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 |
Rob Price |
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Foundation Governors |
David Babb |
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Clair Southgate |
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Parent Governors |
Claire Mills |
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Clerk |
Margaret Carey |
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Headteacher |
Jo French |
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Co-opted Governors |
Tanya Simmons |
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Andrew Garcia |
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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 2021/22
(The Governing Body membership is updated each year following the first Full Governing Body meeting in October)
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 2023 |
| Max possible meetings 2020/21: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: 7 |
| Position of Responsibility 2021/22: Chair of Governors |
| Committee Memberships 2021/22: Staffing, PC&PP |
| Declaration of Business Interests: Executive Headteacher at 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: 11th June 2022 |
| Max possible meetings 2020/21: 16 |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: 16 |
| Position of Responsibility 2021/22: Chair of PC&PP |
| Committee Memberships 2021/22: PC&PP, Staffing, Ethos |
| 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: 21st October 2022 |
| Max possible meetings 2020/21: 13 |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: 11 |
| Position of Responsibility 2021/22: Chair of Staffing, Chair of Ethos |
| Committee Memberships 2021/22: PC&PP, Resources, Staffing, Ethos |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Gary Dutton (2020/21 resigned)
| Type of Governor: Co-opted Governor |
| Appointed by: Governing Body |
| Term of Office Start: 6th March 2015 |
| Date of resignation: 23rd July 2021 |
| Max possible meetings 2020/21: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: 7 |
| Position of Responsibility 2020/21: Chair of Resources |
| Committee Memberships 2020/21: 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: 20th September 2025 |
| Max possible meetings 2020/21: 10 |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: 9 |
| Position of Responsibility 2021/22: |
| Committee Memberships 2021/22: PC&PP, Staffing |
| 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 2020/21: 16 |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: 16 |
| Position of Responsibility 2021/22: Headteacher |
| Committee Memberships 2021/22: PC&PP, Resources, Staffing, Ethos |
| Declaration of Business Interests: None |
Nicola Phillips
| Type of Governor: Staff Governor |
| Appointed by: Governing Body |
| Term of Office Start: 6th February 2014 |
| Term of Office End: 5th February 2022 |
| Max possible meetings 2020/21: 13 |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: 13 |
| Position of Responsibility 2021/22: Deputy Head |
| Committee Memberships 2021/22: PC&PP, Resources, Ethos |
| 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 2020/21: 13 |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: 11 |
| Position of Responsibility 2021/22: - |
| Committee Memberships 2021/22: PC&PP, Resources, 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 2020/21: n/a |
| Number of meetings attended 2020/21: n/a |
| Position of Responsibility 2021/22: - |
| Committee Memberships 2021/22: PC&PP, Resources |
| Declaration of Business Interests: - |
Committees – Policy, Curriculum & Pupil Progress (PC&PP); Resources; Staffing; Ethos