Our School Governance Committee consists of a group of enthusiastic and committed people who volunteer to work in partnership with the school staff to shape the future of the school and to decide the key issues that will help staff to raise standards.

We are particularly fortunate that we have a wide cross-section of skills and experience amongst our governors with representation from parents, staff and members of the community.

Our school is part of Wessex Multi Academy Trust; a single entity established to undertake a strategic collaboration to improve and maintain high educational standards across a number of schools. Our responsibilities as School Governance Committee are delegated to us by the Board of Trustees for the MAT and these are contained in the Scheme of Delegation.

For more information about governance in Wessex Multi Academy Trust, please click here:
https://wessex.ac/governance

Our School Governance Committee:

What Our School Governance Committee worked on for the Academic Year 2025-2026

Governor Ownership Subjects and Area of Responsibility on School Development Plan

Summary of Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interest of Governors and Attendance for 2024-25

	School Governance Committee	Term of Office Ends	Directorship, partnership and employment with businesses that provide goods or services to the school	Trusteeship and Governorship	Any other potentially relevant interest	Attendance LGB Meetings 2024-2025 (to date)
Gemma Bridle	Foundation Governor/Chair	July 2026	None	Governor at St Mary's Middle School, Puddletown.	None	6/6
Royston Pinder	Foundation Governor/Vice-Chair	September 2024	None	None	Yes	5/5
Elizabeth De-Bardi	Parent Governor	November 2024	None	None	Yes	6/6
Bronwyn Croft	Staff Governor	September 2026	None	None	None	6/6
Gemma Donnell	Foundation	March  2025	None	Foundation Governor at St Mary's CE Middle School	None	3/3
Jane Pridmore	Foundation	December 2026	None	None	None	4/6
Martin Mustoe	Parent		None	None	None	4/6
Clare Moore	Head of School		None	None	None	3/3

 

To contact the Chair of Governors, please send an email to: office@frome.wessex.ac (stating that the email is FAO: Mrs Elizabeth De Bardi, Chair of Governors). Or contact the Chair of Governors through the Clerk to Governors (Hazel Serkis: hserkis@wessex.ac).

Alternatively, you can send a letter to the school, addressed to the Chair of Governors:
Mrs Elizabeth De Bardi, Chair of Governors, Frome Valley CE First School, School Drive, Crossways, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8WR

 

Governance Documents: Please click on the following links

Scheme of Delegation:

Register of business interests:

Funding Agreement: 

Executive Pay:

Gender Pay Gap Report 2026

Annual Report and Financial Statement: