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Our Governance

The Federated Governing Board of Ashmore Park Nursery School and Phoenix Nursery School

Governor
Term of Office - Start Date
Term of Office - End Date
Type
Appointed By
Register of Interests
Governance Roles in other Education Institutions
Voting Rights
Cllr Phil Bateman MBE 
25/06/04 
18/09/28 
LA 
LA 
Director at Birmingham International Airport, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport & Logistics MBE 
N/A 
Yes 
Miss Eboney Haughton 
23/11/22 
22/11/26 
Parent Governor 
Parents 
None 
N/A 
Yes 
Mrs Ailson Smith 
22/11/17 
21/11/25 
Co-opted 
Governors 
Charity Trustee of Wednesbury Baptist Church, Member - Wolverhampton SACRE 
Co-opted Governor at St Luke's CE Aided Primary School 
Yes 
Mrs Christine Lingard-Jones 
02/11/01 
10/01/28 
Co-opted 
Governors 
None 
N/A 
Yes 
Mrs Jane Parocki 
01/09/24 
Ex Officio 
Headteacher 
LA 
None 
N/A 
Yes 
Mrs Katharine Humphreys 
13/09/24 
12/09/28 
Staff Governor 
Staff 
None 
N/A 
Yes 
Mrs Katie Hart
04/12/2024
03/12/2028
Parent Governor
Parents
None
None
Yes
Mrs Michelle Cook 
13/03/17 
10/03/25 
Co-opted 
Governors 
None 
N/A 
Yes 
Mrs Nicola Round 
14/11/07 
10/01/28 
Co-opted 
Governors 
None 
Co-opted Governor and Chair of Governors at Bantock Primary School 
Yes 
Mrs Rachael Spragg 
30/04/21 
29/06/26 
Co-opted 
Governors 
None 
N/A 
Yes 
Mrs Susan Lacey 
01/09/24 
31/08/28 
Co-opted 
Governors 
Director - ConnectEd Partnership, Trustee - Kingswood Trust, Member - NAHT Committee 
Co-opted Governor at Oak Meadow Primary School 
Yes 

Governors who have resigned from the Governing Board

Governor
Term of Office - Start Date
Term of Office - End Date
Type
Appointed by
Register of Interests
Governance Roles in other Education Institutions
Voting Rights
Mr Antony Gouldstone 
22/03/17 
19/09/24 
Co-opted 
Governors 
None 
Yes 

Our Governing Board Committee Structure

Full Governing Board

 

Termly Meetings

 

Chair of Governors - Mrs Susan Lacey

 

Vice Chair of Governors - Cllr P Bateman

Pay Committee

 

Annual Meetings

 

Chair to be determined as necessary.

 

Meeting to be arranged as and when needed.

 

Any three non-staff Governors withought a declaration of

 

interest.

Appeals Commitee

 

Chair to be determined as necessary.

 

Meeting to be arranged as and when needed.

 

Any three non-staff Governors withought a declaration of

 

interest

Staff Discipline Commitee

 

Chair to be determined as necessary.

 

Meeting to be arranged as and when needed.

 

Any three non-staff Governors withought a declaration of

 

interest.

Finance & General Purposes Committee

 

Termly Meetings

 

Mrs C Lingard-Jones - Chair

 

Mrs S Lacey

Mrs N Round 

Mrs J Parocki

Mrs Alison Smith

Pupil Discipline Commitee

 

Chair to be determined as necessary.

 

Meeting to be arranged as and when needed.

 

Performance Management Committee

 

Review Officer - Vice Chair of Governing Board

Mrs M Cook

Mrs Susan Lacey

Link Governors

 

Termly Meetings

 

Mrs C Lingard-Jones - GDPR and Compliance

Mrs S Lacey - Leadership and Management, H & S

Mrs M Cook - Special Educational Needs and Disabilities; Safeguarding

 

Mrs C Lingard-Jones - Safer Recruitment

Mrs R Spragg - Curriculum Federation Growth Plan and Wellbeing

MEETING TYPE
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HAP
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DATE:
19.09.24 
15.10.24 
05.11.24 
12.11.24 
12.11.24 
06.03.25 
18.03.25 
20.05.25 
12.06.25 
Cll Phil Bateman MBE 
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Mrs Susan Lacey 
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Mrs Christine Lingard-Jones 
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Mrs Nicola Round 
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Mrs Jane Parocki 
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IO 
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Mrs Michelle Cook 
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Mr Antony Gouldstone 
Mrs Alison Smith 
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Mrs Rachael Spragg 
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Miss Eboney Haughton 
Mrs Katharine Humphreys 
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Mrs Katie Hart

KEY

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X = No Apologies
A = Apologies Received
IO = In Attendance - Information Only

FGB = Full Governors
PAY = Pay
FGP = Finance and General Purposes
HAP = Headteacher’s Appraisal Meeting(s)

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DATE: 
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Cll M Bateman 
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Mrs S Lacey 
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Mrs C Lingard-Jones 
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Mrs N Round 
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Mrs J Parocki 
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Mrs M Cook 
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Mr A Gouldstone 
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Mrs A Smith 
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Mrs R Spragg 
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Miss R Patel 
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Ms E Haughton 
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