oversees the management side of the school: strategy, policy, budgeting and staffing. We’re dedicated to helping our school run as effectively as possible, working alongside senior leaders and supporting teachers to provide excellent education to children.

You can find out more about who our Governors are on our Meet the Governors page.

Instrument of Governance

Terms of reference

Governance: Terms of Reference

Circle of Governance

At the end of 2020, we changed from a committee structure to a ‘Circle of Governance’ – where the governing body works as a ‘whole team’ without any committees. Each governor is given special responsibility for a specific area of importance.

Circle of Governance

We reviewed and updated these roles at the Full Governing Body Meeting on 22 September 2025.

Chair of Governors – Dawn Martin
Vice Chair of Governors – Tom Plowman
Clerk to Governors – Gemma Lovegrove
Health & Safety Governor – Rob MacDonald and Tom Plowman
Teaching and learning link Governor, including Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND), Children Looked After (CLA) and Pupil Premium (PP) – Dawn Martin, Sue Whittle, Jessica Martin and Richard Bates
Safeguarding link Governor, including attendance – Adam Rood, Richard Bates, Simon Gale (Cyber Safety)
Communication and Website Governor - Alex Nicholson and Adam Rood
Link Governor - Tom Plowman
Early Careers Teacher (ECT) Governor – Rob MacDonald and Richard Bates
Wellbeing Governor – Jessica Martin and Richard Bates
Finance Panel including School Sports Premium – Alex Nicholson, Simon Gale and Rob MacDonald
Headteachers Performance Management Panel (HTPM) – Jess Martin, Sue Whittle and Simon Gale

Governance Board details and attendance record

You can find further information about each governor below. Details include:

Governor names
Date of appointment
Term of office
Who appointed them
Governance roles in other educational institutions
Material interests arising from relationships between governors, or relationships between governors and school staff
Attendance record to governing body meetings

Key InformationThe Governing Body

Instrument of Governance

Terms of reference

Circle of Governance

Governance Board details and attendance record

Governor termly newsletters

Other important documents