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Our Governors 

Governing Body 2024 - 2025

The Schools of St Alphege have an extremely effective and supportive Governing Body. The Governing Body includes elected representatives of parents and teachers as well as representatives of the local authority, community and the Diocese.

The Governors are the immediate lay support for the professional staff of the school. The Governing Body meets once a half-term to discuss strategic decisions and school improvement. Each member of the Governing Body serves for four years and shares, with the headteacher, the responsibility for the running of the school.

They and their committees meet regularly each half-term to make decisions which affect the general policy of the school, the appointment of staff and the management of finances. Governors can only act together, they cannot act individually.

All of our governors are allocated a subject or aspect to which they are paired; this enables governors to have a hands-on understanding of the day-to-day ethos and values of the school. The Diocese of Birmingham and the PCC appoint the Foundation Governors who represent the Founding Trust of the schools. They have a special role to play in serving both school and Church. All governors may be contacted via the school office.

Governor Diversity Data

As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

  • target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
  • develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
  • prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas
  • address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks

 However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable. 

 

Structure & Responsibilities

Attendance

List of Governors

Pecuniary Interests

 The Federation of St. Alphege Church of England Infant and Junior Schools Governing Body 2024 - 2025

 

Name of Governor

Position Held

Governor Type

Appointed/

Elected by

Date of first

Appointment

Date of Latest

Re-appointment

Date Appointment

Expires

Date of

Resignation

James Bowater

 

Parent

Parents

25/03/2023

-

24/03/2027

 

Kathryn Clarke

 

LA Governor

LA

08/12/2020

09/04/2021

08/04/2025

 

Sarah Curtis-Spence

 

Parent

Parents

25/03/2023

-

24/03/2027

 

Catherine Eaton

 

PCC

PCC

06/11/2018

06/11/2022

05/11/2026

 

John McDermott

Chair

PCC

PCC

06/10/2016

14/07/2022

13/07/2026

 

Jayne McGowan

 

Staff

Staff

03/06/2020

03/06/2024

02/06/2028

 

Simon Marshall

 

PCC

PCC

21/03/2024

-

20/03/2028

 

Michael Morris

 

Solihull School

Solihull School

11/11/2021

-

10/11/2025

 

Nick Parker

Rector

Ex-officio

-

21/09/2024

Permanent whilst Rector and wishing to be a

governor

 

Fr Barrie Scott

Vice-Chair

Advisor

Diocese

07/02/20223

Ex-officio

 

 

Sam Smith

Executive Headteacher

Headteacher

-

10/04/2023

Permanent whilst HT and wishing to be a

governor

 

Simon Stanion

 

Diocesan

Diocese

Pre-2000

20/03/2022

19/03/2026

 

Charlotte Taylor

 

Diocesan

Diocese

13/07/2023

-

12/07/2027

 

Governors who have left within the last twelve months

 

 

Jane Martin

 

Co-opted

Governing Body

21/06/2023

-

20/06/2027

21/07/2024