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 Group

Chair	Janet Myers	Chair, Cheshire Academies Trust
Vice Chair	Chris Koral	Co-opted Governor, Weaverham High 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 Member of IEB, Utkinton St Paul’s Primary Member of Cheshire Academies Trust

Other Executives

Julia Hughes	Governor, Hartford Primary School Governance Manager, The Russett Learning Trust
Zoe Lochlin	Co-opted Governor, Cherry Grove Primary School
Lisa Rigby	Vice Chair of Governors, Antrobus St Marks & Great Budworth
Duncan Haworth	National Leader of Governance Lay inspector for Estyn, inspecting schools in Wales from 2010 to present. Trust Board member and current Vice Chair, National Governance Association, 2015 to present