Meet the Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

GOVERNOR DETAILS AND REGISTER OF BUSINESS INTERESTS 2018-2019

NAME Date of Appt.	Category of Governor	SUB COMMITTEE LIP Responsibility/Class Governor	Relevant Business Interests	Membership of other Governing Bodies	Relationship to/with any staff members
Rev. Heather Barnes March 2010	LA Governor	Head Teachers Performance Review RE SMSC/PSHE/Behaviour Community Cohesion Pay Committee Class 6 Governor	None	None	None
Julie Dewis June 2005	Co-Opted Governor	Pupil Premium	None	None	Married to S Dewis Co-Opted Governor
Linda Brown 09/05 March 2017	Clerk to Governors		None	None	None
Kay Middleton September 2004	Head Teacher		None	None	None
John Price November 2014	Co-Opted Governor	Chair of Governors Head Teachers Performance Review Pay Committee Chair Safeguarding-Child Protection / Online Safety Health and Safety	None	None	None
Gagu Keshwala November 2016	Co-Opted Governors		None	None	None
Christine Paremain November 2016	Co-Opted Governor	Vice Chair of Governors Head Teachers Performance Review Pay Committee Finance SEN	None	None	None
Jonathan Wood March 18	Co-Opted Governor	Maths Class 2 Governor	None	None	None
Joanna Hawker March 18	Parent Governor	English Class 3 Governor	None	None	None
Simon Dewis March 18	Co-Opted Governor	Pupil Premium Class 5 Governor	None	None	Married to J Dewis Co-opted governor and TA in school
Amy Foster March 19	Parent Governor	Sports Funding	None	None	None
Joanne Russell March 19	Parent Governor	Fundamental British Values	None	None	None

Mr Price

Chair of Governors

Mrs Middleton

Head Teacher

Mrs Gordon

Staff Governor

Mrs Paremain

Co-opted Governor

Mrs Dewis

Co-opted Governor

Rev Barnes

LA Governor

Mrs Brown

Clerk

Mr Wood

Co-Opted Governor

Mr Dewis

Co-Opted Governor

Mrs Foster

Parent Governor

Mrs Hawker

Co-Opted Governor

Mrs Russell

Parent Governor

We thought you may like to know a bit more about our school governors:

Jonathan Wood

My name is Jonathan Wood and I am a co-opted governor. I have been married for 7 years and we have a son who is currently in reception at Galley Common.

I graduated university in 2010 and work as a project manager, specialising in energy projects, at a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy.

I became a governor to help support the school to be involved in my son’s education and, particularly given the multiplicity of pressures on schools at the moment, give something back to the school using my time, commitment and support. Since becoming a governor and our child starting at the school, my wife has become a member of the Friends of Galley Common.

As a governor, I am part of an excellent team committed to supporting positive outcomes for all children at the school. I am keen to support pupils, parents and staff to ensure that the high standards demonstrated at the school continue in an inclusive, community environment.

Joanne Russell

My name is Joanne Russell and I am a parent governor. My daughter is currently a pupil in Year 1 and my son is due to start Reception in September. I have been a qualified teacher since 2004 and am currently the lead for the Early Years department in an all age Special Needs school in Solihull. Alongside me teaching responsibilities I am a member of the school senior leadership team with responsibilities for Foundation/Key Stage 1 assessment and data, EHCP requests and safeguarding.

As a parent governor I hope to be able to support the school governing body by offering a parent viewpoint and I hope that my professional experience in school leadership and Ofsted inspections coupled with my knowledge of child development, is supportive of this. As a parent I value education highly, and aim to support the governing body to keep the education offered at Galley Common to a high standard for the benefit of all pupils.

Governor Newsletter 2018