Meet the Team

Teachers

Role	Name	Class	Year Group	Curriculum Responsibility
Headteacher:	Mrs Cowell	N/A	N/A
Deputy Headteacher:	Mr Lee	Yew	Year 6
Assistant Head / SENCO	Mrs Armstrong	Poplar	N/A
Assistant Head / Teacher	Miss Jeffery	Aspen	Year 2
Teachers:	Mrs Gale	Yew	Year 6
	Mrs Coates	Beech	Year 6
	Miss Savage	Elder	Year 5
	Miss Dixon	Birch	Year 5
	Mr Meadows	Maple	Year 4
	Miss Stephen	Poplar	Year 4
	Miss Gorski	Larch	Year 3
	Miss Whalley	Horse Chestnut	Year 3
	Mrs Hampson	Sycamore	Year 2
	Mrs Walters	Sycamore	Year 2
	Mrs Williams Mrs Paish	Ash	Year 1
	Miss Coster	Pine	Year 1
	Mrs Maysey	Pine	Year 1
	Mrs Pracy-Nyman	Holly (Saplings)	F2
	Mrs Burberry	Holly (Saplings)	F2
	Miss Halliwell	Oak (Saplings)	F2
	Miss Ottley	Seedlings	F1
	Miss Jackson	PPA Cover
	Mrs Olner	PPA Cover

Teaching Assistants

Year Group	Class	Staff TA	TA across years
F0/F1	Seedlings	Miss Gale Mrs Band Mrs Dartnell
F2	Saplings - Holly & Oak	Mrs Mortimer Mrs Sloggett
1	Ash	Mrs Choudhary
1	Pine	Miss Ball Mrs Bailey	Mrs Harding (nurture)
2	Sycamore	Mrs Allum
2	Aspen	Mrs Cripps
3	Larch	Mrs Roberts
3	Horse Chestnut	Mrs Smith
4	Maple	Mrs Goddard Mrs Dudman Mrs Ponting Mrs Bryant Mrs Bruce	Mrs Dartnell
4	Poplar	Mrs Goddard Mrs Dudman Mrs Ponting Mrs Bryant Mrs Bruce	Mrs Dartnell
5	Birch	Mrs Foster Mrs Baker
5	Elder	Mrs Foster Mrs Baker
6	Beech	Mrs Theobald
6	Yew	Mrs Curtis

Mrs B Dudman - Nurture Lead but home base Y4/5

Ms S Robinson - Nurture/interventions F2/Y1/Y2 but home base Y3am

Non teaching staff

School/Nursery Administrator:	Mrs L Westlake
School Administrator:	Mrs A Dart
School Administrator:	Mr R Riddell
Site Manager:	Mr P Elliott
Child and Family Support Worker:	Miss G Ramsay
Chef	Mr D Smith

Academy Committee / Governors

Shaw Ridge Primary School is part a multi academy trust called Grove Learning Trust.  Please click here to visit Grove Learning Trust’s Website.  

As an academy that is part of Grove Learning Trust, Shaw Ridge Primary School has an academy committee made up of staff, parents and people from the community which is overseen by the Trust’s members and trustees.  

Academy Committee governors are expected to champion and hold the leadership team to account for its performance through effective support and challenge. They operate as one body, as a committee of the Board of Trustees, which is the Trust's legal governing body. Each Academy Committee is accountable to the Board of Trustees through the Board's committees - Resources, Audit and Risk (RAR) and Standards & Performance (S&P). Governors are appointed by the Academy Committee after appropriate elections or recruitment processes.

GLT Scheme of Delegation (including Academy Committee Terms of Reference)

Please click here to view the GLT Scheme of Delegation

Composition of the Shaw Ridge Academy Committee

Name	Role (Chair / Vice Chair / Governance Professional)	Appointed on - Term of office	Appointed by	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
Jill Bourne	Co-opted Governor	7.12.22-6.12.26	Academy Committee	Nil	Nil	Nil
Ashish Channawar	Parent Governor	8.1.25-7.1.29	Parents	Governor at Great Western Hospital Trust. Chair for Wiltshire Advisory Network for Counter Terrorism Police. Deputy Chair for Advisory Group (Wiltshire Police)	Nil	Nil
Sally Cowell	Head Teacher Head Teacher Governor	n/a	Grove Learning Trust	Nil	Nil	Employee of GLT
Phil Harland	Co-opted Governor Chair Safeguarding Link Governor	2.11.21-1.11.25	Academy Committee	Director of Your Logo Ltd Director of Games Talk Supplies Ltd Member of The Parks Academies Trust	Nil	Nil
Neil Linsell	Co-opted Governor Vice Chair Grants (PPG and Sports Premium) Link Governor	2.11.21-1.11.25	Academy Committee	Nil	Nil	Nil
Zoe McCormick	Co-opted Governor SEND Link Governor	1.4.22-31.3.26	Academy Committee	Nil	Nil	Nil
Alhagie Sanneh	Parent Governor	25.4.22-24.4.26	Parents	Nil	Nil	Nil
Louise Walley	Staff Governor	7.9.24-6.9.28	Staff	Nil	Nil	Employee of GLT

