Governors
Governors
The Governing Body of Grafton Primary School consists of 12 governors.
- 7 Co-opted Governors (appointed by the Governing Body)
- 1 LA Governor (nominated by the Local Authority, appointed by the Governing Body)
- 2 Parent Governors (elected by parents)
- 1 Headteacher Governor (automatic member)
- 1 Staff Governor (elected by staff)
- Total number of governors =12
The term of office of all categories of governor is four years.
Currently have Governors in post as follows:
- Dr Roza Shirazi - Co-opted Governor
Member of Curriculum Committee
Link Governor for Behaviour
Headteacher Performance Management Review
Chair of the Pay Committee
End of office 6-7-27
- Mr Kamesh Rajaram - Co-opted Governor
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- Cllr Syed Ghani - Local Authority Governor
Link Governor for Rights Respecting Schools, GDPR, Attendance and Equalities
Member of Curriculum Committee
End of office 24-2-28
- Headteacher Governor
Mrs Junaida Bana - Head teacher - ex offcio member
- Ms Melissa Thomas - Co-opted Governor
Link for Wellbeing
End of office 7-12-26
- Mr. Abbas Ali - Co-Chair of Governors
Link Governor for Premises, Health and Safety
Chair of Finance and Resources Committee
End of office 3-12-29
- Mr Nick Power - Co-Chair of Governors
Link Governor for Safeguarding, Inclusion (LAC and SEND)
Member of Curriculum Committee
End of office 31-10-28
- Mrs Rafia Ajaz - parent governor
Link Governor for Writing & Curriculum
End of office 9-3-30
- Mrs Migena Karaj -parent governor
Member of Finance Committee
Link Governor for Sports and Pupil Premium
End of office 9-3-30
- Ms Yasmin Chowdhury -Co-opted Governor
Member of Finance, Health & Safety Committee
End of office 9-3-30
- Ms Rachel Kaye-Co-opted Governor
Member of Curriculum Committee
End 9-3-30
Governance Professional
Our professional clerk is Jackie Day. If you would like to get in touch with the Governors, please contact Jackie via the school office. Governors warmly welcome communication from parents and recognise the importance of parent voice in continual school improvement.
Chair of Governors
Our Co-Chair are Mr N Power & Mr A Ali. They can be contacted through the school office.
Contact
The Grafton Governing body can be contacted by sending a letter to the School for the attention of the Chair of the GPS Governing body, or by email to office@graftonprimary.co.uk marked for the attention of the 'Board of Governors'.
Annual Governance Statement of the Governing Body of Grafton Primary School
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 Roza Shirazi, Mr Power and Mr Abbas.
Statutory Committees (e.g., Pupil Disciplinary, Appeal, Staff Disciplinary, Redundancy)
All Governors (except staff) 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 in accordance with 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 required to disclose any pecuniary/business interests relating to specific items on the agenda at every meeting.
At this time the declared interests are:
- governance roles in other educational institutions - None
- any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) - None
- any other interests - None
