Governors
Since September 2019, St Saviours Infant and Junior Schools have run under a single, Executive Headteacher and single Trust Local Committee (TLC).
The Role of Governors at St Saviours
Governors hold an important role within the schools. Their role is strategic rather than operational. Governors don’t get involved with the day to day running of the schools, instead supporting and challenging the school’s leadership team to drive school improvement.
They have three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding executive leaders to account for educational performance of the schools and its pupils; as well as the effective and efficient performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the schools and making sure its money is well spent
Structure
There are 7 meetings of the full TLC each year. In addition to this, there are 3 separate governor committees (consisting of 2-3 governors each) which take place up to 3 times a year.
Some governors will take on a lead governor role, which involves liaising with members of the school team throughout the year and attending annual training sessions.
All governors link with a specific area of school life and engage with school staff on a termly basis.
What skills do governors need?
We welcome people with a range of skills who can enhance and enthusiastically contribute to the work of the governing body and performance of the school. People who make good governors usually have: a keen interest in education and/or child development, a desire to see the best possible outcomes for every child in the schools community, the confidence to analyse and interpret information and ask questions, as well as the ability to work as part of a team.
St Saviour's Governors
Governor profiles
Danielle Ross BWMAT Appointed
I have been a Governor at St Saviour's Schools since February 2020. My eldest child left the school in 2021, my middle child - last year and my youngest child is currently in Year 2. Amy and I were Co-chairs for three years, being part of the team during two Ofsted inspections and supporting the schools through the 'post' Covid period. Although I have finished my term as Co-chair, I have chosen to continue to be part of this fantastic Governing Team. In terms of my experience, I was an Assistant Headteacher in a school in Wiltshire for 12 years. I left in 2019 to pursue other career opportunities. I now work for Teach First as a Development Lead; training teachers at the start of their careers. In addition to this, I also teach part-time in a school in Bath. Within my Governor role, I am able to utilise my skills and expertise within education and leadership; supporting the school to continue to thrive, adapt and respond to the changes and challenges that they face within Education.
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Mark Evitts BWMAT Appointed
We moved to Bath in 2017 after a decade as expats, and love being a part of the wonderful Larkhall community. As of the start of my tenure as a governor my two daughters are in Year 3 and Year 1.
Professionally I am an owner of a local firm of chartered surveyors providing real estate advisory services. While I have managed people and projects around the globe, my current particular area of interest is the reduction of local inequalities through impactful place based approaches to development. I hope to be able to draw on this experience to add value to the pupils in their formative years.
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Lucy Powell Foundation Governor
I started as a Governor in Sept 2023 as I wanted to learn how I could help in developing the school and give whatever I could to enhance their development. I have spent 12 years in the Logistics Corps of the British Army and am now training in children's sports coaching and development, alongside commercial management. Therefore, I have a keen interest in the sports opportunities and personal development of the children. As the chair of Ethos and lead Governor on OPAL, I would welcome any ideas or advice around sports and personal wellbeing.
I am an active parent of the school and enjoy joining the children for their school trips and festivals. I have a child in the nursery and in year 2.
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Joe Beament
Executive Headteacher
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Simone Drake Staff Governor St Saviour's Schools
I am a Class Teacher at St Saviour's Juniors, I currently work with Year 5. I am also coordinator of Languages and Collective Worship and RE at the Juniors. I was appointed by the Bath and Wells Multi Academy Trust to the Governing body in October 2016. I sit on the Ethos Committee. I joined the LGB to help support from not just a teaching point of view, but from the organisational side as well and to help continue the journey the two schools are on together.
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Wendy Jupp Parent Governor St Saviour's Junior School
My daughter started St Saviour’s at the nursery and is now in year 5. My son who is now in year 8 went to both the infant and junior schools. I am happy to have chosen these schools for my children and to have become part of the St Saviour's community. I value the involvement I have in school life as a governor.
I know the schools well as a parent and through having worked as a clerk to governors for both schools. Understanding the role the governors have, I wanted to become a governor to utilise my knowledge and experience to support the schools.
In my current employment I have maintained my interest in education by working for Jisc, a not for profit organisation supporting the improvement of higher and further education by providing digital solutions. I am also a non-practising solicitor, having qualified and previously practiced, which has helped me develop relevant skills such as looking objectively and a careful, methodical approach.
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Tim Frost Co-Chair BWMAT Appointed
I have a child at the Junior school and one at the Infants. I have always been interested in the idea of contributing my skills and knowledge to help the schools that my children attend. This is primarily because I have experienced first-hand the transformational change that the right teachers, mentors and environments can help to bring about. Professionally I’m a business consultant specialising in leadership, strategy and cultural change. I hope to contribute my experience, energy and creative approach in order to be of service to the school.
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Rosie Frost
Parent Governor (Infants)
I have one child in the infants and one at the Juniors and first-hand experience with neurodiversity. St Saviour’s is a place my children have really thrived because of its inclusive and supportive approach to teaching.
Since my own journey with neurodiversity I have deep-dived into it as a specialist subject and professionally work closely with neurodivergent adults and kids to understand how we can design technology, environments, systems and structures to be more inclusive for a range of brain types.
Whilst neurodiversity can bring challenges I am a big champion of the strengths - the curiosity, creativeness, sparkiness and different perspectives that it brings to society and how to embrace these qualities.
I’m keen to grow the SEND parent community and parent-teacher allyship.
Current governor structure @ September 2024
Board composition
Mat Appointed | Foundation Mat Appointed | Elected Parents | Staff |
| Lucy Powell | Rosie Frost (Infants) | Executive Head: Joe Beament |
Danielle Ross | Vacancy | Wendy Jupp (Juniors) | Teacher: Simone Drake |
Mark Evitts | Andy Dillow | ||
Amy McNaughton |
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Tim Frost |
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Lead Governors
Safeguarding | SEND | Pupil Premium | Health and Safety | Admissions | OPAL | Standards | GDPR | CPD | EYFS | ||||
Danielle Ross |
| Danielle Ross | Rosie Frost | Amy McNaughton | Mark Evitts | Andy Dillow
| Lucy Powell | Wendy Jupp | Wendy Jupp | Tim Frost | Amy McNaughton |
Governance Headers
Resources | Ethos | Admissions Panel | Standards |
Mark Evitts (lead)
| Lucy Powell (lead) | Andy Dillow Tim Frost | Wendy Jupp (lead)
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Curriculum Links
Curriculum Area | Link Governor |
Maths | Danielle Ross |
English | Tim Frost |
Creative Group | Wendy Jupp |
Humanities Group | Mark Evitts |
Languages Group |
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Personal Group | Lucy Powell |
Technical Group | Andy Dillow |
EYFS Link Gov | Amy McNaughton |
CPD Gov | Tim Frost |
Governor resignations in the previous 12 months
Name of Governor | Resignation date |
| Nathalie Goss | 22/07/24 |
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