Alder Grange Governing Body

The governing board provides strategic leadership which leads to robust accountability, oversight and assurance for the educational and financial performance of our school.

It has three key functions:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  • Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff; and
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

For our Governance to be effective it is based on six key features:

  • Strategic leadership that sets and champions vision, ethos and strategy.
  • Accountability that drives up educational standards and financial performance.
  • People with the right skills, experience, qualities and capacity.
  • Structures that reinforce clearly defined roles and responsibilities.
  • Compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.
  • Evaluation to monitor and improve the quality and impact of governance.

Our governors set the aims and objectives for the school and set the policies and targets for achieving those aims and objectives. They monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making and act as a source of challenge and support to the headteacher. Examples include:

  • Appointing and performance reviewing the head teacher and senior leaders, linked to defined strategic priorities, including making decisions about pay;
  • Managing budgets and deciding how money is spent;
  • Engaging with pupils, staff, parents and the school community;
  • Sitting on panels and making decisions about things like pupil exclusions and staff disciplinary;
  • Addressing a range of education issues within the school including disadvantaged pupils, pupils with special needs, staff workload and teacher recruitment;
  • Looking at data and evidence to ask questions and have challenging conversations about the school;
  • Governors must be prepared to adopt the Nolan principles of public life: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership.

There are 3 main committees that feed into the Full Governing Body:

  • Resources
  • Curriculum
  • Welfare

Other committees, panels or sub groups are formed on a temporary basis to address particular issues such as the Headteachers Performance Review, Staff Discipline, Complaint Reviews and panels to make decisions about things like pupil exclusions.

There are also nominated governors in a number of areas such as Able, Gifted & Talented, Child Protection, Health and Safety, Looked After Children (In Care), Quality of Teaching, Special Educational Needs and Staff / Pupil Wellbeing. There are also Curriculum / Subject link governors who report back to the governing body at governors’ meetings as appropriate.

The term of office for all governors of the school is 4 years.

Please see the committees, roles and terms of office for each of our Governors.

Please find below other statutory information in relation to the governance of Alder Grange School.

Members

Members of the Governing Body

MemberRoleElected byTerm StartTerm End
Mrs Fabia AshworthParent GovernorParentsNovember 2023November 2027
Mr Mark BaskervilleLocal Authority GovernorLocal AuthorityMarch 2024March 2028
Mrs Linda BoltonParent GovernorGoverning BodyMay 2022May 2026
Mrs Alison BroughtonCo-optedParentsDecember 2022December 2026
Mrs Philippa CardyParent GovernorParentsNovember 2021November 2025
Miss Laura DavidgeCommunity GovernorGoverning BodyOctober 2024October 2028
Mrs Lesley Doherty (Chair)Co-optedGoverning BodyApril 2022April 2026
Mrs Enza GeldardParent GovernorParentsNovember 2023November 2027
Mrs Rachel GoslingParent GovernorParentsNovember 2023November 2027
Mrs Joanna GriffithsHeadteacherGoverning BodyOngoingOngoing
Mr Shumel HaydarCo-optedStaffNovember 2021November 2025
Mr Jon HowarthAssociate GovernorGoverning BodySeptember 2024September 2028
Mr Iain HullandCo-optedGoverning BodyApril 2023April 2027
Mr Emlyn JenkinsAssociate GovernorGoverning BodySeptember 2024September 2025
Mr Ben MurphyAssociate GovernorGoverning BodySeptember 2024September 2028
Mr Paul SeeryStaff GovernorStaffDecember 2023December 2027
Structure

Governing Body Committee Structure

Resources Committee

  • Mrs Lesley Doherty (Chair)
  • Mrs Linda Bolton
  • Mrs Joanna Griffiths
  • Mr Jon Howarth
  • Mr Ben Murphy
  • Mr Paul Seery

Curriculum Committee

  • Mr Mark Baskerville (Chair)
  • Mrs Linda Bolton
  • Miss Laura Davidge
  • Mrs Lesley Doherty
  • Mrs Joanna Griffiths
  • Mr Shumel Haydar
  • Mr Emlyn Jenkins

Welfare Committee

  • Mrs Philippa Cardy (Chair)
  • Mrs Fabia Ashworth
  • Mrs Alison Broughton
  • Mrs Lesley Doherty
  • Mrs Enza Geldard
  • Mrs Rachel Gosling
  • Mrs Joanna Griffiths

Nominated Governors

  • Safeguarding: Mrs Lesley Doherty
  • Special Educational Needs & Disability: Mrs Alison Broughton
  • Training: Mrs Linda Bolton
Attendance Records

Governing Body Attendance Records

Business Interests

Governor Register of Business Interests

GovernorBusiness/Personal Interest
Mrs Fabia AshworthNone
Mr Mark BaskervilleGovernance role at Crawshawbooth Primary School
Mrs Linda BoltonNone
Mrs Alison BroughtonNone
Mrs Philippa CardyRelative currently working at Alder Grange School
Miss Laura DavidgeNone
Mrs Lesley Doherty (Chair)None
Mrs Enza GeldardNone
Mrs Rachel GoslingNone
Mrs Joanna GriffithsNone
Mr Shumel HaydarNone
Mr Jon HowarthNone
Mr Iain HullandNone
Mr Emlyn JenkinsNone
Mr Ben MurphyTBC
Mr Paul SeeryNone