Acocks Green

Governors 2024-2025

The Governors at Acocks Green Primary School

The Governing Body manages the Academy on behalf of the Academy Trust and the key responsibilities are to:

Ensure the quality of educational provision.
Challenge and monitor the performance of the school.

Manage the Academy Trust’s finances and property.
Manage the staff.
Exercise reasonable skill and care in carrying out their duties.
Ensure that the Academy Trust complies with charity and company law.

Operate the Academy in accordance with the Funding Agreement that has been signed with the Secretary of State.

The governing body has delegated the majority of the roles and responsibilities to the following committees which meet on a termly basis and report back to the full governing body, chaired by Ms Sharon Pitfield.

Teaching, Learning and Resource Committee:

Ms Ward - Chair

Ms Binder

Mr Cheshire

Ms Aslam

Ms Dey

Finance and Audit Committee:

Mr Jones Chair

Ms Pitfield

Ms Ward

Mr Riaz

Mr Cheshire

Ms Aslam

Staffing and Pay Committee, including Headteacher Performance Management:

Mr Riaz – Chair

Ms Pitfield

Ms Arthur

Mr Cheshire

Health, Safety and Premises Working Party:

Ms Ward - Chair

Mr Harmer

Mr Riaz

Ms Dey

Independent Members hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.

Acocks Green Primary School has 4 independent Members who are the guardians of the governance of the trust. School also has 2 founder member governors who sit on the main governing body.

Members hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust. Members attend the Annual General Meeting annually.

Name	Term of Office until	Appointing Body	Attendance
Mr Smith	September '25	Members	0/0
Ms Joseph	September '27	Members	0/0
Ms Oland	April '24	Members	0/0
Mr Shelton	April'24	Members	0/0

Acocks Green Primary School – Details of Governance Arrangements for the Academic Year 2024-2025

Main Governing Body

Name	Term of Office	Appointed by	Member	Position of responsibility
Mrs Ward	Headteacher - Accounting Officer	Ex Officia	No	Headteacher
Ms Pitfield (Chair of Governors) Appointed May '22	Community governor until May '26	Parents	Yes	Chair of Governors EAL and MFL
Mr Riaz Appointed September 2020	Parent Governor until February '25	Parents	No	Vice Chair of governors History, Geography and RE
Mr Harmer Appointed December '20	Community until December '24	Governing Body	Yes	Computing
Ms Arthur Appointed December '20	Community until December '24	Governing Body	No	Safeguarding and whistleblowing
Ms Binder Appointed December '21	Parent until December '25	Parents	No	Wellbeing
Mr Cheshire Appointed September '22	Community until September '26	Governing Body	No	Pupil Premium and English
Ms Dey Appointed September '22	Parent until September '26	Parents	No	The Arts
Ms Begum Appointed September '22	Parent until September '26	Parents	No	Attendance and SEND
Ms Aslam Appointed July '23	Parent until July '27	Parents	No	PSHE and Science
Mr Jones Appointed January '24	Community until January '28	Governing Body	No	Maths

Our Governors' Attendance Records at Governing Body meetings and Committees for the Academic Year 2024-25

Governor	Governing Body meetings	Teaching and Learning Committee	Finance and Audit	Staffing and Pay Committee	Health and Safety Working Party
Ms Ward	1/1	1/1		1/1	1/1
Ms Pitfield	1/1	1/1		1/1
Mr Riaz	0/1			1/1	1/1
Mr Harmer	1/1				0/1
Ms Arthur	1/1			1/1
Ms Binder	1/1	1/1
Mr Cheshire	1/1	1/1
Ms Dey	1/1	1/1			1/1
Ms Begum	1/1
Ms Aslam	1/1	1/1
Mr Jones	1/1

Governors 2023-2024

The Governors at Acocks Green Primary School

The Governing Body manages the Academy on behalf of the Academy Trust and the key responsibilities are to:

Ensure the quality of educational provision.
Challenge and monitor the performance of the school.

Manage the Academy Trust’s finances and property.
Manage the staff.
Exercise reasonable skill and care in carrying out their duties.
Ensure that the Academy Trust complies with charity and company law.

Operate the Academy in accordance with the Funding Agreement that has been signed with the Secretary of State.

Teaching, Learning and Resource Committee:

Ms Ward - Chair

Ms Binder

Mr Cheshire

Ms Aslam

Ms Dey

Finance and Audit Committee:

Mr Jones Chair

Ms Pitfield

Ms Ward

Mr Riaz

Mr Cheshire

Ms Aslam

Staffing and Pay Committee, including Headteacher Performance Management:

Mr Riaz – Chair

Ms Pitfield

Ms Arthur

Mr Cheshire

Health, Safety and Premises Working Party:

Ms Ward - Chair

Mr Harmer

Mr Riaz

Ms Dey

Independent Members hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.

