Governing Body

Garsington Primary School Governing Body

Our school governors come from a range of backgrounds, bringing together different skills, experiences and knowledge. We have several different types of governors: 

Governors do not act independently but together as a governing body with joint responsibility. The role of the governing body is a strategic one and its key functions are:

The governing body is structured into subcommittees that deal with specific areas of school development, including:

Governing Subcommittees

Pay Panel:

Chair of Governors and Chairs of Committees

Headteacher Performance Management:

Matthew Newman, Sue Funge, and Karen Charman


LGB membership and  Register of Interests 2024-2025 

Governor Meeting Attendance Record 2023/24






Garsington Primary School Local Governing Body - members


The term of office for most governors is four years. Exceptions are Co-opted Governors for whom the term of office is two years, and the Headteacher, who sits on the Local Governing Body because of their professional role and so has no fixed term of office.

Sometimes Governors are re-elected or re-appointed to serve a second four year term, and this has been noted below.


Our clerk of governors is Linda Cowmeadow. Her email address is lcowmeadow@garsingtonprimary.org

Zara d'Archambaud 

Type of governor: Ex-officio 

Appointing body: Governing Body

Term of office: 1/9/15 - ongoing

Committee membership: member of all subcommittees

Positions of responsibility: Headteacher

Rebecca Honey

Type of governor: Staff 

Appointing body: Staff

Term of office: 01/09/2024-31/08/2028 - Term 1

Positions of responsibility: EYFS and Y1 Lead

Sue Funge

Type of governor: Community

Appointing body: Local Governing Board

Term of office: 11/04/2020- 10/04/2028 - Term 2

Committee membership: Pay Committee

Positions of responsibility: Co-Chair of LGB, Safeguarding, Curriculum Development

Claire M. 

Type of governor: Parent Governor

Appointing body: Parents

Term of office: 22/11/21-21/11/25 - Term 1

Positions of responsibility: Behaviour and Attendance, SEND, Pupil Premium, 

Annalisa Miller

Type of governor: Parent Governor

Appointing body: Parents

Term of office: 19/11/2021- 18/11/25- Term 1

Committee membership: Impact

Positions of responsibility: Teaching and Learning 

Matthew Newman

Type of governor: Community Governor

Appointing body: Local Governing Board

Term of office: 11/05/2021-10/05/2025 - Term 1

Committee membership: Resources and Pay Committee

Positions of responsibility: Co-Chair of LGB, Chair of Resources Committee, Health and Safety, Premises

James Anderson 

Type of governor: Parent Governor

Appointing body: Parents

Term of office: 12/07/2023-11/07/2027- Term 1

Committee membership: Resources and Pay Committee

Positions of responsibility: Finance and Budget

Zoe Hawkins

Type of governor: Parent Governor

Appointing body: Parents

Term of office: - 01/01/2024- 31/12/2028 - Term 1

Committee membership: Resources

Positions of responsibility: Curriculum Development, Writing and Staff Wellbeing

Beverley Harry

Type of governor: Community Governor

Appointing body: Local Governing Board

Term of office: 16/07/2024-15/07/2028 - Term 1

Positions of responsibility: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion