Mrs Mariam Parekh (Chair of Governors)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 26 March 2023 to 25 March 2027
First Appointed: 26 March 2019
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Standards & Curriculum, Finance, Ofsted ready working group
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None declared
Governance Roles in other schools: Parent Academy Representative, Birchfield Primary Academy,
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 100%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 90%
Mr Mohammad Yasin
Local Authority Governor
Term of Office: 24 April 2022 to 23 April 2026
First Appointed: 15 September 2018
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum,
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Trustee at Rahamatulla Welfare Trust
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 60%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 72%
Mr Arfan Zaman (Community Links, Pupil Premium)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 13 July 2020 to 12 July 2024
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum,
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Palfrey One Big Local
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 20%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 62%
Mr James Ludlow
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 7 December 2021 to 6 December 2025
First Appointed: 7 December 2021
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Principal at Joseph Leckie Academy
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 100%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 67%
Miss Holly Humphries
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 6 December 2022 to 5 December 2026
First Appointed: 6 December 2022
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Standards & Curriculum
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Teacher, Queen Mary's Grammar School
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 20%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 40%
Mrs Helena Collett
Staff Governor
Term of Office: 29 September 2022 to 28 September 2026
First Appointed: 29 September 2022
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 80%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 89%
Mr Mohammed Masoom Rana
Parent Governor
Term of Office: 2 November 2022 to 1 November 2026
First Appointed: 2 November 2022
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: none
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 40%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 71%
Mrs Alison Walsh
Headteacher
Term of Office: 1 January 2013 to present
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum,
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None declared
Governance Roles in other schools: Governor at Joseph Leckie Academy
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 100%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 100%
Ms Bal Bains
Advisory
Term of Office: N/A
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Palfrey Infant School
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 100%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 100%
Mrs Tina Dunkley
Advisory
Term of Office: N/A
Responsibilities/Committees: SENDCo
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Palfrey Infant School
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 80%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 75%
Ms Gurdeep Sanghera
Clerk to the FGB
Term of Office: N/A
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Walsall Council (Governance Services)
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2023/2024: 80%
Meetings Attended 2022/2023: 86%
For more information on our role and responsibilities see the Governance Handbook (October 2020).
To contact a school governor you can either leave a message at the school office or email postbox@palfreyinfant.co.uk and mark the email 'For the attention of the School Governor, (insert the name of the Governor)'.
Former Governors from the past 12 months:
Mrs Beccie Hawes (SEND Link Governor)
Co-opted Governor (Resignation accepted 09.05.2023)
Mr Sandeep Raju
Parent Governor (Resignation accepted 27.04.2023)
Mrs Alia Raja
Co-opted Governor (Resignation accepted 11.07.2023)
Mr Bill Gwilt
Co-opted Governor (Resignation accepted 26.05.2023)
Mrs Satvinder Bahia
Co-opted Governor (Resignation accepted 22.09.2023)