Plymouth Association of Governors (PAG)

'Working together for our schools'

• Aims
• Your Executive Committee - details of membership
• Representation on Strategic Committees
• Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings
• Minutes of Annual General Meetings
• Assemblies
• Getting your views to us

Aims

How does PAG fulfil its aims and how can we most effectively work together?

• To assist and support governing bodies to further the interests of the children and staff in all our schools - we issue termly newsletters, hold an Annual General Meeting in June and an Assembly in spring or autumn. We are shortly to introduce a website. We are represented on all the major committees concerning education (see last point) and have a direct link to the National Governors’ Association which feeds views to Government ministers.
• To encourage co-operation between governing bodies and between schools - we facilitate discussion and aim to improve communications - this will be particularly important with the introduction of the Education Improvement Partnership Initiative.
• To provide a vehicle for expressing the views of representative governors to the Local Authority (LA) on matters concerning education in schools and colleges - we can only be successful in this role with your support. We need to know what aspects of Governance - both on national and local issues - concern you. PAG should be a vehicle for lobbying and we need to feed local governors’ views into the LA education committees on which we sit.
• To further good relationships with the LA and other relevant bodies - we work closely with the LA with the Governor Development Officer attending all Executive meetings. We also welcome the Church Liaison Officer from the Church of England Diocese. We are represented on a wide range of LA committees and working parties.

Your Executive Committee

The chair for 2008 to 2009 is Mrs Jan West

Representing primary schools:

• Allan Gavin - Marlborough Primary
• Heather Binley - Goosewell Primary
• Ron Gilley - Marlborough Primary
• George Maskill - Goosewell Primary
• Robbie McVicar - Dunstone Primary
• Steve Medlin - Victoria Road Primary
• Sylvia Guyler - Whitleigh Community Primary
• Peter Sparkes - St Andrew’s Primary
• Doreen Tozer - Stuart Road Primary
• Jan West - Stuart Road Primary

Representing special schools:

• Ann McDonald - Hillside
• Janet Cross - Mount Tamar

Representing secondary schools:

• Mike Thomas - Hillside
• Paul Russell - Coombe Dean
• Gordon Cryer - Stoke Damerel Community College
• David Milon - Parkside Community Technology College

Co-opted:

• Lynda Chapman - Plymbridge Children’s Centre
• Nick Evans - Woodford Federation

We currently have a vacancy for one secondary member. Please contact the Clerk to PAG if you wish to be considered.

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Representation on Strategic Committees

PAG have representatives on the following strategic committees:

• Schools Forum - David Milon, Les Hucket
• DAG - Mr David Milon
• SAFE - Janet Cross
• All Children First - Ann McDonald
• Schools Admission Forum - Heather Binley

We are pleased to be represented on these committees but we need your views if we are to make the most of this opportunity.

Minutes of the Executive Committee Meetings

Minutes of the meetings of the Executive Committee are available to download from the documents table below.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting are available to download from the documents table below.

Assemblies

Plymouth Association of Governors held a successful 2006 Assembly on 6 June at Stoke Damerel Community College. We were pleased to welcome two key speakers - Bronwen Lacey, Director of Children’s Services and Barry Keel, Chief Executive, Plymouth City Council.

Bronwen Lacey gave an interesting presentation on the progress of the new Children’s Services department and a copy of her presentation can be download from the documents table below. Bronwen Lacey thanked governors for their support in running schools and assured them that she would be working closely with PAG to ensure the governors’ voice was heard at all levels of planning for the future.

Barry Keel spoke on the Local Strategic Partnership and his presentation can be download from the documents table below.

PAG Assembly 2007

The last PAG Assembly was held on 11 September 2007 at Goosewell Primary School. We were fortunate to have Judith Bennett - Chair of the National Governors Association to forward the case against moving to Trust School Status and Don Paterson - Chair of a Devon Secondary School to forward the case for moving to Trust School Status. The topic was then opened for discussion with a question and answers session. PAG was delighted to welcome so many governors. Light refreshments were provided.

A copy of the invitation for the PAG Assembly can be downloaded from the documents table below.

Getting your views to us

Please contact the Clerk to PAG.

Documents

To view these documents you might need to download some software. Visit our downloads page for more information.

	Parent Family Forum January 2008 - notes of the Parent Family Forum meeting held on 30 January 2008 at Welcome Hall, Devonport at 9.30am. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 36.6KB
	Devon Association of Governors January 2008 - Devon Association of Governors, Torbay Governors Association and Plymouth Association of Governors meeting notes of 30 January 2008. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 52.1KB
	National Governors Association Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) January 2008 - National Governors EGM held on 26 January at the Thistle Hotel, Marble Arch, London. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 27.3KB
	Head Teacher Recruitment Conference January 2008 - National Governors Association/National College of School Leadership conference notes. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 37.2KB
	Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting January 2008 - minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting held on 7 January 2008 at Windsor House. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 58.8KB
	Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting October 2007 - minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting held on 29 October 2007 at Windsor House. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 76.2KB
	South West Regional National Association of Governors Meeting October 2007 - notes from the south west Regional National Association of Governors meeting held at Knowle School, Newton Abbot on 20 October 2007. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 37.1KB
	Parent Family Forum Meeting September 2007 - notes of the Parent Family Forum Meeting on 25 September 2007 at Welcome Hall, Devonport. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 35.2KB
	National Governors Association Annual General Meeting short report 2007 - report of meeting held on 17 November 2007. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 38KB
	National Governors Association - Annual Chairs Conference September 2007 - notes of the National Governors Association Annual Chairs Conference held on 22 September 2007 at Birmingham. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 24.5KB
	Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting September 2007 - minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting held on the 3 September 2007 at Windsor House. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 66KB
	Plymouth Association of Governors Annual Assembly notes September 2007 - notes of the Plymouth Association of Governors Annual Assembly held on 11 September 2007 at Goosewell Primary School. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 23.8KB
	Minutes of Executive Committee May 2007 - minutes of the Executive Committee meeting held on 21 May 2007. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 64.8KB
	Minutes of AGM 2007 - minutes of the AGM held on 25 June 2007 at Windsor House. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 76.6KB
	Minutes of the Executive Committee meeting March 2007 - minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee held on 19 March 2007 at Windsor House. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 64.3KB
	Action Plan 2007 - Plymouth Association of Governors Action Plan 2006 to 2007. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 37.8KB
	Bronwen Lacey’s presentation to the PAG Assembly 2006 - presentation to Plymouth Association of Governors’ 2006 Assembly on the introduction of the Children’s Service Department. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 307.5KB
	Barry Keel’s presentation to PAG Assembly 2006 - presentation to Plymouth Association of Governors’ 2006 Assembly on the work of the Local Strategic Partnership. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 307.5KB
	Minutes of Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2006 - minutes of the AGM held on 26 June 2006 at Windsor House. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 74.7KB

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