Governors
School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education.
The Governing Body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school.
School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education.
The Governing Body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school.
The role of all school governors is to ensure that their school provides the best possible education to raise standards and outcomes for all pupils by:
Setting the strategic vision, aims and objectives for the school.
Monitoring and evaluating progress towards priorities and targets.
Ensuring the headteacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school.
Ensuring accountability to all stakeholders for the school’s performance and the decisions they make.
Ensuring effective use of the school’s financial resources.
Acting with integrity, objectivity and honesty in the best interests of the school.
Our Chair of Governors is Mrs G Howell. The postal contact details for the Chair of Governors is:
Mrs G Howell
Chair of Governors
C/O Forest Park Primary School
Woodall Street
Hanley
Stoke on Trent
Staffordshire
ST1 5ED
| Governor Name |
Governor Type |
Chair or Vice Chair |
Committee Chair |
Curriculum & Standards |
Resources (Finance, Premises & Health & Safety) |
Connections to staff Yes/No If Yes, who & how? |
Date appointed | Term of office end date |
Other School Governor posts held? Name of school & Governor type |
Business Interests declared Yes/No If Yes interests to be noted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Gillian Howell | Co-opted | Chair | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 17/06/2018 | 16/06/2022 | N/A | No |
| Mrs Jacqueline Jackson |
Co-opted | No | No | Yes | Yes | Mrs Brown – Nephew’s wife | 02/02/2020 | 01/02/2024 | N/A | No |
| Miss Lynn Harrison | Co-opted | No | No | Yes | No | Staff member | 01/09/2017 | 31/08/2021 | N/A | No |
| Mrs Janine Peterson | Co-opted | Vice Chair | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 01/09/2017 | 31/08/2021 | N/A | No |
| Mrs Melinda Akpan | LA | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | 22/11/2016 | 21/11/2020 | N/A | No |
| Miss Sarah Louise Irving | Headteacher | No | No | Yes | Yes | Staff member | 20/10/2015 | N/A | N/A | No |
| Mrs Hayley Sutton | Deputy Headteacher/Staff | No | No | Yes | Yes | Staff member | 21/10/2019 | 20/10/2023 | N/A | No |
| Ms Julia Barton | Co-opted | No | No | No |
No | No | 14/05/2020 | 13/05/2024 | N/A | No |
| Mr Enam Ahmed | Parent | No | No | Yes | No | No | 07/03/2017 | 06/03/2021 | N/A | No |
| Miss Katie Rogers | Co-opted | No | No | No | No |
No | 14/05/2020 | 13/05/2024 | N/A | No |
| Observers | ||||||||||
| Mrs Mandy Colclough | Observer | No | No | No | Yes | Staff member | 01/05/2016 | 30/04/2020 | N/A | No |
| Mrs Joyce Ratcliffe | Observer | No | No | Yes | No | Staff member | 26/11/2015 | 25/11/2019 | N/A | No |
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