Name	Term of office	Appointing Body	Member	Positions of responsibility	Attendance
Mr Smith	September '25	Members	Yes	Effective governance	0/1
Mr Kimberley (resigned as of November 23)	September '25	Members	Yes	Effective governance	0/1
Mr Jones (resigned January '24)	September '26	Members	Yes	Effective governance	1/1
Ms Joseph (appointed November '23)	September '27	Members	Yes	Effective governance	1/1
Ms Oland	April '24	Members	Yes	Effective governance	0/0
Mr Shelton	April '24	Members	Yes	Effective governance	0/0

Acocks Green Primary School – Details of Governance Arrangements for the Academic Year 2023-2024

Acocks Green Primary School has 3 independent Members who are the guardians of the governance of the trust.

Members hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.

Name	Term of office	Appointing Body	Member	Positions of responsibility
Ms Ward	Headteacher - Accounting Officer	Ex Officio		Headteacher
Ms Pitfield (Chair of Governors) Appointed May '22	Community May 2026	Governing Body	Yes	Foreign Languages




Mr Riaz Appointed September 2020	Parent February 2025	Parents		History/Geography and RE, LINK GOVERNOR
Mr Harmer Appointed December 2020	Community December 2024	Governing Body	Yes	Maths/Computing
Ms Arthur Appointed December 2020	Community December 2024	Governing Body	Yes (resigned as member governor '24)	Safeguarding / Child protection
Ms Binder Appointed December 2021	Parent December 2025	Parents		Wellbeing
Mr Cheshire Appointed September 2022	Community September 2026	Governing Body		English/Pupil Premium
Ms Dey Appointed September 2022	Parent September 2026	Parents		The Arts (music, drama, art and design technology)
Ms Begum Appointed September 2022	Parent September 2026	Parents		EAL (English as an Additional Language. SEND
Ms Aslam Appointed July 2023	Parent July 2027	Parents		PSHE/Science
Mr Jones Appointed January 2024	Community January 2028	Governing Body		Maths

Our Governors' Attendance Records at Governing Body meetings and Committees for the Academic Year 2023-24

Governors	Governing Body Meetings	Teaching, Learning and Resources	Finance and Audit	Staffing and Pay Committee	H&S and Premises Working Party
Ms Ward	6/6	3/3	3/3	2/2	3/3
Ms Pitfield	6/6		3/3	2/2
Mr Riaz	5/6		3/3	2/2	2/3
Mr Harmer	4/6				1/3
Ms Arthur	6/6			2/2
Ms Binder	5/6	3/3
Mr Cheshire	5/6	2/3	3/3
Ms Dey	3/6				1/3
Ms Begum	6/6
Ms Aslam	6/6	2/3	3/3
Mr Jones	4/4		2/2

Governors 2022-2023

The Governors at Acocks Green Primary School

The Governing Body manages the Academy on behalf of the Academy Trust and the key responsibilities are to:

Ensure the quality of educational provision.
Challenge and monitor the performance of the school.

Manage the Academy Trust’s finances and property.
Manage the staff.
Exercise reasonable skill and care in carrying out their duties.
Ensure that the Academy Trust complies with charity and company law.

Operate the Academy in accordance with the Funding Agreement that has been signed with the Secretary of State.

Teaching, Learning and Resource Committee:

Mrs Sarah Ward - Chair

Ms Fiona Joseph

Mrs Rachel Binder

Mr David Cheshire

Finance and Audit Committee:

Mrs Sharon Pitfield - Chair

Mrs Sarah Ward

Mr Ajaz Riaz

Mr David Cheshire

Ms Fiona Joseph

Staffing and Pay Committee, including Headteacher Performance Management:

Mr Ajaz Riaz – Chair

Mrs Sharon Pitfield

Ms Fiona Joseph

Ms Maria Broderi

Health, Safety and Premises Working Party:

Mrs Sarah Ward - Chair

Mr Roger Harmer

Mr Ajaz Riaz

Academisation Working Party:

Mrs Sarah Ward - Chair

Mrs Rachel Binder

Mrs Sharon Pitfield

Mr Ajaz Riaz

Ms Maria Borderi

Independent Member Governors hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.

Name	Term of Office	Appointing Body	Member	Positions of responsibility	Attendance
Mr Duncan Smith	Member September '25	Governing Body	Yes	Effective governance	0/0
Mr Neil Kimberley	Member September '25	Governing Body	Yes	Effective Governance	0/0
Mr Kevin Jones	Member September '26	Governing Body	Yes	Effective Governance	1/1

Acocks Green Primary School – Details of Governance Arrangements for the Academic Year 2022-2023

Acocks Green Primary School has 3 independent Member Governors who are the guardians of the governance of the trust.

