Welcome to Stoke Prior First School Governors' webpage, we hope it provides a clear insight into what our roles and responsibilities are and who we all are.

What is the responsibility of the Governing Body?

The governing body has responsibility for ensuring the good conduct and high standards of educational achievement in the school. A Governing Body should act in the interests of the children and also act as a critical friend to the Headteacher.

The three main roles of the Governing Bodies are;

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

The different types of Governors:

Parent Governor - nominated by parents of the children who attend the school and are then elected by the Governors

Local Authority Governor - nominated by the Local Authority and appointed by the Governors

Co-opted Governor - selected by the Governing Body as having relevant skills required

Staff Governor - Teaching Staff representative and Headteacher

Associate Member - appointed by the Governing Body due to having relevant expertise and experience.  Can vote at Committee meetings but not at Full Governing Board meetings.

Governors’ of Stoke Prior First School

(appointed for 4 year terms of office):

Kerri Monaghan	Chair of FGB
Category	Parent
Designate	Elected by Parents
Original date of appointment	10/11/2016
Current term of office	26/11/2020
Term of office expiry	25/11/2024
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant business interests	None
Governance roles in other schools	None
Governor link	Safeguarding, EDI, RE, Anti-bullying
Katie Edwards	Vice-Chair of FGB
Category	Co-opted
Designate	Appointed by FGB
Original date of appointment	06/02/2020
Current term of office	01/02/2024
Term of office expiry	31/01/2028
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant business interests	Stoke Prior First School Association - Charity Trustee and Treasurer
Governance roles in other schools	None
Governor link	EYFS, EDI, Maths
Sophie Basche
Category	Parent
Designate	Elected by Parents
Original date of appointment	03/10/2023
Current term of office	03/10/2023
Term of office expiry	02/10/2027
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant business interests	None
Governance roles in other schools	None
Governor link	English Co-ordination, Phonics & Early Reading
Nikki Bowen
Category	Staff
Designate	Elected by Staff
Original date of appointment	01/09/2020
Current term of office	01/09/2024
Term of office expiry	31/08/2028
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant business interests	None
Governance roles in other schools	None

Helen Hulse
Category	Co-opted
Designate	Appointed by FGB
Original date of appointment	23/11/23
Current term of office	23/11/23
Term of office expiry	22/11/27
Relevant business interests	None
Governance roles in other schools	None
Relationships with Staff &/or Governors	None
Governor link	Computing

Doug Owen
Category	Local Authority
Designate	Nominated  by the LA Appointed by FGB
Original date of appointment	10/03/2022
Current term of office	10/03/2022
Term of office expiry	09/03/2026
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant business interests	None
Governance roles in other schools	None
Governor link	Science, MFL

Alison Paisley
Category										Head Teacher
Designate										Appointed by FGB
Original date of appointment										01/01/2024
Current term of office										N/A
Term of office expiry										N/A
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors										None
Relevant business interests										None
Governance roles in other schools										Parent Governor at Somers Park Primary School
Governor link										Ex-officio

Kym Rogers
Category	Co-opted
Designate	Appointed by FGB
Original date of appointment	09/03/2022
Current term of office	09/03/2022
Term of office expiry	08/03/2026
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant business interests	None
Governance roles in other schools	None
Governor link	Health & Mental Well-Being, Personal Development, Behaviour & Welfare & PE

Rebecca Sabel
Category	Co-opted
Designate	Appointed by the FGB
Original date of appointment	09/03/2022
Current term of office	09/03/2022
Term of office expiry	08/03/2026
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant business interests	None
Governance roles in other schools	Staff Governor at Chadsgrove School
Governor link	SEND, PSHE

Jennifer Fitzgerald-Guy
Category	Co-opted
Designate	Appointed by FGB
Original date of appointment	05/07/2024
Current term of office	05/07/2024
Term of office expiry	04/07/2028
Relationship with Staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant business interests	None
Relationships between Governors/School Staff	None
Governance roles in other schools
Governor link

Resignations  of Governors

Name	Date of Resignation
Fran Morgan	01/09/2024
Andy Wood	04/07/2024
Leigh Satchwell (Headteacher)	31/12/2023
Jackie Johns	24/10/2023
Rebecca Davis	31/08/2023
Heather Greenslade	30/10/2022

Full Governing Body

All governors sit on the Full Governing Body (FGB) and they are all able to vote on this committee.  Likewise Alison Paisley, as Headteacher sits on the FGB and also has a voting right.  The FGB meets a minimum of seven times every academic year.  Kerri Monaghan Chairs the FGB and Katie Edwards is Vice-Chair.  Many of the Governors are at school on a daily basis and it would be great to get some feedback from parents.  To achieve this we endeavour to attend all school events to ensure all parents have an opportunity to share their comments and views of the school.

 

Governing Board Information

• Governor's Handbook Governor's Handbook