Below you will find a list of the members of our school Governing Body.
Name |
Type of Governor |
Connection to Staff |
Date of Appointment | Term of Office End Date (4 yrs) |
Mrs D. Jones (Chair) |
Co-opted Governor |
Ex-member of staff |
30/09/23
|
29/09/27 |
Mr T. Briggs (Vice Chair) |
Co-opted Governor |
No |
20/05/2021
|
19/5/25 |
Mr M. Benton |
Head Teacher (Related to School Catering Manager) |
Yes - Head Teacher & brother of Catering Manager |
N/A
|
N/A
|
Miss L. Appleby |
Deputy Head Teacher Co-opted Governor |
Yes - Deputy Head |
01/09/22 |
31/08/26 |
Miss S. Glynn |
Staff Representative |
Yes - Staff Rep |
20/09/23 |
19/09/27 |
Mrs J. Van Arkadie |
Foundation Governor |
No |
23/11/20
|
|
Mrs H. Sutton |
Foundation Governor |
Ex-member of staff |
10/05/21
|
09/05/25
|
Mrs N. Pole |
Co-opted Governor |
No |
23/11/20
|
22/11/24
|
Mrs S. Cardwell |
Parent Representative |
No |
05/10/22
|
|
Mr. R. Bhandal |
Parent Representative |
No |
05/10/22
|
04/10/26
|
Mrs H. Birha |
Parent Representative |
No |
05/10/22
|
|
Mr.C. Osborn
|
Clerk to Governors
(Non-Voting)
|
No
|
01/09/20
|
N/A
|
Welcome to the section of our website where you can find out more about the Governors and the work that they do.
Governors have an important role as a 'Critical Friend' to the school, working in partnership with the school community to help provide the best possible education for our pupils. This is achieved by:
- Setting the school's values, vision and strategic aims, agreeing plans and policies, and making creative use of resources.
- Monitoring and evaluating performance, acting as a critical friend to the Headteacher to support and challenge the Headteacher in managing the school.
- Ensuring that the school is accountable to the children and parents it serves, to its local community, to those who fund and maintain it, as well as to the staff it employs.
Categories of Governor
Local Authority (LA) Governor - nominated by Birmingham City Council.
Co-opted Governor - a person appointed by the Governing Body who has the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
Parent Governors - are elected by and from the parents
Staff Governor - elected by and from the staff
Committees
The responsibilities of the Governing body are shared between three main committees, each with a specific responsibility; the Finance Committee oversees the budget, staffing, strategy and resources, our Resources Committee is responsible for the working environment and health and safety on site, and the Safeguarding Committee overseas all aspects of safeguarding in school. In addition to this, there are further committees which meet as and when the need arises; Pay Committee, Discipline and Complaints, and the Curriculum Committee. All committees report back to the main Governing Body.
Finance Committee & Pay and Personnel
Mrs H Sutton (Chair)
Mr M Benton (Head Teacher)
Miss L Appleby (Deputy Head Teacher)
Mrs J Van Arkadie
Mrs H Birha
Mr R Bhandal
Mrs N Humphries (Schools Financial Services)
Resources Committee
Mr A Briggs (Chair)
Mr M Benton (Head Teacher)
Miss L Appleby (Deputy Head Teacher)
Mrs H Sutton
Mrs D Jones
Mr D Meyer (Site Supervisor)
Safeguarding Committee
Mrs S Cardwell (Chair)
Mr M Benton (Head Teacher)
Miss L Appleby (Deputy Head Teacher)
Mr T Briggs
Mrs N Pole
Mrs D Jones
Curriculum Committee
Mrs. D. Jones (Chair)
All governors
Link Governors
Safeguarding - Mrs S Cardwell
GDPR - Mr M Benton
Mathematics - Mr R Bhandal
English - Mrs J Van Arkadie
Science - Mrs D Jones
EYFS - Mrs. H Sutton
SEND - Mrs D Jones
Training - Mrs H Birha
Collective Worship - Mr T Briggs
Well-being - Mrs H Birha
Link Governors are those who have been assigned to a specific focus of school life. There are Link Governors assigned to many areas of the curriculum. The role of the Linked Governor is:
- to take an interest in and gain more detailed knowledge of their area
- to know what is contained in the School Improvement Plan (SIP for their area)
- to be involved in the review of the SIP for their area and to be part of the planning process
- to help the governing body in its critical friend role by asking questions about progress and challenging appropriately about attainment in their area
- to report back at agreed intervals either to the appropriate committee or the full governing body
- to work in full partnership with the Headteacher
Past Governors
Name | Type of Governor | Resigned |
Mrs Sue Burke | Foundation Governor | 19.11.2020 |
Mrs Susan Hill | Co-opted Governor | 11.05.2021 |
Mrs Vivienne McDonald | Foundation Governor | 20.07.2020 |
Mrs Judith Powell | Co-opted Governor | 23.11.2020 |
Mrs Natalie Sturmey | Elected Parent | 04.10.2022 |
Mr Paul Farrer | Associate Member | 24.01.2022 |
Mr Trevor Johnson | Co-opted Governor | 21.11.2022 |
Mrs Natalie Sturmey | Parent Governor | 04.10.2022 |
Mrs. Joy Batsford | Local Authority Governor | 12.05.2023 |
Mrs. Jennie Atherton | Co-opted Governor | 17.12.2021 |
Governor Documents
Governors' Attendance Register 2020-21
Governors' Register of Business and Financial Interests 2021-22
Governors' Attendance Register 2021-22
Governors' Attendance Register 2022-23
Finance Committee Attendance Register 2021-22
Safeguarding Committee Attendance Register 2021-22
Resources Committee Attendance Register 2021-22
Governors' Register of Business and Financial Interests 2022-23
Finance Committee Terms of Reference 2022-23
Resources Committee Terms of Reference 2022-23
Safeguarding Committee Terms of Reference 2022-23
Curriculum Committee Terms of Reference 2022-23
Governors' Register of Business and Financial Interests 2023-24
Resources Committee Terms of Reference 2023-24