Mrs Carol Hunt 
Chair

Co-opted

Mrs Louise Meredith
Vice-Chair

Co-opted

Mrs Debbie Naffati
Headteacher

Miss Sarah Hunter
Staff Governor

Mr Ian Shires
Community Governor

Michael Keane

Parent Governor

Kelly Thomson-Dolan

Parent Governor

Mr Rupy Pandaal

Co-opted

Vacant

Parent Governor

Our Governors are happy to help, answer queries or deal with concerns at any time and may be contacted through our school office. You may write, phone, or visit in person. If you would like to speak to a governor, then leave your details at the office, and they will endeavour to return your call as soon as possible. Our Parent Governors are often in the playground before and after school, and are happy to be approached. In addition, there is a Governor presence at every parent consultation evening, and they would love to talk to you.

Our Governors, whilst thoroughly enthusiastic and committed to supporting the whole school community, are volunteers and have busy working lives of their own. Please be aware that whilst they will make every effort to respond to your queries promptly, there may be occasions when this is not possible. Our school operates an open-door policy, and the Headteacher and Assistant Headteachers are always happy to make time for you if they are in the building.  In addition, you may always follow the procedures laid out in our school Complaints Procedure. This can be found in our Policies section.

Committees 

In order to carry out our role efficiently and effectively, the detailed work of the Governing Body is undertaken by three main committees; other committees are called as and when required. The Committees report back to termly meetings of the Governing Body at which broader issues are discussed and agreed.

Curriculum Committee
Mrs Debbie Naffati (Headteacher, DDSL, Children with Medical Needs)
Mrs Sarah Hunter (Staff)

Mrs Carol Hunt (Chair and Chair of Committee)

Mrs Kelly Thomson-Dolan (Parent)

Mrs Louise Westbury (Invited - AHT; Curriculum and Assessment, DDSL)

Mr Andrew Craig (Invited - AHT, DSL, EYFS, SRP Teacher)

Mrs Zoe Spencer (Invited - AHT, SENCO, DDSL) 

 

Pay Committee
Mrs Carol Hunt (Chair and Chair of Committee)
Mrs Louise Meredith (Vice Chair and Co-opted)

Any other non-staff Governor.

 

Finance and General Purposes Committee
Mrs Louise Meredith (Vice Chair and Chair of Committee) 

Mrs Carol Hunt (Chair)

Mr Rupy Pandaal (Co-opted)
Mrs Debbie Naffati (Headteacher)

Mr Ian Shires (Community Co-opted)

Mr Michael Keane (Parent)

Mrs Kayliegh Baker (Invited - School Business Manager)

 

Continuous Professional Development
Members of our Governing Body have attended the following training sessions in the last 2 years:

Visions and Values

Maintained School Budget for Beginners

Data Protection

Safeguarding Level 1 -3

Induction for New Governors Session 1 & 2

Working with the Traumatised Child to Promote Effective Learning

Recruitment and Selection 

Supporting Children with Medical Needs

Cybersecurity

An Introduction to Trauma and Attachment

GBH Exclusions

Improving the Educational Outcomes of Children with a Social Worker

Improving Literacy in Educational Settings

Pupil Premium

Health & Safety Link Governor

Safer Recruitment

School Budget – Managing Pressure for School Leaders

Delivering Robust and Effective Governance

Greater Depth Reading and Writing

Prevent

Safeguarding for Governors

Data Protection and GDPR for Governors

Understanding Your School Budget

Safeguarding Link Governor

 

Register of Interests

Our Register of Governors Interests is updated after each Full Governing Body Meeting.

Governor	Date of Appointment	Term Of Office	Appointed By	Relevant Business & Pecuniary Interests	Contractual Relationships
Mrs Carol Hunt	02/07/19	13/03/27	GB	Governor at OSWBA	Retired employee
Mrs Louise Meredith	02/07/19	13/03/27	GB	Employed WMBC Lead Accountant – Education	None
Mrs Debbie Naffati	24/04/17	Ongoing	By Virtue	Headteacher of School	Headteacher of School
Mr Ian Shires	06/04/20	05/04/28	GB	Frank F Harrison Community Association, Willenhall Area Relief Rehabilitation and Nursing Trust, WM Cancer Alliance	None
Mrs Lisa Spooner*	19/3/19	25/02/26	GB	Employed by Walsall LA-Prevention and Re-Integration Team Lead School Attendance Support Service	Formerly school EWO
Mr Rupy Pandaal	04/10/22	03/10/26	Co-opted	None	None
Mr Michael Keane	11/11/22	10/11/27	Parent	Works for St Johns Ambulance	Child Nursery
Mrs Kelly Thomson-Dolan	01/03/24	29/02/28	Parent	None	Child Y1
Mrs Carly Mckenzie*	11/11/22	22/07/24	Parent	Employee Shine Academies	Child R & Y2
Mrs Siobhan Roberts*	11/11/22	25/02/25	Parent	None	Child R& Y1
Mrs Sarah Hunter	07/10/2025	Ongoing	Staff	None	Employed By School
Mr Parm Kali-Rai*	15/10/20	10/10/23	Parents	none	Children R

* Denotes an individual who has served as a Governor in the last year.

Governor Roles

Name	Area of Responsibility
Carol Hunt	Chairperson, Safeguarding& Attendance, LAC , Child Protection, Health and Safety
Louise Meredith	Vice Chairperson, Pupil Premium, Sports Premium
Rupi Pandaal	GDPR and Compliance, Attendance
Alison Gee	Curriculum,
Michael Keane	Curriculum
Carly McKenzie*	Curriculum
Siobhan Roberts*	SEN and Behaviour
Lisa Spooner*	Wellbeing and Mental Health
Ian Shires	SEN and Behaviour