Frithwood Primary School

Governing Board

 

Name

Category

Term Ends

Interests/ Comments

Frances Saunders

Head Teacher

Ex-officio

 

Ann Purcell

Local Authority (Chair)

June 2023

Training/ Governor Development

Early Years Foundation Stage

Matt Benn

Parent (Vice Chair)

July 2025

Governance

Data

Rebecca Reidel-Fry

Co-opted

May 2024

Safeguarding

Hershil Patel

Parent

November 2023

Health & Safety

Andrew Manley

Co-opted

July 2022

Maths

Nisha Patel

Co-opted

July 2022

Finance

Clare Bryant

Staff

June 2025 

SEND

Fiona Dickins

Co-opted

 October 2026

 Deputy Headteacher

Nabil Melhem

Parent

 October 2026 

 

Vacancy

Parent

 

 

Amy Doody

Clerk

Ex-officio

 

 

 The purpose of having a Governing Board is to:

  • help the school to set high standards by planning for the school's future and setting targets for school improvement
  • keep the pressure up on school improvement
  • be a critical friend to the school, offering support and advice
  • help the school respond to the needs of parents and the community
  • make the school accountable to the public for what it does
  • work with the school on planning, developing policies and keeping the school under review
    exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the head-teachers and staff
  • not intervene in the day-to-day management of the school unless there are weaknesses in the school, when it then has a duty to take action. 

All maintained schools have a duty to publish certain information online.  Please find below details about:

  • The Governing Board Structure
  • Terms of office
  • Committees
  • Register of interests  

 

Our Committees

Committees:

Families, Children and Communities

Resources

Teaching, Learning and Achievement

Chair:

Rebecca Reidel-Fry 

Matt Benn

Andrew Manley

Members:

Frances Saunders

Fiona Dickins

Hershil Patel

Andrew Manley

Nisha Patel

Clare Bryant

Frances Saunders

Fiona Dickins

Hershil Patel

Ann Purcell

Nisha Patel

Frances Saunders

Fiona Dickins

Rebecca Reidel-Fry 

Matt Benn

Clare Bryant

Other Attendees:

 

Denise Clark – School Business Manager

 

Responsibilities:

- Behaviour

- Equality

- Admissions

- Attendance

- Safeguarding

- Finance

- Health & Safety

- Personnel

- Premises

- Staff Structure

- Curriculum

- SEND

- Sports Premium

- Pupil Performance

- Quality of Teaching

Duties

All committees have a duty to review the Headteachers’ report, policies, the School Evaluation Form and the School Improvement Plan.

Powers:

The committees and General Purposes Committee has no formal power to act alone, other than in those matters where responsibility has been delegated by the full Governing Board.

 

Carew Road, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 3NJ

Tel: 01923825548

Email: frithwood@frithwood.hillingdon.sch.uk