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Governing Body

The Governing Body is a corporate body that supports the school in making decisions regarding curriculum, staffing and finances.

The Governors work closely with the Headteacher, staff, pupils and Local Authority to support the school and make it more effective.  It is important that the Governing Body act as a critical friend to provide guidance for the Headteacher whilst constructively questioning proposals and data. 

A  message from our Chair of Governors:

Thursday 8th May 2025

Dear Staff, Parents and Carers

I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Chair of Governors at Malpas Court Primary School. Despite being new to the school, I am an experienced governor, and this is the fourth Governing Body that I have been part of over the last 15 years. I’m also familiar with the school as I have worked in the Education Service at Newport City Council since 1998.

I am absolutely delighted to join the Malpas Court team and was pleased to take part in my first Governing Body meeting earlier this week. I’m very much looking forward to working with Mrs Llewellyn and developing my relationship with the school in the coming months.

The governing body is committed to ensuring that the school succeeds and that pupils are able to access the best possible opportunities and experiences during their time there.

I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible over the coming months.

Deborah Weston,

Chair of Governors

Governor name

Governor Type

Deborah Weston

Local Authority Appointed

William Langsford

Local Authority Appointed

Anna-Marie Cox

Community Governor

Charlotte Cregg 

Local Authority Appointed

Ryan Owen

Local Authority Appointed

Laura Lane

Local Authority Appointed

Karyn Keane

Local Authority Appointed

Jane Mudd

Local Authority Appointed

Vacancy

Community Governor

Sarah Warren

Community Governor

Tunde Olatubosun

Parent Representative

Sinead Healy

Parent Representative

Melissa Nichols

Parent Representative

Vacancy

Parent Representative

Ashleigh Manfield

Staff Representative

Ceri Rawlings

Teacher Representative

Rhiannon Llewellyn

Headteacher

Governor AOLE Groups:

Language, literacy and communication / Welsh 

Maths and Numeracy 

Science / ICT

Expressive Arts 

Health and Well-being 

Humanities  

Staff and Governor Links:

Additional Learning Needs - Mrs D Webb 

Safeguarding, Child Protection and Looked After Children - Mrs R Llewellyn and Mrs D Weston

PGD Champion and Closing the Gap - Mrs R Llewellyn and Mr W Langsford

Attendance - Mrs S Jones and Mrs R Llewellyn

Health and Safety - Mrs K Boardman and Mr R Owen

Literacy - Mrs A Mead and Ms A.M Cox

Numeracy and Maths - Mrs R Mason and Ms W Langford

Data - Mrs R Llewellyn and Ms A.M Cox

Digital Technology and Hwb - Miss I Balkwill and Mrs K Keane

MAT - Mrs C Rawlings and Mrs K Keane

Self Evaluation - Mrs Llewellyn, Mrs C Rawlings and Ms A.M Cox