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Governors
What are governors?
The governors are collectively responsible for promoting well-being, high standards and the best quality education within the school. They are elected or appointed for a four year term of office.
The governors establish school strategic policy relating to curriculum, staffing, buildings, finance, resources and the community. These policies are determined in consultation with the Headteacher, who has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the school. A key to all the roles, and which governor has that responsibility, is set out in the table below
Governors' meetings are held every half term, the minutes of which are available in the school foyer, as well as being on this site (see below).
Finally, the governors’ termly newsletter, The Core, is emailed out to parents, and is also available via this site. This is issued termly, and over the year it deals with key issues that have been addressed, including an assessment of the impact of the governing body on the school.
Who are the current governors?
The Governing Body is made up of the people set out in the table below, with their responsibilities. Also included is the Register of Governors’ Interests and governors' attendance at meetings, in accordance with legal requirements.
How can I contact the Governing Body?
All governors can be contacted in writing c/o the school office
or by email adminoffice@orchard-inf.hants.sch.uk indicating that you wish your correspondence to be passed onto the governing body.
If you have a complaint about the school, please refer to the school complaints policy for details of whom you should contact in the first instance and the next steps involved if you are still unhappy. If having followed the steps in our complaints policy, you need to contact the Chair of Governors, they can be contacted via an email to
Orchard Infant School Governors
2021-2022
Name | Governor Type | Term From | Term To | Committee | Roles |
Mrs Louise Blacker | Parent governor
| 08 Dec 2020 | 7 Dec 2024 | Learning and Curriculum | SIP Link Imp 1 |
Mr Andrew Bowie | Staff governor
| 20 Oct 2020 | 19 Oct 2024 | Learning and Curriculum |
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Mr Ian Briant | Co-opted governor
| 07 Dec 2021 | 6 Dec 2025 | Resource | SIP Link Imp 3 |
Mr James Lambert | Co-opted governor
| 17 Jan 2022 | 16 Jan 2026 | Learning and Curriculum Resource | SIP Link Imp 1 Early Years Learning and Curriculum Deputy Chair |
Mrs Tracy O'Connor | Clerk ( HCC )
| 24 May 2019 |
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| Clerk |
Mr David O'Reilly | Co-opted governor
| 04 Feb 2019 | 3 Feb 2023 | Pay and Performance Personnel Resource
| Vice FGB Chair Health and Safety SIP Link Imp 4 Pay and Performance Personnel Deputy Chair |
Mrs Susan Parsons | Co-opted governor
| 04 Feb 2019 | 3 Feb 2023 | Learning and Curriculum | SIP Link Imp 1 |
Charlotte Radmore | Parent governor
| 04 Feb 2021 | 3 Feb 2025 | Learning and Curriculum | Learning and Curriculum Chair SIP Link Imp 3 |
Dr Marnie Seymour | Local Authority Governor
| 21 May 2020 | 20 May 2024 | Learning and Curriculum Resource | Chair SIP Link Imp 2 |
Mr John Spittal | Co-opted governor
| 01 Feb 2021 | 31 Jan 2025 | Pay and Performance Personnel Resource | SIP Link Imp 4 Pay and Performance Personnel Chair |
Ms Deborah Tizzard-Bond | Co-opted governor
| 21 May 2020 | 20 May 2024 | Resource | Development & Training Governor Resources Committee Chair SEN/LAC SIP Link Imp 1 |
Ms Caroline Wakeham | Associate Member
| 01 Apr 2019 | 1 Apr 2023 | Resource |
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Doctor Graeme Walker | Parent governor
| 08 Dec 2020 | 7 Dec 2024 | Resource | Safeguarding SIP Link Imp 2 Resource Deputy Chair |
Jane West | Headteacher
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| Learning and Curriculum Resource | Head Teacher |
| Orchard Infant School | |||||||||
| Governor Attendance Record For the Academic Year 2020/21 | |||||||||
| FULL GOVERNING BODY | LEARNING AND CURRICULUM COMMITTEE | RESOURCES COMMITTEE | |||||||
| Name | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) | Number of meetings the governor should have attended | Number of meetings attended | Attendance rate (%) |
| Louise Blacker | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100% | |||
| Andrew Bowie | 5 | 5 | 100% | 5 | 5 | 100% | |||
| Ian Briant | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 5 | 83% | |||
| Jim Lambert | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 5 | 83% | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| David O'Reilly | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 5 | 83% | |||
| Susan Parsons | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 4 | 67% | |||
| Julia Pillon | 4 | 4 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 100% | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Charlotte Radmore | 3 | 3 | 100% | 3 | 3 | 100% | |||
| Marnie Seymour | 6 | 5 | 83% | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| John Spittal | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100% | |||
| Debby Tizzard-Bond | 6 | 5 | 83% | 6 | 6 | 100% | |||
| Graeme Walker | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100% | |||
| Jane West | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Tracy O'Connor | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100% | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Julia Pillon | Headteacher | Retired | 03-Apr-21 | ||||||
| Appointments | ||
| Andrew Bowie | Staff Governor | 20-Oct-20 |
| Charlotte Radmore | Parent Governor | 04-Feb-21 |