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	Co-Opted
Designate	Appointed by FGB
Original date of appointment	10/11/2016
Current term of office	12/09/2024
Term of office expiry	11/09/2028
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	None
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant interests of close relatives	None
Governor link	Safeguarding and Health & Safety
Rob Hunter
Category	Co-Opted
Designate	Appointed by FGB
Original date of appointment	21/11/2024
Current term of office	21/11/2024
Term of office expiry	20/11/2028
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	Employee at HS2; Councillor at Bromsgrove District Council
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	Wife is employee at Lighthall School
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant interests of close relatives	Wife - see above
Governor link
Melissa Reiner
Category	Parent
Designate	Elected by Parents
Original date of appointment	21/11/2024
Current term of office	21/11/2024
Term of office expiry	20/11/2028
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	The Blue Coat School - Employee
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	Friend/neighbour of Kym Rogers
Relevant interests of close relatives	None
Governor link
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
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	St Stephen's CoE First School - Employee
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant interests of close relatives	None
Governor link	Early Years
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
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	None
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant interests of close relatives	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 directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	None
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant interests of close relatives	None
Governor link	Behaviour and Attitudes (includes approach to behaviour and staff development in the development of B&A)

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
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	Spire Trust - employee
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant interests of close relatives	None
Governor link	Quality of Education

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
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business										None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities										Somers Park Primary School - governor
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors										Acquaintance of Jennifer Fitzgerald-Guy as children attend the same school
Relevant interests of close relatives										None
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
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	Astwood Bank Primary School - employee
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant interests of close relatives	None
Governor link	Personal Development (includes PP, staff mental health, EDI, leadership opportunities for students, mental health and well being for children):

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
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	Chadsgrove School - employee and Governor
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	None
Relevant interests of close relatives	None
Governor link	SEND and English

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
Relevant directors, partnerships & employment with business	None
Link to other educational institutes and/or charities	None
Personal relationships with staff &/or Governors	Acquaintance of Alison Paisley as children attend the same school
Relevant interests of close relatives	None
Governor link	Leadership and Management

Resignations  of Governors

Name	Date of Resignation
Katie Edwards	18/11/2024
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