Governing Board Information
Welcome to the Taylor Road Primary School Governing Board Page.
The core functions of the governing body are as set out in (regulation 6) and include, but are not limited to ensuring:
- that the vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school are clearly defined
- that the headteacher performs their responsibilities for the educational performance of the school
the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources.
Our Governing Board has a number of Governors with a range of knowledge, skills and experiences with co-opted Governors, Parent Governors and Staff Governors.
We are very fortunate to have:
- Suzanne Uprichard - Chair of Governors
- Anita Gondal - Parent Governor
- Asma Begum - Parent Governor
- Shazina Kasmani - Parent Governor
- PCSO Karen Reed - Community Governor, Co-opted
- Joel Spaxman - Community Governor, Co-opted
- Yasmin Lakhi-Tai - Community Governor, Co-opted
- Chris Severyn - Staff Governor, elected
- Anna Grant-Thomas - Headteacher, ex officio
Our Clerk to Governors is; Mrs Karen Allen.
As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:
- Target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
- Develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
- Prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas
- Address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks
However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable.