Membership & Advice | Cheshire West Governance Association

CWGA ‘supporting the work of governors, trustees & clerks’

Cheshire West Governance Association (CWGA) is a voluntary, independent organisation established to support the work of governors, trustees and clerks in Cheshire West and Chester. We are affiliated to the National Governance Association.

Purpose:

Championing good governance
Provide networking opportunities for our members
Comminicate to members

Our aims are to:

1. Champion good governance

Continued links and open dialogue with the Local Authority at Executive meetings and networking events
CPD - coach and mentor our members
Influence the local training programme, particularly with regards to providing financial knowledge and developing New Governors and Chairs of Governors
Provide a link between the Schools’ Forum and the Governors’ Forum
Provide a link with the Cheshire West Education Improvement Board
Maintain links with NGA

2. Provide networking opportunities for members

Organise termly governor networking events
Organise an annual conference
Maintain affiliated links with the NGA

3. Communicate to members

Produce a termly newsletter
Maintain an up to date NGA microsite
Social media presence
Encourage feedback from our members

Annual Membership of the CWGA is open to all trust boards and local governing boards, in all categories of educational settings Cheshire West and Chester (CW&C). The annual subscription is £35 per trust/LGB and is payable in September. For further details email CWGA@cwgovernanceassoc.co.uk

Executive Officers 2021-22

Chair	Janet Myers	Chair, Cheshire Academies Trust NGA Regional Lead (North West) NGA Consultant National Leader of Governance
Vice Chair	Zoe Lochlin	Co-opted Governor, Cherry Grove Primary School
Secretary	Debbie Tomkinson	Chair, Cherry Grove Primary School Clerk to Board, Cheshire Academies Trust
Treasurer	Andy Canham	LA Governor (Chair), Elton Primary School & Nursery Chair of Governors (Trust Co-Opted Governor), Utkinton St Paul’s Primary School.

Other Executives

Simon Livingstone

Vice chair, Weaverham High School
Parent Governor at Sir John Deane's College

Duncan Haworth

Chair, Woodfall Primary and Nursery School
Governor, The Observatory School
Trust Board Member, Neston High School
Governor, Ysgol Sandycroft
Member, Peninsular MAT
Trust Member, Cheshire Academies Trust
Lay inspector for Estyn in schools in Wales
Governor, The Mosslands School

Executive Admin Support : Sharon Clarke CWGA@cwgovernanceassoc.co.uk

Annual Statement for 2020-2021