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Our Governors

The Full Governing Body of Grace Owen Nursery School meets once every school term. In addition there are three committees:

  1. Vision, Ethos and Strategic Direction Committee
  2. Curriculum and Standards Committee
  3. Finance and Premises Committee

The committees meet once a term in advance of the Full Governing Body meeting and feeds back relevant changes and developments to the Full Governing Body.

All governors have declared they do not have any financial interests in connection with the school. They are also asked to declare any pecuniary interests before each meeting.

Governors sitting on other governing bodies

  • Ms Nancy Farrow sits on of the EYTS Steering Group at Sheffield Hallam University and as a co-opted member of the governing body of Manor Lodge School
  • Mrs Joanne Bradshaw is the CEO of SSET and therefore on the governing body of this trust.

Governors who have left in the last year

Lynne Truelove Left Dec2022   Co-opted  Chair/Safeguarding Curriculum Chair   All  Jan 2022 - Dec 2025  FGB   Chair of EYTS Management Group at SHU

Current Governors

Name
Governor type
Area of responsibility
Committees
Term of office
Appointed By
Other Governance Roles
Nicky Goodwin
Co-Opted
Chair / Safeguarding / Curriculum Chair SEND / Training
All
Nov 2022 - Oct 2026
FGB
Sophie Pollicott
Parent
Vice Chair
All
Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
Parents
Nicola Jones
Co-opted
Vision / Curriculum
Jan 2023 - Dec 2026
FGB
Phillippa Thompson
Co-Opted
All
Nov 2022 - Oct 2026
FGB
Kathryn Norton
Parent
All
Nov 2022 - Oct 2026
Parents
Joanne Bradshaw
Local Authority
Finance Chair
Finance
Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
FGB
CEO of SET MAT/board
Jenifer Harris
Parent
All
Jan 2021 - Dec 2024
Parents
Sally Turnbull
Co-opted
Vision Chair
All
Sept 2021 - Aug 2025
FGB
Leonie Matthews
Staff
Staff Rep
Vision / Curriculum
Nov 2022 - Oct 2026
Staff
Suzanne Howarth
Assistant Head / Co-opted
Vision / Curriculum
Sep 2021 - Aug 2025
FGB
Nancy Farrow
Executive Head
Headteacher
AIl
Ex-officio
Head of Broomhall Nurserv School. Governor at Manor Lodge Primary and member of management group for EYTS course at SHU