Governors 2022-2023
The Governors at Acocks Green Primary School
The Governing Body manages the Academy on behalf of the Academy Trust and the key responsibilities are to:
- Ensure the quality of educational provision.
- Challenge and monitor the performance of the school.
- Manage the Academy Trust’s finances and property.
- Manage the staff.
- Exercise reasonable skill and care in carrying out their duties.
- Ensure that the Academy Trust complies with charity and company law.
- Operate the Academy in accordance with the Funding Agreement that has been signed with the Secretary of State.
The governing body has delegated the majority of the roles and responsibilities to the following committees which meet on a termly basis and report back to the full governing body, chaired by Ms Fiona Joseph.
Teaching, Learning and Resource Committee:
Mrs Sarah Ward - Chair
Ms Fiona Joseph
Mrs Rachel Binder
Mr David Cheshire
Mr Bala Sabarish Dhanabalan
Finance and Audit Committee:
Ms Maria Borderi - Chair
Mrs Sharon Pitfield
Mrs Sarah Ward
Mr Ajaz Riaz
Mr David Cheshire
Staffing and Pay Committee, including Headteacher Performance Management:
Mr Ajaz Riaz – Chair
Mrs Sharon Pitfield
Ms Fiona Joseph
Ms Maria Broderi
Health, Safety and Premises Working Party:
Mrs Sarah Ward - Chair
Mr Roger Harmer
Mr Ajaz Riaz
Academisation Working Party:
Mrs Sarah Ward - Chair
Mrs Rachel Binder
Mrs Sharon Pitfield
Mr Ajaz Riaz
Ms Maria Borderi
Independent Member Governors hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.
|
Mr Duncan Smith |
Member September '25 |
Governing Body |
Yes |
Effective governance |
0/1 |
| Mr Neil Kimberley |
Member September '25 |
Governing Body | Yes | Effective Governance | 0/1 |
| Mr Kevin Jones |
Member September '26 |
Governing Body | Yes | Effective Governance | 1/1 |
Acocks Green Primary School – Details of Governance Arrangements for the Academic Year 2022-2023
Acocks Green Primary School has 3 independent Member Governors who are the guardians of the governance of the trust.
Member Governors hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.
| Trustee Governors |
Category of Trustee & Term of Office |
Appointing Body |
Member |
Positions of responsibility |
Business |
|
Ms Fiona Joseph (Chair) Appointed: September '18 |
Community September '23 |
Governors | Yes |
Co-Founding Manager FloJoe Training Associate of Alpha Plus Consultan |
|
| Mrs Sarah Ward |
Headteacher |
Ex Officio | Yes | Headteacher | None |
|
Mrs Sharon Pitfield (Vice Chair) Appointed: May '18 |
Community May '26 |
Governors | Yes |
SEND / Foreign Languages |
Staff Governor at Yorkmead Primary School |
|
Mr Ajaz Riaz Appointed: September '20 |
Parent September '24 |
Parents | History/Geography and RE, LINK GOVERNOR | None | |
|
Mr Roger Harmer Appointed: December '20 |
Community December '24 |
Governors | Yes | Maths / Computing | Head of Income Generation for Garden Organic |
|
Mrs Helen Arthur Appointed: December '20 |
Community December '24 |
Governors | Yes |
Safeguarding / Child protection |
Family Barrister @ No5 Chambers |
|
Mrs Rachel Binder Appointed: Dec '21 |
Parent Dec '25 |
Parents | Wellbeing/PSHE | None | |
|
Ms Maria Borderi Appointed: Dec '21 |
Community Dec '25 |
Parents | EYFS | None | |
|
Mr Bala Sabarish Dhanabalan Appointed: Dec '21 |
Parent Dec '25 |
Parents | Science | None | |
|
Mr David Cheshire Appointed Sept '22 |
Community Sept '26 |
Governors | English/Pupil Premium | None | |
|
Mrs Puja Dey Appointed September '22
|
Parent Sept '26 |
Parents | The Arts (music, drama, art and design technology) | None | |
|
