Meet the Governors
NEWSTEAD PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNING BODY.
The Role of the Governing Body
The Governing Body forms a key part of every school and works closely with the head teacher, staff and local authority. It oversees the strategic leadership of the school, providing support and challenge to help the head teacher in moving the school forward and ensures that the school functions well in terms of standards, staffing, curriculum, finance and premises.
Membership of the Governing Body
The Governing Body of the school elected to reconstitute under the School Governance Regulations in September 2022. The Governing Body consists of four Co-opted Governors, one appointed Local Authority Governor, two elected Parent Governors, one Staff Governor and the Head Teacher. The governing body operates as two committees, the Finance, General Purposes and Personnel Committee and the Pupil and Strategic Development Committee. Mr Andy Raynor is the chair of each committee.
Members of the Governing Body at Newstead Primary School
Name: Mr. Andy Raynor
Role: Chair of Governors / Co-opted Governor
Term of office: 02/03/2024 to 1/03/2028
First appointed: 1/3/2012
Business and pecuniary interests: none declared
Governance roles in other schools : none
Attendance during the last academic year 2023-2024 - 5 out of 6 meetings
Name: Shrey Jhalani
Role: Vice Chair / Co-opted Governor
Term of office: 22/06/2022 to 21/06/2026
First appointed: 15/11/2019
Business and pecuniary interests: none declared
Governance roles in other schools : Yes
Attendance during the last academic year 2023-2024 - 6 out of 6 meetings
Name: Mrs Judith Stimpson
Role: Co-opted Governor
Term of office: 1/09/2022 to 31/08/2026
First appointed: 1/9/2014
Business and pecuniary interests: none declared
Governance roles in other schools : none
Attendance during the last academic year 2023-2024 - 4 out of 6 meetings
Name: Mrs Alison Reddington
Role: Co-opted Governor
Term of office: 22/03/2021 to 21/03/2025
First appointed: 22/3/2017
Business and pecuniary interests: none declared
Governance roles in other schools : none
Attendance during the last academic year 2023-2024 - 6 out of 6 meetings
Name: Paul Bruch
Role: Local Authority Governor
Term of office: 19/12/2022 to 18/12/2026
First appointed: 11/3/2020
Business and pecuniary interests: none declared
Governance roles in other schools : none
Attendance during the last academic year 2023-2024 - 5 out of 6 meetings
Name: Mr. John Oldfield
Role: Staff Governor
Term of office: 1/10/2022 to 30/09/2026
First appointed: 1/10/2018
Business and pecuniary interests: none declared
Governance roles in other schools : none
Attendance during the last academic year 2023-2024 - 6 out of 6 meetings
Name: Mrs. Helen Woodward
Role: Head Teacher / Staff Governor
Term of office: from 1/04/2012
Business and pecuniary interests: none declared
Governance roles in other schools : none
Attendance during the last academic year 2023-2024- 6 out of 6 meetings
The governing body has 2 parent governor vacancies.
As a small governing body, the decision has been taken to opt out of publishing diversity data to ensure the board members' anonymity.