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
- GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 - 2024
- GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2022 - 2023
- GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 - 2022.pdf
- GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2020 - 2021.pdf
- GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2019 - 2020.pdf
- GOVERNOR ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2018 - 2019.pdf
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 |