Governors Information – Henleaze Infants School

The role of a Governor

The purpose of a Governing Body is to help provide the best possible education for pupils. Governors meet regularly with the Headteacher and staff to decide the school’s aims and policies, and to oversee the efficient running of the school. The Governors work in partnership with the school and local authority and have particular responsibility for:

Setting aims and planning for the future of the school
Agreeing targets to raise standards of achievement
Ensuring that the curriculum meets the needs of all pupils
Monitoring the school budget
Staffing issues, including appointing the Headteacher and other staff, and determining salaries
Deciding the school’s policies
Making sure all pupils have equal opportunities within the school and providing for pupils with special educational needs
Challenging and supporting the Headteacher, as a critical friend
Ensuring the school site is well maintained, safe and secure
Dealing with complaints about the school

The Governing Board of Henleaze Infant School meet at Full Governing Body meetings. In addition, a Resources Committee meeting is held once per term.

The Governing Board is made of staff at the school, parents and people appointed by the Governing Body because of their professional skills and experience.

How to contact the Governing Body

The Joint Chairs of Governors welcome contact with members of the school community. They can be contacted via the Clerk to Governors

Aggie Forster – Clerk
Aggie can be contacted via the following email address: clerk.henleazei@bristol-schools.uk

Please view the details of our Governing Board below:

Current

Role	Forename	Surname	Date of appointment	Date term of office ends/ended		Governor Type	Term of office	Relevant Business or Financial interests
Governor	Sarah	Smith	18 Oct 2021	17 Oct 2025	Curriculum Governor – English	Co-opted	4 years	none
Governor	Ania	Kopel-Hanna	18 Oct 2021	17 Oct 2025	Behaviour and Attendance Governor SEND Governor	Co-opted	4 years	none
Governor	Louise	Walton	15 Oct 2021	14 Oct 2025	Curriculum Governor-Arts	Parent	4 years	none
Governor	Melissa	Finch	13 Jul 2021	12 Jul 2025	Staff Recruitment Panel	Co-opted	4 years	none
Governor	Farzana	Shehzad	13 Jul 2021	12 Jul 2025	Curriculum Committee Chair Pupil Premium Governor	Co-opted	4 years	none
Governor	Alarna	Samarasinghe	13 Jul 2021	12 Jul 2025	Curriculum Governor – EYFS	Co-opted	4 years	none
Chair of Governors	Amar	Shah	04 Feb 2019	3 Feb 2023	Co-Chair Staff Recruitment Panel	Co-opted	4 years	none
Governor	Elizabeth	Smith	04 Feb 2019	3 Feb 2023	Looked After Children Governor Child Protection/Safeguarding Governor	Co-opted	4 years	none
Governor	Richard	Holm	04 Feb 2019	3 Feb 2023	Resources Committee Chair	Co-opted	4 years	none
Chair of Governors	Richard	Lukes	13 Dec 2018	12 Dec 2022	Co-Chair Staff Recruitment Panel	Parent	4 years	none
Governor	Becci	Simmons	26 Sep 2018	25 Sep 2022		Staff	4 years	Employed at Henleaze Infant School
Governor	Vincent	Smith	10 Jan 2017	17 Oct 2025	H&S Governor Curriculum Governor – Maths NW24 Link Governor Premises & HC3	Local Authority	4 years	none
Governor	Gemma	Fricker	01 Jan 2019	N/A		Headteacher	N/A	Employed at Henleaze Infant School

Other

Role	Forename	Surname	Start Date of role	Relevant Business or financial Interests	Voting Rights
Associate Governor	Janet	Bremner	1st Sept 2021	TSC South West-Trust governance; Trust Governance officer Educate Together; Vice Chair and Chair of Finance Audit Risk & Resources Committee North Star Academy; Clerk to the Governors-Bishop Road School	None
Associate Governor	Lauren	Oram	19th April 2021	Employed as Business Manager at Henleaze Infant School	None
Clerk to Governors	Aggie	Forster	Oct 20211	Trustee Keate family arts Trust;Trustee Brazier Park; Clerk to Governors Blaise Primary School	None

Historic

Name	Removal Reason	Governor Type	First Appointed	From	To	Leaving Date
Mrs Linda Bamber	Resigned	Co-opted governor	12 Oct 2017	12 Oct 2017	12 Oct 2021	18 May 2021
Miss Kate McGreal	Resigned	Co-opted governor	4 Feb 2019	4 Feb 2019	3 Feb 2023	7 Jul 2021
Mrs Ania Kopel-Hanna	Term of Office Expired	Parent governor	12 Oct 2017	12 Oct 2017	12 Oct 2021	15 Oct 2021
Janet Bremner	Resigned	Local Authority Governor	17 Dec 2018	17 Dec 2018	17 Dec 2022	18 Oct 2021