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, three Parent Governors, two Co-opted Governors, the Headteacher Governor, one Staff Governor and two Associate Members.
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 2022-23 FGB/Cttees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Phillips | 01.01.19 | n/a | ex officio as Headteacher | Curriculum and Resources | 4/4 | |
| Anna Penney | 03.05.16 | 05.05.24 | Parent Governor | Curriculum (Chair - temp) | CLA | 4/4 |
| Nicola Stanton | 22.01.13 | 10.02.25 | Parent Governor | Curriculum | 4/4 | |
| Joshua Gray | 30.09.19 | 30.09.23 | Staff Governor | Curriculum | 3/4 | |
| Laura Parnham (Co-Chair) | 09.03.21 | 09.03.25 | Parent Governor | Resources (Chair) | PP | 4/4 |
| Matthew Corps (Co-Chair) | 09.03.21 | 09.03.25 | Parent Governor | Resources and Curriculum | H&S | 4/4 |
| Tony Brewer | 25.02.22 | 25.02.26 | Co-opted Governor | Curriculum and Resouces | Safeguarding, SEND (temp) | 4/4 |
| Vicky Bellinger | 15.11.22 | 15.11.26 | Parent Governor | Resources | 2/2 | |
| Bronwen Rees | 17.01.23 | 17.01.27 | Co-opted Governor | Curriculum | 1/1 | |
| Vacancy | LA Governor | |||||
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor | |||||
| Vacancy | Co-opted Governor | |||||
| Sarah Treadaway | n/a | Associate member School Business Mgr | Resources | 4/4 | ||
| Clare Hodges | n/a | Associate member Deputy Headteacher | Curriculum (and Resources) | 4/4 | ||
| Clerk to Governors: Karen King | ||||||
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 2021-22 | |
| Carlos Pueyo Recio-Mensaque | 20.10.19 | TBC | Co-opted governor | Resources | TBC | |
| Charlotte Eynon (Chair) | 27.11.19 | TBC | Co-opted governor | Resources | TBC | |
| Graham Jeffrey | 02.03.21 | 15.11.21 | Co-opted governor | Resources | 4/4,2/2 | |
| Heather Dash | TBC | 22.07.22 | Co-opted governor | Curriculum | TBC | |
| Corey Stott | 28.11.18 | 28.11.22 | Co-opted governor | Resources | TBC |