Governors

The Partnership of Birchwood and Holbrook Primary School’s Governing Body consists of able and committed governors who are passionate about the school and the place it holds at the centre of the local community. “There exists a very open and honest relationship between leaders and governors. As a consequence, governors understand the school’s current priorities and the improvements that leaders have identified. They readily challenge leaders and visit the school to check on progress towards those priorities” (OFSTED 2016).  Governors, along with leaders, are constantly looking to further develop the strategic links that the school has with other schools and the community.

Partnership of Birchwood and Holbook Primary Schools

Chair of Governors
Paul Hesketh

Vice Chair of Governors
Andy Dallas

Chair of the CurriculumCommittee
Annie Tyler

Chair of Resources Committee
Andrew Wilesmith

Co opted Governors
Andy Dallas
Mike Jude
Paul Firman
Annie Tyler

Hugh Botterill

Dawn Mathews

LA Governor
Andrew Wilesmith

Parent Governors
Rebecca Coulson-Parker
Peter Finch

Staff Governors
Steve Cloke (HT)
Alex Hosking
Daniel Clover

Associate Governors
Chris Perry
Pippa Wake
Caroline Hetherington

All of our Governors are attached to subject leaders in school as well as looking at provision for vulnerable pupils (SEND and Pupil Premium) and checking that safeguarding is effective.  Our very active Governing Body have a range of skill sets from across the community (for example, decades of Headship experience of Primary School to strategic leads of international expertise).