Chair of Governors, Kingsway Primary School
Sunday, September 27th, 2009As of 23 September 2009 Community Governor Jan Mabson is the new Chair of Governors of Kingsway Primary School.
Much to my disappointment I have had to stand down. I am working away part of the week and cannot do the Chairman’s role effectively. I will remain as an ordinary school governor and give whatever help I can. Parent Governor, Tracey Longden-Thurgood is the new Vice Chair.
I am happy to still talk to parents but am no longer the Chairman. The easiest way to contact the school is via the School website.
I knew the temporary Governing Body was going to be a lot of work when I took it on the year before the school was officially created. Since then it has been whirlwind of activity for the school, we now have more than three times the number of pupils originally predicted by the County Council.
The children from Kingsway and Copeland Park come from a huge range of backgrounds. In the past, some have been better served by the education system than others, and the staff are working very hard to try to get everybody to reach their full potential. We hope we may gain a large number of children from families moving to the area to work for Nato in the near future, and this will add another dimension to the school.
So I predict another very interesting, exhausting, but rewarding year for Kingsway Primary School, and offer my best wishes and support to Jan and Tracey, Headteacher Paula Needham and her staff.
October 2, 2009 at 1:47 am
Hi Julian,
Thanks for the update.
On behalf of my family, friends and neighbours, I’d like to thank you for everything you’ve done to help the school in it’s early stages, and to join you in wishing Jan, Tracey, Paula and the staff all the best for the coming year.
Thus far we (and all of the parents I’ve spoken to) have been very pleased and impressed by the dedication shown by all of the staff, the excellent facilities offered by the school and the huge contribution that it has made to the Kingsway Community.