Our Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Role of the Governing Body
The governor of a school is responsible for ensuring that it is run to promote pupil achievement.
Its duties include:
- Setting strategic direction, policies and objectives
- The school budget
- Reviewing progress against the school's budget and objectives
- Appointing, challenging and supporting the Head Teacher
The Governing Body is made up of:
- Co-opted Governors (appointed by the Directors)
- Parent Governors (elected by parents)
- Staff Governors (elected by staff)
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, positions, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
The Governors can be contacted at any time via a sealed envelope and delivered to Ms Y Wakefield, Leigh Trust, 104 Naseby Road, Alum Rock, Birmingham, B8 3HG
Code of Conduct
Meet the Governors
Last updated September 2023
| Name | Position | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Responsibility | Appointed by | Governance Role in other educational institutions | Business and Financial interests |
| Nanaki Bajwa | Head Teacher | 01.10.2020 | H & S | ||||
| Sangita Jiwa | Staff Governor | 09.09.2022 | 4 years | Staff | |||
| Shazia Shan | DHT Associate Governor (non-voting) |
24.01.2022 | |||||
| Samantha Abraham | Chair | 18.07.2022 | 4 years |
Attendance Complaints EYFS |
Trustees | Hawthorn Primary School | |
| Sean Cross | Co Vice Chair | 18.07.2022 | 4 Years | SEND | Trustees | Related to Jane Cross Governor at Alston Primary School | |
| Alison Williams | Vice Chair | 22.09.2022 | 4 years |
Safeguarding LAC |
Trustees | Works at Leigh Primary School | |
| Kelly Howell | Co-opted Governor | 17.07.2023 | 4 years | Curriculum | Trustees | TBC | Works at Yenton Primary School |
| Darnish Amraz | Co-opted Governor | 18.09.2023 | 4 Years | Sports Premium | Trustees | TBC | Youth worker for Birmingham City council youth service |
| Azra Begum | Parent Governor | 03.10.2022 | 4 years | Personal Development Behaviour/Mental Wellbeing | Parents | ||
| Mariam Jahangir | Parent Governor | 03.10.2022 | 4 years | Pupil Premium | Parents | ||
| Mrs Charlotte Taft | Clerk | Link to Governor training | Trust | Attingham Education | None declared | ||
| RESIGNATIONS WITHIN LAST 12 MONTHS | |||||||
| Alesha Ghani | Co-opted Governor | Resigned 17/07/2023 |
Attendance Records
ATTENDANCE TO DATE
2023 - 2024
| NAME | ATTENDANCE |
| Nanaki Bajwa - Head Teacher | 3/3 |
| Sangita Jiwa - Staff Governor | 0/3 |
| Sean Cross - Co-opted Governor | 3/3 |
| Alison Williams - Co-opted Governor | 3/3 |
| Kelly Howell - Co-opted Governor | 3/3 |
| Darnish Amraz - Co-opted Governor | 1/3 |
| Azra Begum - Parent | 3/3 |
| Mariam Jahangir - Parent | 2/3 |
2022 - 2023
| NAME | ATTENDANCE |
| Nanaki Bajwa - Head Teacher | 4/4 |
| Sangita Jiwa - Staff Governor | 4/4 |
| Sean Cross - Co-opted Governor | 4/4 |
| Samantha Abraham - Chair | 2/4 |
| Alesha Ghani - Co-opted Governor | 3/4 |
| Alison Williams - Co-opted Governor | 2/4 |
| Azra Begum - Parent Governor | 2/4 |
| Mariam Jahangir - Parent Governor | 4/4 |
