Governors

Governance structure / roles and responsibilities

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Governor Biographies
 

Trudy Nazer

My name is Trudy Nazer and I am Chair of the Governors at Coombe Bissett School. I live in Clarendon with my husband Barry. My daughter, her husband and 3 of our grandchildren also live with us. We have a grandson who is in Fir class and another grandson in Oak class. I retired from full time work in in 2015 but I keep myself very busy with the family together with being a Governor.  I am also a Duty Solicitor and an Appropriate Adult working with the police. During my career I worked as a Criminal Defence Barrister in London, Commercial Director in the Flexible Packaging Industry in Greater Manchester and an Operations Director in the HealthCare Sector also in the Northwest. When I became a Governor, I felt that my legal, commercial and sales experiences may well be helpful.  Due to the financial restraints facing all schools, particularly rural ones in the UK today, I believe that all Governing Bodies will have an extremely challenging and hardworking, but hopefully rewarding time in the future.

The Reverend Canon  Jenny Taylor

I am the Revd Canon Jenny Taylor and I have been a Vicar in the Chalke Valley since 2009. At the beginning this was combined with being Chaplain and Head of Religious Education at Salisbury Cathedral School but for the last 9 years has been full time in the Valley. I originally trained as a Physical Education teacher but now limit my sporting prowess to swimming regularly and walking our Cocker Spaniel.  I am married to Geoff and we have 2 sons, both teachers, and 2 granddaughters who are completely adored!! As the local vicar I am an ex-officio governor of the school.  I currently sit on the Curriculum Committee as well as chairing the Christian Ethos Group.   I also look after Collective Worship and I am link governor for RE and PHSE.

I absolutely love being part of our school and relish the fact it is such a vibrant part of our Parish community. One of the highlights of our Parish is the annual Baptism, Confirmation and Communion service held in Coombe Bissett church and led by either the Bishop of Salisbury or Ramsbury. They have both told me it is the highlight of their year as well!

Sarah Faulding

I am Sarah Faulding and am currently the staff governor for Coombe Bissett Primary. I have been happily teaching Ash class, Year 5 and 6, at Coombe Bissett for two years - sharing the class with the lovely Mrs Gillett.  I have always been passionate about education and improving life chances for our young people and strive to make sure that all children reach their full potential. Prior to working at Coombe Bissett, I was a deputy head at a large primary school in south London. Working in such a contrasting school has been an exciting change and one that I am very much enjoying.

In my spare time I love spending time outdoors with my husband and two young children.

Hugh Ballantine-Dykes

My name is Hugh Ballantine Dykes and I am a Foundation Governor at Coombe Bissett CofE School. I have lived with my wife Fiona in Coombe Bissett for 6 years, before which we lived for 16 years near Pitton. I serve on the CB&H PCC and am chairman of the CB&H Cricket Club. I’d love to encourage more young people to take up the game. I also have a passion for singing, currently with three friends in a barber shop quartet. We have four grown-up children, three of whom work and live in London. The fourth lives locally and works for the Trussell Trust. I work at a small Biotech company on the science park at Porton Down that my business partner and I set up in 2009, to develop new veterinary and clinical lateral flow diagnostic methods. At the moment we are a developing a new and affordable test for bovine TB. Our work involves regular R&D grant applications, tight budgeting and cashflow management and scrupulous attention to health and safety, quality assurance and risk management procedures in our laboratories. For 3 years in the 1990’s I ran the Children’s Heart Federation, a national charity dedicated to supporting families with children born with congenital heart defects. Together with a new Chairman, I took it on with almost zero funds in the bank and dysfunctional management and laid the foundations and funding for it to become the national voice for heart children and their families that it still is today. I am happy bringing whatever skills, knowledge and experience I may have to the Board of Governors of the school.

Lucy Paterson

I am Lucy Paterson, one of the Foundation Governors at Coombe Bissett Primary School. I have always been passionate about education and was excited to join the governing body of such a wonderful school three years ago. I am a qualified teacher and have had experience teaching in an infant school for 8 years before starting my own family. I am now a full-time mother to five children, three of whom joyfully attend Coombe Bissett! I am the Literacy and Maths link governor and sit on the staffing and curriculum committee. As well as enjoying life with a young family my husband and I have been renovating our listed Victorian home in Wilton for the past six years and counting! If I have any spare time, I like to spend it reading or baking. I am also lucky enough to come into school on a regular basis to read with the children.

