Governors
Northleigh CE Primary School is part of Mercian Educational Trust. Information about the overarching governance of the Trust can be found here:
Structure and Governance - Mercian Educational Trust (metacademies.org.uk)
The Structure of Governance
Mercian Educational Trust is a company limited by guarantee and is effectively ‘owned’ by the ‘Members’. The Members act much like shareholders in a company holding the Trustees to account and receiving the annual reports.
Formal governance of the Trust is performed by the ‘Trustees’. A full list of Trustees and Members can be found through the link above.
The Trustees delegate executive authority to the executive leadership team which is led by Dafydd Lawday, the CEO of Mercian Educational Trust, and includes the headteachers of the schools within the Trust.
Each school in The Trust has its own Local Governing Board. The Local Governors in Mercian Educational Trust are referred to as the Delegated Governance Committee (DGC). The DGC provide support and challenge to school leaders and assurance to the Trustees Board. They ensure that educational standards are continually improving and compliance to statutory practice. The DGC are accountable to Trustees.
School Local Governors
 | Chris Guise Chair of Governors Diocese of Worcester Appointed Responsibilities: FGB, Leadership and Management, Finance, Health and Safety, Curriculum Term of office: 14th September 2020 to September 2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
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 | Chris Moseley Vice Chair of Governors Governance roles in other educational institutions: None Responsibilities: FGB, Leadership and Management, Well being - Pupil and staff, Pupil Premium, Term of Office: 9th September 2020 to September 2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Governance roles in other educational institutions: None |
 | Sarah Green Headteacher
Responsibilities: FGB, Whole school management: Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management, EYFS Term of Office: 23rd January 2020 ongoing Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Headteacher Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
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 | Helen Hadley Deputy Headteacher Responsibilities: FGB, Quality of Teaching, Behaviour Term of Office: 1st September 2019 ongoing Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Deputy Headteacher Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
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We currently have a vacancy for an Ex-officio foundation governor
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Chris Smye Parent Governor
Responsibilities: FGB, School Improvement Plan Term of Office: 8th July 2024 to July 2028 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Parent of two children at Northleigh CE Primary, Assistant Head at The Chase
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 | Julie Kyle Parent Governor Responsibilities: FGB, EYFS and SEND Term of Office: 20th January 2023 to January 2027 Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
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| We currently have a vacancy for an Ex-Officio Governor. |
 | Charlotte Dolan Co-opted Governor Responsibilities: FGB, Safeguarding and Looked After Children Term of Office: 7th March 2022 to March 2026 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
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 | Lisa Davis Staff Governor Responsibilities: FGB, Health and Safety Term of Office: 1st June 2023 to June 2027 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Class Teacher, EYFS and SENDCo. Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
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 | Gary Smith Staff Governor Responsibilities: FGB, Behaviour and Attitudes Term of Office: 14th September 2020 to September 2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Learning Support Assistant, Wrap around care leader Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
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Chair of Governors address:
Chris Guise
c/o Northleigh CE Primary School
St Peter's Road
Malvern
Worcestershire
WR14 1QS
Delegated Governing Committee's Core Responsibilities
MET has high expectations of governing bodies. They are the strategic leaders of our schools and have a vital role to play in making sure every child gets the best possible education. This is reflected in the law, which states that the purpose of maintained school governing bodies is to ‘conduct the school with a view to promoting high standards of educational achievement at the school’.
The DfE Governance Handbook for governors in maintained schools, academies and free schools is a key document for governors and highlights their roles and responsibilities. In all types of schools, governing bodies should have a strong focus on three core strategic functions:
• ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction, and
• holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
These functions are reflected in regulations for maintained schools (September 2013) and in the criteria Ofsted inspectors use to judge the effectiveness of a school’s governing body.
If you are interested in finding out more about school governing bodies, you might like to read:
Local Governor Attendance at DGC Meetings
Northleigh DGC Terms of Office