Our Governing Board
As Governors of The Grange Primary School, we would like to welcome you to our webpage. We hope you find it interesting and useful!
In our role as governors we have a vital part to play to ensure the school provides every child with the best possible education and we are committed to supporting the school in raising standards and attainment.
We act as a “critical friend” to the Headteacher and Leadership Team and evaluate and support their role in managing the school.
We ensure the school is accountable to the children and parents it serves and to its local community and to those who fund and maintain it, as well as to the staff it employs.
More about the role of The Governing Board
The Governing Board’s core focus is to ensure the school functions well and has a clear vision, ethos and strategic direction.
The Governing Board holds the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils and the performance management of staff.
The Governing Board oversees the financial performance of the school, ensuring that its money is well spent.
The Governing Board reconstituted in February 2015 in line with the statutory guidance from the Department of Education May 2014. The Instrument of Government Determines how many governors make up the School Governing Board and how the Governors can represent the broad range of groups within the school’s community.
Our Instrument of Government specifies the Governing Board shall consist of the following:
3 Parent Governors
1 Local Authority Governor
1 Staff Governor
1 Headteacher Governor
5 Co-opted Governors
The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The Chair and Vice Chair are elected every four years at the first meeting of the academic year.
Parent Governors
Parent Governors must be a parent or carer of a pupil(s) that attended the school or who are currently a parent of a child(ren) who are school age. They are elected by the parents and carers of the school’s pupils.
Local Authority (LA) Governors
Local Authority Governors are elected by the Local Authority (LA). Any eligible person who is committed to the school and excellent governance can be elected.
Staff Governors
Staff Governors are elected by the school staff. Staff governors must be employees of the school and can be either teaching or non-teaching staff.
Co-opted Governors
Co-opted governors are appointed by the governing board. They are people who in the opinion of the governing board, have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
The Governing Board meet once every term and also operates through committees which also meet once a term, except for the Pay and Performance Management Committee, which meets once in the autumn term.
Committees
Finance
Pay and Performance Management
Curriculum
Staffing
Premises
Who are our Governors?
Mr. Daniel Hains
Headteacher Governor since 01 January 2012.
Mr Hains sits on all committees.
Governor attendance 2021/2022: 3/3 Full Governing Board Meetings, 3/3 Finance Committee Meetings, 1/1 Pay & Performance Committee Meetings, 3/3 Staffing Committee Meetings, 3/3 Curriculum Committee Meetings, 3/3 Premises Committee Meetings.
Register of Interest: Mr. Hains is on the Board of Directors of Fun4Kids to which Mrs. Deborah Stevens (Co-opted Governor) is the Chief Executive.The L30 Centre and Fun4Kids provide after-school childcare for pupils at The Grange Primary School. They also provide the hire of a minibus and use of their community centre premises. Mr. Hains is the Chair of the Management Committee at Jigsaw Primary Pupil Referral Unit in Thornton (from January 2018).
Mr. Graham Hewer
Local Authority Governor since 25th September 2019
Mr Hewer is currently the Chair of the Governing Board
Mr Hewer sits at all Committees
Governor attendance in 2021/2022: 3/3 Full Governing Board Meetings, 3/3 Finance Committee Meetings, 1/1 Pay & Performance Committee Meetings, 3/3 Staffing Committee Meetings, 3/3 Curriculum Committee, Premises Committee 3/3
Mrs. Claire Bold
Staff Governor since 24 September 2014, Co-opted Governor from September 2022. Mrs. Bold is a Teacher at The Grange Primary School.
Mrs. Bold sits on the Curriculum Committee
Governor Attendance 2021/2022: 2/3 Full Governing Board Meetings, 2/3 Curriculum Committee Meetings.
Register of interest: none
Term of office - 4 years (September 2018-September 2022) (Co-Opted September 2022-2026)
Mr. Thomas Grant
Parent Governor since 01 December 2014
Mr Grant sits on the Curriculum Committee and the Premises Committee
Governor Attendance 2020/2021: 2/3 Full Governing Board Meetings, 3/3 Curriculum Committee Meetings, Premises Meetings 3/3.
