Beaumont Primary School our Governing Body is made up as follows:
- Parent Governors – elected by Parents
- Co-opted Governors – appointed by the Governing Board
- Local Authority Governors – appointed by the Governing Board
- Head teacher- Governor by virtue of her office
- Staff Governors – elected by teaching and non-teaching staff
- Associate Members – appointed by the Governing Body
- The Chair and Vice Chair are elected from and by the Governing Body.
Who are we?
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mrs Susan Leach | (Co-Opted) – Chair of Governors |
| Prof Geoff Baker | (Co-Opted) – Vice Chair |
| Mr Peter Hudson | (Co-Opted) – Chair of Curriculum Committee |
| Mr Andrew Knowles | (Co-Opted) – Chair of Resources Committee |
| Mrs Anne Zammit | (Co-Opted) |
| Councillor Anne Galloway | (LA Governor) |
| Mrs Stacey Postle | (Head teacher) |
| Prof Geoff Baker | (Co-opted) |
| Miss Hayley Turnbull | (Staff) |
| Mrs Farah Atcha | (Co-opted) |
| Mr A Patel | (Co-opted) |
| Mr Faz Mangera | (Parent) |
| Mr Shahan Aljilani | (Parent) |
| Mrs Dale Sumner | (Associate) – Deputy Head |
| Mr Anthony Bowden | (Associate) – School Site Manager |
| Georgina Ryding | (Bolton Governor Services) – Clerk |
| Mrs Heather Shuttleworth | Associate Governor |
| Dr Shila Begum | Parent Governor |
| Mrs Faizah Atcha | Parent Governor |
| The Associate Governors do not have voting rights at any of the meetings. |
Diversity Promise
Governors of this school is committed to promoting and prioritising diversity and inclusion. We encourage our governing board to recognise the benefits of diversity and appoint governors from a variety of backgrounds. We have carried out an internal audit and we are proud to say we are a fully diverse governoring body who serves a diverse school.
Governor Responsibilities
- To determine the strategic direction of the school
- To review and approve the school budget
- To decide policy on such things as equal opportunities, behaviour, special needs provision, etc.
- To monitor the performance of the school
- To oversee the curriculum provision
- To appoint, challenge and support the Head teacher
- To occasionally sit on appointments panels or panels that handle staff or pupil discipline issues or complaints against the school
The Governing Body hold full meetings usually once per term. There are also two sub-committees that meet regularly throughout the year to look at matters in detail; these are as follows:
- Curriculum, Inclusion & Community
- Resources
Minutes of these meetings are taken to the full Governing Body. There is also a Performance Management panel and a Pay panel for the Headteacher.
Nominated Governor Roles/Responsibilities
There are areas of specific responsibility for which Governors volunteer to be assigned; they are as follows:
- Each governor is a part of a team which focuses upon subjects that are taught in school
- Governor for SEN (Special Educational Needs) – Mrs S Leach
- Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor – Councillor Anne Galloway
- Early Years Governor – Mrs F Atcha
- Head Teacher Performance Management Governors – Mr Knowles and Mrs S Leach
- Health and Safety Governor – Mr Abid Patel
- Pupil Premium Governor – Councillor Anne Galloway