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Dundale Primary School & Nursery is part of the Ridgeway Learning Partnership Multi-Academy Trust which is registered at Companies House with registration number 08056991 and its registered office is at Tring School, Mortimer Hill, Tring, HP23 5JD. Please see link below to the Ridgeway Learning Partnership.

Local Governing Body

 

The Local Governing Body consists of representatives from parents, staff and members co-opted from the local community.  Governing Board meetings are held each half term.

 

The Governing Body ensures the effective management of the school and promotes the well being of all in it by working in partnership with the Headteacher.

 

Headteacher:         Becky Ellis      
Co Opted:               Barbara Hamilton (Chair)

Co Opted:               Gill Budgell

Co Opted:               Emma Leach

Co Opted:               Natalie Cain

Co Opted:               Amanda Greenhill

Co Opted:               Tina Pidgeon

Co Opted:               Sandra Wilcock

Parent:                     Julie Dallas

Parent:                     Seb Brummell

Staff:                         Helen Hodgson

 

Contact Details for Chair of Governors:  

Mrs Barbara Hamilton

c/o Dundale Primary School and Nursery

Silk Mill Way

Tring

Hertfordshire

HP23 5DJ 

 

 

Name

Term of

office start date

Term of office finish date

Appointed by

Responsibilities

Register of business interests/Any relationship to staff.

Barbara Hamilton

01/11/2017

01/10/2023

Co-Opted/Governing Body

Chair of Governors

Pupil Grandparent

Becky Ellis01/09/2021 Governing BodyHeadteacherHeadteacher

Helen Hodgson

08/11/23

07/11/2027

Governing Body

Staff Body

 

Deputy Headteacher

Amanda Greenhill

08/11/23

07/11/2027

Co-Opted/ Staff Body

 

Deputy Headteacher

Gill Budgell

01/06/2019

31/05/2027

Co-Opted/Governing Body

Vice Chair of Governors

RLP Trustee

Educational consultant, writer and publisher.

Emma Leach03/02/202203/02/2026Co Opted/Governing Body  Headteacher at another school
Natalie Cain22/02/202321/02/2027Co Opted/Governing Body  
Tina Pidgeon19/04/202318/04/2027Co Opted/Governing Body  
Julie Dallas07/11/202306/11/2027Governing Body/Parent Body Pupil at school
Seb Brummell01/12/202330/11/2027Governing Body/Parent Body 

Pupil at school

Employed by Pearson (Edexcel), who provide print and assessment resources to school both in the UK and internationally.

Sandra Wilcock14/02/202413/01/2028Co Opted/Governing Body  

 

Register of Attendance at Governing Body Meetings
Name25/09/202406/11/202412/02/202502/04/202515/05/202518/06/2025

Becky Ellis

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Barbara Hamiltonü     
Gill Budgellü     
Emma Leachü     
Natalie Cainü     
Tina Pidgeonü     
Amanda Greenhillü     
Helen Hodgsonü     
Julie Dallas      
Seb Brummellü     
Sandra Wilcockü     
Name27/9/238/11/2314/2/2417/4/2414/5/2419/6/24

Becky Ellis

üüüüCancelledü
Barbara HamiltonüüüüCancelledü
Gill Budgellü  üCancelledü
Matthew Tavenderü LeftLeftLeftLeft
Emma LeachüüüüCancelledü
Natalie Cainüüü Cancelled 
Sean Hunter LeftLeftLeftLeftLeft
Tina Pidgeonüüü Cancelledü
Amanda GreenhillüüüüCancelledü
Helen HodgsonüüüüCancelledü
Julie Dallasn/aüüüCancelledü
Seb Brummelln/an/aüüCancelledü
Sandra Wilcockn/an/aüüCancelledü

 

Name28/09/202209/11/202222/02/202319/04/202316/05/202321/06/2023

Becky Ellis

üüüüCancelledü
Babara HamiltonüüüüCancelledü
Gill Budgellüü üCancelled 
Richard Titleyüü LeftLeftLeft
Joanne Blackhamüü  CancelledLeft
Hannah KohlerMaternity LeaveMaternity LeaveMaternity LeaveMaternity LeaveMaternity LeaveMaternity Leave
Matthew Tavenderüüü Cancelledü
Laura Millarüü üCancelled 
Emma LeachüüüüCancelledü
Natalie CainN/AN/AüüCancelledü
Sean HunterN/AN/AN/A Cancelledü
Tina PidgeonN/AN/AN/AüCancelledü

