Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
Information and details about our school governors can be found below.
Governors can be contacted via the school office.
Governors are volunteers who work in partnership with the Head teacher and staff. They are involved in setting school policy and make regular visits to observe the activities of the school. They are appointed for a period of up to 4 years, although they can be re-appointed if they are interested in continuing. They meet, as a Governing Body, twice a term, and also take part in committees which meet at least once a term. Some Governors are parents. Elections are held whenever there is a vacancy and all parents are entitled to vote. The LA appoints a Governor, one is appointed by the staff and the Head teacher is automatically a Governor. The remaining places are given to people appointed by the Governing Body.
Robert Johnson - Co-opted Governor. Chair of the Governing Body
Kerry Pochin - Headteacher
Carol Browne - Co-opted Governor
Jenny Wilson - Co-opted Governor
Danielle McPhillips - Staff governor
James Stevenson - Parent Governor
Paris Mitchell - Parent Governor
Natalie Tegala- Patel (non voting) - Clerk to the Governing Body.
Governor Board Information 2023/2024
| Name | Governor Type | Appointment/Term of Office | Position | Register of Interests |
| Robert Johnson | Local Governor | 07/07/2023 - 30/06/2027 | Chair of Governors | Son employed at the school and wife volunteers at school |
| Jennifer Wilson | Local Governor | 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2027 | Local registered child minder and many children attend the school and her provision | |
| Carol Browne | Local Governor | 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2027 | Vice-Chair | Governor at Merrydale Infant School |
| James Stevenson | Parent Governor | 01/09/2023 - 30/06/2027 | None | |
| Paris Mitchell | Parent Governor | 01/04/2023 - 30/06/2027 | None | |
| Danielle McPhillips | Staff Governor | 01/07/2023 - 30/06/2027 | Employee | |
| Kerry Pochin | Headteacher | Ex-officio | Employee |
Governor Attendance 2022/2023
Governors | 05/07/2023 (ALT) |
Carol Browne |
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Rob Johnson |
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Jennifer Wilson |
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Vacancy |
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Monique Braithwaite |
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Danielle McPhillips |
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Kerry Pochin |
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As a maintained school (September-June) 2022-2023
| Governor Information | |||||||
| Name | Governor Type* | Term of Office ends/Resigned (R) | Position | Register of Interests | Full Governing Body Meetings Attendance 2022/23 | Performance & Standards Attendance 2022/2023 | Resource Management Attendance 2022/2023 |
| Vacancy | Authority | ||||||
| Robert Johnson | Co-opted | 13/05/2019 - 30/06/2023 | Chair of Governors | Son is employed at the school and his wife volunteers at the school | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Jennifer Wilson | Co-opted | 30/06/2022 - 30/06/2023 | Related through marriage to DW | 2/2 | 1/1 | ||
| Carol Browne | Co-opted | 07/03/2022 - 30/06/2023 | Vice-Chair | Governor at Merrydale Infant School | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Jolanta Obszynska | Co-opted | 11/05/2020 - 30/06/2023 | Vice-Chair | None | 2/2 | 2/2 | |
| Davina Wilson | Parent | 26/02/2021 - 30/06/2023 | Runs a voluntary mini music group at the school. Related through marriage to JW | 1/2 | |||
| Monique Braithwaite | Parent | 14/09/2022 - 30/06/2023 | None | 2/2 | |||
| Danielle McPhillips | Staff | 10/03/2023 - 30/06/2023 | Employee | 1/1 | |||
| Kerry Pochin | Headteacher | Ex-officio | Employee | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | |
* Co-opted Governors are appointed by the governing body, Authority governors are appointed by the Local Authority, parent governors are elected by the parent body and staff governors are elected by the staff body of the school