Member Governors hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.

Trustee Governors	Category of Trustee & Term of Office	Appointing Body	Member	Positions of responsibility	Business
Ms Fiona Joseph (Chair) Appointed: September '18	Community September '23	Governors	Yes		National Lottery Community Fund
Mrs Sarah Ward	Headteacher	Ex Officio	Yes	Headteacher	None
Mrs Sharon Pitfield (Vice Chair) Appointed: May '18	Community May '26	Governors	Yes	SEND / Foreign Languages	Staff Governor at Yorkmead Primary School
Mr Ajaz Riaz Appointed: September '20	Parent September '24	Parents		History/Geography and RE, LINK GOVERNOR	None
Mr Roger Harmer Appointed: December '20	Community December '24	Governors	Yes	Maths / Computing	None
Mrs Helen Arthur Appointed: December '20	Community December '24	Governors	Yes	Safeguarding / Child protection	Family Barrister @ No5 Chambers
Mrs Rachel Binder Appointed: Dec '21	Parent Dec '25	Parents		Wellbeing/PSHE	None
Ms Maria Borderi Appointed: November '22	Community Resigned 30.06.23	Governors		EYFS	None
Mr David Cheshire Appointed Sept '22	Community Sept '26	Governors		English/Pupil Premium	None
Mrs Puja Dey Appointed September '22	Parent Sept '26	Parents		The Arts (music, drama, art and design technology)	None
Mrs Hannah Begum Appointed September '22	Parent Sept' 26	Parents		EAL (English as an Additional Language)	None

Our Governors' Attendance Records at Governing Body meetings and Committees for the Academic Year 2022-23

Governors	Governing Body Meetings	Teaching, Learning and Resources	Finance and Audit	Staffing and Pay Committee	H&S and Premises Working Party	Academisation
Ms Fiona Joseph	6/6	4/4	3/4	3/3
Ms Sharon Pitfield	6/6		3/4	3/3		1/1
Ms Sarah Ward	6/6	4/4	4/4	3/3		1/1
Mr Ajaz Riaz	4/6		3/4	2/3	1/1	1/1
Mr Roger Harmar	3/6				1/1
Ms Helen Arthur	6/6
Ms Rachel Binder	6/6	3/4				1/1
Ms Maria Borderi	5/6		3/4			1/1
Mr David Cheshire	5/6	4/4
Ms Puja Dey	4/6
Mrs H Begum	4/6

Acocks Green Primary School – Details of Governance Arrangements for the Academic Year 2021-22

Acocks Green Primary School has 3 independent Member Governors who are the guardians of the governance of the trust.

Member Governors hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.

Member Governors	Category of Governor & Term of Office	Appointing Body	Member	Positions of responsibility
Mrs Aisha Abdi	Member September '25	Governing Body	Yes	Effective governance
Mr Duncan Smith	Member September '25	Governing Body	Yes	Effective governance
Mr Neil Kimberley	Member September '25	Governing Body	Yes	Effective Governance

Trustee Governors	Category of Trustee & Term of Office	Appointing Body	Member	Positions of responsibility	Business & personal pecuniary interest
Ms Fiona Joseph (Chair) Appointed: September '18	Community September '22	Governors	Yes	EAL/ Literacy	Co-Founding Manager FloJoe Training Associate of Alpha Plus Consultancy
Mr. Robert Driscoll	Headteacher	Ex Officio		Headteacher	None
Mrs Sharon Pitfield (Vice Chair) Appointed: May '18	Community May '26	Governors	Yes	SEND / Foreign Languages	Staff Governor at Yorkmead Primary School
Mr Ajaz Riaz Appointed: September '20	Parent September '24	Parents	Yes	History / Geography	None
Mr Roger Harmer Appointed: December '20	Community December '24	Governors		Maths / Computing	Head of Income Generation for Garden Organic
Mrs Helen Arthur Appointed: December '20	Community December '24	Governors	Yes	LINK GOVERNOR: Safeguarding / Child protection	Family Barrister @ No5 Chambers
Mrs Sarah Ward Appointed: October '19	Staff October '23	Staff		Safeguarding / Child protection /SEND/ LAC/ Science/Sports Premium	None
Mrs Julie Jones Appointed: Sept '18	Staff Sept '22	Staff		EYFS	None
Mrs Philippa Liversidge Appointed: Sept '18	Staff September '22	Staff		The Arts/ RE/ Pupil Premium	None
Mrs Rachel Binder Appointed: Dec '21	Parent Dec '25	Parents		Wellbeing	None
Ms Maria Borderi Appointed: Dec '21	Parent Dec '25	Parents			None
Mr Bala Sabarish Dhanabalan Appointed: Dec '21	Parent Dec '25	Parents			None