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Meet The Governors

School governance is the most important volunteering role in education and as unpaid volunteers we are committed to serving the best interests of the school.
As governors we set the strategic direction of the school; hold the school leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and, oversee the financial performance – making sure its money is well spent.

We play a vital role in promoting high standards of educational achievement, share a common vision that the children in our community should receive the best possible education in all areas of their development and ensure the continued development of the school for current and future pupils.
The governing body is made up of: school staff, parents of pupils and other members of the community from all walks of life.
If you would like to make a difference to children’s lives by helping them to realise their aspirations and expectations, please volunteer to join us and become a School Governor.
We hold regular formal meetings to consider and act on a variety of items affecting the school and to receive reports from the Headteacher. Minutes of the issues discussed and decisions taken during our meetings are available in the school. Please ask at the school office if you are interested in seeing them.
You can get more information on how to become a governor and make arrangements to talk to existing governors about what drives them to serve their community in this way from the school office. Alternatively you can email head@westrop.swindon.sch.uk to arrange an informal chat or contact the Clerk to Governors, Heather Large, at heatherl@westrop.swindon.sch.uk.

The School Strategic Plan is a high-level, long-term plan, extending over a period of 5 years, from 2019-2024. It sets out the school’s vision, values and long-term strategic priorities. It is aimed at the key stakeholders in the school: children and their parents; staff; governors; and other stakeholders.

The Westrop Governance Manual describes the framework for governance at Westrop Primary and Nursery School. It outlines the arrangements in place so there is clarity for governors, staff and parents about the role governors in managing the strategic direction of the school and the arrangements for governance and oversight.

If you need to contact the Chair of Governors you can email philk@westrop.swindon.sch.uk.

Governing Body: Westrop Community Primary School

Terms of Office:

4 Years, 1 LA Governor, 7 Co-Opted Governors, 2 Parent Governor, 1 Head Teacher, 1 Staff Governor

*Associate Members have no voting rights

Committees – Finance

	Appointed By	Committee Member	Start Date	Expiry Date	Declaration of Business Interests
Parent Governor
Mrs Gemma Green (Vice Chair of Governors)	Parent		20th January 2020	19th January 2024	Parent of a Child at the School Employee of Tregoze Primary School
Mr Simon Campbell	Parent	Finance	17th March 2020	16th of March 2024	Nil
Local Authority Governor
Mr Nick Gardener	LA	Finance	28th November 2018	27 November 2022	Trustee of Nexus Project Employee of Objective Corp. Councillor of Highworth Town Council Trustee of Highworth Rec Trust
Co-Opted Governor
Mr Philip Kruse (Chair of Governors)	FGB	Finance	18th November 2019	18th November 2023	Employee of EDF Spouse employed by School Parent of Children at School
Mr Tim Humphries	FGB		18th November 2019	17th November 2023	QinetiQ Ltd – Employee and Shareholder. Member of Royal Aeronautical Society.
Mrs Caroline Pryce	FGB		26th November 2018	25th November 2022	Employee of Animal Friends Insurance Spouse an Employee of Direct Wines
Mrs Helen Hopwood	FGB	Finance	9th October 2018	8th October 2022	Employee of the School
Ms Clair Edwards	FGB		18th November 2019	17th November 2023	Parent of Child at the school
Mrs Iona Sadler	FGB	Finance	9th July 2018	9th July 2022	Employee of Pangbourne College
Mrs Judith Green	FGB	Finance	18th November 2019	17th November 2023	Nil
Head Teacher
Mrs Cindy Acres	Ex Officio	Finance		Ex Officio	Employee of the School.
Staff Governor
Mrs Paula Curtis	Staff	Finance	5th November 2018	5th November 2022	Employee of the School Related to an employee of HIghworth Felt Roofing
Governors who have left in the last 12 months