Governing Body

Welcome to our Governors’ section.

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. We have also provided information from the Register of Governor Interests. 

Governing Body structure:

 

		CORE GOVERNOR GROUP Chair of Governors                                       Ms Salma Butt             Vice Chair of Governors                               Mr Kevin Hegarty Headteacher                                                      Mrs Deborah Withey Standards & Effectiveness (CHAIR)       Mr Ahmed Makda Resources & Finance (CHAIR)                Mrs Gail Ainsworth     Standards & Effectiveness CHAIR – Mr Ahmed Makda Deborah Withey Salma Butt Kathryn Forsyth Christine Watt Gulnaz Usman       Resources & Finance CHAIR – Mrs Gail Ainsworth Deborah Withey Adalt Hussain Nazam Asghar Khairun Isap Kevin Hegarty

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name: Mrs Deborah Withey

• Role: Headteacher
• Responsibilities: Reporting on all aspects of school business
• Date of appointment: 2011
• Term of office expires: N/A
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

Name: Ms Salma Butt

• Role: Chair of Governors/Member of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Designated responsibility for Community Link, Link Governor for Year 6
• Date of appointment: June 2014
• Term of office expires: June 2022
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mr Kevin Hegarty

• Role: Local Authority Governor/Vice Chair of Governors/Member of Resources & Finance Committee
• Responsibilities: Year 6 Link Governor
• Date of appointment: January 2018
• Term of office expires: January 2022
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mrs Gail Ainsworth

• Role: Chair of Resources & Finance Committee
• Responsibilities: Designated responsibility for Health & Safety, Link Governor for Year 3
• Date of appointment: July 2018
• Term of office expires: July 2022
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mr Ahmed Makda

• Role: Chair of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Reception class
• Date of appointment: Nov 2017
• Term of office expires: Nov 2021
• Appointed by: Parents
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mrs Kathryn Forsyth

• Role: Staff Governor/Member of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Reporting on attendance, behaviour, SEN and safeguarding
• Date of appointment: July 2017
• Term of office expires: July 2021
• Appointed by: Staff
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mr Adalt Hussain

• Role: Member of Resources & Finance Committee
• Responsibilities: Designated responsibility for e-safety, Link Governor for Year 4
• Date of appointment: June 2017
• Term of office expires: June 2021
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: Spouse - school employee
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mrs Khairun Isap

• Role: Member of Resources & Finance Committee
• Responsibilities: Designated responsibility for Nursery & Pre-school
• Date of appointment: June 2014
• Term of office expires: June 2022
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mr Nazam Asghar

• Role: Member of Resources & Finance Committee
• Responsibilities: Year 1 Link Governor
• Date of appointment: July 2017
• Term of office expires: July 2021
• Appointed by: Parents
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

 

Name: Mrs Christine Watt

• Role: Co-opted Governor/Member of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Safeguarding, Year 5 Link Governor
• Date of appointment: July 2017
• Term of office expires: July 2021
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mrs Gulnaz Usman

• Role: Member of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: 
• Date of appointment: Dec 2018
• Term of office expires: Dec 2022
• Appointed by:  Co-opted by the Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

 

GOVERNOR RESIGNATIONS

 

Name: Ms Yasmeen Hussain

• Role: Member of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Staff Governor
• Date of appointment: June 2014
• Term of office expires: June 2022
• Appointed by: Staff
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mrs Caroline Leyland

• Role: Member of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Year 2
• Date of appointment: July 2017
• Term of office expires: July 2021
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: Beer Brothers Brewery
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mr Haroon Asghar

• Role: Associate Member of the Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: N/A
• Date of appointment: June 2016
• Term of office expires: June 2020
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: Director of School Improvement Consultancy
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None
• Voting rights: Standards & Effectiveness Committee

 

Name: Mrs Narmin Rokad

• Role: Member of Community & Welfare Committee
• Responsibilities: Link Governor for Reception class
• Date of appointment: June 2014
• Term of office expires: June 2022
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mrs Rifat Rasul

• Role: Member of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: SEN 
• Date of appointment: June 2014
• Term of office expires: June 2018
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mr Stephen Ainsworth

• Role: Chair of Resources & Finance Committee
• Responsibilities: Designated responsibility for Health & Safety, Link Governor for Year 3 
• Date of appointment: June 2014
• Term of office expires: June 2018
• Appointed by: Local Authority
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: Spouse - school employee
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None

 

Name: Mrs Lisa Banks

• Role: Member of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Staff Governor
• Date of appointment: December 2016
• Term of office expires: November 2019
• Appointed by: Governing Body
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None
• Resignation: July 2017

 

Name: Mrs Kathleen Cavanagh

• Role: Chair of Governing Body / Chair of Community & Welfare Committee
• Responsibilities: Designated responsibility for Safeguarding, Link Governor for Year 4 
• Date of appointment: 2013
• Term of office expires: March 2019
• Appointed by: Local Authority
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None
• Resignation: October 2017

 

Name: Mrs Mumtaz Patel

• Role: Member of Community & Welfare Committee
• Responsibilities: Designated responsibility for Year 1
• Date of appointment: 2014
• Term of office expires: February 2018
• Appointed by: Parents
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None
• Resignation: September 2017

 

Name: Mrs Joanne Watson

• Role: Vice Chair of Governing Body, Chair of Standards & Effectiveness Committee
• Responsibilities: Monitor and evaluate school performance, Link Governor for Year 6
• Date of appointment: 2013
• Term of office expires: June 2018
• Appointed by: Local Authority
• Business /pecuniary interests: None
• Material interests arising through school staff: None
• Governance roles in other educational organisations: None
• Resignation: July 2017

 

 

ATTENDANCE AT GOVERNING BODY/COMMITTEE MEETINGS OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS 

 

KEY :

• Attended