Meet Our Governors

I am a governor as I want to ensure that every child gets the very best education whilst at school. I am passionate about education and I want to support the school to ensure that it is the best it can be. My children both attended here and thrived due to the variety of opportunities available to them, I am keen to help ensure that it continues to build and develop on its successes.

I have one child at Southam Primary in Year 5 and another who has just left, both of whom have had a fantastic experience at school. I have become a governor as I would like to help support the school in ensuring that all children have the same experience as my children are having. I would also like to help and support the staff and wider school community become an even greater place for pupils to learn and grow. I have a degree in Modern Languages (French & Spanish) and have worked for the last 15 years in Educational publishing. I am enthusiastic and dedicated and look forward to the opportunity of becoming more involved with the school to help further its success.

I have lived in the area for 17 years with my husband and two children. By profession I am a family solicitor, but 10 years ago I left the law to set up a business with my husband. In addition, I devote a lot of time to voluntary work, sitting on School Appeal Panels and Youth Offender Panels. I am well experienced in being a Governor as I have worked with another Warwickshire school for the past 22 years. This has given me a considerable understanding of personnel issues within the education profession and I hope to bring some of that experience to Southam Primary. I am fully aware of the commitment and responsibility required to be a Governor and am looking forward to spending time assisting with many different areas of the school. I am also a governor at Rugby High School.

I am very pleased to be a Community Governor at Southam Primary School. I am very new to being a Governor (2014) but I hope that I bring a lot of experience and enthusiasm to the role. As well as being a Director of two small local businesses I am also a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield School of Management. Prior to this I have had experience of working in both the public and private sectors.  I am very aware of the responsibility my role has in ensuring we get the most out of the money available to give the children the best possible quality of education. My main hobbies are singing and music and I look forward to becoming involved with some of the activities in the school in the future.

With two children currently at Southam Primary School, I have been impressed by both the education and experiences that they receive.
As a Parent Governor, I will work with parents, teachers, other Governors and the Headteacher to help steer the continuous improvement needed to provide our children with the best chance of success.

I am delighted to have been appointed as a new co-opted governor at Southam Primary School. As a senior manager at the Department for Education, I am passionate about education and young people. I have extensive experience of working across policy and capital delivery roles, including curriculum and qualifications development. I also previously worked at the Ministry of Justice and the Qualifications & Curriculum Authority. I am committed to working with the school, parents and local community to ensure that all children can achieve to the very best of their ability. 

After my son went to school, I became interested in understanding and supporting the challenges that schools face. I have a background in communications and change management and would like to use my professional experience to support Southam Primary to continue to provide the best education that they can to all children. I work as an Assistant Director at Ernst & Young and am delighted to have been appointed as a Governor at Southam Primary. I live in Leamington Spa and have 3 children, 2 of  whom attend primary school in Leamington Spa, and my youngest at nursery. 

Clare Chevassut - Term of Office 2008-2018

 

Peter Hedges - Term of Office 2009-2014

 

Chris Worsh - Term of Office 2009-2012

 

Linda Thomas - Term of Office 2011 - 2014

 

Paul Glennon - Term of Office 2012-2015

 

Emily Garratt - Term of Office 2016-2017

 

Alison Stewart - Term of Office 2013-2017

 

Matthew Stratford - Term of Office 2014-2017

 

Karl Mullen - Term of Office 2018-2018

 

Anthony Dedekuma - Term of Office 2018-2018

 

Mr Dan Hobson - Term of Office 2015-2019

 

Mrs Rowena Taylor- Co-opted Staff Governor- Term of Office 2016- 2020

 

Dr Antonis Michailidis - Co-opted Governor - Term ending 23/11/2020

 

Mrs Janet Montague - Co-opted governor - Term of Office 2016-2020