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)