Governors

Mr Watson has been involved with Spaxton School as a parent since 2015, as a Parent Governor since April 2018, and he was elected as Co-Chair in January 2019. He has one child currently in Peregrine Class and he is passionate about being able to make a positive contribution to the school and every child’s education & development, playing a very much 'hands-on' active role in helping & supporting the school to go from strength to strength.

Areas of responsibility include SEND, Safeguarding and Ethos.

In his spare time, he is an optician, running successful optometric practices in Taunton & Wellington, and he enjoys camping with his family, sailing with his friends and a very occasional round of golf! Not a great fan of Bake Off, he would rather watch any sport, catch up with Master Chef or even Coronation Street!

Revd. King has been looking after the church in Spaxton, along with other churches locally since August 2018. She sees having a church school in the parish as a privilege, and is grateful for the warm welcome she receives when she pops into school for Collective Worship and other events.

Before becoming a priest, Revd. King was a Junior Church leader and a school Governor, where she gained experience of working with children, and being in school. Her focus is primarily on Collective Worship and school services in the church, and she is also on the Ethos committee. Eleanor enjoys living in rural Somerset, and going out walking when she can or developing the Rectory garden vegetable plot, though she is equally happy sitting with a cup of tea watching a detective drama!

Mr Cairns is an avid advocate for children and their rights in order improve their lives. In his spare time he enjoys sports, in particular Football and Mansfield Town FC, Cricket and golf. He enjoys going on wellie walks on the hills with his family and their dog Holly.

Mrs Beaumont-Wraith has worked in the education sector for 15 years providing marketing and communications support to schools and nurseries. She began working for the Quantock Education Trust in September 2022. She has three young children who also attend a village school, so understands how valued and vital these are to their communities, and what special places they are!

In her spare time, Mrs Beaumont-Wraith really enjoys exploring beautiful Somerset, attempting to grow some vegetables in the garden and going on lots of family adventures.

Mr Clare previously worked for a small special educational needs school in Brighton and is passionate about the role education can play in improving our life circumstances. He is keen to help support the children of Spaxton School to flourish and grow.

Mr Clare has two young children, the eldest of which is currently at Spaxton.

He loves reading, history, exploring Somerset with his family and is a long suffering Spurs fan.

Mrs Fidler is deeply passionate about ensuring every child has access to the highest quality education and is committed to playing an active role in helping the school achieve this goal.

As a mother of two boys who are currently in Starling Class, she brings a personal connection to the school community.

Outside of her role as governor, Mrs Fidler enjoys camping with her family and their dog Pippin, reading a good book and making memories on family adventures.