Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
East Wichel Community Primary School and Nursery has a Governing Body made up of parents, staff members and members of the local community. The Board currently comprises two Co-Chairs (Parent Governors), two Parent Governors, two Co-opted Governors, the Headteacher Governor, one Staff Governor and two Associate Members. We are currently running a campaign to recruit 2 more Co-opted Governors and 1 Parent Governor.
The Governing Board’s three core functions are:
1) Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
2) Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
3) Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
Governors have chosen to hold six Full Governing Body (FGB) meetings and four Resources and Curriculum sub-committee meetings per academic year.
Please find below further details of our Governing Board membership and further information under the various click links.
Governing Board Membership
All governors are appointed to a Four Year term of office. Co-Opted Governors are appointed by the Full Governing Board. Parent Governors are appointed by the parents. Staff Governors are appointed by the staff. Local Authority Governors are appointed by Swindon Borough Council/Full Governing Board.
The names of all governors who have served at any point in the last 12 months can be found on the Register of Interests document
| Governor Name | Start date | End date | Appointment Category | Committee Membership | Additional Responsibilities | Attendance 2023-24 FGB/Cttees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Phillips | 01.01.19 | n/a | ex officio as Headteacher | Curriculum and Resources | 5/5 | |
| Anna Penney | 03.05.16 | 05.05.24 | Parent Governor | Curriculum (Chair) | CLA (Looked After Children) | 4/4 |
| Laura Parnham (Co-Chair) | 09.03.21 | 09.03.25 | Parent Governor | Resources (Chair) | Governor Recruitment | 2/5 |
| Matthew Corps (Co-Chair) | 09.03.21 | 09.03.25 | Parent Governor | Resources and Curriculum | H&S | 5/5 |
| Tony Brewer | 25.02.22 | 25.02.26 | Co-opted Governor | Curriculum | Safeguarding | 4/4 |
| Vicky Bellinger | 15.11.22 | 15.11.26 | Parent Governor | Resources | SEND | 2/4 |
| Bronwen Rees | 17.01.23 | 17.01.27 | Co-opted Governor | Curriculum | Pupil Premium | 4/4 |
| Elena Sheward | 12.09.23 | 12.09.26 | Staff Governor | 3/4 | ||
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor | |||||
Ben Hicks | 14.11.23 | 14.11.27 | Parent Governor | Resources | 1/1 | |
| Vacancy | Parent Governor | |||||
| Sarah Treadaway | n/a | Associate member School Business Mgr | Resources | 4/4 | ||
| Clare Hodges | n/a | Associate member Deputy Headteacher | Curriculum | 1/4 | ||
| Clerk to Governors: TBC | 5/5 | |||||
To contact the Clerk to Governors please email: clerk@eastwichel.swindon.sch.uk
| Left in past 12 months | ||||||
| Name | Start date | End date | Category | Committees | Attendance | |
| Corey Stott | 28.11.18 | 28.11.22 | Co-opted governor | Resources | TBC | |
| Nicola Stanton | 22.01.13 | 25.07.23 | Parent Governor | Curriculum | 7/9 | |
| Joshua Gray | 30.09.19 | 25.07.23 | Staff Governor | Curriculum | 7/9 | |