Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Our governors wholeheartedly work with the head and deputy to lead the school's vision. They are strongly focussed on high aspirations, equality of opportunity for all and how children are taught to live, learn and love one another together.
Governors work with school leaders as an effective team, bringing their skills and experience to their role, blending challenge and support in order to drive school improvement. They regularly visit school for both monitoring purposes and to engage with school activities including collective worship.
In order to support the effective operation of the school, the board has established three committees to which it has delegated certain of its powers and functions. These committees are detailed below.
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
To provide the LSB with assurances of compliance with Trust, DfE, ESFA and in respect of any other applicable statutory requirements.
Members:
- Mrs Nicola Field (Chair)
- Ms Kelly Butler
- Mrs Sue Ridney
- Mrs Laura Maynes
- Miss Rebecca Edkins
- Mrs Sarah Ball
In attendance:
- Leadership team members as required
Quality of Education Committee
To maintain a consistent focus on checking the adequacy of the school’s safeguarding and child protection measures including the Prevent duty. To maintain a consistent focus on checking the effectiveness of the school’s development plan and the implementation and impact of the school's curriculum.
Members
- Mrs Sue Ridney
- Rev Emma Stanford (Chair)
- Mrs Angharad Allingham
- Ms Sarah Murphy
- Mrs Natalie Hughes
- Miss Rebecca Edkins
In attendance:
- Leadership team members as required
Christian Distinctiveness Committee
To maintain a consistent focus on checking the school’s theologically rooted Christian vision and context- driven Christian values, ensuring they are the foundation of everything that the school does.
Members
- Rev Emma Stanford (Chair)
- Mrs Angharad Allingham
- Mrs Sarah Ball
- Miss Rebecca Edkins
In attendance:
- Leadership team members as required
Wherever appropriate, please contact the school at info@christ-ch.dudley.sch.uk Should you need to contact the Chair of Governors, please address your email to the Clerk to Governors.
Please find below further details of how our Governing body is structured:
Name | Category | Appointing Body | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Committee Membership | Voting right? | Position of Responsibility | Business & Financial Interests | Roles in other educational institutions | Personal Relationships | Attendance 22-23 |
Miss R Edkins | Headteacher | Ex Officio | 01.01.23 | 01.01.23 on-going | All Committees | Yes | 100% | ||||
Mrs A Allingham | Co-Opted | CCPS | 16.02.19 | 16.02.23-15.02.27 | Quality of Education
Christian Distinctiveness | Yes | Local authority governor at another school |
57%
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Rev E Stanford | Foundation | Ex Officio | 12.02.15 | 10.02.23-11.02.27 | Quality of Education
Christian Distinctiveness | Yes | Christian Distinctiveness | Member of MAT school | 57% | ||
Mrs S Ridney Chair of Governors | Co-Opted | CCPS | 01.09.20 | 01.09.20-31.08.24 | All Committees | Yes | Child Protection Children Looked After | Management of Virtual School, Chair |
67%
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Mrs N Field Vice Chair of Governors | Co-Opted | CCPS | 22.06.21 | 22.06.21-21.06.25 | Finance, Audit and Risk | Yes | Pupil Premium | Employed at another school | 100% | ||
Miss K Butler | Co-Opted | CCPS | 15.11.21 | 15.11.21-14.11.25 | Finance, Audit and Risk | Yes | Maths | 50% | |||
Mrs Laura Maynes | Staff | CCPS | 10.10.22 | 10.10.22-09.10.26 | Finance, Audit and Risk | Yes | 71% | ||||
Mrs N Hughes | Parent | CCPS | 20.10.22 | 20.10.22-19.10.26 | Quality of Education | Yes | English |
| Co-Opted Governor at another school |
|
100%
|
Mrs S Murphy | Parent | CCPS | 14.12.21 | 01.01.22-31.12.25 | Quality of Education | Yes | SEND and Inclusion |
| Community Governor at another school |
|
71%
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| Mrs S Ball | Foundation | Christ Church PCC | 21.11.23 | 21.11.23-20.11.27 | Finance, Audit and Risk
Christian Distinctiveness | Yes | Employed at another school |
At Christ Church C of E Primary School, no employees have a gross annual income of £100,000 or more.