Meet our Governing Body
Our Governing Body is responsible for working with the Nursery School to ensure that it delivers excellent high quality early education. Together with the Headteacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management, they ensure that the Nursery School continues to improve its performance.
The key roles of the Governors are :
All our Governors hold a current Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check.
Any 3 Governors from the Learning and Policy Committee can sit on a Disciplinary Committee for Pupils and Staff, subject to having no conflict of interest.
Any 3 Governors from the Resources Committee can sit on a Disciplinary Appeals Committee for Pupils and Staff, subject to having no conflict of interest.
| Full name | Role | Type of Governor | Appointment date | Term of office | Committee membership | Link area | Business interests |
| Mary Turner | Co-Chair | Co-opted | 31/08/2023 |
Learning and Policy Resources Pay Performance Management |
Looked After Children
DAGB |
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| Sue Cooper | Co-chair | Co-opted | 31/08/2023 |
Resources Complaints Pay Performance Management |
Special Educational Needs and Disability | Citizens Advice | |
| Emma Smith | Vice-chair | Local Authority | 3/02/2023 |
Resources - Chair Pay Appeals |
Training | Dudley CCG | |
| Alison Ward | Acting Headteacher | Acting Headteacher (Ex-Officio) | 31/8/2023 |
Learning and Policy Resources |
Early Years Pupil Premium | ||
| Teresa Cutler | Governor | Co-opted | 27/11/2022 | Learning and Policy-Chair | Child Protection Safeguarding | Consultancy | |
| Lauren Knott | Governor | Staff non-teaching | Learning and Policy | ||||
| Elaine Harvey | School Business Manager Governor | Co-opted | Resources | High Standards Cleaning | |||
| Vacancy | Governor | Co-opted | |||||
| Clair Whitehouse | Governor | Parent | 29/1/2021 | 29/1/2023 | Learning and Policy | Mental Health and Wellbeing | |
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Christopher Booker |
Governor | Parent | 29/1/2021 | 29/1/2023 | Resources | ||
| Vacancy | Governor | Parent |