Governors
Members of the Local Governing Body are appointed as trust sponsored governors by Trust in Learning, supporting and challenging the improvement agenda of the school. The key role for the LGB is to evaluate the actions and practices of the senior team and Head and work with the board to ensure it carries out its duties effectively. Governors usually serve for four years from the start of their appointment.
Governor register of interests and attendance can be found at the bottom of this page.
Orchard School Bristol's Local Governing Body:
Name |
Responsible for: |
Term of Office |
|---|---|---|
| Julia Hinchliffe | Julia is Headteacher at OSB. | Ongoing whilst employed as headteacher |
| Nichola Dixon | Nichola is a parent of OSB and has been involved with the school since 2015. She works full time as a civil servant and enjoys other volunteer activities such as beach cleans and helping at food banks. | 2 March 2017 – 1 March 2021 |
| Anya Green | Anya is the Pupil Premium governor. She works in higher education policy, having previously worked at the Department for Education. Having recently moved to the area, Anya is looking to work more in the local community. | 8 February 2019 – 7 February 2023 |
| Laura Kochanski | Laura is a Finance Link Governor. She worked for KPMG for over 30 years as an accountant and tax adviser. She has lived in North Bristol since 1988 and wants to support her local school in providing an excellent education to the young people in this community. | 2 March 2017 – 1 March 2021 |
| Craig Lambourne | Craig is the Chair and Safeguarding governor. Craig is a retail manager and is relatively new to the area. He has over 8 years as a school governor and is very keen to support students in receiving the best learning opportunities. | 8 February 2019 – 7 February 2023 |
| Jody Muelaner | Dr Jody Muelaner is a mechanical engineer who provides consultancy to aerospace manufacturing and writes articles covering manufacturing, metrology and machine design. He has a particular interest in STEM. | 1 September 2019 - 31 August 2023 |
| Lucy Preston | Lucy works for a startup supporting parental engagement in primary schools. Having previously worked for a widening participation charity and as a secondary Maths teacher, she is now very much looking forward to supporting OSB. | 1 September 2019 - 31 August 2023 |
| Libby Thompson |
Libby is the Health and Safety and GDPR governor. With a background in Occupational Therapy, Libby is a Lecturer and Associate Head of Department at UWE, Bristol. Libby has an interest in health and safety and curriculum design. She is also a keen florist and ballet dancer! |
3 May 2018 – |
| Matt Jukes | Matt grew up in the local area. He is a CEO of a software engineering consultancy and former senior civil servant. | 5 December 2019 - 4 December 2023 |
| Georgina Cairns | Clerk to Governors |
If you wish to contact the Governors, please contact the Clerk to the Governors: email g.cairns@osb.school or call 0117 377 2000.