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
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Chair |
John Simpson |
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Foundation Governors |
Janet Anderson-MacKenzie |
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Clair Southgate |
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David Babb |
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Parent Governors |
Nick Cole |
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Stephen Clark |
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John Simpson |
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Clerk |
Margaret Carey |
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Headteacher |
Jo French |
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Co-opted Governors |
Gary Dutton |
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Tanya Simmons |
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Staff Governors |
Jo French |
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Nicola Phillips |
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Local Authority Governor |
Rob Price |
Governing Body 2018/19
(The 2019/20 Governing Body membership will be updated following the first Full Governing Body meeting at the start of October)
John Simpson
| Type of Governor: Co-opted Governor |
| Appointed by: Governing Body |
| Term of Office Start: 21st November 2011 |
| Term of Office End: 2nd March 2020 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 13 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 10 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: Chair of Governors |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: Staffing, PC&PP, Resources |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Janet Anderson-MacKenzie
| Type of Governor: Ex-Officio Foundation Governor |
| Appointed by: Bristol Diocese |
| Term of Office Start: 25th December 2009 |
| Term of Office End: 3rd December 2018 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 5 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Resources |
| Declaration of Business Interests: Governor at Colerne School |
Clair Southgate
| Type of Governor: Foundation Governor |
| Appointed by: Bristol Diocese |
| Term of Office Start: 12th March 2014 |
| Term of Office End: 11th June 2022 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 10 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: Chair of PC&PP |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Resources, Staffing |
| 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 / Date of Resignation: 21st October 2022 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Staffing |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Gary Dutton
| Type of Governor: Co-opted Governor |
| Appointed by: Governing Body |
| Term of Office Start: 6th March 2015 |
| Term of Office End / Date of Resignation: 5th March 2019 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 8 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: Chair of Resources |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Resources |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Tanya Simmons
| Type of Governor: Co-opted Governor |
| Appointed by: Governing Body |
| Term of Office Start: 21st September 2017 |
| Term of Office End / Date of Resignation: 20th September 2021 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 6 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Staffing |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Mary Finch
| Type of Governor: Co-opted Governor |
| Appointed by: Governing Body |
| Term of Office Start: 20th September 2018 |
| Date of resignation: 7th March 2019 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Nick Cole
| Type of Governor: Parent Governor |
| Appointed by: Parents |
| Term of Office Start: 3rd March 2016 |
| Term of Office End: 2nd March 2020 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 7 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: Chair of Staffing |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Staffing |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Stephen Clark
| Type of Governor: Parent Governor |
| Appointed by: Parents |
| Term of Office Start: 13th June 2016 |
| Term of Office End: 12th June 2020 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 7 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: Staffing, PC&PP |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Jo French
| Type of Governor: Staff Governor |
| Appointed by: Governing Body |
| Term of Office Start: April 2006 |
| Term of Office End: 25th Dec 2050 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 13 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 13 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: Headteacher |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Resources, Staffing |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Nicola Phillips
| Type of Governor: Staff Governor |
| Appointed by: Staff |
| Term of Office Start: 6th February 2014 |
| Term of Office End: 5th February 2022 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 10 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: Deputy Headteacher |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Resources |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Rob Price
| Type of Governor: Local Authority Governor |
| Appointed by: Wiltshire Council |
| Term of Office Start: 6th July 2017 |
| Term of Office End: 5th July 2021 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 5 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: PC&PP, Staffing |
| Declaration of Business Interests: Headteacher at Clarendon Academy |
Lee Towler (2017/18)
| Type of Governor: Foundation Governor |
| Appointed by: Governing Body |
| Term of Office Start: 23rd January 2012 |
| Date of Resignation: 25th July 2018 |
| Max possible meetings 2017/18: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2017/18: 9 |
| Position of Responsibility 2018/19: |
| Committee Memberships 2018/19: |
| Declaration of Business Interests: |
Committees – Policy, Curriculum & Pupil Progress (PC&PP); Resources; Staffing
Parents' Voice Group
Our governing body runs the Parents' Voice Group, comprising of Parent Governors (other governors are welcome to attend).
This group meets to discuss and feedback on issues raised by parents.
PVG feedback letters to parents - Spring 2019, Summer 2018, Spring 2018,