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.
Sarah Till-Vattier
Simon Jones
Mrs Emma Russell (Ex Officio)
Start 14th September 2015 until September 2021
Laurien Carter
Finance & Staffing (F & S )
Chris Diddams – Committee Chair
Parent Governor
Appointed Nov ’16 until Oct ’20
Parent to Thomas and Beatrice
Link Area – Data Committee Lead
Foundation Governor (appointed by the Church)
Appointed Aug ’13 until Aug ’21
Member of our local community
Link Area: SEN / Equalities / Data – groups
Simon Jones
Co-Chair of Governing Body / Foundation Governor (appointed by Church)
Appointed Mar ’95 until March’21
Parent to Freddie
Link Area: English Writing/Maths/Foundation Stage/Health & Safety
Carolyn Gittins
Foundation Governor (appointed by Church) – Currently on Sabbatical
Appointed Nov ’17 until Nov ’21
Parent to Martha
Link Area: Evaluating SDP / Website
Sarah Till-Vattier –
Co-Chair of Governors/LEA Governor
Appointed Jan’18 until Dec’21
Ex-parent
Link Area: Whistle blowing / Safeguarding / English Reading
Dan Miles
Parent Governor
Appointed Feb ’18 until March ’22
Parent to Lola
Link Areas: Community links / Writing across the curriculum
Peter Barry – Foundation Governor
(appointed by Church)
Appointed Jul 17 until Jul 21
Link Area: Monitoring of SDP and SIAP / Teaching Assistant Link / Science
Rev’d Maria Shepherdson –
Parish Rector (Ex Officio)
Appointed Dec ’14
Governor at Broad Hinton School
Link Areas: RE & Collective Worship / PSHCE
Ana Beverly
Foundation Governor (appointed by Church)
Appointed Dec’19 until Dec ’23
Parent to Joseph
Link Areas: SEND
Sarah Hues – Staff Governor
(appointed by school staff)
Appointed Sept ’17 until Nov ’21
Otter Class Teacher/ SLT/ Maths Subject Leader
School Council
Angharad Hues
Foundation Governor (appointed by Church)
Appointed Dec ’19 until Dec ’23
The Link Governor Role: Collective Worship/English Writing
- 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 neighboring 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.