Mrs Hannah Begum Appointed September '22
|
Parent Sept' 26 |
Parents | EAL (English as an Additional Language) | None |
Our Governors' Attendance Records at Governing Body meetings and Committees for the Academic Year 2022-23
| Governors | Governing Body Meetings | Teaching, Learning and Resources | Finance and Audit | Staffing and Pay Committee | Teaching, Learning & Resources | H&S and Premises Working Party |
| Ms Fiona Joseph | 2/6 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 2 | ||
| Ms Sharon Pitfield | 2/6 | 0/3 | 2 | |||
| Ms Sarah Ward | 2/6 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 2 | ||
| Mr Ajaz Riaz | 2/6 | 1/3 | 2 | |||
| Mr Roger Harmar | 1/6 | |||||
| Ms Helen Arthur | 2/6 | |||||
| Ms Rachel Binder | 2/6 | 1/3 | ||||
| Ms Maria Borderi | 2/6 | 1/3 | 1/3 | |||
| Mr Bala Sabarish Dhanabalan | 1/6 | 0/3 | ||||
| Mr David Cheshire | 2/6 | 1/3 | ||||
| Ms Puja Dey | 1/5 | |||||
| Mrs H Begum | 1/5 | |||||
Acocks Green Primary School – Details of Governance Arrangements for the Academic Year 2021-22
Acocks Green Primary School has 3 independent Member Governors who are the guardians of the governance of the trust.
Member Governors hold the trust board to account for the effective governance of the trust.
|
Member Governors |
Category of Governor & Term of Office
|
Appointing Body
|
Member |
Positions of responsibility
|
|
Mrs Aisha Abdi |
Member September '25 |
Governing Body |
Yes |
Effective governance |
|
Mr Duncan Smith |
Member September '25 |
Governing Body |
Yes |
Effective governance |
|
Mr Neil Kimberley |
Member September '25 |
Governing Body |
Yes |
Effective Governance |
|
Trustee Governors |
Category of Trustee & Term of Office |
Appointing Body |
Member
|
Positions of responsibility |
Business & personal pecuniary interest |
|
Ms Fiona Joseph (Chair) Appointed: September '18 |
Community September '22 |
Governors |
Yes |
EAL/ Literacy |
Co-Founding Manager FloJoe Training Associate of Alpha Plus Consultancy |
|
Mr. Robert Driscoll |
Headteacher |
Ex Officio |
|
Headteacher |
None |
|
Mrs Sharon Pitfield (Vice Chair) Appointed: May '18 |
Community May '26 |
Governors |
Yes |
SEND / Foreign Languages |
Staff Governor at Yorkmead Primary School |
|
Mr Ajaz Riaz Appointed: September '20 |
Parent September '24 |
Parents
|
Yes |
History / Geography |
None |
|
Mr Roger Harmer Appointed: December '20 |
Community December '24 |
Governors |
|
Maths / Computing |
Head of Income Generation for Garden Organic |
|
Mrs Helen Arthur Appointed: December '20 |
Community December '24 |
Governors |
Yes |
LINK GOVERNOR: Safeguarding / Child protection |
Family Barrister @ No5 Chambers |
|
Mrs Sarah Ward Appointed: October '19 |
Staff October '23 |
Staff |
|
Safeguarding / Child protection /SEND/ LAC/ Science/Sports Premium |
None |
|
Mrs Julie Jones Appointed: Sept '18 |
Staff Sept '22 |
Staff |
|
EYFS |
None |
|
Mrs Philippa Liversidge Appointed: Sept '18 |
Staff September '22 |
Staff |
|
The Arts/ RE/ Pupil Premium |
None |
|
Mrs Rachel Binder Appointed: Dec '21 |
Parent Dec '25 |
Parents |
|
Wellbeing |
None |
|
Ms Maria Borderi Appointed: Dec '21
|
Parent Dec '25 |
Parents |
|
|
None |
|
Mr Bala Sabarish Dhanabalan Appointed: Dec '21
|
Parent Dec '25 |
Parents |
|
|
None |
Our Governors' Attendance Records at Governing Body meetings and Committees for the Academic Year 2021-22
Westley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B27 7UQ
0121 706 2165
enquiry@acocksgreen.bham.sch.uk
Westley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands B27 7UQ
0121 706 2165
enquiry@acocksgreen.bham.sch.uk
