Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
The Governing Body of Bookwell School is currently made up of the following people.
| Mr S Humphries | Chair of Governors |
Mr R Hardy | Head teacher |
Mr P Young | Vice Chair |
Mrs H Booth | LEA governor |
Mrs S Wolfenden | Staff governor |
Mrs J Hodgson | Parent governor |
Mr P Humphries | Co-opted governor |
Mrs L Maxwell Mr J Knewstubb Miss L Giles Mrs J Garstang | Co-opted governor Co-opted Governor Staff Governor Co-opted Governor |
Mr T Needham Mr S Martin | Co-opted governor Co-opted governor |
| Mrs Val Bewsher | Clerk to the governors |
Governor Information 2023-2024
Governor Name | Term of office (years) | Date Appointed | Office expires/ resigns | Type of Governor | Business interests | Full Governor meetings | Curriculum / Planning | Premises, Finances and Staffing | |||
Russell Hardy | HT | 1/9/2015 | HT | HT | Nil |
| /6 | * | /2 | * | /2 |
Peter Young | 4 | 13/5/2023 | 7/5/2027 | Parent
| Nil | VC | /6 |
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| * | /2 |
| Tim Needham | 4 | 30/9/2018 | 30/9/2026 | Co-opted | Nil |
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Philip Humphries | 4 | 5/10/2021 | 4/10/2025 | Co-opted | Nil |
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Stuart Humphries | 4 | 6/10/2021 | 15/11/2024 | Co-opted | Nil | C | /6 |
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Hilary Booth | 4 | 19/7/2021 | 14/9/2025 | Authority | Nil |
| /6 | * | /2 |
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Jennie Hodgson | 4 | 5/12/2006 | 30/8/2027 | Co-opted | Nil |
| /6 | * | /2 |
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Lisa Maxwell | 4 | 2/10/2006 | 11/5/2027 | Co-opted | Nil |
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John Knewstubb | 4 | 9/10/2012 | 30/08/2027 | Co-opted | Nil |
| /6 | * | /2 |
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Lisa Yardley | 4 | 28/11/2020 | 15/11/2024 | Parent | Nil |
| /6 | * | /2 |
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| Leah Giles | 4 | 1/1/2021 | 30/1/2025 | Staff | Nil | /6 | |||||
| Judith Garstang | 4 | 20/11/2020 | 20/11/2024 | Co-opted | Nil | /6 | * | /2 | |||
Val Bewsher | Clerk | 1/9/2022 | Clerk | Clerk | Nil |
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C = Chair
* = Sub-committee member