 

Governors no longer serving

Name

Term of

office start date

Term of office finish date

Appointed by

     

Katy Crooks

 

08/10/2018

Staff Body

     

Andrew Openshaw

05/03/2013

28/06/2018

Governing Body

     

Chris Nicholls

28/02/2011

17/12/2018

Governing Body

     

Hannah Kohler

01/09/2015

31/08/2019

Staff Body

     
Brenda Todd  Associate Member     
Simon King01/09/201531/08/2020Headteacher     

Sara Gould

01/07/2018

28/09/2020

Parent Body

   

 

 

Iain Hamiton01/06/201928/09/2020Governing Body     

Terence Wintle

09/12/2019

28/09/2020

Governing Body

     
Emma Taylor01/03/201931/08/2020Staff Body     
Sarah Winter01/09/202031/12/2020Headteacher     
Christine Hillman01/10/201610/09/2021Governing Body     
Christopher Leach28/09/202010/09/2021Governing Body     
Kate Courtney28/09/202008/12/2021Parent Body     

Paul Noel

09/12/2019

01/09/2021

08/12/2023

24/03/2022

LEA Governor

Additional Governor

  

 

  
Rachelle Mesley11/02/202114/07/2022Co Opted/Governing Body     
Richard Titley23/01/202023/03/2023Co Opted/Governing Body     
Joanne Blackman

01/10/2016

21/06/2023

Parent Body

     
Laura Miller23/09/202127/09/2023Staff Body     
Sean Hunter19/04/202308/11/2023Co Opted/Governing Body     
Matthew Tavender28/09/202021/01/2024Co-Opted/Governing Body     

 

 

 

Some of our Governors

Barbara Hamilton - Chair of Governors

Barbara Hamilton joined the board of Governors in November 2017 and became Chair in 2018. She is grandmother to three  pupils in the school. Now retired, Barbara worked previously for the Ministry of Justice and was a senior manager with a focus on the education and training of offenders in custody covering the South East Region. In this role she was involved with driving up performance, contract management and the offender learning journey for over 30 Prisons. 

Gill Budgell

Gill Budgell joined Dundale Primary School and Nursery Governing Body in July 2019  following 6 years service at Tring School Governing Body as parent governor and then co-opted governor. She is the Vice Chair and has special responsibility for Early Years and KS1 at Dundale which sits well with her interests and expertise. Gill has worked in education for over 40 years in various capacities: teacher, consultant, writer and publisher. She runs her own publishing services company, Frattempo Ltd, a consultancy business which necessitates keeping abreast of key educational matters at local, national and often international levels. 

 

Gill is also a Trustee of the Ridgeway Learning Partnership.

Call for School Governors

At Dundale Primary School and Nursery, we are currently looking to recruit a number of School Governors from the local community; people who do not have a direct connection to the school but are passionate about children’s education and willing to give their time, energy and skills to help lead Dundale.

 

Our vision is to be a school where all our children thrive, love learning and develop resilient foundations for success in life as positive members of society. We are a diverse, inclusive community that values the vast unknowable potential and voice of each person, actively works together for the happiness and well-being of the school community as a whole and aims to have an engaging, irresistible curriculum that fosters deep learning of values, skills, concepts and knowledge.

 

As Governors, we are responsible for ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction, holding the Headteacher to account for performance and overseeing the finances of the school. If you have a willingness to learn and to challenge with tact, an ability to assimilate information and make judgments that inform decisions, are able to work well as part of a team, respect confidentiality and above all, have an enthusiasm for children’s education that gives them the best start in life, we would love to hear from you.

 

Governors attend a minimum of 6 full governing Board meetings and 3 half day class visits per year, together with a number of school events and training sessions. We are particularly keen to hear from people with an educational, financial, business or leadership background, though welcome applications from all.

 

If you would like to find out more, please send an expression of interest to our Chair of Governors, Barbara Hamilton at bhamilton@dundale.herts.sch.uk or drop it into the School Office, outlining why you are interested in becoming a School Governor and the contribution that you believe you can make.  

 

We look forward to hearing from you!

 

The Governors at Dundale Primary School & Nursery

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