Governors
If you wish to contact the Governing Body please contact Alice Willmore, Clerk to Governors by email: Clerk@pittville.gloucs.sch.uk
Any correspondence for the Governing Body should be sent to the following address:
Pittville School Governing Body
Albert Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL52 3JD
Below is a list of the Pittville School Governors:
- Mrs D Summers - Chair/Co-Opted
- Mr I Johnstone – Vice Chair/Co-Opted
- Mr R Gilpin - Headteacher
- Mr C Healy - Local Authority
- Ms C Curran - Staff
- Ms Z Forbes - Parent
- Mr M Browne - Co-Opted
- Ms S Cook- Co-Opted
- Mrs B Hansen- Co-Opted
- Ms R Wilson – Partnership
- Mr R Ellis- Partnership
- Miss A Willmore - Clerk
- Mrs E Fletcher-Sykes - Associate Member
- Miss Z Daniel - Associate Member
- Vacancy - Parent
The Governors at Pittville School have an important role in ensuring all children receive a high standard of education.
The core functions of the governing body include, but are not limited to, ensuring:
- that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined
- that the headteacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school
- the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources
The Governing Body is made up of representatives from the teaching staff, parents, partnership, Local Authority and co-opted governors.
The Governing Body of Pittville School meets as two committees as well as all together for Full Governing Body meetings:
Finance & Premises
- Financial planning and whole school budget
- Health and Safety
- Site management and development
- GDPR
- Sustainability
Student & Staff Experience & Improvement
- Student academic outcomes
- Quality and teaching, learning and assessment
- Staff CPD
- Safeguarding
- Pupil premium
- Attendance
- Behaviour, suspensions and exclusions
All these meetings are held termly.
The Governing Body may give limited voting rights to associate members on portfolios at the time of appointment. These rights are to be recorded in the minutes.
If you can contribute your skills and talents and give something back to your local community please contact the Headteacher. For more information about being a Governor please see https://www.governorsforschools.org.uk/app/uploads/2018/10/The-role-of-a-school-governor.pdf
