Local
Governing
Board
Representatives
Newport Community School Primary Academy is part of the Harbour Schools Partnership. All schools within the Trust are responsible to the Trustees and Members of the Trust.
​Local Governing Board
The Chair of our Local Governing Board is Kim Baker and can be contacted in writing through Newport Community School Primary Academy, Landkey Road, Barnstaple, Devon EX32 9BW.
The Harbour Schools Partnership is a registered company at Companies House. An annual financial record is compiled each year and sent out to parents and relevant community partners. This statement is available through the school office and the Trusts website.
The Local Governing Board is responsible for ensuring that the school provides the best possible education for the children, and to see that it fulfills all the requirements laid down by law. Our Local Governing Board is made up of both parents, staff and community members.
Parent representatives are elected by the parents of children at the school, and teacher and non-teaching staff representatives by their colleagues. Elections are held every four years, unless a vacancy arises.
The Local Governing Board members are:-
Kim Baker
Community Representative
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Chair
Phillip Brand
Parent Representative
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Vice Chair
Jo Hill
Staff Representative Occupation Teaching Assistant
Kieran Kidd
Parent Representative​
Laura Kies
Headteacher
Pauline Sweet
Parent Representative
Amy Willson
Staff Representative
Occupation Teacher
(School Representatives can be contacted through the school: 01271 376252 or email
admin@newport.tarkatrust.org.uk. Letters can also be handed into the school office).
The Local Governing Board meet three times a year as a whole. This board discusses the community, curriculum, home-school links and all aspects of pupils experience within the school. The Harbour Schools Partnership’s Board of Trustees oversees the work of Newport’s Local Governing Board in accordance with a delegated scheme of Governance.