Governors (ID 1197)

• Jess Wheeler
  Chair of Governors & Parent Governor
  Jess Wheeler

  I am a researcher, and my work focuses on health, illness, and healthcare. Outside of work, I am interested in the role of community - multiple, local, and global – in all our lives. I see our diverse communities as socially and environmentally interconnected and believe this interconnection makes us profoundly responsible to each other, and to our shared resources. I am interested in how we can support each other to address issues and to live well. As a Compass Point Primary School parent, I depend on the school daily, as a source of foundational academic learning, and just as importantly, as a place for social and creative learning – about friendship, respect, kindness; making, building, growing, inventing; playing, imagining, and having fun. Being able to rely on a local school I can trust as a safe, sound, kind, nurturing and inspiring place, is so huge. As a Parent Governor, I hope to help support the school in all its great and hard work, and to bring a parent's eye to the school's processes of engagement and communication with its proudly diverse, student, parent and family community.

• Linda Brown
  Headteacher & Designated Safeguarding Lead
  Linda Brown

  Mrs Brown is our hard working, dedicated and passionate Headteacher who joined Compass Point Primary School on 1 September 2015. Mrs Brown is a member of the Academy Committee in her role as Headteacher by virtue of office.

• Francois Dupressoir
  Vice Chair & Parent Governor
  Francois Dupressoir

• Marcia Dawkins
  Community Governor & Safeguarding Link (shared)
  Marcia Dawkins

  Link Role: Safeguarding

• Ruby Bacon
  Community Governor & Health & Safety Link
  Ruby Bacon

  Link Role: Health & Safety

  I have been a governor since 2021, and also have two children, one who attends Compass Point and one who has recently left to go to secondary school. I am the link governor for Health & Safety.

  I am a Business Analyst and Project Manager and have been in the profession for around 10 years, and have worked with many different clients and organisations. I have always been interested in education and I am passionate about reading. I enjoy getting involved in the school and volunteering when I can. I feel strongly about helping the school achieve its goals and seeing the children thrive.

• Sue Hurcombe
  Community Governor & SEND Link
  Sue Hurcombe

  Link Role: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

  I qualified as a teacher in 1975 and have taught all ages from nursery to Year 11. I have a diploma in Special Educational Needs. I have experience as a teacher governor in a primary school. I am impressed with the ethos at Compass Point having witnessed my grandaughters going through the school and being well supported. I am very interested in finding ways to support all students so they are able to access what they need.

• Ubah Hussein
  Parent Governor & Safeguarding Link (shared)
  Ubah Hussein

  As a Parent Governor, I bring a love of lifelong learning and care hugely that the school environment is one that helps all our children to thrive and achieve, with joy and fun, and as children with their own personalities and life experiences. I am passionate about people being true to themselves and love working with people. Cherishing all our differences and building an inclusive community is important to me. I have experience in education systems in other countries, including working in the education system in Norway, and myself studying in Somalia and in Norway. I am a qualified optician, with experience working in local opticians in Oslo and Bristol. I hope some of my experience in education and life can contribute to the school and its community and help to build its strength as a great place for all our children to learn and grow.

• Tarryn van Biljon
  Staff Governor
  Tarryn van Biljon

  I have been a Teacher at Compass Point for the last two years and have taught in Key Stage two. I am from South Africa but have lived in Bristol for nine years. Outside of school I am a keen cook and lucky enough to have my own allotment. Before completing my PGCE, I completed an undergraduate degree in Media and Journalism.

• Kathryn Durbin
  Staff Governor
  Kathryn Durbin

  I have worked at Compass Point within KS2 for four years. During my time here, I have worked one-to-one supporting children and class teachers. Outside of school I enjoy spending time with my family and nine-year-old daugther, Eleanor. We love to go shopping together and watch films. Our favourite film is Home Alone.

• Sharon Bennett
  Clerk to the Governors
  Sharon Bennett