Register of interest: none
Term of office - 4 years (December 2018 - December 2022) (December 2022-December 2026)
Mrs. Nichola Cochran
Parent Governor since 25th June 2018,
Mrs. Rachel Giffiths
Parent Governor since 27th September 2019
Mrs. Deborah Stephens
Associate member since 26 September 2012. Co-opted Governor from 01 February 2015.
Mrs. Stephens sits on the Finance Committee, the Pay and Performance Management Committee and the Premises Committee
Governor Attendance 2021/2022: 2/3 Full Governing Board Meetings, 2/3 Finance Committee Meetings, 1/1 Pay and Performance Management Committee, 3/3 Premises Committee Meeting
Register of interest: Mrs. Deborah Stephens is the Chief Executive of Fun4Kids. The organisation provides after-school childcare for children at The Grange Primary School. They also provide the hire of a minibus and use of their community centre premises
Terms of office - 4 years (January 2019 - January 2023)
Mr Anthony McGuire
Co-opted Governor since 29th September 2021
Gwyn Evans
Co-opted Governor since September 2022
Carol Minton-Allen
Staff Governor since September 2022
Historical
Mrs. Sarah Bickerton
Co-opted Governor since 11th November 2019
Mrs. Margaret Doran
Associate member since 03 September 2007. Co-opted Governor from 01 February 2015.
Mrs. Doran sits on the Finance Committee, Staffing Committee, Premises Committee and Curriculum Committee.
Governor Attendance 2019/2020: 0/4 Full Governing Board Meetings, 0/2 Finance Committee Meetings, 3/3 Staffing Committee Meetings, 0/1 Curriculum Committee Meetings, 0/1 Premises Committee Meetings.
Register of interest: none
Term of office - 4 years (February 2015 - August 2020)
Mrs. Sarah Hebron Doran
Mrs. Carole Holt
Governor since 23 September 2009. When the Governing Board Reconstituted in February 2015 Mrs. Holt moved from a Local Authority Governor to a Co-opted Governor.
Mrs. Holt is currently the Chair of the Governing Board
Mrs. Holt is the Chair and sits at all Committees
Governor Attendance 2018/2019: 3/3 Full Governing Board Meetings, 3/3 Finance Committee Meetings, 1/1 Pay & Performance Committee Meetings, 3/3 Staffing Committee Meetings, 3/3 Curriculum Committee Meetings, 3/3 Premises Committee Meetings.
Register of interest: none
Term of office - 4 years (February 2019 - February 2023)
Mrs. Emma Melton
Parent Governor from 1st September 2009 - 12th November 2016
Mrs. Jaclene Chaloner
Associate member since 01 October 2009. Co-opted Governor from 01 February 2015 - 25th September 2017.
Mrs. Chaloner sats on the Premises Committee
Governor Attendance 2015/2016: 2/3 Full Governing Board Meetings, 3/3 Premises Committee Meetings.
Register of interest: none
Mrs. Cheryl Davies
Parent Governor since 12th December 2016 - 21st March 2018
Mrs. Olive Carey
Local Authority Governor from 27th January 2016 - 08 February 2019
Rev. Simon Elliott
Co-opted Governor from 27th January 2016 - 31 August 2019
Miss. Christina Flanagan
Parent Governor since 01 December 2014 - 31 August 2019
Mrs Flanagan sits on the Curriculum Committee
Governor Attendance 2018/2019: 1/3 Full Governing Board Meetings, 1/3 Curriculum Committee Meetings.
Register of interest: none
Term of office - 4 years (December 2018 - December 2022)
Contact the Chair
If you would like to contact our Chair of Governors, Mr. Graham Hewer, you can do so via the school office 0151 924 7917 or school email address at admin.grange@schools.sefton.gov.uk