Governance

Our Local Governing Body consists of a group of enthusiastic and committed people who volunteer to work in partnership with the school staff to shape the future of the school and to decide the key issues that will help staff to raise standards.

We are particularly fortunate that we have a wide cross-section of skills and experience amongst our governors with representation from parents, staff and members of the community.

Our school is part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust; a single entity established to undertake a strategic collaboration to improve and maintain high educational standards across a number of schools. Our responsibilities as Local Governors are delegated to us by the Board of Trustees for the MAT and these are contained in the Scheme of Delegation.

For more information about governance in Wessex Multi Academy Trust, please click here:
https://wessex.ac/governance

Our Local Governing Body:

Local Governing Body
Gemma Bridle (Chair) Royston Pinder (Vice Chair) Elizabeth De Bardi Revd Gemma Donnell Jane Pridmore Martin Mustoe Bronwyn Croft (Staff Governor) Julie Thorp (Headteacher) Clerk: Victoria Thompson (contact: vthompson@wessex.ac)

What Our Governing Body worked on for the Academic Year 2024-2025

Local Governing Body
To address the action points from our Ofsted Report (July 2023)
Nominated Governors having a greater depth of understanding in their delegated, specific areas.
To monitor and evaluate the school budget.

Governor Ownership Subjects and Area of Responsibility on School Development Plan

Name of Governor	Subject Owned	Area of Responsibility from SDP	Area of Responsibility from the OFSTED Inspection Framework
Gemma Bridle (Chair)	Safeguarding & Collective Worship	Personal Development	Personal Development
Royston Pinder (Vice-Chair)	Health & Safety	Early Years Speech and Language	Quality of the Early Years
Bronwyn Croft (Staff)	Exempt - Staff Governor	Exempt - Staff Governor	Exempt - Staff Governor
Vacancy		School Finances
Martin Mustoe(Parent)	Attendance	Quality of Education	Quality of Education
Elizabeth De Bardi (Parent)	SEN	Leadership and Management	Leadership and Management
Reverend Gemma Donnell	Pupil Premium
Jane Pridmore (Foundation)	School Vision and Values; Equity & Diversity	Behaviour and Attitudes	Behaviour and Attitudes

Meet Our Governors:

Royston Pinder - Foundation Governor
Vice-Chair

Gemma Bridle - Foundation Governor - Chair

Summary of Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interest of Governors and Attendance for 2024-25

	Governing Body	Term of Office Ends	Directorship, partnership and employment with businesses that provide goods or services to the school	Trusteeship and Governorship	Any other potentially relevant interest	Attendance LGB Meetings 2024-2025 (to date)
Gemma Bridle	Foundation Governor/Chair	July 2026	None	Governor at St Mary's Middle School, Puddletown.	None	2/2
Royston Pinder	Foundation Governor/Vice-Chair	September 2024	None	None	Yes	2/2
Elizabeth De-Bardi	Parent Governor	November 2024	None	None	Yes	2/2
Bronwyn Croft	Staff Governor	September 2026	None	None	None	2/2
Gemma Donnell	Foundation	August 2025	None	Foundation Governor at St Mary's CE Middle School	None	2/2
Jane Pridmore	Foundation	December 2026	None	None	None	2/2
Martin Mustoe	Parent		None	None	None	1/2
Julie Thorp	Headteacher		None	None	None	2/2

Summary of Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interest of Governors and Attendance for 2023-24

	Governing Body	Term of Office Ends	Directorship, partnership and employment with businesses that provide goods or services to the school	Trusteeship and Governorship	Any other potentially relevant interest	Attendance LGB Meetings 2023-2024
Gemma Bridle	Foundation Governor/Chair	July 2026	None	Governor at St Mary's Middle School, Puddletown.	None	8/9
Royston Pinder	Foundation Governor/Vice-Chair	September 2024	None	None	Yes	8/9
Elizabeth De-Bardi	Parent Governor	November 2024	None	None	Yes	8/9
Bronwyn Croft	Staff Governor	September 2026	None	None	None	8/9
Gemma Donnell	Foundation	August 2025	None	Foundation Governor at St Mary's CE Middle School	None	7/9
Jane Pridmore	Foundation	December 2026	None	None	None	6/9
Andrew Greenman	Foundation	Stepped down 20.5.24	None	None	None	1/2
Martin Mustoe	Parent		None	None	None	3/4
Julie Thorp	Headteacher		None	None	None	9/9

To contact the Chair of Governors, please send an email to:office@fromevalley.dorset.sch.uk (stating that the email is FAO: Mrs Gemma Bridle, Chair of Governors). Or contact the Chair of Governors through the Clerk to Governors (Victoria Thompson: vthompson@wessex.ac).

Alternatively, you can send a letter to the school, addressed to the Chair of Governors:
Mrs Gemma Bridle, Chair of Governors, Frome Valley CE First School, School Drive, Crossways, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8WR

Governance Documents: Please click on the following links

Scheme of Delegation:

Funding Agreement:

Executive Pay:

Gender Pay Gap:

Annual Report and Financial Statement: