Meet the governors
The Local Governing Committee of Curzon C of E Combined School
Curzon CE Combined School is an academy within Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust (ODBST). The Local Governing Committee operates under the trust’s scheme of delegation. Below is our Scheme of Delegation. This also includes our Constitution and Terms of Reference. Paper copies can be obtained through the school office or by using the contact us option on this website. You can also find details of the Trust Board, Scheme of Delegation, and the ODBST Governance Structure by folliwng these links: Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust.
Our Local Governing Committee meets together formally twice a term and governors are also part of sub-committees or working groups, which meet once or twice a term, to deliver the school’s vision and objectives and to ensure all statutory business, such as budgets and policies, can be properly discussed. These are:
- Curriculum & Admissions Committee
- Premises, Health & Safety Committee
- Foundation Governors Working Group (to oversee the school’s Christian distinctiveness).
Governors agree to abide by a Code of Conduct and accept the seven Nolan principles of public life.
Effective governance is based on six key features (taken from the DfE’s Governance Handbook, updated Jan 2017):
Core pillars of the board’s role and purpose:
Strategic leadership that sets and champions vision, ethos and strategy.
Accountability that drives up educational standards and financial performance.
How governance is organised:
People with the right skills, experience, qualities and capacity.
Structures that reinforce clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
Ensuring and improving the quality of governance:
Compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.
Evaluation to monitor and improve the quality and impact of governance.
If you would like more information on becoming a governor at Curzon, please contact our Chair of Governors via the school office. Alternatively, more general information about school governors can be obtained from the Oxford Diocesan Buckinghamshire Schools Trust https://www.odbst.org.uk
The information below gives each local governor’s name, role or category, appointing body, term of office, relevant business and financial interests, and meeting attendance. A nil return is shown where no relevant interest has been declared.
|
Governor Name |
Category |
Appointed By |
First Appointed |
Term Dates |
Declared Business & Financial Interests |
|
Rebecca Cooper |
Foundation Governor |
ODBST |
10/01/2025 |
10/01/2025 – 09/01/2029 |
Nil declared |
|
Julia Cossins |
Foundation Governor |
ODBST |
10/03/2022 |
10/03/2022 – 09/03/2026 |
Nil declared |
|
Alison Higham |
Foundation Governor |
ODBST |
11/03/2024 |
11/03/2024 – 10/03/2028 |
Nil declared |
|
Elizabeth Howe |
Foundation Governor |
ODBST |
12/03/2023 |
12/03/2023 – 11/03/2027 |
Nil declared |
|
Dafydd Meirion-Jones |
Foundation Governor |
ODBST |
19/11/2024 |
19/11/2024 – 18/11/2028 |
Nil declared |
|
Russell Simonot |
Foundation Governor |
The Board |
25/06/2024 |
25/06/2024 – 24/06/2028 |
Nil declared |
|
Susie Wallis |
Foundation Governor |
ODBST |
30/04/2026 |
30/04/2026 – 29/04/2030 |
Nil declared |
|
Ms Julia Payne |
Headteacher (Ex-Officio) |
Ex-Officio |
19/10/2019 |
Ex-Officio (Headteacher) |
|
|
Peter Richards |
Parent Governor |
Elected by Parents |
16/10/2024 |
16/10/2024 – 15/10/2028 |
Nil declared |
|
Phil Owen |
Staff Governor |
Elected by Staff |
25/09/2026 |
25/09/2026 – 24/09/2030 |
|
|
Vacancy (1) |
Foundation Governor |
ODBST |
— |
— |
— |
|
Fahad Deha |
Parent Governor |
Elected by Parents |
8/10/2026 |
8/10/2026 – 7/10/2030 |
— |
Local governors who have left within the last 12 monthsOur Local Governing Body Governors (LGB) 2026-27 are as follows:
|
Governor Name |
Category |
First Appointed |
Term Start – End |
Resignation Date |
Declared Interests |
|
Patrick Ryan |
Foundation Governor |
09/05/2022 |
09/05/2022 – 08/05/2026 |
18/11/2025 |
Nil declared |
|
Michael Bowditch |
Parent Governor |
15/01/2019 |
15/01/2023 – 14/01/2027 |
31/08/2026 |
Nil declared |
|
Wendy Allen |
Staff Governor |
01/10/2022 |
01/10/2022 – 30/09/2026 |
31/08/2026 |
Nil declared |
Please follow the link below to access information on the Governing Body, Business Interests and Attendance at Meeting
The Clerk to the Local Governing Body is Rachel Lawson and can be contacted by email: office@czn.odbst.org