Members and Directors 2020-21

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 2020-21

Fr Michael Smith
Mr Robin Foster
Mr John Rimell
Mr Andrew Swain
Mr Simon Cull

Directors for 2020-21

Chair: Mr Andrew Swain (Foundation) Tel: 07946 641577
Vice Chair: Mr Philip Cherrett (Foundation)
Mr Matthew Brito (Foundation)
Mr David Gordon (Foundation)
Mrs Victoria Gerrish (Co-opted)
Mr James Hall (Parent)
Mr David Heckles (Co-opted)
Mr Peter Herbert (Headteacher)
Mrs Nina Laing (Foundation)
Mr Nathan Thomas (Co-opted)
Mrs Michelle Widdicombe (Parent)

Rachel Rous (Clerk to the Directors)

To contact the Board of Directors please email the Clerk to the Directors
rachel@governanceclerking.com

Safeguarding Link Director – Andrew Swain

 

As a new institution from 1/12/15, records regarding the governance of Moordown St John’s Church of England Primary School are presented from that date.

Moordown St John’s Church of England Primary School Board of Directors
Register of Interests and Attendance 2019/20 (Updated September 2019)

The Appointed Directors for 2019/20

Name	Role	Date of Appointment	Term of office ends	Date stepped down (if applicable)	Appointed by
Matthew Brito	Foundation	14/6/16	13/06/20	n/a	The members
Philip Cherrett	Foundation	18/1/16	17/01/20	n/a	The members
Victoria Gerrish	Co-opted	17/10/19		n/a	The members
David Gordon	Foundation	27/11/18	26/11/22	n/a	The members
James Hall	Parent	27/02/20			The members
David Heckles	Co-opted	30/01/20			The members
Peter Herbert	Headteacher	18/1/16	n\a	n/a	The governors
Nina Laing	Foundation	18/1/16	17/01/20	n/a	The members
Andrew Swain	Foundation	18/1/16	17/01/20	n/a	The members
Nathan Thomas	Co-opted	28/11/16	27/11/20	n/a	The members
Michelle Widdicombe	Parent	27/02/20			The members
MEMBERS		Date of Appointment	Date stepped down
Simon Cull		28/11/16
Robin Foster		1/12/15
John Rimell		1/12/15
Fr Michael Smith		1/12/19
Rachel Rous	Clerk to the Directors
Directors Who Resigned in the Previous 12 Months
Jeff Williams		1/2/15	11/19

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
Matthew Brito	Director Sneezer Media Ltd Wife Kelly Brito also Director of Sneezer Media Ltd Parent of 3 children at MSJ	n/a	None	n/a
Philip Cherrett	Parent of 2 children at MSJ	n/a	None	n/a
Victoria Gerrish	Ivy House London - Learning & Development The Listening Ear (charity) Offers counselling services to children and families in BCP area.	n/a	None	n/a
David Gordon	None declared	n/a	None	n/a
James Hall	Parent of 2 children at MSJ	n/a	None	Wife is Co-Chair of school PFA
David Heckles	General Manager of: More Bus, Excelsior Coaches, Damory Coaches and Tourist Coaches	n/a	None	n/a
Peter Herbert	HeadTeacher/Accounting Officer Wife works for Kingsleigh Primary School and undertakes Dyslexia Assessment at MSJ Union member - NAHT	n/a	None	n/a
Nina Laing	Member of staff at MSJ Member of Union - UNISON Husband works for Dulux Decorating Centre	n/a	None	n/a
Andrew Swain	Boots Pharmacy	n/a	Director of BST	n/a
Nathan Thomas	Music Teacher and Producer - Composition of bespoke music for publishing houses and agencies and 1-1 tutoring. Onwards and Upwards: Mentoring young people not in full time or permanent school placement. 1 child at MSJ	n/a	None	Wife is a Lunchtime Supervisor
Michelle Widdicombe	Parent of 2 children at MSJ	n/a	None	n/a
MEMBERS
Simon Cull	None declared	n/a	Member and Director of BST
Robin Foster	Wife employed by MSJ	n/a		Married to member of staff
John Rimell	None declared
Fr Michael Smith	Vicar and Trustee Parish of Winton, Moordown & Charminster Trustee of Women and the Church (WATCH)	n/a
Rachel Rous - Clerk to Directors	Clerk to Directors of MSJ	n/a
Directors Who Resigned in the Previous 12 Months

Record of Attendance at Committee Meetings 2020/21:

Name	Finance	Full Directors Board	AGM
Matthew Brito	1/1	5/6	1/1
Philip Cherrett	1/1	4/6	0/1
Victoria Gerrish	0/1	5/6	0/1
David Gordon	1/1	6/6	1/1
James Hall	1/1	5/6	1/1
David Heckles	1/1	6/6	1/1
Peter Herbert	1/1	5/6	1/1
Nina Laing	1/1	4/6	1/1
Andrew Swain	1/1	6/6	1/1
Nathan Thomas	1/1	3/6	1/1
Michelle Widdicombe	0/1	5/6	0/1
MEMBERS
Simon Cull	0/1		0/1
Robin Roster	1/1		1/1
John Rimmell	1/1		1/1
Rev Michael Smith	1/1		1/1
Jeff Williams

Register of Interests and Attendance 2019-20

Register of Interests and Attendance 2018-19

Register of Interests and Attendance 2017-18

Register of Interests and Attendance 2016-17 

Register of Interests and Attendance 2015/16