Board of Governors
The Joint Governing Body of Catshill Middle School and Catshill First School and Nursery Federation.
The Governing Body works with the Headteacher and other members of the Senior Leadership Team to fulfil statutory duties and to drive school improvement. The Governing Body is made up of parent, staff and co-opted representatives.
School governors have a wide range of responsibilities. They support the Headteacher in leading the school and act as a 'critical friend'. They have a strategic role in setting aims and objectives, agreeing targets, budgets, policies and priorities and in monitoring effectiveness. The Governing Body also evaluates the school's performance through results and data, outside agency reports and the School Improvement Plan.
The Governing Body meets as a whole group each term. Governors are updated with reports from both schools and ask questions to help monitor progress towards achieving agreed aims and targets. There are also two smaller committees who meet regularly, the School Improvement Committee and the Staffing, Finance and Premises Committee. These committee groups focus on specific aspects of the school and report back to the full governing body.
We have a Safeguarding Governor who monitors Safeguarding / Child Protection procedures and the Single Central Record.
Governors visit the school regularly and talk to staff and pupils. Governors also attend school events and are always willing to talk to parents / carers.
Catherine Shearwood, Chair of Governors.
All Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to Governors, Mrs W Gardner at [email protected]
Chair of Governors
Catherine Shearwood - Retired Headteacher
Clerk to Governors
Mrs W. Gardner [email protected]
School Improvement Committee
Catherine Shearwood - Chair of Governors
Lisa Matthews Vice Chair of FGB -Co-opted Governor - Foster Carer/Retired Headteacher
Julia Shingler Co-opted Governor - Headteacher of Catshill Federation
Jenny Elvins Chair of School Improvement Committee - Parent Governor - Assistant Headteacher
Georgia Plant Head of School - CFSN Head of School
Kate Gallinagh Head of CMS
Suzanne Jones - Staff Governor - Year 4 Teacher CFSN
Staffing, Finance and Premises Committee
Catherine Shearwood - Chair of Governors
Lisa Matthews Vice Chair of FGB -Co-opted Governor - Foster Carer/Retired Headteacher
Julia Shingler Co-opted Governor - Headteacher of Catshill Federation
Anthony Croxall Chair of Staffing, Finance, and Premises Committee - Parent Governor - Engineer Surveyor
Gabe Stewart Co-Opted Governor - Head of Technical Services
Kate Sabin Staff Non Governor - Business Manager – CFSN & CMS
Rosie Critchlow Co opted - Senior Strategy Advisor