Would you like to join our School Governing Body? We are on the hunt for volunteers who are parents or live in the community or have connections with our local church (St Oswald's). Click on the Governor advert below to find out more. 

St Matthews Bloxam School is a Warwickshire Voluntary Controlled Foundation School linked to the Church of England Diocese of Coventry.

We are proud to have a committed Governing Body that provides support and challenge for the school.  If you would be interested in becoming a Governor, there are members of the team who would be delighted to talk to you.

The Governor Body of St Matthew's Bloxam consists of foundation governors nominated by the m2o parish, parent governors, a staff governor, a Local Authority governor, co-opted governors and the headteacher.

All Governing Body Meeting Minutes are available on request.

If you would like to know more about our current Governors please see the details below.

Verity Alabaster

Appointed: 01/10/2024

Term ends: 30/09/2028

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the parents

Specific responsibilities

Pupil Premium

Attendance

Special Educational Needs

Equality and Diversity

Music

Committees

Pecuniary interests

Employment: 

Businesses: 

Directorships: 

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2024-2025

Full GB; 24/09/24, 29/01/25

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Craig Harris

Appointed: 01/02/20224

Term ends: 31/01/2028

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the Governing Body

Specific responsibilities

Computing

Science

Committees

Pecuniary interests

Employment: 

Businesses: 

Directorships: 

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2024-2025

Full GB; 28/01/25

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Chris Burgess

Appointed: 08/10/2024

Term ends: 07/10/2028

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the parents

Specific responsibilities

Religious Education

Collective Worship

SIAMS

Committees

Resources - member

Pecuniary interests

Employment: 

Businesses: 

Directorships: 

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2024-2025

Full GB; 24/09/24, 28/01/25

Resources;

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Helen Louise Francis

Appointed: 03/12/2019

Term ends: 02/12/2027

Term of office: 4 years

Elected by the staff

Specific responsibilities

No specific responsibilities

Committees

Pecuniary interests

Employment: Teacher at St. Matthew's Bloxam C.E. Primary School

Professional bodies: NAHT Member

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021/22

Full GB; 22/09/21, 1/12/21, 30/03/22, 06/07/22

2022-2023

Full GB; 27/09/22, 31/01/23, 16/05/23, 11/07/23

2023-2023

Full GB;26/09/23, 30/01/24, 14/05/24

2024-2024

Full GB; 24/09/24, 28/01/25

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Alexander Lloyd McInally

Appointed: 16/01/2019

Term ends: 16/01/2027

Term of office: 4 years

Elected by the parents

Specific responsibilities

Chair of Resources

Physical Education

Committees

Resources - Chair

Pecuniary interests

Employment: Tarmac

Professional bodies: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

Name Relationship Role in school

Catherine McInally Wife Teaching Assistant

Other governorships

N/A

Attendance at meetings

2021/22

Full GB; 22/09/21, 1/12/21, 30/03/22, 06/07/22

Resources; 23/03/22, 06/07/22

2022-2023

Full GB; 27/09/22, 16/05/23

Resources; 08/11/22

2023-2023

Full GB;26/09/23, 30/01/24, 14/05/24

Resources; 14/11/23, 19/03/24, 11/06/24

2024-2024

Full GB; 24/09/24, 28/01/25

Resources;

