Governors

Governors

The Governing Body of Grafton Primary School consists of 11 governors.

• 6 Co-opted Governors (appointed by the Governing Body)
• 1 LA Governor (nominated by the Local Authority, appointed by the Governing Body)
• 2 Parent Governors (elected by parents)
• 1 Headteacher Governor (automatic member)
• 1 Staff Governor (elected by staff)

We currently have 10 Governors in post as follows: 

• Dr R Shirazi - Co-opted Governor - Chair of Governors
• Link Governor for Safeguarding, Looked After Children and Pupil Premium
• Curriculum/Standards
• Headteacher Performance Management Review
• Term of office to 6-7-27

• Mr K Rajaram (Vice Chair) - Co-opted Governor
• Link Governor for Fundraising, Finance and Resources
• Term of office to 20-5-27

• Cllr S Ghani - Local Authority Governor
• Link Governor for Rights Respecting Schools, GDPR and Attendance
• Term of office 23-3-24

          Headteacher Governor

• Mrs L Gray -Acting Head teacher - Automatic member

• Ms S King - Staff Governor
• Link Governor for Pastoral Development
• Term of office until 16-5-26

• Ms M Thomas - Co-opted Governor

       Term of office until 7-12-26

• Ms. H Cover- Kus - Co-opted Governor

Link Governor for the Arts

Curriculum/Strandards

Term of office until 7-12-25

• Mr. A Ali - Parent Governor

Link Governor for Finance, Fundraising and Resources

Term of office until 8-11-25

• Mrs. M Miller - Staff Governor

                     Link Governor for Inclusion, SEND (incl. the Ark and The Nest)

                   Term of office until 16-5-26

Associate Members of the Governing Body

• Mr A Mahmood (police officer) – until Oct 23

      Supporting with Stakeholder Views/Community Partnerships

• Vacancies - one parent governor

      Link Governor for Equalities, Race and Social Justice

Our professional clerk is Frankie Chissim. If you would like to get in touch with the Governors, please contact Frankie via the school office. Alternatively, use our virtual governor suggestion box. Governors warmly welcome communication from parents and recognise the importance of parent voice in continual school improvement.

Annual Governance Statement of the Governing Body of Grafton Primary School

Attendance Record

Governing Body Committees:

Governors have one committee. All other business is conducted by the full Governing Body, which meets once every half term.

Pay Committee

This committee considers recommendations from the Headteacher and agrees annual pay increases for all staff. The Committee meets at least once a year, or as required. The membership of the Committee is the Headteacher plus Dr Shirazi, Mr Hussain, Mr Rajaram and Cllr Ghani.

Statutory Committees (e.g Pupil Disciplinary, Appeal, Staff Disciplinary, Redundancy)

All Governors (except staff) will will form a pool from which they will be selected to serve on panels according to availability and suitability. The terms of reference for each panel will be as per the relevant procedure/policy.  In some circumstances (when suitable Governors cannot be selected from the Governing Body of Grafton Primary School), the governors of the PACE schools will be approached to serve on statutory panels/committees.

Relevant Business and Pecuniary Interests

All Governors are required to sign a declaration of interest form annually. 

They are also require to disclose any pecuniary/business interests relating to specific items on the agenda at every meeting. 

At this time the declared interests are:

• governance roles in other educational institutions - None
• any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) - None
• any other interests - None