Members and Directors

Moordown St John’s Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School became an Academy on 1/12/15, and is now known as Moordown St John’s Church of England Primary School.

Members of the Board of Directors work hard for and on behalf of the school and are committed to providing the highest quality of education for the children who attend Moordown St John’s Church of England Primary School. The Members and Directors work effectively as a team and each bring their own skills on a voluntary basis for the good of the school.

Members for 2023-24

Fr Michael Smith
Mr Robin Foster
Mr David Gordon
Mr Andrew Swain
Mr Simon Cull

Directors for 2023-24

Chair: Mr Andrew Swain (Foundation)
Vice Chair: Mr Philip Cherrett (Foundation)
Mr Paul Ruffle (Headteacher)
Mrs India Farrow (Foundation)
Mr James Hall (Parent)
Mr David Heckles (Co-opted)
Mrs Nina Laing (Foundation)
Miss Helen O’Neile
Mrs Michelle Widdicombe (Parent)

Caroline Burn (Clerk to the Directors)

To contact the Board of Directors please email
the Clerk to the Directors c.burn@st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk
or the Headteacher Paul Ruffle msjoffice@st-johns.bournemouth.sch.uk

Safeguarding Link Director – Michelle Widdicombe

The Appointed Directors for 2023/24

Name	Role	Date of Appointment	Term of office ends	Date stepped down (if applicable)	Appointed by

Paul Ruffle	Headteacher	01/09/23		n/a
Philip Cherrett	Foundation	18/01/20	17/01/24	n/a	Academy members
India Farrow	Parent	22/11/22	21/11/26	n/a	GB/board
James Hall	Parent	27/02/20	26/02/24	n/a	Elected by Parents
David Heckles	Co-opted	30/01/20	29/01/24	n/a	GB/board
Nina Laing	Foundation	18/01/20	17/01/24	n/a	Academy members
Helen O'Neile	Foundation	18/01/23	17/01/27	n/a	GB/board
John Rimell		01/12/15		06/12/22	Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)
Andrew Swain	Foundation	18/01/20	17/01/24	n/a	Academy members
Michelle Widdicombe	Parent	27/02/20	26/02/24	n/a	Elected by Parents
Members		Date of appointment		Date stepped down
Simon Cull		28/11/16			Foundation/Trust
Robin Foster		01/12/15			Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)
David Gordon		07/12/22			Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)
Fr Michael Smith		01/12/19			Persons who are appointed by the foundation body or sponsor (if applicable)
Andrew Swain					Foundation Trust
Caroline Burn	Clerk to the Directors
Directors Who Resigned in the Previous 12 months
Matthew Brito	Foundation	14/06/20	13/06/24	12/04/23	Academy members
Gina Angiolini	Acting Headteacher	01/09/22		01/09/23

The Register of Declared Business Interests

Name	Business Interests	Date Interest Ceased	Governance roles in other educational institutions	Relationships between members, directors and school staff
Philip Cherrett	None declared	n/a	None	n/a
India Farrow	None declared	n/a	None	n/a
James Hall	Parent of 2 children at MSJ Wife is a Teaching Assistant & co-chair of PFA at Moordown	n/a	None	Wife is TA at MSJ and Co-Chair of school PFA
David Heckles	None	n/a	None	n/a
Nina Laing	Member of casual staff Husband works for Dulux Decorating Centre	n/a	None	n/a
Helen O'Neile	None declared	n/a	None	n/a
Paul Ruffle	Trustee Lansdowne Church and Safeguard Lead Wife teaches at St Walburga's Catholic Primary School
Andrew Swain	Boots Pharmacy	n/a	None	n/a
Michelle Widdicombe	Parent of 1 child at MSJ	n/a	None	n/a
Members
Simon Cull	Member and Director of BST		Bringing Schools Together Trust	n/a
Robin Foster	Wife employed by MSJ	n/a	None	Married to member of staff
David Gordon	None declared	n/a	None	n/a
John Rimell	None declared	n/a	None	n/a
Reverend Canon Michael Smith	Incumbent at Parish of Four Saints	n/a	Holy Epiphany School Coastal Learning Partnership	n/a
Caroline Burn - Clerk to Directors	Clerk to Directors of Avonwood Primary and Bishop St Aldhelms Primary	n/a		n/a
Directors Who Resigned in the Previous 12 Months
Matthew Brito	Director Sneezer Media Ltd Wife Kelly Brito also Director of Sneezer Media Ltd Parent of 2 children at MSJ	n/a	None	Wife is TA at MSJ
Gina Angiolini	Director/Trustee of Bournemouth Above and beyond Trust		None

Record of Attendance at Committee Meetings 2023/24:

Name	Finance	Full Directors Board	AGM
Matthew Brito
Philip Cherrett
India Farrow
James Hall
David Heckles
Nina Laing
Helen O'Neile
Paul Ruffle
Andrew Swain
Michelle Widdicombe
Members
Simon Cull		-
Robin Foster		-
David Gordon		-
John Rimmell		-
Rev Michael Smith		-