Our Governors
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.
What do school governors do?
The governing body of a school is responsible for ensuring that it is run to promote pupil achievement. Its duties include:
- setting strategic direction, policies and objectives
- approving the school budget
- reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
- appointing, challenging and supporting the headteacher
The governing body is made up of:
- parent governors (elected by parents)
- staff representatives (elected by school staff)
- local authority governors (appointed by the local authority)
- co-opted governors (members of the local community appointed by the governing body
- Foundation governors (as we are members of a Trust)
- At Holly Grove Primary the full governing body meet termly and further sub committees covering resources, teaching and learning and pupil support also meet on a half termly basis.
| Name of Governor |
Type of Governor |
Responsibilities |
Start date |
End of Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Lennon | LEA | Chair of Governors | Jun 18 | Jan 26 |
| Alex Harrison | Co-opted | Feb 24 | Feb 27 | |
| Daniel Holmes | Co-opted | Feb 24 | Feb 27 | |
| Rachel Miller | Parent | Feb 24 | Feb 27 | |
| Craig Owen | Co-opted | Jul 27 | ||
| Stuart Goodfellow | Foundation | Oct 26 | ||
| Lorraine Brown | Foundation | Sen Governor | Dec 13 | Oct 26 |
| Anna Roberts | Co-opted | Jul 27 | ||
| Richard Simnett | Parent | Oct 23 | Oct 26 | |
| Dawn O'Hare | Head Teacher | |||
| Sue Barnes | Staff | Assistant Head Teacher | Sep 19 | Oct 26 |
| Theresa Surplice | Staff | Assistant Head Teacher | Oct 26 |
Record of Attendance at Governing Body Meetings