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.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information.
The Governing Board
Name - Date of Appointment - Term of Office - Appointed By - Other Governance Roles - Material Interests - Category
Sue Birch – 1.9.03 - Ex-Officio – None - None - Headteacher
Steve Jones – 18.3.19 – 4 years - Governing Board - None - None - Co-opted (Chair of Governors)
Elizabeth Warhurst – 21.9.20 – 4 years - Governing Board - None - None - Co-opted
Jo Kennedy - 23.1.23 - 4 years - Governing Board - None - None - Staff
Jason Crump - 8.3.21 - 4 years - Governing Board - None - None - Parent
Rachel King - 6.7.21 - 4 years - Governing Board - None - None - Co-opted
David Bell – n/a – Clerk to Governors
Outgoing Governors
Michaela Connell – 4 years to 9.11.2018 – Resigned 29.2.16
Gemma Sharpe-Buckley – 4 years to 24.1.2020 – Resigned 29.4.16
Daniel Heap – 4 years to 22.5.17 – Resigned 30.1.17
Lucy Hawkins - 4 years to 31.1.18 - Resigned 26.5.17
Kay Hawley - 4 years to 22.11.19 - Resigned 2.6.17
Nicola Downs - 4 years to 12.6.21 - Resigned 13.11.17
Sonia Gavins - 4 years to 17.3.19 - Resigned 13.11.17
Danielle Pollitt - 4 years to 12.6.21 - Leave 30.11.18
Anne Siddall - 4 years to 2.12.22 - Resigned 6.1.20
Joanne Widdowson - 4 years to 12.1.24 - Resigned 12.10.20
Graham Richmond - 4 years to 9.7.21 - Resigned 11.1.21
Zoe Jones - 4 years to 12.11.21 - Resigned 8.2.21
Danielle Pollitt - 4 years to 9.3.24 - Resigned 24.4.22
Una Tomkins - 4 years to 6.7.25 - Resigned 24.1.23
Register of Business and Financial Interests
Steve Jones – Demand Planner for supplier of paper hygiene products.
Attendance for Previous Academic Year
(Meeting schedule changed during year due to Covid-19.)
Governing Board Meetings
Sue Birch 7/7, Steve Jones 6/7 (1 Apology), Elizabeth Warhurst 7/7, Graham Richmond 2/3 (1 Apology), Danielle Pollitt 6/7 (1 Apology), Zoe Jones 3/4 (1 Absence), Joanne Widdowson 2/2, Jason Crump 3/3, Rachel King 1/1, Una Tomkins 1/1, David Bell 7/7.
Resource Management Committee Meetings
Sue Birch 4/4, Steve Jones 4/4, Elizabeth Warhurst 4/4, Graham Richmond 1/2 (1 Apology), Zoe Jones 1/2 (1 Apology), Jason Crump 1/1, David Bell 4/4.
Teaching and Learning Committee Meetings
Sue Birch 5/5, Elizabeth Warhurst 5/5, Zoe Jones 1/2 (1 Apology), Danielle Pollitt 3/5 (2 Apologies), Jason Crump 2/2, David Bell 5/5.
Annual Statement of Issues
Contact Us
For all enquiries to the Governing Board, please contact the Clerk To Governors, Birk Hill Infant & Nursery School, Chestnut Avenue, Eckington, S21 4BE or telephone (01246) 433205