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
Governors Remits and Responsibilities
Click to download – Governors Remits and Responsibilities September 2022
Governors’ Meetings – Attendance Tables
Freshfield Nursery meeting attendance record 22-23
Meeting attendance Freshfield Nursery Sept 22
Meeting-attendance-FreshfieldNursery-Sept-2021
Click to download – Meeting attendance Freshfield Nursery Nov 2020
Click to download – Governors’ meetings attendance 2019 – 2020
Click to download – Meetings Attendance – Freshfield Nursery Feb 19
Click to download – Meeting Attendance 2018-2019 Freshfield Nursery
Click to download – Governors meetings attendance list 2017 – 2018
Click to download – Attendance Summer 2017
Click to download – Copy of attendance checklist 2016