Governors
Grange Park Junior School's Governing Body meet regularly and works closely with the school to ensure pupils are provided with a high quality of education in a safe, supportive and stimulating environment.
Governors have the following key roles:
- To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- To hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent
Please see below for information about our current Governing Body:
Contact our Governing Board
The Governing Body always welcomes suggestions, feedback and ideas from parents. Please contact Ms Rebecca Wilson, School Governance Coordinator, via the school office email: enquiries@grangeparkjuniorschool.co.uk
Governance Arrangements
The 'Instrument of Government' sets out how the governing board of a maintained school is constituted and for Grange Park Junior School this is as follows:
2 x Parent Governors
1 x Local Authority (LA) Governor
1 x Staff Governor
1 x Headteacher
5 x Co-Opted Governors
2 x Partnership Governors
The total number of Governors is 12. We currently have a vacancy for a parent governor. Please see the Vacancy Page for full details.
The Full Governing Body meet 5 times per year. Every Governor is also a member of at least one of our two main Committees which meet at least termly.
Committees
Premises & Resources - which looks at Personnel, Finance and Premises.
Achievement - which looks at the standard of teaching and monitors data on attainment and achievement and listens and responds to the views of all stakeholders.
The governing board also has a Pay Committee which meets once a year to consider pay awards for staff and at other times where necessary.
Our Governors 2024-2025
|
Name |
Category |
|
Natalie Hobkirk (Chair) |
Partnership |
|
Graham Wells |
Partnership |
|
Nirmal Dhanjal (Vice Chair) |
Co-opted |
|
Matthew Ratcliffe |
Partnership |
|
Dipesh Patel |
Co-opted |
|
Shamik Amin |
Co-opted |
|
Rosalie Taylor |
Co-opted |
|
Rena Madar |
Headteacher |
|
Pooja Kumar |
Staff |
| Rebecca Wilson | School Governance Coordinator (Clerk) |
|
Parent (vacancy) |
Link Governors
The Governing Board delegates responsibilities to governors for monitoring specific areas of school life. These governors are known as Link Governors. Our school has the following link governors:
|
Safeguarding & Child Protection |
Rosalie Taylor |
|
SEND Inclusion |
Nirmal Dhanjal Rosalie Taylor / Nirmal Dhanjal |
|
Health and Safety |
Matthew Ratcliffe |
|
Pupil Premium/Sports Premium |
Dipesh Patel |
|
Equality |
Matthew Ratcliffe |
| Curriculum |
Graham Wells Shamik Amin Pooja Kumar |
|
Mental Health & Wellbeing |
Shamik Amin |