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Governing Body

Governors play an important role in our school and there are several committees that meet regularly to support the management of different aspects of the school.  Governors also visit our school to look at subjects (see Governor Visits at the bottom of this page).
 
If you wish to contact a member of the Governing Body or require further information on being a governor, please contact the Clerk to Governors:

 

Clerk to the Governors

Bidston Avenue Primary School

Tollemache Road

Birkenhead

Wirral, CH41 0DQ

 

Email: schooloffice@bidstonavenue.wirral.sch.uk


 
The Governing Body consists of:
 
1 x Headteacher Governor (ex-officio and classed as a staff governor):

Mr S.G. Brady, B.Ed. (Hons), NPQH, FCCT.
 
1 x Local Authority Governor (placed on the governing body by LA):

Cllr. G. Davies : Chair of Governors
 
4 Parent Governors:

Mr S. Buckley

Mrs J. Millward

Mrs H. Measures

Mr K. Roberts : Literacy Governor
 
7 Co-opted Governors (chosen by the governing body for their expertise):

Mrs P. Caldicott

Cllr S. Foulkes : Chair of Health, Safety & Buildings Committee

Mr P Landsborough : Literacy Governor

Mrs J. Monty : Vice Chair, Safeguarding, Pupil Premium and SEN Governor

Miss D. Smith : Chair of Finance & Personnel

Ms J. Yee : Mathematics Governor

Mr N. Long


1 x Staff Governors (voted on by school staff):
Miss L. Mearns

All governors have full voting rights in full governing body and committee meetings.

 

Governing Body Committees

Finance & Personnel Committee

Miss D. Smith : Chair

Ms J. Yee : Vice Chair

Mr S.G. Brady

Cllr. G. Davies

Mr P. Landsborough

Mrs H. Measures

Mr K. Roberts

 

Health, Safety & Buildings Committee

Cllr S. Foulkes : Chair

Mrs J Monty : Vice Chair

Mr S.G. Brady

Mr S. Buckley

Mrs P. Caldicott

 

Standards & Curriculum Committee

Mrs J. Monty : Chair

Mr P. Landsborough : Vice Chair

Mr S.G. Brady

Mrs J. Millward

Mr N. Long

Miss L. Mearns

 

Register of Interests

Mr S.G. Brady

  • Married to a staff member
  • School Improvement Associate (SIA) for Wirral Primary Schools
  • Sponsor Governor : Birkenhead Park School, Wirral
  • Chair of Trustees/Directors: Tranmere Rovers in the Community
  • Trustee : Shaftesbury Youth Club
  • Trustee & Vice Chair: Bidston Avenue Home School Partnership Charity
  • Board member of Wirral School Improvement Locality Board - Birkenhead Area
  • Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching
  • Parent of a child at Bidston Avenue Primary School
  • Governor: Elleray Park Special School, Wirral

Mr S. Buckley

  • No interests

Mrs P. Caldicott

  • Member of staff
  • Married to a provider of gardening/landscaping service to schools (Prestige Garden Care).

Cllr. G. Davies

  • Governor : St Anselm's College
  • Councillor : Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Councillor : Liverpool City Region 
  • Councillor : Education J.C.C. Committee
  • Trustee : Tam O'Shanter Farm
  • Father in law to a member of staff

Cllr. S. Foulkes

  • Member of staff at Unilever Research
  • Elected member : Mersey Travel
  • Councillor : Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
  • Trustee : Tam O'Shanter Farm

Mr P. Landsborough

  • Chair of Governors : Manor Primary School
  • Member: Wirral Governors Forum
  • Grandparent of a child at Bidston Avenue Primary School
  • Sponsor Governor: The Birkenhead Park School

Miss L. Mearns

  • Member of staff

Mrs H. Measures

  • Employed by HM Courts & Tribunals Service
  • Parent of a child at Bidston Avenue Primary School

Mrs J. Monty MBA

  • Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Shaftesbury Youth Club
  • Trustee/Director: Tranmere Rovers in the Community

Mr K. Roberts

  • Employed at Halifax Plc
  • Parent of children at Bidston Avenue Primary School

Miss D. Smith

  • Employed by Local Government Pension Scheme

Ms J. Yee

  • Trustee: Wirral Grammar School for Girls' Parents Association.

Mrs J. Millward

  • Parent of children at Bidston Avenue Primary School

Mr N. Long

  • None declared

Governing Body Attendance at Meetings

Terms of Office for Governing Body.

 

NAME

TYPE OF GOVERNOR

TERM FROM

TO

1

Ms D Smith

Co-opted

01/09/2007

14/07/2026

2

 Mr P Landsborough

 Co-opted

19/09/2018

14/07/2026

3

Ms J Yee

Co-opted

27/11/2013

14/07/2026

4

Cllr. S Foulkes

Co-opted

01/09/2014

14/07/2026

5

Mrs J Monty

Co-opted

15/04/2011

14/07/2026

6

Cllr. G Davies

LA

01/09/1979

14/07/2026

7

Mrs P Caldicott

Co-opted

01/10/2012

14/07/2026

8

Miss L Mearns

Staff

12/11/2010

04/10/2026

9

Mr S.G. Brady

Staff (Ex Officio - HT)

01/09/2007

14/07/2023

10

 Mr S Buckley

Parent

21/03/2018

29/03/2026

11

Mrs H Measures

Parent

21/03/2018

29/03/2026

12

 Mrs J Millward

Parent

22/03/2023

21/03/2027

13

 Mr K Roberts

Parent

27/03/2019

21/03/2027

14 Mr N Long Co-opted 22/03/2023

21/03/2027

 

 

 

 

Governor Visits to School