Meet the Governors

Welcome to the Governors' Section

School governing bodies are responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education. Together with the Headteacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management, they set the school's aims and policies.

Governors have three main roles:

To provide strategic direction for the school
To act as a critical friend to the Principal
To ensure accountability

They also carry out several other important duties, which include:

Determining how the school's budget is spent
Hearing appeals and grievances
Forming policy on the school's curriculum and collective worship
Setting standards for pupil behaviour
Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
Setting and monitoring the school's aims and policies
Staff recruitment and retention

We are incredibly fortunate to have a fantastic team of governors who have a real energy, enthusiasm and desire to help provide our children with the best possible education.

If you wish to contact our Chair of Governors, please use the contact details below:

Chair of Governors - Mrs Dawn Erkek

Contact - [email protected]

Name	Role	End of Office	Appointed by	Business & Financial Interest	Responsibilities Link Governor
Dawn Erkek	Chair of Governors Co-opted	27 January 2028	Governing Board	West Midlands Fire Service	COG Provisions Committee Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor SCR Safer Recruitment Governor
Simon Bates	Vice Chair of Governors LA	30 March 2026	Governing Board	NHS	VCOG Provisions Committee HT Appraisal Health and Safety Governor Fire Safety
Lesley Ryan	Governor Co-opted	6 December 2026	Governing Board	Governing body experience Finance	Provisions Committee Finance Link Training/skills Governor
Sarah Harvey	Governor Co-opted	24 September 2028	Governing Board	SEND	Provisions Committee SEND Governor HT Appraisal
Tracy Tooth	Governor Co-opted Staff	3 July 2027	Governing Board	Staff DDSL	Outcomes Committee Prevent and British Values Governor
Louise Wheatcroft	Governor Co-opted	3rd July 2027	Governing Board	Birmingham University Student Link	Outcomes Committee HT Appraisal QofE Students QA ECT link governor
Thenain Coulibaly	Parent Governor	8 December 2025	Parents	Child at the school	Provisions Committee Attendance Governor
Emma Benbow	Staff Governor	11 December 2028	Staff	Teacher Daughter in school Previous Parent Governor	Outcomes Committee
Lesley Ryan	Governor	6 December 2026	Co-opted	Experience in Gov bodies	Provisions Committee Training and Skills Governor
Gemma Rushton	Parent Governor	17 September 2028	Parents	Child at the school	Outcomes Committee Attendance Governor
Joel Abbots	Parent Governor	22 May 2027	Parents	Child at the school	Provisions Committee Monitoring and Filtering Governor
Tracey Flanagan	Headteacher	Ex-Officio	NA	Husband in school	Outcomes Committee