Governors Information

Welcome to our Governors’ section

Please find below details of how our governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

We have also provided:

Term of office
Governors Attendance
Register of Pecuniary Interests
Terms of reference
Previous members of the Governing Body
Current members of the Governing Body

If you wish to access the Governors, send a letter to the school office. The Governors are present at many school events.

Kate Curtis - Headteacher

I am the very proud headteacher of Talbot Primary School. I love my job and especially enjoy spending time with our wonderful pupils.

When I am not at school I like to spend time with my lovely boys. Ross and James, who did attend Talbot, before moving on to his secondary school.

We especially enjoy eating biscuits in bed on a Sunday morning!

I love scuba diving and if I can find water warm enough, I'm in it! I also enjoy reading, going to the cinema, painting and drawing, Karaoke, dancing and spending time on my parents farm.

Gemma Jefferson-Peters - Chair of Governors

Chair of Governors and Parent Governor, I have worked for the Lloyds Banking Group for 11+ years and is passionate about education and the school.

Ross Browne - Deputy Headteacher

Teaching and learning and the development of our curriculum are the key areas that I oversee at Talbot. When I'm not here I can be found playing football, reading and eating great food, although not all at the same time.

Michael Saunders - Staff Governor

My name is Mikey and I've lived in Bournemouth / Poole with my fiancée for just over 4 years and in that time we've adopted a cat and, more recently, had a lockdown baby, Beau. Prior to teaching, I've been lucky enough to have a wide range of experiences, including working as a support worker for youth offenders; coaching amateur boxing; working as a behaviour mentor in a secondary school; working in a SEND school for children diagnosed with mental health disorders (in Sydney!) Aside from that, I lived in France for 4 years, working as a barman, although I did find myself playing guitar for a few summers on a few surf campsites just South West of Bordeaux! I have a million and one hobbies, including surfing, skating, SUP, football, boxing, blah, blah, blah...Jack of all trades, master of none 😂! I am also a huge West Ham fan which I apologise for in advance!

Jeremy Harrison - Co opted Governor

After completing my degree in Archaeology at York University I went on to work for the Museum of London Archaeology Service excavating a number of sites around London. After a winter working outdoors teaching was looking like a good career move. To be fair I come from a family of teachers so perhaps it was inevitable! After training as a teacher at Christchurch College in Canterbury I began my teaching career in Kent before moving to Dorset in the 1990s. After a spell as an English leader I became a SENDCo. I worked in a number of first schools before becoming a headteacher of a school In Swanage, A move to West Moors followed then I finally became headteacher of Hillside First School in Verwood. In 2021, after the pandemic, I realised I had completed 16 years as a teacher plus 16 as a headteacher and decided to take a career break. I did miss teaching though so I now work for The Supply Tree Recruitment Agency teaching in different schools across Poole, Bournemouth and East Dorset. I think I've taught most year groups in Talbot Primary now. I'm delighted to be a governor at Talbot Primary School and share some of my experience with the Talbot Team of Governors.

Shaun Brazier - Parent Governor

I currently work in software development for a local mortgage technology company and have been involved in IT for over 20 years. I am passionate about all things sport and currently coach a girls football team as well as trying to play a little still myself! I was a former Talbot pupil and currently have 2 girls who attend the school.

Michelle Dower - Co opted Governor

Bio to follow

Christine Dunbar - Clerk to Governors

As well as clerking for the Governors, I am a Teaching Assistant in year 1. I have been at Talbot for a staggering 24 years and still loving it! I have worked in every year group from Reception right up to Year 7 when we were a combined school. I have a love of cooking especially Mediterranean cuisine, perhaps because of my birthplace Malta and because my sister and nephew live in Rome, Italy. I love spending my time reading, gaming and socialising with my friends.

Term of Office

The Governing Body is committed to improving the lives of children and families at Talbot Primary School. It does this by challenging and supporting the school and by visiting the school. Staff, parents and community members give liberally of their time, experience and expertise to be governors.

