Our Governors
Arboretum School Governors
Type of Governor | Name | Date of Appointment | Term of Office |
Chair of Governors | Suzanne Forster | 13/10/2020 | 4 years |
Vice-Chair | Lynda Wynn | 29/01/2020 | 4 years |
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Head Teacher | Helen Phillips |
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Trust Governors | Parveen Ali Stephen Grundy Peter Jenkins Mark Smith Lynda Wynn | 22/02/2021 16/10/2023 16/10/2023 16/10/2023 29/01/2020 | 4 years 4 years 4 years 4 years 4 years |
Staff Governor | Michele Kelly | 17/10/2022 | 4 years |
Parent Governors | Uzma Lal Naveed Riasat | 29/11/2021 13/07/2023 | 4 years 4 years |
Trust governors are appointed by the governing body and are people who the governing body believes have skills that required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school.
Staff governors are elected by the school staff. Both teaching and support staff employed to work at the school are eligible for staff governorship; volunteers are not eligible.
Parents, including carers, of pupils at the school are eligible to stand for election as parent governors. They are elected by other parents. If not enough parents stand for election, the governing body can appoint parent governors. The law does not allow elected members of the local authority, or people who work at the school for more than 500 hours in a year, to become parent governors.
Governor Committees
Curriculum Committee | Lynda Wynn Naveed Riasat Uzma Lal Parveen Ali
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Data & Assessment Committee | Suzanne Forster Stephen Grundy Michele Kelly Peter Jenkins Mark Smith |
Finance Committee | Lynda Wynn Stephen Grundy Peter Jenkins Mark Smith |
All governors are eligible to attend committee meetings. However only the people listed above hold voting rights within the committee.
Governor Responsiblities
Specialist Area | Governor |
Safeguarding | Suzanne Forster |
Looked After Children | Suzanne Forster |
Special Educational Needs | Lynda Wynn |
Health and Safety | Stephen Grundy |
Staff Wellbeing | Michele Kelly |
Pupil Premium | Suzanne Forster |
Sports Premium | Usma Lal |
ICT |
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EYFS | Suzanne Forster |
ECT (Early Career Teachers) | Michele Kelly |