A Message from the Chair of Governors

I am delighted to introduce myself as the Chair of Governors/Trustees at Asfordby Hill Primary School. My name is Jenny Smith and I feel very privileged to support you in this position. 

My association with Asfordby Hill started while I was the Partnership Development Manager for School Sport in the Melton and Belvoir Sports Partnership.  The warm welcome I received from the very first greeting on entering the foyer continued throughout all interactions. The friendly, family atmosphere and respect shown to and by all the school community ensured that when I decided to return to teaching it was my first port of call. I enjoyed many years, not only teaching here but also being a governor.   

Governors are volunteers and our main role is to work with the school ensuring that your children receive the best education in a supportive and safe setting. To this end we have four core strategic functions which are: 

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction. 
• Holding leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff. 
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent. 
• Ensure that other key players with a stake in the organisation get their voices heard. 

Our governors come from a range of backgrounds and have different skills, but we could not do our job without the expertise and commitment of our Co-Headteachers, Mrs Millward and Mrs Bailey and their staff.  

In my opinion, Asfordby Hill is a very good school. Our strengths include the positive and courteous relationships between all our stakeholders; every individual child being valued and encouraged to achieve their very best, to think independently and develop their mental resilience; respecting others as individuals; preparing every child to be successful as modern-day citizens and leaving our school with a love of learning.

If you are in the position of looking for a school to send your children to, then I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Asfordby Hill Primary School. Why not visit and see for yourselves: come along, experience and enjoy its special welcome – then make up your own mind about this great school. 

Mrs Jenny Smith
Chair of Governors 

 

Please find below details of how our governing body is structured, including the names, categories and responsibilities.

Governing Body/Declaration of Interests

CHAIR OF GOVERNORS

Jenifer Smith

Asfordby Hill Primary School
Asfordby Hill
Melton Mowbray
Leicestershire
LE14 3QX
Tel: 01664 812244 

Contact: jsmith@asfordbyhill.leics.sch.uk or via the school office

VICE-CHAIR OF GOVERNORS

Prof. Paul Hughes

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT GOVERNOR

Leanne Kerr

DATA GOVERNOR(S)

Prof. Paul Hughes

WEBSITE AUDIT GOVERNOR

Jean Sneath

Health & Safety AUDITOR(S)

Phil Rudkin

FINANCE, STAFFING, AUDIT AND PREMISES

Phil Rudkin (Chair)

Prof. Paul Hughes

Rev. Dr. Nick Ashton

Jenifer Smith (Chair of Governors)

Leanne Kerr

David Amps

Phil Millward (Co-Headteacher)

Tanya Davis

Nicola Bailey (Co-Headteacher)

Donna Wilson

Vicki Blunt

QUALITY OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SAFEGUARDING

Lucy Mitcham (Chair)

Rev. Dr Nick Ashton

Prof. Paul Hughes

Jenifer Smith (Chair of Governors)

Leanne Kerr

Gina Mees

Phil Millward (Co-Headteacher)

Nicola Bailey (Co-Headteacher)

David Amps

Tanya Davis

Jean Sneath

Vicki Blunt

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT of HEADTEACHERS

Prof. Paul Hughes (Chair)

Rev. Dr. Nick Ashton

Jenifer Smith (Chair of Governors)

APPEALS [To hear appeals against the application of the school pay policy, staff discipline or grievance issues]

Rev. Dr. Nick Ashton

Mrs. Phil Millward (Co-Headteacher)

Prof. Paul Hughes

Lucy Mitcham (Chair of QEHS)

Extra members for the committee will be drawn from the Full Governing Body as required

PUPIL EXCLUSION/COMPLAINTS

To be drawn from the Full Governing Body as required

RESPONSIBILITIES

Jenifer Smith – Sports and PE Funding

Jean Sneath – EYFS

Gina Mees – SEND and Well-Being

Leanne Kerr – Pupil Premium

Tanya Davis - Safeguarding and Anti-Bullying

Governor Attendance Record

FGB 2024/2025

FSAP 2023/24                                                   FSAP 2024/25

 

Copies of all Governor's meeting minutes can be obtained from the school office, on request.

Diversity Statement

As a school we recognise that a diversity of thought, voices and perspectives is essential to good governance and the effective running of any organisation. We regularly collect diversity information from our governors and, depending on current data, can use this to:

• target recruitment to address gaps in experience and diversity
• develop and adapt board practices to ensure full participation
• prioritise training and awareness-raising in identified areas
• address potential ‘blind spots’ through seeking wider advice and perspectives on current and upcoming opportunities, challenges and risks

However, we are unable to publish this information as it would mean that individual members of our governing body are identifiable.