School Governors
The Governing Board meets formally once a term to discuss the Headteacher’s report and matters raised by the Chief Education Officer. The committees also meet termly and their minutes are reviewed and contribute to the Full Governing Board meeting.
Hursthead Infant School's Governing Board (as reconstituted July 2015)
| Governor | Category | Term of Office | |
| Neil Smith (Chair) | Co-opted | 14/3/20 - 13/3/24 (first appointed 1/4/12) | |
| Dawn Moody (Vice Chair, SEND and Safeguarding Governor) | Co-opted | 1/9/23 - 31/8/27 (first appointed1/4/14) | |
| Martin Thompson | Co-opted | 16/3/23 - 15/3/27 | |
| Catherine Smith | Parent Governor | 17/3/22 - 16/3/26 | |
| Sarah Naismith | Co-opted | 15/10/21 - 14/10/25 (first appointed 20/10/17) | |
| Brian Bagnall | LA Governor | 15/1/21 - 14/11/25 (first appointed 1/9/2005) | |
| Karen Grant | Headteacher | Appointed 1/9/22 | |
| Sarah McLennan | Staff Governor | 30/10/21 - 29/10/25 (first appointed 30/10/17) | |
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Anna Wylie Simon Jude Barbara Oxley Mike Hilditch Emma Ward |
Parent Governor Co-Opted Governor Former Chair of Governor Co-Opted Co-Opted |
22/10/21 - 21/10/25 26/09/23 - 25/09/27 Term Expired 31/8/2023 Term Expired 31/8/2023 Term Expired 31/8/2023 |
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Governing Board Committees/Specified Roles |
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Finance and Premises |
Teaching and Learning |
Performance | |
| Neil Smith (Chair) | Dawn Moody (Chair) | Dawn Moody (Chair) | |
| Martin Thompson | Sarah McLennan | Neil Smith | |
| Karen Grant | Karen Grant | ||
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Sarah Naismith Simon Jude |
Catherine Smith | ||
| Anna Wylie | |||
Personnel |
Pay | Pay Appeals | |
| Dawn Moody (Chair) | Neil Smith (Chair) | Brian Bagnall (Chair) | |
| Anna Wylie | Dawn Moody | Martin Thompson | |
| Catherine Smith | Anna Wylie | ||
Attendance Record of Governors
Governors have excellent attendance at meetings and we have never cancelled a meeting because it was not "quorum" (the number of Governors needed to ensure that legal decisions can be made).
The Core Strategic Function of the Governing Board
The core strategic function of the governing board is
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school, making sure its money is well spent
Register of Interests
Please find below the register of any business/financial interests held by the current Governing Board.
- Mr N Smith is Head Teacher of Cheadle Hulme School and trustee of The Blackden Trust.
- Mrs D Moody is a teacher at Oldfield Brow Primary School in Altrincham