Meet the Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
The Governing Body of the Federation of Hazel Wood Infant School and Lydlynch Infant School comprises:
- Two Parents
- One Local Authority governor
- One Headteacher from each school
- One Staff governor, elected by their colleagues
- Five Co-opted member are also included where the person has specific skills applicable to the federation.
Total number of governors: ten
The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:
- Set the aims and objectives for the school
- Set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
- Set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
- Monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
- Be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher (a critical friend)
Financial Information
Please note that we do not have any employees with a gross annual salary of more than £100,000
Please Click here to view Hazel Wood Infant school's financial data.
Please Click here to view Lydlynch Infant school's financial data.
Meet The Team
Mark Alderson - Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor Responsibilities; HT PMR, Safeguarding, Finance Term of Office: Start & End Date: 18/09/2024 - 17/09/2028 Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None Governance Roles in other educational institutions: None |
Neil Galloway - Vice Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor Responsibilities: SEND/PP Term of Office: Start & End Date: 13/07/2022 - 12/07/2026 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Governance roles in other educational institutions: None |
Felicity Warriner-Colver Co-opted Governor Responsibilities: Term of Office: 12/07/2023 to 11/07/2027 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests |
Susan Compton Local Authority Governor Responsibilities: EYFS, Pay (Chair of Pay) Term of Office: Start & End Date 10/05/2020 - 10/05/2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions:
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Sophie Millington Head Teacher (Lydlynch) Term of Office: Start & End Date: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2028 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: The Federation of Hazel Wood Infant School and Lydlynch Infant School. Governance roles in other educational institutions: None |
Hannah Simpson-Riggs Head Teacher (Hazel Wood) Term of Office: Start & End Date 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2028 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: The Federation of Hazel Wood Infant School and Lydlynch Infant School. Governance roles in other educational institutions: None |
Jane Barrow Staff Governor Responsibilities: Term of Office: 17/09/2024 to 16/09/2028 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: |
Matt Lay Parent Governor Term of Office: Start & End Date 22/12/2023 - 21/12/2027 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests:
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Lynn Walsh Co-opted Governor Term of Office: Start & End Date 17/05/2024 - 16/05/2028 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests:
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Hannah Walsh Co-opted Governor Term of Office: Start & End Date 17/05/2024 - 16/05/2028 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests:
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Jessica Martin Parent Governor Responsibilities:SEND Term of Office: Start & End Date 22/10/2022 - 20/10/2026 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions:
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Jane Hodgson Clerk to Governors Responsibilities / Committees: N/A Term of Office: Start & End Date N/A Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions: N/A |
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Governors who have resigned |
Robert Lankford Co-opted Governor Responsibilities: Health and Safety, HT PMR/Pay Term of Office: Start & End Date 23/09/2020 - 22/09/2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions: March Wood Infant School Resigned 12/7/23 Chris Dixon Co-opted Governor Responsibilities / Committees: Chair of Governors, Curriculum and Standards, Pay Term of Office: Start & End Date 09/10.2018 - 09/10/2022 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: None Governance roles in other educational institutions: Resigned on 13/07/2022 Pauline Clitheroe Parent Governor Responsibilities: Pay/Finance Term of Office: Start & End Date 12/10/2020 - 11/10/2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions: Resigned 12/7/23 Ashleigh Hill Parent Governor Responsibilities / Committees: Finance and Resources Term of Office: Start & End Date 12/10/2020 - 11/10/2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions: Resigned on 13/07/2022 Jamie Hibberd Co - opted Governor Responsibilities / Committees: Finance and Resources, Curriculum and Standards Headteacher PMR Term of Office: Start & End Date 10/07-2019 -10/07/2023 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions: Resigned on 15/02/2022 Carl Barlow - Vice Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor Responsibilities : Term of Office: Start & End Date 23/01/2018-23/01/2022 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests:None Governance roles in other educational institutions: Resigned 28/9/2022 Clare Bradshaw Co-opted Governor Responsibilities / Committees: Curriculum and Standards (Chair of Curriculum and Standards), Headteacher PMR, Term of Office: Start & End Date 21/11/2018 - 21/11/2022 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Governance roles in other educational institutions: Resigned on 22/01/2022 Jane Phillips Executive Head Teacher Term of Office: Start & End Date 23/04/2019 - 31/08/2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: The Federation of Hazel Wood Infant School and Lydlynch Infant School. Governance roles in other educational institutions:
Samantha Marshall Co-opted Governor Responsibilities: Term of Office: 12 Jul 2023 to 11 Jul 2027 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: Amy Ardern Co-opted Governor Responsibilities: Training/KS1 Term of Office: Start & End Date: 25/11/2020-24/11/ 2024 Business, Personal and Pecuniary Interests: None Governance roles in other educational institutions: None
Georgia Pooley Staff Governor Term of Office: Start & End Date 17/09/2020-16/09/2024 Business, Personal & Pecuniary Interests: The Federation of Hazel Wood Infant School and Lydlynch Infant School. Governance roles in other educational institutions:
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The Federation of Hazel Wood Infant School and Lydlynch Infant School
Governance Board - Meeting Attendance 2023 - 2024
Key:
FGB | Full Governance Board Meeting |
PC | Pay Committee Meeting |
Y | Attended |
N | Did not attend and apologies accepted |
N/A | Attendance not applicable |
* | Elected 22/11/23 |
** | Resigned 25/04/24 |
*** | Appointed 17/05/24 |
| FGB 27/09/23 | PC 18/10/23 | FGB 29/11/23 | PC 24/01/24 | FGB 31/01/24 | FGB 08/02/24 | FGB 26/02/24 | FGB 27/03/24 | FGB 08/05/24 | FGB 15/08/24 | FGB 22/05/24 | FGB 10/07/24 |
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Mark Alderson | Y | N/A | N | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Amy Ardern | Y | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
Susan Compton | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Neil Galloway | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Matt Lay* | N/A | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Samantha Marshall** | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | N | Y | Y | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Jessica Martin | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Jane Phillips | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
Hannah Walsh*** | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N | Y |
Lynn Walsh*** | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Y | Y |
Felicity Warriner-Colver | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
Georgia White | N | N/A | Y | N/A | Y | Y | N/A | Y | N/A | N/A | Y | Y |