Cymraeg

School and Governor team

The School and Governor team is based within the Civic Centre in Swansea and provide support to a full complement of 1670 governors covering 95 governing bodies.

There are always vacancies for school governors and we are keen to hear from people who are interested in becoming school governors.

The School and Governor team responsibilities include:

Making arrangements to ensure that governing bodies are established and operate in accordance with legislative requirements
Advising on the eligibility of persons to serve on governing bodies and election/appointment to the various categories of governor
Preparing advice to governors on changes in legislation, policy matters and points of interest
Providing a helpline for governors seeking advice, during office hours
Planning and administering the governors training programme.

Each member of the school and governor unit will take enquiries on all aspects of the unit's responsibilities and will do their best to help you with your queries. Below are the members of the school and governor unit who deal with governing body issues:

Kate Phillips

Head of School Support Unit

In addition to providing guidance on governing body procedures and administering the governor training programme, the School and Governor team has a number of other functions and responsibilities. These include:

Admission of pupils to schools
School catchment areas
Pupil exclusions
Free school meals/clothing grants
Pupil performance licences and chaperone licences
Pupil welfare issues
School milk scheme
School terms and holiday dates
INSET closure dates
Pupil transport

The following staff are also members of the School and Governor team:

Claire Abraham	School Support Officer
Melissa Taylor	Admissions officer
Poonam Madaher	Admissions assistant
Nicola James	Admissions assistant
Gemma Wynne	School Governors officer
James Craven	Governors assistant
Christine Williams	Administrative assistant
Simon Jones	Administrative assistant
Lisa Collins	Child Protection and Safeguarding officer
Sue Ingmire	Administrative assistant