Governors
Welcome to the section of the website where you can find out more about your governors and the work of the Governing Body.
The role of the Governing Body at Gloucester Road Nursery&Primary School
“The role of school governors is to set strategic direction, to hold school leaders to account for improving performance, and to make sure money is well spent”
Department for Education
What does this mean at Gloucester Road Primary School?
We support
Governors at Gloucester Road work alongside the Headteacher to ensure that the needs, aims and priorities of the school are targeted and implemented. This focus is not just from an academic perspective but considers the school community as a whole.
We challenge
As Governors we ask questions, we challenge and we monitor what is going on in the school. We do this through committee meetings at all levels, school visits, talking to staff and looking at data associated with the school.
We are accountable
The Governing Body is legally responsible for the conduct of the school. To ensure that we are effective in terms of governance we monitor learning and staff performance, we make sure that money is being spent wisely and we document all that we learn.
If you are interested, the Department for Education has a wealth of information about school governance here.
Who Governs the school?
Governor committees include Resources, Strategic, Curriculum and Standards (C&S).
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Sophie JohnsonChair of Governors
Sophie Johnson
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Caroline ParkerHeadteacher
Caroline Parker
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Kit Perona-WrightGovernor (LA Appointed)
Kit Perona-Wright
Start date: 07.12.2020
End date: 06.12.2024
Appointed by: LA Governor
Declarations of interest: Head of Music, Cheltenham College Preparatory School
Committee: ALL
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Mr. T BrownParent Governor (GDPR)
Mr. T Brown
Start date: 01.01.2020
End date: 31.12.2024
Declarations of interest: None
Committees: Resources
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Richard MehtaGovernor (Co-opted)
Richard Mehta
Term start: 05.12.2022
Term end: 04.12.2026
Committee: Resources
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Catherine FrawleyParent Governor (MAT Leave)
Catherine Frawley
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Tony ClarkeGovernor (Co-opted)
Tony Clarke
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Nick PerryStaff Governor
Nick Perry
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Rebecca DerbyshireGovernor (Co-opted)
Rebecca Derbyshire
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John ClementsParent Governor
John Clements
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Thandiwe DakaGovernor (Co-opted)
Thandiwe Daka
How we work
As a full Governing Body we meet together six times a year.
The bulk of the work of the Governing Body is carried out by committees and working groups, where specific issues are discussed and decisions made. At Gloucester Road, we have two committees. The Resources committee has responsibility for the budget and ensures that the school’s money is being spent wisely. The Curriculum and Standards committee has responsibility for the children’s learning and for monitoring standards. In addition to these core committees other working groups may be formed depending on the current issues. Each governor serves on one or more committees.
Working together
To ensure Gloucester Road is successful, children, parents, staff and community partners must work together to make it possible for every child to succeed and reach their potential.
To achieve this, and to carry out our role as governors effectively, we need to know what issues are important to you (so we remain responsive) and ensure that you know what issues the governors are discussing (so that we remain accountable).
Keeping in touch
If you have an enquiry that you wish to raise with the Governors, please email the clerk on clerk@gloucesterroad.gloucs.sch.uk and this will be reviewed and responded to as appropriate.
Please note that your feedback is important so if you have any concerns, questions or suggestions please let us know.