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 E Burke	Teaching Assistant
Mrs Jackie Harrison	Teaching Assistant
Mrs Rebecca Jardine	Teaching Assistant
Mrs Kathryn Robinson	Teaching Assistant
Ms Hannah 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	Jill Jones
Vice Chair	Sophie Hewitt
Executive Headteacher	Katherine Muncaster
LA Governor	vacancy
Associate Governor	Simon Fuller
Co-opted Governors	Jill Jones, Jeanette Longley, Jennifer Leah, Rebecca Till, Sal Bernal
Staff Governor	Nicola Simcock
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 2023 – 2024

Autumn: 23rd November 2023

Spring: 12th March 2024

Summer: 18th June 2024

Governors’ Declaration of Business Interests

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

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: Jill Jones

Vice Chair of Governors: Sophie Hewitt

Click to download – Governing Board Membership Sept 2024

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), Jill Jones, Sal Bernal, Jeanette Longley, Jenny Martin/Liz Richardson

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, Liz Richardson/Jennifer Martin, Jeanette Longley, Sophie Hewitt

Click to download – Teaching and learning, curriculum LA template remit 2023

Pay Committee

Jill Jones
Jenny Leah
Rebecca Till

Pay Appeals
Sal Bernal
Ben Scott
Sophie Hewitt

Click to download – Pay committee remit 2023

Headteachers’ Performance Management Committee

Jill Jones
Jenny Leah

Click to download – Performance Manage Grp remit 2023

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Safeguarding Governor – Sophie Hewitt

LAC Governor – vacancy

Inclusion Governor and Diversity Governor – vacancy

Development Governor – Jeanette Longley

Health and Safety Governor – Sal Bernal

Wellbeing Governor – Jeanette Longley

SEND Governor – Ben Scott

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 05.07.25

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
Jill Jones 25.02.23 to 24.02.27
Jennifer Leah 06.11.21 to 05.11.25
Rebecca Till 30.10.23 to 29.10.27
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
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