Our Governors
Welcome to the Governors of St. Mary's School
The Governors of St. Mary's are a hardworking and dedicated team who have the future of the School, Staff and Pupils uppermost in their minds. We have seen the school flourish under the expertise of a very dedicated and hardworking Head and her Teachers. We look forward to going further in the future.
Our Chair of Governors is Cath Campbell. She can be contacted on cath.cambpell@stmarysprimaryportbury.org or via the school office. Alternatively, you can write to her at:
St Mary's C of E Primary School,
Church Lane,
Portbury,
North Somerset
BS20 7TR
| Amy Townsend | Acting Head Teacher | ||
| Cath Campbell | Chair/Collective Worship/Foundation Subjects/H&S | 01.09.18 | 01.09.22 |
| Craig Thomson | Vice Chair/Safeguarding | 09.12.20 | 08.12.24 |
| Helen Cave | STEM | 18.09.19 | 17.09.23 |
| Rev'd Astrid Tiesema-Samsom | Ethos/RE | 21.08.18 | 20.08.22 |
| Zoe White | English/Finance | 09.12.20 | 08.12.24 |
| Ellie Speed | Staff Governor | 08.10.2021 | 07.10.25 |
| Stephen O'Callaghan | Community Governor/SEND | 01.10.2021 | 30.09.25 |
| Claire Blundell | Clerk | 01.09.19 |
| Name | Role | Term of Office | ||
| Eloise Sinclair | Staff Governor | 01/05/2017 | 30/04/2021 | Resigned 14/10/2020 |
| Liz Beacon | Vice Chair/Foundation subjects | 11/03/2019 | 10/03/2023 |
Resigned 23/03/2021 |
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Tor Zakaria |
SEND | 01/09/2018 | 31/08/2022 |
Resigned 30/09/2021 |
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Michael Tarlton |
Finance | 18/09/2021 | 17/09/2023 |
Resigned 07/01/2022 |
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Paul Hunt |
H&S | 23/07/2021 | 22/07/2025 |
Resigned 14/01/2022 |
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Bob Sommers |
Science | 04/01/18 | 31/03/22 |
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Meeting Attendance Register 2021 - 2022
| 13/09/2021 | 04/10/2021 | 29/11/2021 | 07/02/2022 | 28/03/2022 | 16/05/2022 | 04/07/2022 | |
| Sophie Westerwijk | Y | Y | |||||
| Amy Townsend | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Cath Campbell | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Craig Thomson | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Bob Sommers | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Tor Zakaria | N | ||||||
| Helen Cave | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Rev'd Astrid Tiesema-Samsom | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Michael Tarlton | N | Y | N | ||||
| Zoe White | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Paul Hunt | Y | N | Y | ||||
| Ellie Speed | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Stephen O'Callaghan | N | N | Y | ||||
| Claire Blundell | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Cath Campbell (Chair) Chair Community Governor
I became a governor at St Mary’s in September 2018 and Chair of the Local Governing Body in September 2020.
I am a community governor, but I don't have any children at the school.
My working life is spent regulating healthcare and I have an understanding of good governance. My husband is a secondary school teacher so I have an understanding of the environment which pupils, teachers and schools work within and the challenges they face.
I enjoy working as part of a strong team of governors to ensure that everyone in the school is able to be the best they can be.
Craig Thomson (Vice Chair) Safeguarding Parent Governor
I live in Portbury village with my wife and our children, a daughter and a son. I became a parent Governor in 2017 holding the safeguarding role.
Rev'd Astrid Tiesema-Samsom Foundation Governor
I am the Rector of St Mary’s Church, the church next door to the school. There is an established connection between the school and the church that is of benefit to the children’s development into the best people they can be. My role as a Governor has a focus on RE but within the whole picture of learning and flourishing. I am also a Trustee of Wellspring, a counselling service for teenagers and young people in North Somerset.
Helen Cave Parent Governor (Appointed)
Zoe White Parent Governor (Elected)
I am a local business woman, living in Portbury with one child at St Mary’s school. I have many years experience in business and thought that some of my expertise could be useful in the role as Governor and I can give back in the area that’s most important to me, being my child's education.
Ellie Speed Staff Governor
Stephen O'Callaghan Community Governor
Clerk Claire Blundell