Brigadier Stephen Gledhill

I am a Foundation Governor of Coombe Bissett School and live in Homington with my wife Gill. We have two grown-up children, one of whom attended Coombe Bissett School back in the 1990’s when we lived in Wilton. Our other daughter is now a Teacher in a Primary school in Bristol. I was a career soldier for 30 years, during which time I served in numerous places and had a wide variety of jobs and responsibilities, including being Director of Army training.  For three years I was also Chair of Governors of both a Service Children’s Primary and Secondary School in Germany. On leaving the Army I became chief executive of a Charity dedicated to helping ex-service personnel find employment and build second careers; a job I retired from two years ago. As well as being a Foundation Governor, I am also a Councillor on Coombe Bissett Parish Council, a Member of the Coombe Bissett with Homington Parochial Church Council and Trustee of a number of Charities. My aim in becoming a Governor is to use the knowledge, skills and experience I have gained to support the School in delivering the very best education to our children.

Dominic Imms

Hello, my name is Dom Imms and I am a Foundation Governor here at the school. I have two children enrolled at Coombe Bissett and we all live together in the village with my wife and Labrador Max. Somehow despite our proximity to the school we are always in a rush to get in for registration on time! In my professional life I am an Investment Banker for a French bank in London. I work with large corporates both nationally and internationally via arranging syndicated strategic funding solutions for mergers and acquisitions,  material capital expenditure projects as well as funding for working capital purposes. Prior to this I ran my own business in Salisbury between 2011 and 2015. Outside of work I am a big rugby fan and volunteer as a rugby coach for the minis at Salisbury Rugby Football Club. I enjoy encouraging the team and teaching them new skills - it's a good run about for me too! The school is a very special place and in my role as a governor I hope to build strong working relationships with the management team and other governors at the school in order to achieve and maintain our shared vision and purpose. 

Rebecca Poole

I am Rebecca (Becky) Poole, one of the parent governors of Coome Bissett (CB) Primary School. From September 2022 I will have one daughter at the school as my eldest comes to the end of her CB journey in July 2022.

It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to act as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Link Governor for the past 4 years.  During which time I have seen the early years provision go from strength to strength, led by our amazing staff. As my new term begins,  I am excited to be moving on to the challenge of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Link Governor position.

I have tried to be as active as possible within the school community and continue to be involved with the Friends of CB School, helping raise essential funds for the school. 

My professional background is in biological research, having spent many years undertaking lab-based research followed by post-graduate teaching, experiences I hope provide skills that I put to good use as a Governor of our school. In my spare time I can be spotted singing with a local choir or chairing Salisbury's Cafe Scientifique.

Aaron Rendell

I am Aaron Rendell, one of the parent governors of CB Primary School. I have two children at the school, with a 3rd starting in September!

In my early days at the school, I was involved with the ‘Friends of CB’. I hope being a governor, will not only be a great challenge but also a fantastic addition to supporting our school.

By day I am an IT Professional, working closely in the technical world of Microsoft. I hope my skills are put to good use as a Governor of our school! By evening and weekend, I’m an avid DIY’er; you’ll find me close to a DIY store or planning the next house extension!

Harry Martin

I am Harry Martin, one of the parent governors of Coombe Bissett Primary School.  It’s a privilege to be offered the opportunity to support the school, it’s pupils and staff.

My professional background is as an aviation engineer in the Royal Navy, though I’ve been seconded to the government’s defence procurement organisation in Bristol since December 2021.

I’m married to Nikki and we live in Harnham, Salisbury.  My eldest, Toby, joined the school in September 2022 and has a younger brother, Sebastian, who we hope will follow in September 2024.  I’m not organised enough to have much spare time, but most of it is spent running with our Cocker Spaniel, Meg.

Sue Dyer

I am Sue Dyer and I am an Associate Member.  During my career I worked for various Government Departments and Consultancy companies in the private sector.  During that time, I undertook a variety of roles and responsibilities, mainly relating to IT and Business Process development.  My last post was with the Defence Scientific Technology Laboratory at Proton Down, where I was the Infrastructure Portfolio Manager, responsible for managing programme and project scheduling, budgets and progress. 

Although I have worked and lived in different places, my permanent home has always been Coombe Bissett and I attended the school.  I left full time employment to spend time travelling.  I now work part time in the village pub and, with help from a team, produce the CB&H Express, every two months.  I am also a trustee for a local charity.  I enjoy walking, gardening, ringing the bells at Coombe Bissett Church and travelling to new places. 

I hope my previous experiences and skills can be put to good use in my role as a Governor of our school.