NAME	GOVERNOR ROLE	DATE OF APPOINTMENT	TERM OF OFFICE	DATE STEPPED DOWN IF APPLICABLE	APPOINTED BY
Gemma Jefferson-Peters	Chair of Governors	01/10/2014	19/09/2025		Parent Election
Mike MacDonald	Vice Chair/Co-Opted	09/11/2011	23/07/2019		Board
Sue Mogg	LA Governor	10/10/2014	10/10/2017	28/06/2017	Board
Kate Curtis	Headteacher	01/10/2012	-		-
Ross Browne	Deputy Head	01/07/2018	-		-
Duncan Johnstone	Deputy Head/Co-Opted Gov.	30/01/2011	-	18/02/2018	-
Oliver Hodgman	Staff Governor	30/01/2013	30/01/2019	17/10/2017	Board
Teresa Luker	Parent Governor	01/01/2016	01/01/2019	27/01/2018	Parent Election
Gill Kelly	Co-Opted Governor	30/09/2012	30/09/2018		Parent Election
Amie Buot	Parent Governor	01/01/2016	01/01/2019	11/10/2017	Parent Election
Stefan Taylor	Ex Staff Governor/currently Co-opted Governor	17/10/2017	17/10/2023	16/12/2022	Board
Maria Kamali	Parent Governor	05/02/2018	05/02/2024	01/07/2022	Board
Sally Reynolds	Parent Governor	05/02/2018	05/02/2022		Board
James Farge	Co-opted Governor	02/09/2019	20/09/2023	04/11/2020	Board
Craig Summers	Co-opted Governor	02/09/2019	20/09/2023	01/12/2021	Board
Tom Buxton	Co-opted Governor	16/09/2019	15/09/2023	29/06/2020	Board
Mikey Saunders	Staff Governor	08/10/2020	08/10/2024		Staff Election
Jeremy Harrison	Co opted Governor	08/12/2021	07/12/2025		Board
Shaun Brazier	Parent Governor	01/04/2022	31/03/2026		Parent Election
Georgina Morrin	Parent Governor	01/07/2022	01/07/2026	06/10/2022	Parent Election
Michelle Dower	Co opted Governor	12/07/2022	12/07/2026		Board
Andrew Eaves	Parent Governor	20/11/2023	19/11/2027		Parent Election

Attendance of Governors

Attendance of Governors Meetings

Meetings for the academic year September 2023- July 2024

This table provides details of Governor Attendance from Sept 2023-July 2024

	FGB 20/9/23	FGB 28/11/23
Gemma Jefferson- Peters (Chair)	Y	Y
Kate Curtis (Headteacher)	Y	Y
Ross Browne (Deputy Head)	Y	Y
Mikey Saunders (Staff Governor/Assistant Head)	Y	Y
Jeremy Harrison (Co-opted Governor)	Y	Y
Shaun Brazier (Parent Governor)	Y	Y
Michelle Dower (Co-opted Governor)	Y	Y
Andy Eaves (Parent Eaves)	na	y
Anna Rushton. Dan Good (Assistant Heads)	na	Y

The register of declared business and pecuniary interests:

2023/2024

NAME	BUSINESS & PECUNIARY INTEREST	GOVERNANCE ROLE IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Gemma Jefferson -Peters	NONE	NONE
Michelle Dower	NONE	NONE
Kate Curtis	NONE	NONE
Stefan Taylor	NONE	NONE
Mikey Saunders	NONE	NONE
Ross Browne	NONE	NONE
Jeremy Harrison	NONE	NONE
Shaun Brazier	NONE	NONE
David Pritchard	NONE	NONE

Terms of Reference

Scheme of Delegation

Scheme of Delegation

If you wish to correspond with the Chair of Governors, please use the school address:

Gemma Jefferson Peters (Chair of Governors)

Talbot Primary School

Talbot Drive

Wallisdown

Poole

BH12 5ED

email: g.jefferson-peters@talbot.poole.sch.uk

Local Governing Committee Code of Conduct docx