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%