Whitegrove Primary

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Structure And Responsibilities Of The Governing Body And Committees

Year  2024 - 2025

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)

Mrs Holly Manning

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

 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)

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

Mr Rob Churchouse

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

24/11/2022 to

23/11/2026

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos 

Qualitative Impact 

More Able & Standards 

Complaints

Mrs Gurpreet Hundal

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

26/11/2023  to 25/11/2027

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 

Pay 

Training & Development  

H&S 

Mr Lloyd Mason-Boardman

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

18/09/2024 to 17/09/2028

People, Finance & Environment 

Pay 

Headteacher Performance Management (Chair) 

Safeguarding / Child Protection Governor (shadow) 

L&M Development 

Complaints 

H&S

Mrs Pat Monks

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years

22/06/23 to 21/06/27

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos

SEN Governor 

LAC Governor 

Pupil Premium 

In Year Admissions 

Mrs Rebecca Pass

Staff Election

Staff Governor: 4 years

26/05/23 to

25/05/27

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos 

Mrs Signe Sutherland

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years 

23/05/2023 to 22/05/2026* 

*leaving 31/12/2024 

People, Finance & Environment 

Headteacher’s Performance Management (Chair)

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 Adam Greenley 

Governing Body

Associate Member

09/10/24 to 9/10/25

1 year

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

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 Daniel Green 

Governing Body 

Associate Member: 4 years 

25/6/2020 to 31/8/2024

Quality, Curriculum & Ethos 

Qualitative Impact 

All with voting rights

 

Mr Ashok Banerjee

 

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years 

22/6/2023 to 16/9/2024

People, Finance & Environment 

Safeguarding governor (shadow) 

Mr Gavin McDonald

Governing Body

Co-opted Governor: 4 years 

18/11/2021 to 17/11/2025

Resigned 14/5/2024

People, Finance & Environment (Chair) 

Pay 

HT PM

SFVS governor

Mr Lloyd Mason-Boardman

Governing Body

Associate Member : 4 years 

21/3/24 to 17/9/24 

Moved to co-opted

All with voting rights

Our Committee Structure