Governor Information
Our Governor Information is listed below, together with details of governors' business interests. There is also a link at the bottom of the page if you wish to view the information as a pdf.
Oaklands Nursery School, Wolstanton ST5 0EX
Governor Information
Name/Type | Date appointed | Term | Term ends | Governor responsibilities | Committees | Meetings attended 2023-24 | Meetings attended 2024-2025* |
Sally Lynch (Head of School) | 01/01/24 |
| All | 8 of 8 | 3 of 3 | ||
Paula Pattison (Co-opted) | 19/10/23 | 2 years | Oct-25 | Chair of Governors; Chair of Buildings, Finance and HR Committee; Safeguarding & PREVENT;LAC | HT performance management; Buildings, Finance & HR; Pay Committee | 8 of 8 | 2 of 2 |
Lorna Pateman (Co-opted) | 01/11/24 | 2 years | Nov 26 | SEND | Teaching & Learning | n/a | 2 of 2 |
Graham Cook (Parent) | 9/3/20 | 4 years | Mar-28 | Vice Chair of Governors; Health & Safety; Childcare | Buildings, Finance & HR; Pay Committee | 7 of 8 | 2 of 2 |
Claire Smith (Staff) | 19/10/21 | .4 years | Oct-25 |
| Teaching & Learning | 6 of 6 | 2 of 2 |
Alice Worthington (LA) | 25/06/24 (as co-opted) then 26/11/24 (as LA governor) | 2 years | Nov 26 | Chair of Teaching and Learning Committee; EYPP | Teaching & Learning | 1 of 1 | 1 of 2 |
Claire Whitehouse (Parent) | 01/09/24 | 4 years | Sep 28 | GDPR; Online safety | Buildings, Finance & HR | n/a | 1 of 2 |
Gema Goldstone (Parent) | 21/03/23 | 4 years | Mar 27 | Ellison link; Mental Health & Wellbeing; P4C; website compliance |
Teaching & Learning; HT performance management; Pay Committee | 6 of 6 | 2 of 2 |
Vacancy (Co-opted) |
| 2 years |
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Jon Lovatt (CEO Societas Trust) |
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| Societas Trust CEO |
| n/a | 1 of 1 |
* As at 26/11/24
Notes:
Terms of office ended in the last 12 months:
Victoria Cadwallader ended 07/11/2024
Beverley Hartley ended 31/10/2024
Danni Baillie resigned 18/03/2024
All Governors, with the exception of Parent Governors, are appointed by the Governing Board.
Parent Governors are nominated and elected by parents. In the event of only one nomination, the Governing Board will automatically appoint.
Mrs Debbie Davies clerks at Full Governing Board meetings.
The Governing Body is committed to maintaining an up-to-date register of interests, as detailed within our Code of Conduct, as follows:
Conflicts of interest
We will act in the best interests of the school as a whole and not as a representative of any group, even if elected to the local governing board;
- We will record any pecuniary or other business interest (including those related to people we are connected with) that we have in connection with the governing board’s business in the Register of Business Interests, and if any such conflicted matter arises in a meeting we will offer to leave the meeting for the appropriate length of time;
- We accept that the Register of Business Interests will be published on the school/trust’s website;
- We will also declare any conflict of loyalty at the start of any meeting should the situation arise.
Business interests:
Name | Business interests |
| Sally Lynch | None |
| Paula Pattison | None |
Lorna Pateman | Head of School Ellison Primary |
| Graham Cook | None |
| Claire Smith | None |
| Claire Whitehouse | None |
| Gema Goldstone | None |
Alice Worthington | Teacher at Ash Green Primary |
Jon Lovatt | CEO Societas Trust |
