Mr Bill Gwilt (Chair of Governors)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 25 September 2018 to 24 September 2022
First appointed: 25 September 2018
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Health & Safety, Data Protection
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Concept FM (provide facilities management support to school)
Governance Roles in other schools: Chadsmoor Federation
Meetings Attended 2021/2022: 100%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 89%
Mrs Samina Shami (Vice-Chair of Governors, Curriculum, Safeguarding, EYFS Link)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 1 May 2019 to 30 April 2023
First appointed: 1 May 2014
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Palfrey Junior School
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2021/2022: 100%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 90%
Mrs Beccie Hawes (SEND Link Governor)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 8 December 2020 to 7 December 2024
First Appointed: 8 December 2020
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Cadmus Services Limited (provides support to help the school meet the needs of their vulnerable learners)
Governance Roles in other schools: Palfrey Junior School
Meetings Attended 2021/2022: 40%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 86%
Mrs Mariam Parekh (Curriculum)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 26 March 2019 to 25 March 2023
First Appointed: 26 March 2019
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Standards & Curriculum
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None declared
Governance Roles in other schools: Parent Academy Representative, Birchfield Primary Academy,
Meetings Attended 2021/2022: 100%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 100%
Mrs Aalia Raja (Curriculum)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 2 July 2019 to 1 July 2023
First Appointed: 2 July 2019
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Standards & Curriculum, Finance & General Purposes
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None declared
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2021/2022: 80%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 88%
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 2021/2022: 80%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 100%
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 2021/2022: 60%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 44%
Mrs Satvinder Bahia
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 19 October 2021 to 18 October 2025
First Appointed: 19 October 2021
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2021/2022: 100%
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 2021/2022: 100%
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: None
Meetings Attended 2021/2022: 100%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 100%
Mrs Jayne Cleaver
Staff Governor
Term of Office: 25 September 2018 to 28 March 2022
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Finance & General Purposes, Standards & Curriculum,
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Palfrey Infant School
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2021/2022: 75%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 100%
Ms Max Sims
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 2021/2022: 100%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 78%
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 2021/2022: 100%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 90%
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 2021/2022: 100%
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 100%
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 Suhana Begum (Pupil Premium & Curriculum)
Parent Governor
Term of Office: 12 September 2017 to 11 September 2021
First appointed: 12 September 2017
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Standards & Curriculum
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Declared
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 88%
Mr Subtain Khan
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 20 October 2020 to 19 October 2024 (resignation received 06 July 2021)
First Appointed: 20 October 2020
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Standards & Curriculum
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Employed at Joseph Leckie Academy
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 25%
Mr Mohamed Mooradun (Safeguarding)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 2 July 2019 to 1 July 2023 (resignation received 06 July 2021)
First Appointed: 2 July 2019
Responsibilities/Committees: FGB, Standards & Curriculum
Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None declared
Governance Roles in other schools: None
Meetings Attended 2020/2021: 63%