,
Message sent from:

Governor Information

Declaration of Business/Personal Interests

One Governor is related to a member of staff.
One Governor is a governor at another school.

Academy Committee

As an Academy Committee, our purpose is to work in partnership with the school leadership team and Trustees to manage the school. We take great pride in our school and share an authentic desire to achieve the best for all in our school community; children, their families and our staff.

The Academy Committee meets at least once every term and staff, parents and carers and interested members of the public are welcome to attend. We ask that you give us advance notice if you wish to attend as we may need to move to a larger room for the meeting.  Please contact school for dates of the meetings.

Agenda items at the Academy Committee include:

Teaching and Learning
Deals with the curriculum and curriculum related issues.

Resources
Deals with the premises and budget. We seek to achieve best value and best provision within our budget. Prudent financial management means that we are in a stable financial position.

Staffing
Deals with the appointment of staff and all issues related to their employment.

All policies are available for anyone who wishes to read them. The minutes of all meetings, once agreed are published and are also available to anyone who wishes to read them.

All our governors are volunteers and do not claim expenses incurred during their work as members of the Academy Committtee.

We are fortunate to have a group of people willing to share their professional expertise and wisdom to challenge where necessary and also to support the staff. The role demands a significant time commitment but we consider it a privilege to join with the staff in providing such an outstanding environment for all the pupils. Governors also attend training and development sessions which enables them to fulfill their role to their best of their ability with the most up to date knowledge and training.

The Chair of Governors can be contacted via the school office and will always meet with parents or carers when requested.

Governor Profiles

  • Sally King - Chair of Governors

    Responsibilities:

    • Linked governor for English, SEND, Safeguarding
    • School Inspection Advisor
    • Head Teacher’s performance management
    • Vice Chair of Helix Academies Trust Board of Trustees

    I have been involved with Romiley Primary School for over 20 years. All 3 of my children were pupils, they had a wonderful start to their formal education and began a lifelong love of learning.

    Being a Governor enables me to put something back into the school community which has played a significant role in the life of my family.

    As a Speech and Language Therapist I am passionate about communication and speech and language acquisition and development. It is important that each child is able to access all areas of the curriculum and reach their full potential whilst at Romiley Primary School.

  • Steven Horne BSc, ACA - Vice Chair of Governors

    Term of office: 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2026

    Responsibilities:

    • Chair of Resources Committee
    • Linked governor for Numeracy, Safeguarding, Art, Assessment, Pupil Premium
    • School Inspection Advisor
    • Headteacher’s performance management
    • Trust Board Member Helix Academies Trust

    It has been my privilege to be a Governor at Romiley Primary School since 2009. My 3 daughters have all loved their time at Romiley and have received an excellent education in a caring and nurturing environment.

    My aim as a Governor is to support the staff as they continue their excellent work educating the whole child and to ensure Romiley Primary School continues the journey to outstanding.

    As a retired Chartered Accountant and Group Finance Director, I understand the financial constraints placed upon the school and the performance criteria upon which it is to be judged.  I have extensive recruitment and staff relations experience and most importantly, the time to devote to the demands of this role.

  • Anthony Woodings

    Term of Office: 26 February 2024 to 26 February 2028

    Responsibilities:

    Health and Safety Governor
    Linked governor for Design Technology

    Romiley Primary School is an excellent school and although my twin daughters are now in Year 8 at secondary school, they remember their time here fondly. As a parent, I was proud to be elected to the Governing body in early 2020, and to be able to give something back to the school that had helped my girls so much.

    I sit on the Resources and Staffing committee, which as a Chartered Accountant in practice in Stockport, is an area I feel most able to make a contribution to the running of the school.

    My term of office as an elected parent governor comes to an end in 2024 and I would encourage other parents to stand in my place. I would be happy to share my experiences with any parent that is interested.

  • Jenny Healey

    Term of Office: 26 February 2024 to 25 February 2028

    Responsibilities:

    Linked governor for Maths

    I have been a teacher for many years and am currently Head of Maths at a secondary school in Stockport.  I know how much of a difference attending an excellent school and having caring and passionate teachers can make to a child.  It has been a joy to witness this with my two children who love coming to Romiley Primary School each day.  Without exception, all of the staff involved with them over the last 7 years have been wonderful. 

    I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to give something back to the school.  I want to help ensure it continues to develop and nurture each and every child whilst providing a well-balanced and broad curriculum.

  • Jan Holt

    Term of office:       TBC

    Responsibilities:

    Link governor for Physical Education, Music & Wellbeing

    I have lived in the Romiley area most my life and my three children attended the school. Having retired from my teaching career after 39 years I wanted to contribute to the community I live in. Being involved in areas of governor responsibility that fit with my knowledge and experience enables me to make a positive contribution.

    Romiley Primary has been and continues to be a great school with sound values and high standards set for its pupils. It is a school that offers children a rounded education which I believe is essential to the growth and development of each individual. As a former PE teacher and competitive GB athlete I have a keen interest in the present and future health, wellbeing and active lifestyles of children in today’s world.

    I feel that being a governor gives me an opportunity to help ensure our school has a bright future for all the children.

  • Emma Ryden

    Term of office:  2 March 2022 to 1 March 2026

    Responsibilities:

    As a former secondary maths teacher now working in education policy, I deeply value the role that schools play in enabling young people to be the best that they can and succeed in life.

    I wanted to become a governor to learn about and contribute to the local community (I only came to Romiley in 2021), to continue to understand the issues being faced in education today and to be part of a school with such a commitment to its pupils.

    I feel privileged to be a Governor at Romiley Primary School, where the staff work relentlessly to provide the best education that they can for their pupils. I can’t wait for my toddler to join in a couple of years time.

  • Hannah Baskeyfield

    Term of office: TBC

  • Steven Harrold

    Term of office:   TBC

Governor roles and responsibilities

Name

Link Governor Roles

Subject Co-ordinator

Anthony Woodings

Health & Safety, DT, History

DT – Lindsay Jones
History – Joanne Hughes 

Jan Holt

PE, Music

PE Joe Moss
Music –Katie Bartley

Sally King

SEND, English, Safeguarding (inc. young carers)

SEND – Clare Frost
English – Hannah Baskeyfield
Safeguarding – Adrian Bassett  

Steve Horne

Art, Pupil Premium, Computing

Art – Mandy Driver 
Pupil Premium – Adrian Bassett    
Computing – Adam Whelan 

George Burghel

RE RE - Heather Murdoch 

Jenny Healey

Numeracy, MFL

Maths - Leanne Thorniley

MFL – Ruth Lomax

Rachel Woodhead

PHSE

PHSE – Phillippa Cropper                    

Emma Ryden

Science

Geography

Science – Shelley Wild 
Geography – Steven Harrold

Governing Board Minutes

Governing Board minutes are completed shortly after the termly board meetings.  These are then checked and ratified by the governing board at the next termly meeting before being published. 

Minutes of Governing Board Meetings are available on request.  Please email headteacher@romiley.stockport.sch.uk with your requirements.

X
Hit enter to search