Meet the School Governors
Beechwood Primary School Governing Board
Chair Amanda Casey Vice Chair Barbara Mulroy
The constitution of the governing board is:
- Headteacher
- 1 Local Authority (LA) governor, recommended by the LA and approved by the governing board
- 2 parent governors, formally elected through a ballot of parents unless the election is uncontested
- 4 co-opted governors, nominated and appointed by the governing board
- 1 staff governor, formally elected by staff employed at school
- 2 foundation governors, appointed by the foundation (usually for church schools or trusts)
- 1 associate members, appointed by the governing board (can not vote in committee meetings)
The governing board operates with the following committees:
- Resources committee - responsible for staffing including the appointment and role of the SENCO, equality and diversity, finance, property management, health and safety and nutritional standards.
Committee chair: Natalie Emsley
- Teaching and learning committee - responsible for teaching and learning matters including target setting, standards and achievement, SEN (including reporting annually on the success of the SEN policy), monitoring teaching and learning and curriculum provision and ensuring that the governing board is represented at school improvement discussions. Committee chair: Barbara Mulroy
- Pupil support - responsible for behaviour, safeguarding, attendance, children’s spiritual moral social and cultural development, children, parent and staff voice, extra-curricular activities, cluster and other partnerships.
Committee chair Amanda Casey
- Pay Review committee – responsible for ensuring the implementation of the school Pay Policy and Teacher Appraisal Policy.
- Pay Appeal committee – responsible for hearing pay appeals and ensuring a fair and proper process has been followed.
Current and recent (in the last 12 months) governors and business/other interests declared are provided in the table below. Governors and associate members, if appointed, are reminded that they should declare any changes as and when they occur.
Name of governor |
Category of governor and committees served |
Date appointed and term of office | Relevant financial interests | Personal interests/ Other Governor Interests | Specific Responsibilities |
Date declaration signed |
Sarah Lanforth | Head Teacher. Also serving Resources, Pupil Support and Teaching and Learning. | 01/01/2020
| None | None | Head Teacher | 29/09/25 |
Rev'd Anne Russell
| Co-opted Governor appointed by the Trust. Member of the Pupil Support Committee. | 5/12/2022 - 4/12/2026 | None | None | Attendance, sustainability, pay appeal | 29/09/25 |
Amanda Casey | Chair of Governors & Co-opted Governor appointed by governors, Chair of Pupil Support. | 27/03/2023 – 26/03/2027 | None | None | HT performance, Complaints, SEND, pay appeals | 29/09/25 |
Natalie Emsley | Foundation Governor, Chair of Resources Committee | 06/12/2021 – 29/09/2029 | None | None | Training Governor, HT performance | 29/09/25 |
Barbara Mulroy | Foundation Governor, Pupil Support, Chair of teaching and learning, Vice chair governing board | 04/10/2022 – 03/10/2026 | None | None | Health & Safety, Child Protection & Children Looked After Safeguarding, HT performance | 29/09/25 |
Cllr John Tudor | LA Governor recommended by LA and approved by the governors. Resources Committee. | 05/12/2022-04/12/2026 | None | None | Pupil Premium PE & Sports Premium Government grant funding, Health and Safety | 29/09/25 |
Melissa Callaby | Staff member, Member of the Teaching and learning Committee. | 10/02/2025 - 09/02/2029 | None | None | Website & sustainability | 29/09/25 |
Jackie Doyle | Co opted member appointed by governing board, Teaching & Learning, | 29/09/25-28/09/29 | None | None | Literacy, Maths & Pay appeal | |
| Kathryn Roberts | Associate governor, Deputy HT | None | None | |||
Katarzyna Bernaka | Parent Governor | 14/10/25-13/10/29 | None | None | Resources, Wellbeing | |
Yuvaraj Eswaran | Parent Governor | 14/10/25-13/10/29 | None | None | Teaching and learning, equality |
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The following is an attendance record for individual governors at meetings of the full governing board and committees.
Beechwood Primary School Governing Board
Attendance List: 2024/25
Y - in attendance
N - not in attendance and no apologies received/accepted
A - apologies received and accepted
X - not in post/not a member
| FGB 29/09/25 | Pupil Support 10/11/25 | Teaching and Learning 03/11/25 | Resources 24/11/25 | FGB 08/12/25 | Pupil Support 23/02/26 | Teaching and Learning 02/02/26 | Resources 09/03/26 | FGB 30/03/26 | Pupil Support 29/06/26 | Resources 08/06/26 | Teaching and Learning 18/05/26 | FGB 13/07/26 |
Amanda Casey | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
Natalie Emsley | Y | N | Y | ||||||||||
Melissa Callaby | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
Sarah Lanforth | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||
Barbara Mulroy | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
Jackie Doyle | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Cllr John Tudor | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||
| Rev'd Anne Russell | Y | N | N | ||||||||||
| Kathryn Roberts | N | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||
Katarzyna Bernaka | Y | Y | |||||||||||
Yuvaraj Eswaran | Y | ||||||||||||
Governors Left in last 12 months:
- Julie Shaw term ended Spring 2025
- Rachel Forster left Spring 2025
- Susan Wilson left Summer 2025
- Chinazom Ehiemere left Summer 2025
- Michelle Mtetwa left Summer 2025
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