Governors

The primary purpose of a governing body is to ensure the quality of education provision and to act as the accountable body for the school. The governing body has responsibility for ensuring  good conduct and high standards of educational achievement in the school.

The role of the governing body is to:

  • set the strategic direction, vision and ethos of the school;
  • monitor and challenge the progress of the school in achieving its priorities;
  • recruit and performance manage the headteacher;
  • exercise employer responsibility;
  • ensure the school(s) meet its statutory responsibilities
  • ensure financial probity;
  • ensure the premises are well managed; and
  • report to the school’s stakeholders.

 

           

Name and Governor type

Committee membership

Named business or Personal interest with school (spouse/ partner/relative)

Governor of any other educational establishment

Term of Office

 

Uzma Ahmed (Parent)

Pay

 

 

12/11/19-11/11/23

 

Mahbuba Begum (Parent)

Finance

 

 

23/11/20-22/11/24

 

Sian Bradley-Byrne(Staff)

 

 

 

30/01/20-29/01/24

 

Maren Cervantes Lara (Co-opted) Health & Safety     01/09/21-31/08/25  

Jenny Chick (Co-opted)

 

Employed at Birchfields Primary School   06/02/23-05/02/27  

Wendy Clarke

(Co-opted)

 

    01/09/19-31/08/22  

Kate Fitzgerald (Parent)

Pay     30/11/21-29/11/25  
Lois Greenhalgh (Co-opted) Health & Safety     01/09/19-31/08/23  

David Griffiths

(Head)

Finance

Health & Safety

    By virtue of role  

Pam Higgins

(LA) (Jt Chair)

Finance

Headteacher Performance Management

Pay Appeals

Employed at Manchester Grammar School   15/11/19-14/11/23  

Lynne Lowe

(Co-opted)

      01/09/19-06/02/23  

Kerry Scott 

(Parent)

Finance

Headteacher Performance Management

    12/11/19-11/11/23  

Angela Stansfield

(Co-opted)

Finance     01/09/19-31/08/23  

Phil Webster

      By virtue of role to 18/04/22  

Helen West

(Co-opted)

Health & Safety     01/09/19-31/08/23  

Anne Zaidi

(Co-opted)

(Jt Chair)

Pay
Headteacher Performance Management

Employed at Heald Place Primary School

Mr N Zaidi (husband) is employed by the school as pastoral support consultant

  30/11/20-29/11/24  

Mrs U Ahmed

 

 

Mrs M Begum

Mrs S Bradley-Byrne

Mrs M Cervantes-Lara

 

Ms J Chick

 

 

Ms K Fitzgerald

 

Mrs L Greenhalgh

 

 

Mr D Griffiths

Ms P Higgins Mrs K Scott

Mrs A Stansfield

Miss H West

Mrs A Zaidi    

 

Governors Minutes

Please click on the date to read the minutes of the meeting

7/02/22

15/02/22

28/03/22

16/05/22

04/07/22

10/10/22

28/11/22