Governors

Name	Category of Governor	Committees	Date Appointed	Term of Office Ends
Mr David Ford	Parent	CoG and L&M	18/11/15	17/11/19
Mrs Paula Church	Parent	Vice CoG	08/11/18	07/11/22
Vacancy	Parent
Mr Paul Connell	Co-Opted	L&M	08/07/18	07/07/22
Mr Ewan Glen	LA	Chair of the L&M Committee	08/07/18	07/07/22
Vacancy	Co-Opted	L&M
Mr Chris Marshall	Staff (Head)	L&M	01/09/15	--
Dr Amanda Chmura	Co-Opted		26/09/17	25/09/21
Mr Andrew Durrant	Co-Opted	L&M	20/09/17	19/09/21
Mrs Nellie Bosworth	Co-Opted		26/03/19	25/03/23
Clerk to the Governing Body: Danny Holland clerk@newtown.wilts.sch.uk CoG = Chair of Governors L&M = Leadership & Management

Governing Body Business & Pecuniary Interests - 2019/2020

Title	First Name	Surname	Governor at another Educational Establishment	Business Interest	Pecuniary Interest
Mr	David	Ford	No	Nil	Nil
Mrs	Paula	Church	No	Nil	Nil
Mr	Paul	Connell	No	Nil	Nil
Mr	Ewan	Glen	No	Nil	Nil
Mr	Chris	Marshall	No	Nil	Nil
Mr	Andrew	Durrant	Yes	Nil	Nil
Dr	Amanda	Chmura	No	Nil	Nil
Mrs	Nellie	Bosworth	No	Nil	Nil

Governing Body Meeting Dates & Attendance – 2019/2020

Term 1 – 8^th October 2019

Term 2 – 26^th November 2019

Term 3 – 11^th February 2020

Term 4 – 24^th March 2020

Term 5 – 19^th May 2020

Term 6 – 14^th July 2020

Governors Attendance for Website

Title	First Name	Surname	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	Comments
Mr	David	Ford	√
Mrs	Paula	Church	√
Mr	Paul	Connell	√
Mr	Ewan	Glen	√
Mr	Chris	Marshall	√
Mr	Andrew	Durrant	Ab
Dr	Amanda	Chmura	√
Mrs	Nellie	Bosworth	√
Mrs	Jo	Croker	√

Key: √ = In attendance, A = Apologies Received.

Governors who stepped down during 2018/2019

Mr Peter Gear – Resigned 31/01/19

Governing Body Meeting Attendance – 2018/2019

Title	First Name	Surname	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	Comments
Mr	Peter	Gear	√	A					Resigned 31/01/19
Mr	David	Ford	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mrs	Paula	Church	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mr	Paul	Connell	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mr	Ewan	Glen	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mr	Chris	Marshall	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mr	Andrew	Durrant	√	√	√	√	√	A
Dr	Amanda	Chmura	√	√	√	√	√	√
Mrs	Nellie	Bosworth	--	--	--	√	√	√

Key: √ = In attendance, A = Apologies Received

Governors who stepped down during 2018/2019

Mr Peter Gear – Resigned 31/01/19

Contact can be made through the clerk - Telephone 01225 752678

Being a School Governor

School Governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children's education.

Governors are one of the largest volunteer groups in the country and have an important part to play in the raising of school standards. The role of the governing body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school. Time and time again Ofsted (the national inspection body for schools) has noted that the most effective schools demonstrate effective leadership and management -including by the governing body.

What do Governors do?

School Governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors are responsible for appointing some staff and helping with budgeting resources. Individual Governors may not act independently of the rest of the Governing Body. Decisions are the joint responsibility of the Governing Body.

The role of the Governing Body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:

- set the aims and objectives for the school

- set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives

- set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives

- monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives

- be a source of challenge and support to the Headteacher (a critical friend)

HOW DO I BECOME A GOVERNOR?

If becoming a Governor at Newtown School interests you it is easy to apply. When spaces become available for Governors a letter is sent out informing parents, this information will also appear on the website. When spaces are available applications can be made to the school office or to the Chair of Governors (David Ford), either in person or emailed to chair@newtown.wilts.sch.uk, an interest in becoming a Governor can also be discussed with any of the Governing Body.

Governors' Gallery

Being a School Governor