The Governors in any school carry a great responsibility in ensuring that their school is run properly. They challenge and support the Headteacher in making the major decisions affecting the school and its students. The Governors do not manage the school on a day-to-basis, but focus on strategic and policy matters. We try not to get drawn into operational issues and concentrate on the big picture.
At Avon Valley School, the Governors share the Head and Senior Leaders’ ethos of always putting the student first. Our decisions will always be based on what is best for our students. We take a long term view and make decisions about the future development of the school.
Governors are volunteers. We give up our free time, and sometimes work time, to fulfil our duties. It is not a role to be taken up lightly. At Avon Valley, we are fortunate to have an excellent board of governors who bring their valuable skills and knowledge to their role. We meet every half term to discuss the matters of the day and make decisions when required. Our decisions focus on ensuring that the Headteacher has the resources needed to give all our students the best opportunity to thrive, and to realise their potential during their time at Avon Valley. Resources alone are not enough. We also challenge and support the quality of teaching throughout the school. We are kept busy!
It is an honour to be the Chair of Governors at The Avon Valley School. The commitment of time and occasionally feeling daunted by responsibility, is far out-weighed by the satisfaction of seeing our students rewarded for their efforts within school, leaving with the skills and qualifications that they need to make their chosen onward journey in life.
Karen Powell
Co-Chair of Governors
Current Governor Details
CH = Chair, VC = Vice Chair, FGB = Full Governing Body, P&S = Performance & Standards Committee, RM = Resource Management Committee, SEN = Special Educational Needs, LAC = Looked After Children, H&S = Health & Safety, HT = Head Teacher
Term of office for governors is 4 years. See Office Ends column for specific end dates.
Governor Types
Partnership | Partnership Governor - appointed by FGB - nominated by parents and community |
Co-opted | Co-opted Governor - appointed by FGB |
Staff | Staff Governor - elected by staff at the school |
LA | Local Authority Appointed Governor - recommended by Coventry City Council |
Parent | Parent Governor - elected by parents at the school |
Governor Name | Type | Responsibilities | Staff Connections | Office started | Office Ends | Other School Governor Posts | Business Interests |
Alison Davies | Headteacher |
n/a | n/a | ||||
Ian Goldthorp | Staff Governor, |
Health & Safety | 06/12/19 | 05/12/23 | |||
Pat Chamberlain | Co-opted Governor, |
Governor Visits | 18/01/19 | 17/02/23 | |||
Brian John Cheney | Co-opted Governor, |
Headteacher Appraisal, Pay Committee | 18/01/19 | 17/01/23 | |||
Dr Christian von Wagner | Parent Governor | 06/12/19 | 5/12/23 |
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Samantha Melody Carney | Parent Governor | 06/12/19 | 5/12/23 |
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Andrew Arnold Gabbitas | Partnership Governor |
Pupil Premium Link, HeadTeacher Appraisal, Pay Committee | 16/07/18 | 15/07/22 | |||
Janet Ruth Gilbert | Co-opted Governor, Co-Chair of Governors, |
18/01/19 | 17/01/23 | Rugby High School | |||
Andrew Mark Jones | Partnership Governor |
17/09/13 | 18/09/21 | Warwickshire College Employee | |||
Neil James Owen | Partnership Governor |
Training, Headteacher Appraisal, Pay Committee | 16/07/18 | 15/07/22 | |||
David Mark Pearson | Co-opted Governor, Deputy Headteacher |
18/01/19 | 17/01/23 | ||||
Ramesh Mohan Lal Srivastava | Co-opted Governor, |
Training | 17/01/19 | 17/01/23 | |||
Darren Andrew Thomas Walden | Co-opted Governor, Deputy Headteacher |
18/01/19 | 17/01/23 | ||||
Lisa Claire Walker | Co-opted Governor |
Safeguarding, Attendance | 26/02/18 | 25/02/22 | Employee of feeder school | ||
Karen Elizabeth Powell | Local Authority Governor, Co-Chair of Governors, Performance & Standards Committee |
Headteacher Appraisal | 18/01/19 | 17/01/23 | Kokoro Y11 Employability Programme |
Term of office for governors is 4 years. See Office Ends column for specific end dates.
Governor Meeting Attendance
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24/09/2018 | 08/10/2018 |
15/10/2018 | 22/10/2018 | 19/11/2018 | 26/11/2018 | 03/12/2018 | 14/01/2019 | 25/02/2019 | 11/03/2019 | 01/04/20199 | 29/04/2019 | 20/05/2019 | 24/06/2019 | 01/07/2019 | |
Committee | FGB | Resources | P&S | FGB | FGB | P&S | Resources | FGB | FGB | Resources | P&S | FGB | FGB | FGB | FGB | |
Challenger | Karl | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | |||
Chamberlain | Pat | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | |||
Cheney | Brian | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||
Cunningham | Rachael | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | Absent | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||
Davies | Alison | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Gabbitas | Andrew | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||
Gilbert | Janet | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||
Hartley-Dowling | Nikki | Present | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Present | Present | Absent | |||||||
Jones | Andrew | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | |||
Owen | Neil | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||
Pearson | Dave | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present |
Powell | Karen | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | ||
Srivastava | Ram | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | ||||||
Walden | Darren | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |
Walker | Lisa | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
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Date | 30/09/2019 | 14/10/2019 | 18/11/2019 | 09/12/2019 | 20/01/2020 | 03/02/2020 | 16/03/2020 | 30/03/2020 | 04/05/2020 | 18/05/2020 | 08/06/2020 | 13/07/2020 |
Committee | |||||||||||||
Challenger | Karl | Present | Present | ||||||||||
Chamberlain | Pat | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||||||
Cheney | Brian | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | |||||||
Davies | Alison | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||||||
Gabbitas | Andrew | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||||||
Gilbert | Janet | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||||||
Jones | Andrew | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Absent | |||||||
Owen | Neil | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | |||||||
Pearson | Dave | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||||||
Powell | Karen | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||||||
Srivastava | Ram | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | |||||||
Walden | Darren | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | |||||||
Walker | Lisa | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | |||||||
Goldthorp | ian | Present | Present | ||||||||||
Von Vagner | Christian | Present | Absent | ||||||||||
Carney | Samantha | Present | Present |