Governance

The governing body is made up of representatives from the following areas:

Staff, Parents, Community and the Church. They are all volunteers, who give up their free time and have various legal responsibilities and duties.

The remit of the Governing Body is to set strategic direction and mission for the school, hold leaders to account for educational performance and to ensure financial stability and health are upheld.

Governing Body of St Leonards

Chair of Governors

Clare Lindley

Vice Chair of Governors

Jan Milsom

Headteacher

Clare Johnson (on maternity leave)

Andrew Beadnell (acting Headteacher)

Foundation Governors    

Erica Milsom
Jane Medlock

Co-Opted Governors    

David Hardcastle
Jan Milsom
Clare Lindley

Parent Governors    

Laura Chatwin

Clerk to the Governing Body

Emma Legg

BKAT Scheme of Delegation: https://www.bluekitetrust.org/governance

Chair of Governors & Community Governor

Email: clarelindley.stleonards@dbat.org.uk

I have been a Governor at the school since 2009. I became a Governor in order to support the school in providing a happy, safe environment which develops all the pupil to the best of their abilities.

Through working with the staff and in particular the senior management team, I strive to encourage and challenge the school in all aspects of the Curriculum and the Financial running of the school.

I am the Chair of the Governing Board.

Foundation Governor

I have been a Governor in Swindon schools over a long period time. My background is in education and I was a teacher in the borough in different roles for most of my working life. Both of our daughters went to school in Blunsdon and I was a Parent Governor at that time. I know the school well and I am looking forward to being a part of a team moving the school forward.

Foundation Governor

I feel very privileged to have this link with St. Leonard's Primary Academy. I have been involved in education for most of my adult life, both at primary and secondary levels, and I have lived in Blunsdon now for over 20 years. I would like to support the staff in making the school a place of safety and growth for all the students, to prepare them to be stable and confident adults and committed members of their communities. As a member of St. Leonard's church I am glad to be able to support and encourage the school in its links with the church.