Neil Gunstone

Appointed By: Ex-Officio
Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Kate Bowne

Appointed By: Parents
Date Appointed: May 2022
Term of Office: May 2022 - May 2026
Responsibilities: Safeguarding
Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
I am a parent governor with a child in Year 2. I am a qualified adult social worker having worked previously in a large Birmingham hospital. My interests as a governor in particular are safeguarding and ensuring all children have opportunities to shine!
Jo Tamsons

Appointed by: The Governing Body
Responsibilities: Vice Chair of Governors
Date Appointed: June 2023
Term of Office: June 2023 - June 2027
Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Registered Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Hi, I am a parent governor with one child at Water Street in Year 6 and another who is now at secondary school. I have been a governor since September 2016 and prior to that I was a parent governor at Otley Street Nursery School. I work for KPMG and have responsibility for the learning of our audit practice there. As an ex-auditor I naturally have an interest in the financial management of the school, however, the more involved I become in school governing the more I am taking an interest in other areas, for example in the development of the staff and the support Water Street provides to other local schools through the Castle Schools Alliance. I am passionate about ensuring the on-going success of our school, by continuing to challenge how we can improve, whilst also supporting the Water Street team.
Jacqueline Baldwin
Appointed by: Parents
Date Appointed: December 2023
Term of Office: December 2023 to December 2027
Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Zoe Armstrong

Appointed By: Staff
Date Appointed: July 2024
Term of Office: July 2024 to July 2028
Attendance 2023/24: 100% since appointment
Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Jenny Macnab

Not a voting member of the Governing Body.
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Victoria Wynn

Appointed By: Parents
Date Appointed: July 2023. Term of Office: July 2027
Responsibilities: Finance
Attendance 2023/2024: 71%
Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Hi I'm Victoria and I am lucky enough to have a little girl who attends Water Street School. She has very much enjoyed her first 2 years at the school and it has become a very special place for both her and myself as a parent.
I feel privileged to have become a Parent Governor and I am looking forward to seeing what the next few years will bring for the school and to see what support I can bring to the staff both old and new.
My previous roles have been extremely varied but have included many managerial roles and I hope some of the skills I have developed over the years will help me in this new role as Parent Governor.
Dorothea Exeler-Cooke

Appointed By: Parents
Date Appointed: July 2023. Term of Office: July 2027
Responsibilities: Health & Safety
Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Kate Jackson

Appointed By: Governing Body
Date Appointed: March 2023
Term of Office: March 2023 - March 2027
Responsibilities: Personal Development
Attendance 2023/24: 100%
Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None
Hello, I’m Kate Jackson and I was lucky enough to work at Water Street for nearly six years both as a Teaching Assistant and Teacher. It has been a very special place for both me and my youngest son who very much enjoyed his junior years there. I am now a Trainee Therapeutic Play Practitioner and am delighted to continue working with the school in my new role.
I have worked in education since I trained as a teacher after leaving university and have experienced many roles from librarian to Local Authority teacher-advisor. I hope that this will help me as a Governor to understand the roles within school and to support all staff – I have seen first-hand their commitment to the school, and they are all a very skilled and valuable resource.
I very much hope that children at Water Street will flourish as they develop confidence and security in who they are and their unique place in the world.
Susan Overson

Clerk to Govenrors
Attendance 2022/23: 100%
Attendance 2021/22: 100%
Attendance 2020/21: 100%
Register of Business & Pecuniary Interests: None
Relationships between Governors & Members of Staff, including Spouses, Partners & Relatives: None