The Governing Body of Grafton Primary School consists of 11 governors.
We currently have 10 Governors in post as follows:
Headteacher Governor
Term of office until 7-12-26
Link Governor for the Arts
Curriculum/Strandards
Term of office until 7-12-25
Link Governor for Finance, Fundraising and Resources
Term of office until 8-11-25
Link Governor for Inclusion, SEND (incl. the Ark and The Nest)
Term of office until 16-5-26
Associate Members of the Governing Body
Supporting with Stakeholder Views/Community Partnerships
Link Governor for Equalities, Race and Social Justice
Our professional clerk is Frankie Chissim. If you would like to get in touch with the Governors, please contact Frankie via the school office. Alternatively, use our virtual governor suggestion box. Governors warmly welcome communication from parents and recognise the importance of parent voice in continual school improvement.
Annual Governance Statement of the Governing Body of Grafton Primary School
Role | Name of Governors | Number of FGB meetings attended February 2022 to February 2023 |
---|---|---|
Local Authority Governors | Cllr Ghani | 8 out of possible 8 |
Co-opted Governors | A Carroll | 4 out of a possible 4 |
N Hussain | 7 out of a possible 8 | |
Vice-Chair | K Rajaram | 8 out of a possible 8 |
H Bhudia | 7 out of a possible 8 | |
Chair of Governors | R Shirazi | 7 out of a possible 8 |
Co-opted Governor | S King | 7 out of a possible 7 |
Executive Headteacher | Mr M Nicholson | 7 out of a possible 8 |
Head of School | L Gray | 7 out of a possible 7 |
Parent Governor (elected by parents) | A Ali | 8 out of a possible 8 |
Co-opted Governor | H Cover | 7 out of a possible 8 |
Co-opted Governor | M Thomas | 2 out of a possible 2 |
Staff Governor (elected by staff) | M Miller | 4 out of a possible 4 |
Governing Body Committees:
Governors have one committee. All other business is conducted by the full Governing Body, which meets once every half term.
Pay Committee
This committee considers recommendations from the Headteacher and agrees annual pay increases for all staff. The Committee meets at least once a year, or as required. The membership of the Committee is the Headteacher plus Dr Shirazi, Mr Hussain, Mr Rajaram and Cllr Ghani.
Statutory Committees (e.g Pupil Disciplinary, Appeal, Staff Disciplinary, Redundancy)
All Governors (except staff) will will form a pool from which they will be selected to serve on panels according to availability and suitability. The terms of reference for each panel will be as per the relevant procedure/policy. In some circumstances (when suitable Governors cannot be selected from the Governing Body of Grafton Primary School), the governors of the PACE schools will be approached to serve on statutory panels/committees.
Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests
All Governors are required to sign a declaration of interest form annually.
They are also require to disclose any pecuniary/business interests relating to specific items on the agenda at every meeting.
At this time the declared interests are:
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