Whitegrove Primary

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Structure And Responsibilities Of The Governing Body And Committees

Year  2023 - 2024

Chair and Vice Chair of Governors

Name:

Appointed by:

Category and Term of Office:

Committee(s) serving on and Specialist Areas:

Mr Patrick Doherty

Chair of Governors

Parent Election

Parent Governor: 4 years

18/4/22 to 17/4/2026

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos 

People, Finance & Environment

Qualitative Impact (Chair)

More able governor

Mrs Signe Sutherland

Vice Chair of Governors

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

23/05/2023 to

22/05/2026

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

People, Finance & Environment

Pay

Headteacher’s Performance Management (Chair)

SEN Governor

Pupil Premium Governor
LAC Governor

In-year admissions governor

Mrs Holly Manning

Shadow Vice Chair of Governors

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

18/11/2021 to 17/11/2025

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos (Co-Chair)

Qualitative Impact

English & Curriculum EAL Governor

More able (shadow)

Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor (shadow)

 Parent, Co-Opted and Staff Governors

Name:

Appointed by:

Category and Term of Office:

Committee(s) serving on and Specialist Areas:

Dr Katy Bridgwood

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

10/12/20 to 9/12/24

People, Finance & Environment (Vice Chair)

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

Pay (Chair)

Health & Safety Governor

Mrs Nicola Cannon

Governing Body

LA Governor: 4 years

18/11/2021 to 17/11/2025

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos (Chair)

Headteacher’s Performance Management

Qualitative Impact 

Maths governor

PHSE & Diversity

EYFS governor

Mrs Gurpreet Hundal

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

26/11/2019  to 25/11/2023

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

People, Finance & Environment

Qualitative Impact 

Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor

Headteacher’s Performance Management

Mr Dave King

Governing Body

Parent Governor: 4 years

18/04/2022 to 17/04/2026

People, Finance & Environment

Qualitative Impact

Training & Development 

GDPR governor

Website governor

Mr Gavin McDonald

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

18/11/2021 to 17/11/2025

People, Finance & Environment (Chair)

Pay

HT PM

SFVS governor

Mr Rob Churchouse

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

24/11/2022 to

23/11/2026

 Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

People, Finance & Environment

Qualitative Impact

Pay

Pupil Premium (shadow)

Mrs Rebecca Pass

Staff Election

Staff Governor: 4 years

26/05/23 to

25/05/27

TBC 

Mrs Pat Monks

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

22/06/23 to 21/06/27

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

SEN Governor (shadow)

LAC Governor (shadow)

Pupil Premium (shadow)

In Year Admissions (shadow)

Mr Ashok Banerjee

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

22/06/23 to

21/06/27

 People, Finance & Environment

Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor (shadow)

SFVS (shadow)

Ex Officio Governor, Associate Members and Clerk

Name:

Appointed by:

Category and Term of Office:

Committee(s) serving on and Specialist Areas:

Miss Alexandra Butler

Headteacher

Ex Officio

Ex Officio: Term of Headship

01/01/2023 

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

People, Finance & Environment

Qualitative Impact

Pay (Adviser role)

Mr Daniel Green

Governing Body

Associate Member

25/6/20 to 24/6/24

4 years

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

Qualitative Impact

All with voting rights

Mrs Rachel Clayton

Clerk to the Governing Body

Governing Body

Clerk: n/a

Clerk to:

People & Finance

Environment, Buildings and Welfare

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

Pay

Qualitative Impact

Previous Governors & Associate Members

Name:

Appointed by:

Category and term of Office:

Committee(s) serving on and Specialist Areas:

Mr David Bushrod

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

29/11/2022 to 28/11/2026

Resigned 18/05/2023

People, Finance & Environment (Vice Chair)

Pay (Chair)

Mrs Karen Davis

Headteacher

Ex Officio

Ex Officio: Term of Headship

1/9/2013 to 31/12/2022

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

People, Finance & Environment

Pay (Adviser role)

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