Governors at Wick Primary School

Who are we?

At Wick Primary School the governing body is made up of 18 members plus a clerk. These governors represent various groups from within the school and the wider community, including, as we are a church school, Foundation Governors who represent the local Church. Our governors come from various backgrounds (not all education), and bring different skills and experiences to the group.

Members of the Governing Body: 

What do we do?

We meet 5 times a year as a Full Governing Body and 4 times in smaller committees. We encourage every governor to join at least one committee. Our current committee structure is:

H&S and Curriculum

Sally Smith

Oliver Wiltshire - Chair 

Reverend Tim Bell - Vice Chair

Fiona Dunn

Alex Bettridge

Finance & Personnel and Premises

Rob Cockle

Matt Hatch - Chair

Andrew Turnock - Vice Chair

David Lansdown

Andrew Pickford

Liz Butler

What is our purpose?

1.            Strategic Role: working with the senior leadership team within the school, governors agree and recommend areas for improvement and development. We then ensure strategies, policies and procedures are in place to meet these developments. These are then documented in ‘The School Development Plan’.

2.            Monitoring & Support: we monitor the performance of the school against the School Development Plan by attending meetings and asking questions, receiving report and other key documents and by visiting the school. We celebrate the successes of the school.

3.            Accountability: as a Full Governing Body we are accountable for the performance of the school.

What support and training do we receive?

All governors are given a governor induction pack and are welcomed to school by the head teacher, who provides a tour of school and an overview of school priorities.

Governors are provided with a mentor: a more experienced governor who can provide support and information.

South Gloucestershire Council provides a Governor Support Service which provides training (including an induction course) and support to all governors. They also run network meetings where governors can meet colleagues from other schools and exchange ideas and practises. Governors are encouraged to attend at least one training session during the year.

How to become a Governor?

If you are a parent, then at such time that a parent governor vacancy becomes available, you will need to apply to the school. Parent governors usually stand for a period of 4 years after which time if they want to continue they must reapply along with any new nominees. If there are more nominees than positions available, a ballot is held and all parents from the school vote.

If you are not a parent, you can approach the school and make it know that you are interested in being a governor, either a community governor or if you are a member of the church, a foundation governor. When a vacancy arises we will make contact with you.

If you want to find out more or speak to a governor, please contact the clerk Mrs L Grimmer in the school office or contact the chair of governors. Current contact details can be found on the contact page.