Governors

Link Role: Compliance

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed-end date: 04/03/2025 – 03/03/2029

Sarah is a Trust-appointed governor and Chair of the Local Governing Committee. She has previously served on governing bodies at a local primary school and FE college. She came to the area as part of the military community in 2012 and now works in safeguarding. All three of Sarah's children have attended FCC and enjoyed being part of the school community.

Link Roles: Careers

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed-end date: 06-2-2019  – 21-07-2027

Paul joined the FCC governing body in February 2019. He is a Community Governor and Chair of the Local Governing Committee. He works in procurement and has previously managed a small business, giving useful experience in areas including strategy, recruitment and financial planning. Paul has two sons at FCC.

Link Roles: Attendance

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed-end date: 22-07-2025 – 21-07-2029

Ben Henley joined the LGC in June 2025. He has a working background in Child and Public Protection. Outside of work, Ben coaches a local football team and is a qualified official assisting at youth swimming competitions. Ben currently has one child at FCC with another due to join in 2027. He wants to use his experiences in leadership, safeguarding and strategic planning to support the school's long-term development, whilst creating a safe and supportive environment for children, leading to positive outcomes.

Link Roles: Curriculum

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed-end date: 03/09-2025 – 02-09-2029

Ann joined the governing body in September 2025.  She has three daughters at FCC and a background in primary teaching. 

Link Role: Pupil Premium and SEND 

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed-end date: 03/01/2025 – 02/01/2029

Samantha is a Trust-appointed governor at FCC, with over 30 years’ experience in education. She spent 14 years teaching History at Kingswood School in Bath and five years at an international school in Germany, working with pupils from many different nationalities. She has also taught at sixth-form level and holds a History degree, PGCE and MA in Educational Management from the University of Bath.
More recently, she worked with Mentoring Plus, a charity supporting young people, where she led a team of mentors and contributed to multi-agency work with vulnerable young people and families. She also trained as a THRIVE practitioner.
She is passionate about helping every pupil fulfil their potential, particularly disadvantaged pupils and those with additional needs. She has three children and, now that she has more time to pursue her own interests, enjoys going to the gym and spending time outdoors.
 

Link Role: Safeguarding

Term of office: 4 years  

Appointed-end date: 21/01/2025 – 20/01/2029

Link Role: Health and Safety

Link Role: Training and Development

Link Role: Sixth Form

Term of office: 4 years

Appointed-end date: 23-06-2026 - 22-06-2030

Helen has been a school governor for over 10 years on the South Coast and applied to join FCC as she has recently moved to the area to be with her family. Although she is now retired, she has worked with children all her working life, over 30 years, in many different capacities. She has been a teacher working across the different age ranges, specialising in the Early Years. She then became an FE Teacher (College) and moved into HE teaching (University) which she really enjoyed – she helped to teach the teachers. Helen's most recent role was working for NCFE, who are an Awarding Body who give the students their certificates, and it was her job to check that the curriculums were robust at the centres, as she was an External Quality Assurer. Everyone getting a top education is what she strives to support.