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Governance

Squirrel Hayes First School:
Governing Body Committee Structure

 

Member

Finance & Personnel

Learning & Teaching

Health, Safety & Well-being

Business Interests

Financial Interests

Governance Roles in other Schools

Appointed

Reappointed

Term of Office Due to End

Appointed by

Chair of Committee

Jamie Robertson

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards 

 

Parent Governors

 

Mr Jamie Robertson (Chair of Governors) 

Links with Staffordshire University and Biddulph Partnership Trust

None 

None

26.01.2023

 

13.02.2026

Squirrel Hayes First School Parents 

Mrs Tina Beckett None None None 12.03.2024   12.03.2028 Squirrel Hayes First School Parents

LEA Governor

 

VACANCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-opted Governor

 

Mrs Amanda Harris

None

None

None

01.01.2023

 

01.01.2027

Governing body

Mr Richard Stephenson-Evans

 

None

None

None

12.03.2024

 

12.03.2028

Governing body

Staff Governor

 

Mrs Erica Pickford (Headteacher)

Director - Biddulph Schools Partnership Trust

None

None

01.01.2008

 

01.01.2028

Member by virtue of their office.

Mrs Linda Oakes (HLTA)

 

None

None

None

26.05.2022

 

26.05.2026

Squirrel Hayes First School 

Foundation Governor

 

Stephanie Edwards 

Vice Chair of Governors

(Early Years, Safeguarding & Prevent Link Governor)

 

NSPCC

None

None

22.06.2022

 

22.06.2026

Biddulph Schools Partnership Trust.

VACANCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meetings Attended 2021-2022

Date

Health, Safety & Well-being 

Finance & Personnel

Learning & Teaching 

Full Governors 

7.10.21

 

Lee Pace

Lynsey Hurst

Erica Pickford

 

 

Lee Pace

Lynsey Hurst

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

18.11.21

 

Erica Pickford

Jan Wakefield

Lynsey Hurst

Erica Pickford

Lynsey Hurst

Lee Pace

Amanda Harris

 

25.11.21

Erica Pickford

Jan Wakefield

Lynsey Hurst

Amanda Harris

 

 

 

Erica Pickford

Jan Wakefield

Amanda Harris

Lynsey Hurst

Lee Pace

17.02.22

 

Erica Pickford

Jan Wakefield

Linda Oakes

 

 

17.03.22

Erica Pickford

Lynsey Hurst

Amanda Harris

Linda Oakes

 

Erica Pickford

Lynsey Hurst

Lee Pace

Amanda Harris

 

24.03.22

 

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Lynsey Hurst

 

Linda Oakes

Lynsey Hurst

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

David Parker

Jamie Robertson

26.05.22

 

Linda Oakes

Lynsey Hurst

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

 

Linda Oakes

Lynsey Hurst

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

6.07.22

Erica Pickford

Lee Pace

Stephanie Edwards

Jamie Robertson

David Parker

Linda Oakes

Amanda Harris

 

Erica Pickford

Lee Pace

Stephanie Edwards

Jamie Robertson

David Parker

Linda Oakes

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Lee Pace

Stephanie Edwards

Jamie Robertson

David Parker

Linda Oakes

Amanda Harris

Meetings Attended 2022-2023

Date

Health, Safety & Well-being 

Finance & Personnel

Learning & Teaching 

Full Governors 

6.10.22

 

Lynsey Hurst

Erica Pickford

Stephanie Edwards

 

Lynsey Hurst

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Stephanie Edwards

7.12.22

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

26.01.23

 

Lee Pace

Lynsey Hurst

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

   

16.03.23

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

 

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

 

29.3.23

 

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

 

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

18.5.23

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

 

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

6.7.23

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

Linda Oakes 

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

Linda Oakes 

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

Linda Oakes 

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

Linda Oakes 

Meetings Attended 2022-2023

Date

Health, Safety & Well-being 

Finance & Personnel

Learning & Teaching 

Full Governors 

24.10.23

     

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

 

 
Meetings Attended 2023-2024

Date

Health, Safety & Well-being 

Finance & Personnel

Learning & Teaching 

Full Governors 

24.10.23

     

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

5.12.23

     

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

30.1.24

 

Amanda Harris

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Stephanie Edwards

   

12.3.24

     

Erica Pickford

Linda Oakes

Jamie Robertson

Richard Stephenson-Evans

Tina Beckett

Governors who have served within the last 12 months 
Name  Date of Appointment  Date Stepped Down 
Lynsey Hurst August 2016 Reappointed July 2020 January 2023
David Parker February 2022 Octobe

The Governing Body of Squirrel Hayes First School

The Governing Body consists of

0 Local Authority Governor

1 Parent Governors

1 Staff Governors

1 Headteacher

1 Co-opted Governors

1 Foundation Governors

Total : 5 Governors

Squirrel Hayes can be contacted via the School Office or by e-mailing governor@squirrelhayes.staffs.sch.uk

'Leaders and governors have high expectations of staff and pupils and have worked together well to develop an aspirational culture. As a result, standards in reading and teaching in the early years have improved.

Governors know the school well and make regular visits to see the school’s work for themselves. For example, the chair of governors leads the school improvement group that checks on pupils’ achievement.

Governors provide effective challenge and hold leaders to account well.

Governors know how leaders use additional funding. In particular, they check how the pupil premium funding is used and monitor its impact on the achievement of disadvantaged pupils

Governors use their training well, so they have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and health and safety matters.'