Governors

What do we do?

The Governing Body is a group of people drawn from parents, staff and members of the local community. Our role is to monitor, sustain and improve the overall performance of the school. Selection of staff, monitoring of the curriculum, review of school policies and maintaining the school premises are all functions of the Governing Body. Together with the Headteacher we have responsibility for the strategic direction of the school.

Governors can be contacted via the school office.

Who are the Governors?

Swing Gate School has 12 Governors:

• 5 parent governors elected by the parents of the school
• 1 governors co-opted by the Governing Body from the local community
• 3 local education authority governors nominated by the County Council
• the Headteacher
• 2 teacher governors nominated by the staff

Headteacher

• Mrs Rosie Dunmur

Parent Governors

• Mr Ralph Nethercoat
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Associate Governor

• Howard Mason
• Jennifer Sippings
• Thelma Stober

Community Governors

• Mrs Sue Arr-Woodward 

LEA Governors

• Phillippa O'Shea
• Anthea Powell

Teacher Governors

• Sarah Parry
• Colette Rodgers

Clerk to the Governors

• Jill Baxter