Meet the Staff & Governors

Freshfield Nursery School Staff

Mrs K Muncaster	Executive Headteacher
Miss N 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 M Warsop	HLTA
Mrs L Wild	HLTA/2 Year old's lead practitioner
Mrs J Hayward	Group Leader/Teaching Assistant
Mrs E Burke	Teaching Assistant
Mrs J Percival	Teaching Assistant
Mrs J Harrison	Teaching Assistant
Mrs R Jardine	Teaching Assistant
Mrs K Robinson	Teaching Assistant
Ms H Liddle	Teaching Assistant
Miss J Toombs	Teaching Assistant
Mrs A Pike	Teaching Assistant
Miss M Allott	Teaching assistant/2 Year Olds
Mrs K Evans	Teaching Assistant/2 Year Olds
Miss H Scott	Teaching Assistant
Miss O Coleman	Teaching Assistant
Miss J Cunningham	Teaching Assistant
Mrs M Qaiser	Teaching Assistant
Mrs N Harney	Clerical Assistant/Receptionist
Mr C Ashton	Site Manager
Mr A Lawton	Hygiene Manager
Mrs J. Longley	School Business Manager

Staff Safeguarding and First Aid Training

Safeguarding and First Aid Training at Freshfield

Freshfield Nursery School Governors

Chair
Vice Chair	Sal Bernal
Executive Headteacher	Katherine Muncaster
LA Governor	vacancy

Co-opted Governors	Kevin Shaw, Jeanette Longley, Jennifer Leah, Rebecca Till, Sal Bernal Maeve Hallmark
Staff Governor	Nicola Simcock
Parent Governors	Sophie Hewitt, Claire Marsden, Sophie Ingle-Raja

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

Full Governing Board Meeting Dates Academic Year 2023 – 2024

Autumn: 19th November 2024 5.30 pm

Spring: 26th March 2025 5.30 pm

Summer: 19th June 2025 5.30 pm

Governors’ Declaration of Business Interests

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

Governors Register of Business Interests 2024

Click to download – Governors’ Declarations of Interest Freshfield Dec 2023

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

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Governing Board – Diversity Analysis 2023 – 2024

Summary diversity questionnaire FGB Nov 23 final

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Chair Of Governors:

Vice Chair of Governors: Sal Bernal

Click to download – Governing Board Membership Mar 2025

Finance Commitee

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), Kevin Shaw, Sal Bernal, Jeanette Longley, Katherine Muncaster

Click to download – Resources, finance Committee remit 2024

Teaching and Learning Committee

Co-Chairs: Rebecca Till and Sophie Hewitt
Monitors Curriculum
Monitors Reporting to Parents
Staffing
Recruitment
Performance Review
School Development Plan

Teaching & Learning Committee members: Rebecca Till and Sophie Hewitt (Joint Chairs), Katherine Muncaster, Nicola Simcock, Kevin Shaw

Click to download – Teaching and learning, curriculum LA template remit 2024

Pay Committee
Kevin Shaw
Jenny Leah
Rebecca Till

Pay Appeals
Sal Bernal
Sophie Hewitt

Click to download – Pay committee remit 2024

Headteachers’ Performance Management Committee

Kevin Shaw
Jenny Leah
Rebecca Till

Click to download – Performance Manage Grp remit 2024

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Safeguarding Governor – Sophie Hewitt

Inclusion Governor and Diversity Governor – vacancy

Development Governor – Jeanette Longley

Health and Safety Governor – Sal Bernal

Wellbeing Governor – Jeanette Longley

SEND Governor – Vacancy

Terms of Office

Parent Governors
Sophie Hewitt 06.07.23 to 05.07.25
Claire Marsden 06.07.23 to 05.07.25
Sophie Ingle-Raja 06.03.25 to 05.03.27

Staff Governors
Nicola Simcock 25.09.23 to 24.09.27

Headteacher Governor
Katherine Muncaster 01.09.24 to UFN

Authority Governor
vacancy

Co-Opted Governors
Jeanette Longley 25.02.23 to 24.02.27
Kevin Shaw 01.10.24 to 30.09.28
Jennifer Leah 06.11.21 to 05.11.25
Rebecca Till 30.10.23 to 29.10.27
Maria Bernal Yague (Vice Chair) 20.06.23 to 19.06.27
Maeve Hallmark 16.01.25 to 15.01.29

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
Kathryn Walsh 01.04.21 to 31.12.23
Susan Guy 15.06.22 to 22.04.24
Jennifer Martin 01.09.17 to 31.08.24
Elizabeth Richardson 05.05.23 to 31.08.24
Jill Jones 25.02.23 to 30.09.24
Simon Fuller 25.11.20 to 25.11.24
Ben Scott 02.02.23 to 01.02.25