Meet the Staff & Governors

Freshfield Nursery School Staff from Sept 2023

Mrs J Martin	Co-Headteacher
Mrs K Walsh Mrs E Richardson	Co-Headteacher Acting Co-Headteacher
Miss Nicola Simcock	Early Years Leader & Inclusion Manager
Mrs S. Clarke	HLTA
Mrs L Evans	HLTA
Mrs H McDonald	HLTA Outdoor Learning Lead
Mrs L Williams	HLTA
Mrs L Wild	HLTA/2 Year old's lead practitioner
Mrs E Burke	Teaching Assistant
Miss J Toombs	Teaching Assistant
Mrs A Pike	Teaching Assistant
Miss M Allott	Teaching assistant
Mrs D Cotton	Teaching assistant
Miss R Southcombe	Teaching assistant
Mrs K Evans	Teaching Assistant
Ms Karina Trujillo Sanchez	Teaching Assistant
Mrs N Harney	Clerical Assistant/Receptionist
Mr C Ashton	Site Manager
Mr A Lawton	Hygiene Manager
Mrs J. Longley	School Business Manager

Freshfield Nursery School Governors

Chair	Jill Jones
Vice Chair
Co-Headteachers	Jennifer Martin Kathryn Walsh Elizabeth Richardson
LA Governor	Susan Guy
Associate Governor	Simon Fuller
Co-opted Governors	Jill Jones, Jeanette Longley, Jennifer Leah, Rebecca Till, Sal Bernal
Staff Governor	vacancy
Parent Governors	Ben Scott, Sophie Hewitt, Claire Marsden

The members of the Governing Board meet three times each year:

Full Governing Board Meeting Dates Academic Year 2022 – 2023

Autumn: 23rd November 2023 5.30 pm

Spring: 23rd March 2023

Summer: 20th June 2023

Governors’ Declaration of Business Interests

Governors have made no declarations of also being a governor in another school.

Click to download – Declarations-FreshfieldNursery-Feb-23 (1)

Click to download – Declarations-FreshfieldNursery Nov 21

Click to download – Dec of Interest Freshfield Nov 2020

Click to download – Declarations Governors – Freshfield Nursery Nov 2019

Click to download – Declarations Governors – Freshfield Nursery Nov 2018

Chair Of Governors: Jill Jones

Vice Chair of Governors: vacancy

Click to download – Governing Board Membership July 2023

There are sub committees covering areas for which the Governors have responsibility:

Chair: Jennifer Leah
Monitors the school budget
Monitors the state of the building
Risk Assessment
Health and Safety
Security
School Asset Management Plan
School Development Plan

Resources Committee Members: Jennifer Leah (chair of committee), Jill Jones, Sal Bernal, Jeanette Longley, Jenny Martin

Click to download – Resources, finance Committee LA template 2022

Teaching and Learning Committee

Chair: Sue Guy
Monitors Curriculum
Monitors Reporting to Parents
Staffing
Recruitment
Performance Review
School Development Plan

Teaching & Learning Committee members: Sue Guy, Rebecca Till, Kathryn Walsh/Liz Richardson, Jeanette Longley

Click to download – Teaching and learning, curriculum LA template remit 2022

Pay Committee

Jill Jones
Jenny Leah
Rebecca Till

Pay Appeals
Sal Bernal
vacancy

Click to download – Pay&Pay Appeal Committee remit 22-23

Headteachers’ Performance Management Committee

Jill Jones
Jenny Leah

Click to download – Performance Manage Grp remit 22-23

Safeguarding Governor – Susan Guy

LAC Governor – Jennifer Martin

Inclusion Governor and Diversity Governor – Kathryn Walsh

Development Governor – Jeanette Longley

Health and Safety Governor – Sal Bernal

Wellbeing Governor – Jeanette Longley

Terms of Office

Parent Governors
Ben Scott 02.02.23 to 01.02.25
Sophie Hewitt 06.07.23 to 05.07.25
Claire Marsden 06.07.23 to 05.07.23

Staff Governors
vacancy pending election

Co-Headteachers Governors
Jennifer Martin 01.09.17 UFN
Kathryn Walsh 01.04.21 UFN
Elizabeth Richardson 05.05.23 UFN

Authority Governor
Susan Guy 15.06.22 to 14.06.26

Co-Opted Governors
Jeanette Longley 25.02.23 to 24.02.27
Jill Jones 25.02.23 to 24.02.27
Jennifer Leah 06.11.21 to 05.11.25
Rebecca Till 30.10.19 to 29.10.23
Maria Bernal Yague 20.06.23 to 19.06.27

Associate Governor
Simon Fuller 25.11.20 to 25.11.24 (no voting rights)

Leavers

Robin Goddard LA Governor 01.09.15 to 26.05.17
Les Jones previous co-opted Governor approx. 1980 to 31.08.16
Linda Shaw Headteacher to 31.08.17

Marika Hargreaves Associate governor to 31.08.17
Emma Nolan co-opted governor 20.10.15 to 22.03.18
Michael Lomax parent governor 11.11.16 to 03.10.18
Gareth Chidgey parent governor 29.03.18 to 10.10.19
Emily Irlam 08.01.16 to 07.01.20
Lisa Williams 17.03.17 to 16.03.21
Aoife Murphy 27.01.21 to 26.01.23
Maria Laila-Valenti 01.03.22 to 08.02.23
Danielle Vessey 06.11.21 to 31.03.23
Anna Wicking 30.06.21 to 20.06.23
Stephanie Farndell 08.01.20 to 31.08.23