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Hazel Debra Maher

Appointed: 07/01/2021

Term ends: 06/01/2029

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the Local Authority

Specific responsibilities

Chair

Safeguarding

Well-Being

English

Committees

Pay - member

Resources - member

Pecuniary interests

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021/22

Full GB; 22/09/21, 1/12/21, 30/03/22, 06/07/22

Resources; 10/11/21, 23/03/22, 06/07/22

Pay; 24/11/21

2022-2023

Full GB; 27/09/22, 31/01/23, 16/05/23, 11/07/23

Resources; 08/11/22, 21/03/23, 13/06/23

Pay; 22/11/22

2023-2023

Full GB;26/09/23, 30/01/24, 14/05/24

Resources; 14/11/23, 19/03/24, 11/06/24

Pay; 26/11/23

2024-2024

Full GB; 24/09/24, 28/01/25

Resources; 26/11/24

Pay; 26/11/24

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Livingstone Murungu

Appointed: 18/06/2021

Term ends: 17/06/2025

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the Diocese

Specific responsibilities

Health and Safety

Committees

Resources - member

Pecuniary interests

Employment: Senior Railway Signalling Engineer

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021/22

Full GB; 22/09/21, 1/12/21, 30/03/22, 06/07/22

Resources; 10/11/21, 23/03/22, 06/07/22

2022-2023

Full GB; 31/01/23, 16/05/23, 11/07/23

Resources; 08/11/22, 13/06/23

2023-2023

Full GB;26/09/23, 14/05/24

Resources; 19/03/24

2024-2024

Full GB; 24/09/24

Resources; 26/11/24

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Debbie Olner

Appointed: 18/06/2021

Term ends: 10/06/2025

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the Diocese of Coventry

Specific responsibilities

Early Years Foundation Stage

Art 

Design and Technology

Committees

Pecuniary interests

Employment: Classroom Assistant at Crescent School

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021/22

Full GB; 22/09/21, 1/12/21, 23/03/22

2022-23

Full GB; 27/09/22, 31/01/23, 16/05/23, 11/07/23

2023-2023

Full GB;26/09/23, 30/01/24

2024-2024

Full GB; 24/09/24, 28/01/25

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Lee Shepherd

Appointed: 01/07/2021

Term ends:30/06/2025

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the Governing Body

Specific responsibilities

Humanities

Maths

EAL

Y6-Y7 transition

Committees

Pecuniary interests

Employment: Teacher at Rugby School

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021/22

Full GB; 1/12/21, 30/03/22, 07/06/22

Resources; 07/06/22

Pay; 24/11/21

2022-23

Full GB; 27/09/22, 16/05/23

2023-2023

Full GB;26/09/23, 14/05/24

2024-2024

Full GB; 24/09/24, 28/01/25

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Anita Julia Timson

Appointed: 01/09/2017

Term of office: Ex Officio

Specific responsibilities

No specific responsibilities

Committees

Resources - Member

Pay - Observer

Pecuniary interests

Professional bodies: NAHT member

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021/22

Full GB; 22/09/21, 1/12/21, 30/03/22, 06/07/22

Resources; 10/11/21, 23/03/22, 07/06/22

Pay; 24/11/21

2022-23

Full GB; 27/09/22, 31/01/23, 16/05/23, 11/07/23

Resources; 08/11/22, 21/03/23, 13/06/23

Pay; 22/11/22

2023-2024

Full GB;26/09/23, 30/01/24, 14/05/24

Resources; 14/11/23, 19/03/24, 11/06/24

Pay; 26/11/23

2024-2024

Full GB; 24/09/24, 28/01/25

Resources; 26/11/24

Pay; 26/11/24

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Maria Page

School Governance Professional

Pecuniary interests

Member of Warwickshire County Council's Clerking service

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Comments

Maria is also employed as a School Governance Professional for Stowe Valley MAT for the governing bodies of Bilton Academy, Kineton High School and Southam College. She is also the Deputy Lead Governance Professional for Inspire MAT (INMAT) in Northamptonshire and is also a member of Warwickshire County Council's Clerking Service.

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The following people left the governing body in the last 12 months

Helen Barrett

Appointed: 28/09/2021

Term ends: 27/09/2021

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the Governing Body

Specific responsibilities

Attendance and Pupil Premium

Children Looked After

Committees

Pay - member

HTPMR 

Pecuniary interests

Employment: Self employed educational consultant

Businesses: Helen Barrett Associates Limited

Directorships: Helen Barrett Associates Limited

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021-2022

Full GB; 22/09/21, 1/12/21, 30/03/22, 06/07/22

Resources; 10/11/21, 23/03/22, 06/07/22

Pay; 24/11/21

2022-2023

Full GB; 27/09/22

Resources; 08/11/22, 21/03/23, 13/06/23

Pay; 22/11/22

2023-2024

Full GB;26/09/23, 30/01/24

Resources; 19/03/24, 11/06/24

Pay; 26/11/23

Alexander Edward Lloyd Thomson

Appointed: 17/05/2021

Term ends: 16/05/2025

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the Governing Body

Specific responsibilities

Chair

English

Committees

Pay - Member

Resources - member

HTPMR

Pecuniary interests

Employment: Assistant Headteacher (Academic) at Headington School, Oxford

Trusteeships: -

Professional bodies: -

Gifts: -

Contracts: -

Any other conflicts: -

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021/22

Full GB; 22/09/21, 1/12/21, 30/03/22, 06/07/22

Resources; 10/11/21, 23/03/22, 07/06/22

Pay; 24/11/21

2022-23

Full GB; 27/09/22, 31/01/23, 16/05/23, 11/07/23

Resources; 08/11/22, 21/03/23, 13/06/23

Pay; 22/11/22

2023-2023

Full GB;26/09/23, 30/01/24, 14/05/24

Resources; 14/11/23, 19/03/24, 11/06/24

Pay; 26/11/23

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Dan Edwards

Appointed: 30/03/22

Term ends: 29/03/2026

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed by the Parents

Specific responsibilities

Committees

Resources - member

Pecuniary interests

Employment: Crossfuze Ltd (Senior Advisory Consultant - software applications)

Businesses: 

Directorships: 

Indirect interests

None

Personal interests

None

Other governorships

None

Attendance at meetings

2021/2022

Full GB; 30/03/22, 06/07/22

2022-2023

Full GB; 27/09/22, 31/01/23, 16/05/23, 11/07/23

Resources; 08/11/22, 21/03/23, 13/06/23

2023-2023

Full GB;26/09/23

Resources; 

Clerk to the Governors:
Maria Page