Governing Body
School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education.
Governors are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing board is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school.
Strategic leadership
School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. They appoint the Headteacher and senior staff. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools and it is governors who work with the Headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.
Each individual governor is a member of a governing body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing body and decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body.
The role of the governing body is a strategic one with three key functions:
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Contact
To contact our governors please contact the clerk to the governing body, Sarah Rutherford:
clerk@WroughtonFederation.co.uk
Our Chair of Governors is: Andrew Moreton
Our Vice Chair of Governors is: Nicola Fitchett
Scheme of delegation 2021- 2022
Governing Body Code of Conduct
Governor Allowances
Governing Body Attendance 2020 - 21
Governing Body Attendance 2019-20
Governing Body Attendance 2018-19
Wroughton Primary Federation Governance Structure and Responsibilities
| Name of Governor & Category | Term of office | Committee membership | Details of other directorships/trusteeships | Membership of any professional bodies in which they have a position of management | Any other conflict of interest or family connection to the Trust |
| Andrew Wilson | Head Teacher | Staffing & Resources Curriculum & Inclusion | - | - | - |
| Sarah Rutherford | Clerk to Governors | FGB Staffing & Resources | Parent Governor of Gorse Hill Primary School | - | Clerk to Governors at: Grove Learning Trust Eastrop Southfield Beechcroft Colebrook Infants Haydonleigh Greenmeadow |
| Andrew Moreton (Chair of Governors, Co-opted) | 14.01.2020 – 14.01.2024 | Staffing & Resources | - | - | Partner employed by the federation Child attends Wroughton Schools |
| Nicola Fitchett (Vice Chair, Co-opted) | 14.01.2020 – 14.01.2024 | Staffing & Resources | - | - | Child attends Wroughton Schools |
| Dean Connaghan (Co-opted) | 14.01.2020 – 14.01.2024 | Curriculum & Inclusion | - | - | - |
| Steve Oakeshott (Parent) | 05.02.2020 – 05.02.2024 | Staffing & Resources (Chair) | - | - | Daughter attends Wroughton school |
| Andrew Marsden (Co-opted) | 14.01.2020 – 14.01.2024 | Staffing & Resources | - | - | Employed by Nationwide Wife is staff member at Redoaks School Daughter at Wroughton Schools |
| Ashley Barrington-Wilding (Staff Governor) | 01.10.2019 – 01.10.2023 | Curriculum & Inclusion | - | - | Staff member |
| Rosie Cairns (LA Governor) | 14.10.2020 – 14.10.2024 | Staffing & Resources Curriculum & Inclusion | - | - | - |
| Paul Arrondelle (Parent) | 15.10.2020 – 15.10.2024 | - | - | Children at Wroughton Schools | |
| Gemma Such (Co-opted) | Employed by Wroughton Federation & Relative is employed by the Federation |
Committee Membership
| Staffing & Resources | Curriculum & Inclusion | Pay and Review Panel |
| Steve Oakshott (Chair) | Steve Oakshott (Chair) | |
| Nicola Fitchett | Andrew Wilson | Andrew Marsden |
| Andrew Marsden | Dean Connaghan | Andrew Moreton |
| Andrew Moreton | Ashley Barrington-Wilding | Nicola Fitchett |
| Andrew Wilson | Rosie Cairns | Andrew Wilson |
| Gemma Such |
Governors that have resigned in the last 12 months
| Name | Category of Governor | Term of Office (start date) | Resignation Date |
| Sam Blagg | Co-opted | 5th Feb 2020 | 5th Nov 2020 |
| Becki Jankinson | Co-opted | 14th Jan 2020 | 23rd June 2020 |
Governor Vacancies
We currently have the following vacancies on our Governing Body:
x4 co-opted vacancies
The Governing Body are working with the school community to fill this vacancy