Headteacher, Ex-Officio Governor
Term of Office 16/04/18 - N/A
See more information on Meet the Staff page.
Staff Governor
Term of Office 21/10/24 - 20/10/28
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Parent Governor / Vice Chair
erm of Office 13/06/23 - 12/06/27
I joined the governing body in June 2023 as a parent governor and recently moved into the village. With 2 children at the school (in Ash and Oak classes) and as a volunteer with the PTFA, I wanted to help the school to perform at its best and help where I can with my business knowledge (as a Director in a professional services firm). I'm looking forward to spending more time in school and with the other governors to help develop and drive the school strategy and vision.
LA Governor / Chair
Term of Office 29/04/24 - 28/04/28
Bretta Townend-Jowitt joined the board as the Local authority governor in April 2024. She has over 30 years’ experience in education as a teacher and headteacher of a primary school. She currently works as an independent education consultant, trainer, leadership coach and mentor; including working for Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire Teaching Schools facilitating training for early career teachers, senior leaders and assessing those in school-based teacher training. Bretta is the volunteer outlet lead at Bourton and safeguarding lead for the North Cotswold foodbank and a parent governor at The Cotswold School, where her son is studying A levels.
Partnership Governor
Term of Office 19/05/25- 18/05/29
Parent Governor
Term of Office 30/01/25 - 29/01/29
I joined the governing board in Jan 2025 and I’m enthusiastic about being part of the Andoversford team and supporting the board in setting the school’s culture and aspirations.
I have two children in Ash class, who have settled into the school beautifully benefiting from an excellent start to their education.
My background is in primary teaching and I currently work in Cirencester College as a student assessor for the Early Year’s Education course.
I’m passionate about education and aim to provide a positive contribution on how the school is run for the benefit of the staff, parents, community and, of course, the children.
Co-Opted Governor
Term of Office 19/05/25- 18/05/29
Partnership Governor
Term of Office 23/06/25- 22/06/29
Benny joined the board as partnership governor in July 2025. Originally from Ireland, Benny, the father of three (grown-up) children, moved to Cheltenham with his family in 2005. After a long career in financial services Benny is now retired and enjoying mixing volunteer work with his interests in sport and travel. He is keen to support the board and school leveraging his broad experience as a parent, a senior leader focused on strategy, people and partnership, and his previous experience as a school board governor in Dublin.
Remit of the Governing Body
The Governing Board is responsible for the school's strategic direction, including setting aims for the school and agreeing policies, plans and targets for improvements to match these aims.
The Governing Board Supports, monitors and evaluates the school's performance and holds the Headteacher to account for the performance of the school.
The Governing Board determines how to spend the budget allocated to the school.
Structure of Governing Body:
- 2 Parent Governors
- 1 LA Governor
- 1 Staff Governor
- 1 Headteacher
- 3 Co-Opted Governors
- 2 Partnership Governors
Vacant Positions
- Co-opted Governor x 2
Register of Governance
| Name | Format | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Files | |||
| ANDO Register of Governance as at July 25 v2.pdf |
Governors Needed: More Information
| Name | Format | ||
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| Files | |||
| Disqualification and Eligibility for governors.pdf |
FGB Minutes of Meetings
Minutes of full governing board meetings are available by request to clerk@andoversford.gloucs.sch.uk.
