Meet the Governors
The Role of the Governing Board
All schools in England have a Governing Board which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. The Governing Board works in close partnership with the Headteacher, staff and the Local Authority. Whilst the Headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors main three roles include:
- Strategic: The governing board sets the general direction of the school, looking at how it should best develop. This is done by reviewing and agreeing policies, targets and priorities and monitoring and reviewing aims and objectives.
- Critical Friend: A governing board should work with the Headteacher and create a clear understanding of the challenges face in managing a school.
- Accountability: - A school is a business and its stakeholders are the learners. The governing board must have a professional attitude and use its collective skills to benefit the learners. It must gather views, ask questions and decide what is best for the school. The governing board is answerable to parents, the wider community and the local authority.
School governors are drawn from different parts of the community. This helps to ensure that the governing board has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean that governors of a particular category "represent" that group on the governing board. The different categories of governor are as follows:
Parent governors
Elected by parents to serve on the Governing Board
Staff governors
To include the Head Teacher if they wish to be a governor. Remaining staff (both teaching and non-teaching are represented) governors are elected by other members of staff at the school via elections.
Authority governors
Local Education Authority ( LEA ) governors are appointed by the LA . LAs can appoint any eligible person as an LA governor.
Co-opted governors
Appointed by the Governing Board to represent community interests. They can be persons who live or work in the community served by the school, or persons who do not work or live close by, but are committed to the good governance and success of the school.
Further Information
Please click here for further information on the Rochdale council website about a governors role.
Please click on the link to go to Governors Website www.governornet.co.uk/
Meet the Governors
| Name of Governor | Type | Declared Business Interest | Sub Committee Details | Link Governor | Appointed and Expiry Date |
| Fatima Athar - Vice Chair |
Co-opted | None | Complaints Committee Headteacher Appraisal Committee Personnel and Pay Committee Standards and curriculum committee |
Maths English Parent and Pupil Voice |
15 Nov 2022 to |
| Victoria Fee | Co-opted | None | Personnel and Pay Appeals Committee Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
Finance RHE/PSHE |
12 Nov 2022 to 11 Nov 2024 |
| Katie Gee | Co-opted | None | Personnel and Pay Appeals Committee Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
Community Marketing Website |
20 Apr 21 to 29 Apr 2025 |
| Barry Hobson - Chair |
Co-opted | None | Complaints Committee Headteacher Appraisal Committee Personnel and Pay Committee Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
English as an additional Language Safeguarding |
29 Apr 2020 to 28 Jun 2024 |
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Mohammed Imran |
Local Authority | None | Complaints Committee Headteacher Appraisal Committee Personnel and Pay Committee Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
Attendance Health and Safety |
09 Jul 2021 to 08 Jul 2025 |
| Karen Martin - Headteacher |
School | None | Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
(not eligible) | 20 Apr 20 until not in post |
| Ghulam R Shahzad | Co-opted | None | Complaints Committee Headteacher Appraisal Committee Personnel and Pay Committee Pupil Discipline Committee Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
Community Governors Forum Rep |
30 Jun 2020 to 29 Jun 2024 |
| Sharon Tighe | Staff | None | Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
Health and Wellbeing | 12 Nov 2018 to 11 Nov 2022 |
| Dave Watson | Co-opted | None | Personnel and Pay Appeals Committee Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
Standards SEND |
01 Apr 2021 to 31 Mar 2025 |
| Susan Lawton - Deputy Headteacher |
Associate Member | Standards and curriculum committee Resources Committee |
(not eligible) | 15 Jun 2020 to 14 Jun 2024 |
Governor Information
Governor Attendance at Meetings
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Date |
Number of Governors Attending (out of 9 in post) |
Any apologies |
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9th September 2021 |
8 |
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14th October 2021 (FGB) |
9 |
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9th December 2021 |
7 |
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13th January 2022 |
7 |
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10th February 2022 (FGB) |
7 |
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7th April 2022 |
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9th June 2022 (FGB) |
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14th July 2022 |
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Governor Line of Enquiry Days
The purpose of a line of enquiry day:
- Focus on a single area identified for improvement through data and linked to the SDP
- Governors to gain an understanding of the issue and use this to consider how to support the school forward in moving this aspect forward
- Thereby contribute to governor development plan, identifying future areas for exploration
People responsible:
- Governor Standards lead in partnership with Headteacher
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Date |
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11th November 2021 |
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10th March 2022 |
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12th May 2022 |
Name and address of the Clerk to the Governing Board
Nicola Barrett
Governor Support Team
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale
OL16 1XU
Name and address of the chair of the Governing Board
Barry Hobson
c/o Lowerplace Primary School
Kingsway
Rochdale
OL16 4UU