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Governors

The school's governing body is made up of local volunteers and parents.  Governors work as a team.  They are responsible for making sure the school provides a good quality of education for all pupils.  Governors promote effective ways of teaching and learning when setting the school aims and policies.  They do this together with the headteacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school.

Governing bodies are accountable to parents, the local community and the Local Authority and they are usually appointed for four years.  Their main role is to help raise the pupils' standards of achievement.

The governing body:

  • is accountable for the performance of the school to parents and the wider community
  • plans the school's future direction
  • makes decisions on the school's budget and staffing including the performance management policy
  • makes sure the agreed curriculum is well taught
  • decides how the school can encourage pupils' spiritual, moral and cultural development
  • monitoring and reviewing aims, objectives, and whether the policies, targets and priorities are being achieved
  • and makes sure the school provides for all pupils including those with special needs.

If you would like to contact the governors directly their details are below, alternatively you can email: admin@box.wilts.sch.uk and your message will be forwarded on to the correct person. Alternatively you could pop into one of the 'meet the governors' sessions during our parents' evenings if you would like to ask any questions or find out more about what the governing body does.

Governing Body

Chair

Rob Price
Email: rob.price@box.wilts.sch.uk

Foundation Governors

David Babb
Email: david.babb@box.wilts.sch.uk

Clair Southgate
Email: clair.southgate@box.wilts.sch.uk

Parent Governors

Claire Mills
Email: claire.mills@box.wilts.sch.uk

Matthew Graham

Email: matthew.graham@box.wilts.sch.uk

Clerk

Margaret Carey
Contact through school

Headteacher

Jo French
Contact through school

Co-opted Governors

Andrew Garcia

Email: andrew.garcia@box.wilts.sch.uk


 

Staff Governors

Jo French
Contact through school

Lottie Baker
Contact through school

Local Authority Governor

Rob Price
Email: rob.price@box.wilts.sch.uk

Governing Body 2021/22

The Governing Body membership is updated each year following the first Full Governing Body meeting in October.  Details of individual attendance, responsibilities, etc. can be seen by clicking on the names below.

Rob Price
Type of Governor: Local Authority Governor
Appointed by: Wiltshire Council
Term of Office Start: 6th July 2017
Term of Office End: 6th October 2025
Max possible meetings 2022/23: 
Number of meetings attended 2022/23: 
Position of Responsibility 2022/23: Chair of Governors
Committee Memberships 2022/23: Staffing, PC&PP
Declaration of Business Interests: Executive Headteacher of The Clarendon Academy and Kingsdown School 
Clair Southgate
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: Bristol Diocese
Term of Office Start: 12th March 2014
Term of Office End: 15th January 2024
Max possible meetings 2022/23: 
Number of meetings attended 2022/23: 
Position of Responsibility 2022/23: Chair of PC&PP
Committee Memberships 2022/23: PC&PP, Staffing, Ethos, Resources
Declaration of Business Interests: Teaching Assistant in Ash Class
David Babb
Type of Governor: Foundation Governor
Appointed by: Bristol Diocese
Term of Office Start: 22nd October 2018
Term of Office End: 11th October 2024
Max possible meetings 2022/23: 
Number of meetings attended 2022/23: 
Position of Responsibility 2022/23: Chair of Staffing, Chair of Ethos, Chair of Resources
Committee Memberships 2022/23: PC&PP, Resources, Staffing, Ethos
Declaration of Business Interests: None
Tanya Simmons [resigned 06/10/2022]
Type of Governor: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Term of Office Start: 21st September 2017
Date of resignation: 6th October 2022
Max possible meetings 2022/23: 1
Number of meetings attended 2022/23: 0
Position of Responsibility 2021/22: -
Committee Memberships 2021/22: PC&PP, Staffing
Declaration of Business Interests: None
Andrew Garcia
Type of Governor: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Term of Office Start: 24th March 2022
Term of Office End: 23rd March 2026
Max possible meetings 2022/23: 
Number of meetings attended 2022/23: 
Position of Responsibility 2022/23: -
Committee Memberships 2022/23: PC&PP, Resources
Declaration of Business Interests: None
Jo French
Type of Governor: Co-opted Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Term of Office Start: April 2006
Term of Office End: 25th Dec 2050
Max possible meetings 2022/23: 
Number of meetings attended 2022/23: 
Position of Responsibility 2022/23: Headteacher
Committee Memberships 2022/23: PC&PP, Resources, Staffing, Ethos
Declaration of Business Interests: None
Matthew Graham
Type of Governor: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Parents
Term of Office Start: 7th December 2022
Term of Office End: 6th December 2026
Max possible meetings 2022/23:  
Number of meetings attended 2022/23:  
Position of Responsibility 2022/23:
Committee Memberships 2022/23: PC&PP
Declaration of Business Interests: None
Claire Mills
Type of Governor: Parent Governor
Appointed by: Parents
Term of Office Start: - 23rd March 2020
Term of Office End: - 22nd March 2024
Max possible meetings 2022/23: 
Number of meetings attended 2022/23: 
Position of Responsibility 2022/23: -
Committee Memberships 2022/23: PC&PP, Resources, Staffing
Declaration of Business Interests:  None
Lottie Baker
Type of Governor: Staff Governor
Appointed by: Governing Body
Term of Office Start: 29th May 2022
Term of Office End: 29th May 2026
Max possible meetings 2022/23: 1
Number of meetings attended 2022/23: 1
Position of Responsibility 2022/23: -
Committee Memberships 2022/23: PC&PP, Resources
Declaration of Business Interests:  None

Committees – Policy, Curriculum & Pupil Progress (PC&PP); Resources; Staffing; Ethos

Governors' Letters