Amelia Penfold	Governance Professional	1.3.24	Grove Learning Trust	Nil	Nil	Clerk to Ridgeway School, St Mary’s School, Holy Cross School and St Catherine’s School, (Swindon)

Governors resigned in the last 12 months:

Name	Role	Date of Resignation/Term End
Louise Bailey	Staff Governor	26.4.24
Lindsay Westlake	Staff Governor	7.9.24

If you have a question or any feedback for the Governors at Shaw Ridge Primary School, please contact the Governance Professional, amelia.penfold@grovelearningtrust.co.uk

GOVERNORS LIST AND MEETING ATTENDANCE 2023/24


Meetings held between 1.9.23 and 29.2.24 when Shaw Ridge School was a Single Academy Trust					Full Board		Resources Committee		School Improvement Committee
Governor/ Trustee / Director	Governor Category	Date of Appointment	Date of Resignation	Member of Committee	No. of possible meetings	No. of meetings attended	No. of possible meetings	No. of meetings attended	No. of possible meetings	No. of meetings attended
Lucy Bailey	Staff Governor	17.9.21	26.4.24	School Improvement	2	2			2	2
Jill Bourne	Co-opted Governor	7.12.22	n/a	Resources Committee	2	2	1	0
Sally Cowell	HT Governor	n/a	n/a	Resources Committee	2	2	1	1
Sally Cowell	HT Governor	n/a	n/a	School Improvement	2	2			2	2
Phil Harland	Co-opted Governor	2.11.21	n/a	School Improvement	2	2			2	2
Phil Harland	Co-opted Governor	2.11.21	n/a	Resources Committee	2	2	1	1
Neil Linsell	Co-opted Governor	2.11.21	n/a	Resources Committee	2	2	1	1
Zoe McCormick	Co-opted Governor	1.4.22	n/a	School Improvement	2	2			2	2
Alhagie Sanneh	Parent Governor	25.4.22	n/a	Resources Committee	2	2	1	0
Lindsay Westlake	Staff Governor	8.9.20	7.9.24		2	1

Meetings held between 1.3.24 and 31.8.24 when Shaw Ridge School was part of Grove Learning Trust			Academy Committee Meetings
Governor Name	Position	Governance Roles	No. of possible meetings	No. of meetings attended
Jill Bourne	Co-opted Governor	SEND Link Governor	3	3
Sally Cowell	HT Governor		3	3
Phil Harland	Co-opted Governor	Chair of Academy Committee Safeguarding Link Governor	3	3
Neil Linsell	Co-opted Governor	Vice Chair of Academy Committee Statutory Grants Link Governor	3	2
Zoe McCormick	Co-opted Governor		3	3
Alhagie Sanneh	Parent Governor		3	1
Lindsay Westlake	Staff Governor		3	2

Parent Teacher Association

The Friends of Shaw Ridge is the Shaw Ridge Primary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and its mission is to promote positive relationships throughout the school community by organising social events and fundraising for additional resources.

All parents and carers automatically become members of the Friends of Shaw Ridge when their children join the school.

Shaw Ridge PTA Committee 2022/2023

President - Sally Cowell

Chair - Abbie Dart

Vice Chair - Sarah Robinson

Treasurer - Vanessa Grant

Deputy Treasurer - Alan Kelly

Secretary - Becky Kimber

Publicity Officer - Jade DaSilva

ECO Coordinator & Unity Garden Lead - Tracy Kaymak

Volunteer Coordinator - Kathryn Hollingworth

Grants Officer - Position available

Stores Organiser - Position available

For more information on our fundraising events please visit our facebook page. @friendsofshawridge.com

Easy ways everyone can help:

Click here to order Stikins school uniform name labels and raise money for the school.

Don’t forget about Easy Fundraising – if you join, every time you shop online you can help raise extra money for the school.

AmazonSmile - When you shop at smile.amazon.com or using AmazonSmile in the Amazon Shopping app, Amazon will donate to FOSR charity.

Your School Lottery - Sign up and help us raise money at the same time as giving parents/carers the chance to win prizes!

Don't forget!

We also have a clothing recycling bin located in the car park. All proceeds go to the FOSR charity.

We also recycle ink cartridges and water filter cartridges which saves them from landfill and helps us raise funds. These recycling boxes are located in the main school reception.

If you want to get in touch with any fundraising ideas or to volunteer, please email us friendsofshawridge@gmail.com

Teachers

Teaching Assistants

Non teaching staff

Academy Committee / Governors

GLT Scheme of Delegation (including Academy Committee Terms of Reference)

Parent Teacher Association

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