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Invitation Pop In Place AGM Friday 24 WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?
April 10.30am CAN YOU HELP?

Free Refreshments. We will be electing our new team
that will take the project forward to its Silver Jubilee in Bere Regis primary school has been on a rapid journey of
2021. If you want to be involved in something special and help to build a cohesive improvement, the school and the governors have been through
community and be part of making a real and positive difference, please do a significant period of change over the last two years and we are in a positive
come along new team members are always welcome. position where we would like to further strengthen our team. Being a governor
can be extremely rewarding, particularly the knowledge you are helping to form
Equally if you are interested in the Community Shed come forward and we can the culture and vision of the school, and ultimately making sure that all the
get you on our radar.
children are given the best possible experience by holding the senior leadership
There will be a short talk from Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance and there will team to account. You don’t need to have a child in the school to be a governor,
also be a short slide show of my day at Buckingham Palace and a chance to see just a keen interest in improving our local school for all future generations.
the Medal for anyone who is interested , everyone welcome.
We are a proactive team that get involved and make a point of understanding
the school environment, the challenges it faces and supporting it when required.

Our role involves financial management, questioning and challenging the head
Can you be a Volunteer
teacher and senior leaders to ensure every aspect of the provision is at its very
Pop In Place needs reliable friendly volunteers to serve teas or drive clients and best. We are fully supported by the Wessex Multi Academy Trust in our quest to
welcome visitors. ensure that Bere Regis has a positive outcome at our next Ofsted inspection.
Could you become a volunteer and help to serve the teas at our Monday or Ideally, we would like individuals with experience in finance or book keeping,
Friday morning cafes or maybe you could become a driver or talk to the clients? leadership and management, or safeguarding. However, beggars can’t always
These tasks are all done on a rota basis so you don’t have to do it every week. be choosers so we would like to hear from anyone that feels they have some
Call in and see us and get your name on the rota. We will need to Police check spare time, and would like to take an active interest in school improvement.
you if you become a volunteer. Training is provided and support from experienced governors is a given. The
amount of time commitment required varies dependent on the specific role
A big thank you to all who already volunteer with us we appreciate that you are assigned, and can be discussed and agreed based on your individual skills and
giving your time to enhance the life of others and it is greatly appreciated. availability. The full board meet once per half term for approximately two hours,
this would be the minimum requirement of time, but ideally you would be able to

spend some additional time in school conducting learning walks, book looks and
Movement to Music at the Pop In Place on Monday Mornings
a variety of other informative activities.
(Upper Hall )
Please get in touch if you …
We are a friendly group meeting Mondays 9.30am for an hour ; it is for anyone  Would like a new challenge
who wants to take a little more exercise but is not mega fit. The sessions will be led
by one of our team Julie Lye who has a choreography background and designed  Want to help your local community
routines especially for this client group with suitable music and movement.  Have some spare time to dedicate to improving outcomes for our children
 Want to be part of a proactive team of dedicated individuals
We are asking for a £4 fee per person per week.. You are very welcome to visit
the Pop In Place Community Café after the class for refreshments.  Would like to make a real contribution to our school

Come along and give it a try, you will be made very welcome.  For an informal chat about the roles and what you can do to help, we
would love to hear from you so please get in touch!!

Lucy Roberts (Chair of Governors) robertsla@live.co.uk 07770733832.

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