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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:                             

 

  • 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

30/09/2024

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

07/10/2024

Amanda Casey

Chair of Governors & Co-opted Governor appointed by governors, Chair of Pupil Support.  

27/03/2023 – 26/03/2027

None

None

Wellbeing,

Complaints,

SEND

30/09/2024

Chinazom Ehiemere

Parent Governor elected by parents. Teaching and Learning  committee. 

 

04/07/2022-03/07/2026

None

None

Early Reading/Phonics

 

30/09/2024

Natalie Emsley

Co-opted Governor appointed by governors. Chair of Resources Committee

06/12/2021 – 05/12/2025 

None

None

Training Governor

25/09/2023

Michelle Mtetwa

 

Parent Governor elected by parents. Member of the Pupil Support Committee.

05/02/2024-04/02/2028

None

None

Parental and Community Engagement

Equalities

Wellbeing

01/10/2024

Barbara Mulroy

Foundation Governor. Resources, Pupil Support

04/10/2022 – 03/10/2026

None

None

Complaints

Health & Safety

Child Protection & Children Looked After

Safeguarding

30/09/2024

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

30/09/2024

Susan Wilson

Co-Opted Governor recommended by  governors. Member of the Teaching and Learning Committee.

09/12/2024 - 

08/12/2028

None

None

Climate

 

10/02/2025

 

Melissa Callaby

Staff member appointed by governors. Member of the Teaching and learning Committee.

10/02/2025 - 

09/02/2029

None

None

Website

30/09/2024

 

 

 

Become A Governor

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 30/09/24

Pupil Support 18/11/24

Teaching and Learning 07/10/24

Resources 25/11/24

 FGB 09/12/24

Pupil Support 20/01/25

Teaching and Learning 03/02/25

Resources 10/03/25

FGB 24/03/25

Pupil Support 23/06/25

Resources 09/06/25

Teaching and Learning 19/05/25

 FGB 14/07/25

Amanda Casey

YY  YY       

Natalie Emsley

A  YY        

Racheal Forster

Y Y Y YLeaverNANANA  

Sarah Lanforth

YYYYYYY      

Barbara Mulroy

YY YYY       

Chinazom

Ehiemere

Y Y A Y      
Cllr John TudorY  YY        
Rev'd Anne RussellNY YYN       
Melissa CallabyY Y Y        

Michelle Mtewa

Y   Y        
Julie Shaw until 5.2.25Y A Y AXXXXXX
Susan WilsonX            

 

 

 

 

 

Governors Left in last 12 months:

  • Julie Shaw left Spring 2025
  • Rachel Forster left Spring 2025

How to become a School Governor.

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