We would like to welcome you to the Governors section on our school website. We hope you enjoy looking through the website to find out about Longwood Primary school and see some of the wonderful pictures and work that our children are currently doing.
There are eleven Governors on Longwood’s Governing Body and we work with the Head Teacher Mrs. James and her staff to ensure Longwood pupils get the best from their time in the school. Mrs James with assistance from the Senior Leadership team is responsible for day-to-day management of the school. The Governors, in co-operation with the Head Teacher, set the school’s aims, strategies, and policies and fulfil other important roles. Over the years the Governing Body has taken many important strategic decisions that have influenced the life of the school, including becoming part of the Tame Valley Cooperative Learning Trust in 2013.
| Name | Category | Appointed Body | Term Of Office | Committee | Position | Register of Interests |
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| Pauline James | Head | School Governing Body | | All | Gov | Large Impact Creations |
| Rachel Matthews | Staff Rep- Co-opted | School Governing Body | 2016-2020 | Teaching & Learning | Gov | NONE |
| Brian Mulligan | Co-opted | School Governing Body | 2017-2021 | Teaching & Learning | Gov | A.M. Education |
| Jane Rowlands | Foundation | TVCLT Board | 2016-2020 | Teaching & Learning | CHAIR of GOV | NONE |
| Mel Martin | Co-opted | School Governing Body | 2015-2019 | Leadership & Management | H S GOV | NONE |
| Lucy Hateley | Parent | School Governing Body | 2016-2020 | Leadership & Management | Vice Chair of GOV Chair of LM | Lichfield Council |
| Jason Ward | Parent | School Governing Body | 2016-2020 | Leadership & Management | Gov | NONE |
| Tess Berry | Co-opted | School Governing Body | 2015-2019 | Teaching & Learning | Gov | NONE |
| Emma Caswell | Parent | School Governing Body | 2015-2019 | Leadership & Management | Gov | NONE |
| Diane Chalkey | Foundation | School Governing Body | 2018- | Leadership & Management | Gov | CMC |
| Helen Tonks | LA Gov | Local Authority | 2019- | | Gov | |
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Governors Attendance 2019-20
Y = Attended, N = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, NR = Not Required
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| T&L Committee AUTUMN TERM | L&M Committee Autumn term | Full Governing Board Committee Meeting | Teaching and Learning Committee | L&M Committee SPRING TERM | Full Governing Board Committee Meeting | T&L SUMMER MEETING | L&M Summer term | Full Governing Board | ||||
| Governor | Governor Type | 08 Oct 2019 | 24 Oct 2019 | 12 Dec 2019 | 11 Feb 2020 | 24 Mar 2020 | 31 Mar 2020 | 16 Jun 2020 | 30 Jun 2020 | 07 Jul 2020 | ||
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| Mrs Tessa Berry | Co-Opted | Y | NR | |||||||||
| Mrs Emma Caswell | Parent | NR | NA | |||||||||
| Mrs Diane Chalkley | Foundation | NR | NA | |||||||||
| Mrs Lucy Hateley | Parent | NR | Y | |||||||||
| Mrs Pauline James | Headteacher | Y | Y | |||||||||
| Melvin Martin | Co-Opted | NR | Y | |||||||||
| Mrs Rachel Matthews | Staff | Y | Y | |||||||||
| Mr Brian Mulligan | Co-Opted | Y | NR | |||||||||
| Mrs Jane Rowlands | Foundation | N | NA | |||||||||
| Mrs Helen Tonks | Authority | NR | NR | |||||||||
| Mr Jason Ward | Parent | NR | NA |
The Governing Body are the strategic planners of the school and we:
Individual Governors will also be involved in some of the following:
All Governors, once appointed, share the collective responsibilities and work as a team. Monitoring is carried out by all governors focusing on issues highlighted in the School Improvement Plan and several governors also take on other responsibilities e.g. health and safety.
We are proud of our school and feel privileged to support Mrs James and the staff on the journey of continuous improvement in delivering a varied and stimulating education for our children.