School governing bodies are now encouraged to produce an annual statement for parents and all other stakeholders connected to their school. Whilst this is not yet a statutory requirement, it is considered to be good practice and provides some insight into the role of the Governing Body. Please find attached below the Annual Reports produced by The Governing Body of The Kennet Valley Church of England (VA) Primary School.
| CO-CHAIR OF GOVERNING BODY Mr Simon Jones | CO-CHAIR OF GOVERNING BODY Mrs Elizabeth Daley |
| Vice Co-chair Chair of Curriculum and Standards Committee Mrs Angharad Hughes | Vice Co-Chair Chair of Finance and Staffing Mr Sanjay Chudasama |
| HEADTEACHER Mrs Emma Russell (Ex Officio) Start 14th September 2015 until September 2025 | CLERK TO GOVERNORS Laurien Carter |
| Angharad Hughes Foundation Governor (appointed by Church) Appointed Dec ’19 until Dec ’23 Parent to Teddy and Digby Link Governor Roles: Collective Worship/English Writing/PSHCE/Teaching Assistants Link | Sanjay Chudasama Parent Governor Appointed Nov ’20 to Nov ‘24 Parent to Jacob and Ava Link Governor Roles: Science/Computing |
| Simon Jones Co-Chair of Governing Body / Foundation Governor (appointed by Church) Appointed Mar ’95 until March’23 Link Governor Role: English Writing/Maths/Health & Safety/Whistleblowing/Design Technology | Elizabeth Daley Co-Chair of Governing Body / Foundation Governor (appointed by Church) Appointed Aug ’21 to Aug ‘25 Link Governor Roles: Reading/ Equalities/Pupil Premium/Data/Looked After Children/Extended Schools |
| Rev’d Maria Shepherdson Parish Rector (Ex Officio) Appointed Dec ’14 to Jun ‘23 Governor at Broad Hinton School Link Governor Roles: RE/Collective Worship | Sarah Till-Vattier LA Governor Appointed Jan ’18 until Dec ’25 Link Governor Roles: Music / Safeguarding /Art |
| Ana Beverly Foundation Governor (appointed by Church) Appointed Dec’19 until Dec ’23 Parent to Joseph and Toby Link Areas: SEND/Humanities | Carolyn Gittins Foundation Governor (appointed by Church) – Currently on Sabbatical Appointed Nov ’17 until Nov ’26 Link Area: Evaluating SDP / Website/Publicity |
| Nick West-Oram Parent Governor Appointed Feb ’22 to Feb ‘26 Parent to Freya Link Governor Roles: Humanities/School Council/PE | Sarah Hues – Staff Governor (Appointed by school staff) Appointed Sept ’17 until Nov ’25 Kingfishers Class Teacher/ SLT/ Maths Subject Leader/School Council |
| Lisa Morgan – Staff Associate Governor (Appointed by school staff) Appointed Sept ’17 until Nov ’25 SENCO |
- Provide a link between the Governing Body and Teacher
- Provide a link between the Governing Body/School and Parents/Community
- Promote the interests of the subject
- Undertake relevant training/development
- Liaise regularly with relevant teachers
- Find out about local activity and develop ‘networks’ with neighbouring governing bodies
- Visits classrooms to see the subject being taught
- Monitor/evaluate the provision and use of relevant resources.
If you would like to get in touch with us, please contact the school office or email to admin@kennetvalley.wilts.sch.uk for our Clerk, Laurien Carter’s contact details. She will forward all correspondence to the relevant Governor.