Our Governors

Andrew Jordan (Chair of Governors) – 

Andrew has been a governor for four years and Chair for the last three years and has two children in the School.  A Chartered Accountant and Partner at a regional firm of accountants, Andrew brings his finance and commercial experience to lead and assist the Board of Governors. Andrew is passionate about ensuring the school is a vibrant, special and engaging school, retaining its Christian ethos and remaining an intrinsic part of the local community.

 

Carole Phillips  (Foundation Governor / Safeguarding Governor) – Carole describes herself as ‘one of the more mature governors.’ She is a retired teacher and has been into a lot of schools in and around the Local area. When she finished teaching she felt that she still had more to give to education and found herself helping at Flax Bourton.
Carole loves spending time in Flax as a volunteer working with children and supporting staff.

 

Victoria Gough (LA Governor) – Vicki has been a governor at Flax since 2014 and now has two children at the school. Vicki is an employment law solicitor and loves using that expertise on the Personnel and Pay committee, which she currently chairs. Vicki is passionate about the school and its fabulous facilities and staff and is delighted that the school is growing so that more local children can experience the very special educational experience that is on offer here. When she isn’t ‘lawyering’ or governing, Vicki enjoys being with her busy family, (intermittent) exercise, reading, film, music and entertaining.

 

Sally James (Foundation Governor)  – Sally became a Governor in January 2016. She sits on the Personnel & Pay Committee and is class-link Governor to Oak class. Sally is also Secretary of the FBSA. She has worked in Bristol for a large financial services organisation for over 23 years, in a variety of roles including Branch Manager, Rewards & Incentives and HR Change Management. Sally is married with one daughter in the school. She enjoys playing netball, practicing yoga and travelling.

 

Matt McFeat (Parent Governor) – Matt has three children at Flax Bourton Primary, with his youngest starting at Flax in September 2017. He has been a parent governor at the school since 2015 and is currently the Chair of the Finance and Premises committee. As a transport planning professional working in the construction industry, Matt has also supported the leadership team throughout the schools on-going expansion.

 

Paul Markham (Parent Governor) – Paul was appointed as a parent governor in March 2018 and sits on the Finance and Property committee. Professionally he is a Fellow of the ICAEW working with a range of organisations (including in the education sector) during periods of change (mostly in relation to mergers and acquisition). He has two children at the school, and when not running around after them, enjoys running himself and cycling.

 

Tamsin Karim  (Parent Governor) – Giving back to our wonderful school that both my children attend is the reason I am a parent governor. I bring twenty years of teaching experience in different schools to the governing body, and I have a particular interest in the education of children with SEND. I am currently the chair of the Curriculum, Standards and Organisation Committee.

 

Tracey Knott (Parent Governor) – Tracey has one child currently in year 5 at Flax Bourton Primary School. She has been a parent governor at the school since September 2016. She is currently the Vice Chair of the Finance and Premises committee & join Vice Chair of the Governing body. As a professional in financial services she has helped mainly with the finance committee.

 

John Purcell (Clerk to Governors) – I am in my fourth year as Clerk to Governors at Flax. I also Clerk at 4 other Schools within North Somerset. I have 12 years’ experience as a Governor, in West Yorkshire and Buckinghamshire, before relocating to North Somerset. My interest started as a parent, wanting to be able to support my own children through their education, whilst at the same time supporting/ challenging the Schools, to be the best they could.

 

Jane Bennett  (Head Teacher) 

 

Leanne Gregory (Staff Governor)