Members
Our Governing Body Members and Committees
Copies of the minutes of each meeting and the Headteachers’s report are also available in the school.
Parent Governors are nominated by the parents of pupils in the school. The Governing Body of The Arches Community Primary School is comprised of people who have very different backgrounds and experiences.
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Governors and their Roles
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Name
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Type of Governor
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Role
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Declaration of Interest
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Term of Office
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Mrs Michelle Ashfield |
Headteacher |
All Committees except Staff Dismissal, Pupil Discipline, Complaints & Appeals |
Silent Director of Husband's Ltd Company |
Ex-Officio |
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Mrs Carol Jones |
Co-Opted
Chair of Governors
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Finance & Personnel, Enhanced Provision, Teaching & Learning. |
Nothing to Declare |
15/03/2021- 14/03/2025 |
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Mrs Rebecca Challinor |
Deputy Headteacher (Associate Member) |
Teaching & Learning, Finance & Personnel, Enhanced Provision.
All only in absence of Headteacher
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Nothing to Declare |
09/11/2022 - 08/11/2026 |
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Mrs Georgina Cavanagh-Wade |
Parent
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Nothing to Declare |
26/04/2023 - 25/04/2027
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Mrs Kerry Bowie |
Co-opted |
Enhanced Provision |
Nothing to Declare |
15/03/2021- 14/03/2025 |
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Mrs Esther Lightfoot |
School Business Manager (Assoc. Member) |
Finance & Personnel. |
Nothing to Declare |
15/07/2022 - 14/07/2026 |
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Miss Nicola Johnson |
Staff |
Teaching & Learning, Enhanced Provision |
Nothing to Declare |
01/09/2022- 31/08/2026 |
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June Middleton |
Co-Opted
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Enhanced Provision, Finance & Personnel |
Nothing to Declare |
30/03/2016 - 31/03/2024 |
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Ramjee Bhandari |
Parent |
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Nothing to Declare |
26/04/2023 - 25/04/2027 |
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Samantha Keay |
Co-Opted |
Teaching & Learning, Finance & Personnel. |
Nothing to Declare |
16/12/2019 - 15/12/2023 |
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Sheila Little |
LA Governor |
Teaching & Learning , Enhanced Provision, Health & Safety.
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Nothing to Declare |
18/07/2022 - 17/06/2026
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Jacqui Critchley |
Clerk |
Minutes |
Nothing to Declare |
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Committee name |
Frequency of meeting |
Examples of policy commitment…
NOT EXHAUSTIVE
See Policy Schedule
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Members |
Health and Safety |
Termly |
Health and Safety
Fire
Risk assessments
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Chris Sadler
Michelle Ashfield
Phil Horton
Sheila Little
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Teaching and Learning |
Half termly |
Curriculum
Monitoring
Pay
Appraisal
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Michelle Ashfield
Carol Jones
Samantha Keay
Sheila Little
Nicola Johnson
Rebecca Challinor - Associate Member
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Enhanced Provision |
Half termly |
SEN
SIR
Domestic abuse
Self Harm
G&T
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Sue Wilkins - Associate member
Nicky Johnson
Carol Jones
Rebecca Challinor - Associate member
Sally-Ann Johnson
June Middleton
Kerry Bowie
Sheila Little
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Finance & Personnel |
Half termly |
Best Value |
Esther Lightfoot
Carol Jones
Michelle Ashfield
Sam Keay
Sally-Ann Johnson
Phil Horton
Rebecca Challinor - Associate Member
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2 Co-opted Vacancy available.
Attendance of previous meetings are available to download below.