School Governors

Welcome to the section of the website where you can find out more about the school’s governors, and the work that we do.

Our main role is to support the Headteacher and the staff – the phrase often used to describe this role is ‘a critical friend’. We help them to set and reach targets and to strive for excellence across the whole spectrum of school life. The two key documents used for this are the School Development Plan (SDP) and the Self Evaluation Form (SEF). The SDP sets out a three year strategic plan for the school, with targets that everyone works towards and the SEF sets out how well the school is doing and where we aim to make improvements.

Our legal duties include:-

setting strategic direction, policies and objectives
approving the school budget
reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
appointing, challenging and supporting the headteacher

The Governing Body meets at least once every (new) term. We sometimes set up committees or working groups to look at particular issues (such as pay, performance management, buildings development). A small group (Headteacher, Governor responsible for Finance and the School Budget Officer) meet more regularly to keep an eye on school finances between our termly governor meetings. All governors are informed about what happens at these monthly finance meetings.

There are several categories of governor, appointed by different groups that have an interest in the school. These are Community Governors, the Local Authority (“LA”), Parents, and Staff. All governors have equal status, however they are appointed and do not “represent” the views of these groups.

Boarshaw Primary has 3 Associate Governors

Jackie Harland Associate Governor at Hollin Primary, Rochdale and is a Trustee of Vision Multi Academy Trust.

We are committed to providing an excellent environment for all pupils to enjoy during their time at our school.

The DCSF Governor’s Guide to the Law, outlines governors’ responsibilities in detail.

The Governing Board currently consist of:

Chair of Governors is our Co-opted Governor - Osagie Omonjahio

Vice Chair of Governors is our Parent Governor - Mary Fashanu

Parent Governor - Olubunmi Komolafe

Parent Governor - Rebekah Sharman

Co-opted Governor - Cheung Fung

Co-opted Governor - Laura Windsor

Staff Governor - Sadia Riaz

LA Governor - Katie Bartle

Associate Governor – Tim Barnes

Associate Governor – Dave Fenton

Associate Governor – Rebecca Hunter

Jackie Harland (Headteacher)

School Governors