Governing Body
Our Governors are listed below with information according to the statutory guidance and guidelines published by the Department of Education.
Publication of Governor’s Details and the Register of Interests
Governors may be contacted via the Clerk to the Governing Body, Miss Eve Smith at Edsential Governance Team. 0151 541 2170
The Governing Body of Somerville Federation was re-constituted in September 2020 as follows:
Members of the Governing Body
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NAME |
GOVERNOR CATEGORY |
END OF TERM OF OFFICE |
ROLE |
Additional Information |
| Mr. Michael Forber |
Head Teacher |
Head Teacher |
Member of North West Acadmies Trust. | |
| Mr. Chris Griffiths |
Co-opted |
29/01/2024 |
Chair Governors |
Manager of Morrisons Superstore |
| Mrs. Gill Bain |
Co-opted |
01/12/2024 |
Vice Chair |
Retired Teacher |
| Mrs. Lesley Andrews |
LA |
07/02/2024 |
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Retired HR officer |
| Ms Alexa Crampton |
Staff |
28/02/2024 |
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Social Inclusion Manager at Primary School |
| Mr Chris Youds |
Parent |
26/11/2023 |
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| Mrs. Phaedra Jordan |
Co-opted |
30/06/2024 |
Deputy Supervisor at Oval Pre School | |
| Ms Sue Booth | Co-opted | 31/08/2024 | Nursery Manager at Somerville Nursery | |
| VACANCY X 3 |
Parent |
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| Mrs. Joy Longshaw |
Co-opted |
04/07/2022 |
Employed at Liverpool John Moore's University | |
| Mr Lee Sullivan |
Co-opted |
29/06/2025 |
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| Eve Smith |
Clerk to Governors |
Edsential employee |
MEETING DATES 2020/2021
| SOMERVILLE DATES 2020/21 YEAR | Day | Date | Time | Attendance of Governors |
| Autumn Term 2020 | Initials of those present: | |||
| Somerville FGB (Planning meeting) |
MF, CG, GB, LA, AC, PJ, JL CY, GA, SB, NP |
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| Somerville Finance and Personnel Committee | Monday | 23/11/2020 | 4:00pm | CG, LA, GB |
| Somerville Quality of Early Years Committee | POSTPONED | |||
| Somerville FGB meeting | Wednesday | 02/12/2020 | 4:00pm | CG, GB, LA, AC, PJ, JL, CY, GA, SB |
| Somerville Behaviour, Attitude and Personal Development Committee | Tuesday | 01/12/2020 | 4:30pm | LA, JL, GB |
| Somerville Quality of Education Committee | Tuesday | 01/12/2020 | 5:30pm | GB, AC, PJ |
| Spring Term 2021 | ||||
| Somerville Quality of Early Years Committee | Wednesday | 03/02/2021 | 4:30pm | POSTPONED |
| Somerville Finance and Personnel Committee | Wednesday | 03/02/2021 | 5:30pm | MF, CG, LA, GB, JB |
| Somerville Behaviour, Attitude and Personal Development Committee | Tuesday | 09/03/2021 | 4:30pm | MF, LA, GB |
| Somerville Quality of Education Committee | Tuesday | 09/03/2021 | 5:30pm | MF. GB, PJ apologies AC |
| Somerville FGB meeting | Thursday | 25/03/2021 | 4:00pm |
MF, CG, GB, LA, AC, PJ, JL, GA, SB |
| Summer Term 2021 | ||||
| Somerville Finance and Personnel Committee | Wednesday | 16/06/2021 | 4:00pm | MF, CG, LA, GB, JB, JW |
| Somerville Quality of Early Years Committee | Wednesday | 09/06/2021 | 3:00pm | MF, SB, AC, PJ, FM |
| Somerville Behaviour, Attitude and Personal Development Committee | Thursday | 17/06/2021 | 4:30pm | MF, LA, LJ, GB |
| Somerville FGB meeting | Wednesday | 30/06/2021 | 4:00pm |
MF, CB, GB, LA, AC, PJ, JL SB, LS |
| Somerville Quality of Education Committee | Tuesday | 13/07/2021 | 4:30pm | CANCELLED |
Attendance register for meetings 2019/20
| SOMERVILLE DATES 2019/20 YEAR | Day | Date | Time | Attendance of Governors |
| Autumn Term 2019 | Initials of those present: | |||
| Somerville FGB (Planning meeting) | Wednesday | 18/09/2019 | 4:30pm | MF, CG, GB, LA, FA, KC, PJ, BK, JL. Apologies from KL and CC. |
| Somerville Finance and Personnel Committee | Wednesday | 06/11/2019 | 4:30pm | MF, CG, BK, and GB. Apologies from LA. |
| Somerville Quality of Education Committee | Wednesday | 27/11/2019 | 4:30pm | MF, KC, PJ and CG. |
| Somerville FGB meeting (2) | Wednesday | 27/11/2019 | 5:30pm | MF, CG, GB, LA, KC, PJ, BK, NP, CY, JL. Apologies from KL, FA |
| Somerville Behaviour, Attitude and Personal Development Committee | Tuesday | 03/12/2019 | 4:30pm | MF, LA, GB, |
| Somerville Quality of Early Years Committee | Tuesday | 03/12/2019 | 5:30pm | MF, BK, KC and Fiona Morris. Apologies FA |
| Spring Term 2020 | ||||
| Somerville Quality of Education Committee | Thursday | 06/02/2020 | 4:30pm | MF, KC, PJ and BK |
| Somerville Finance and Personnel Committee | Wednesday | 12/02/2020 | 4:30pm | MF, CG, LA, GB and FA |
| Somerville Behaviour, Attitude and Personal Development Committee | Tuesday | 03/03/2020 | 4:30pm | CANCELLED |
| Somerville Quality of Early Years Committee | Tuesday | 03/03/2020 | 5:30pm | CANCELLED |
| Somerville FGB meeting | Tuesday | 17/03/2020 | 5:00pm | CANCELLED |
| Summer Term 2020 | ||||
| Somerville Finance and Personnel Committee | Wednesday | 24/06/2020 | 4:00pm | MF, CG, LA, FA, JW, GB |
| Somerville Behaviour, Attitude and Personal Development Committee | Thursday | 11/06/2020 | 4:30pm | CANCELLED |
| Somerville Quality of Early Years Committee | Thursday | 11/06/2020 | 5:30pm | CANCELLED |
| Somerville FGB meeting | Tuesday | 30/06/2020 | 4:00pm | MF, CG, GB, LA, PJ, JL, FA, NP apologies from AC & CY |
| Somerville Quality of Education Committee | Tuesday | 14/07/2020 | 4:30pm | CANCELLED |
Committee membership of governors is listed below:
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COMMITTEE |
MEETING FREQUENCY |
MEMBERS |
| Leadership and Management: Finance and Personnel Committee | Once per term |
Mr C Griffiths (Chair of Committee) Mrs G Bain Mr M Forber Mrs L Andrews Mr C Youds |
| Quality of Education | Once per term |
Mrs P Jordan (Chair of Committee) Mrs G Bain Mr M Forber
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| Behaviour, Attitudes and Personal Development | Once per term |
Mrs G Bain (Chair of committee) Mrs L Andrews Mr M Forber Mrs Joy Longshaw
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| Quality of Early Years Education | October and July |
Mrs P Jordan (Chair of committee) Mr M Forber Ms S Booth Miss A Crampton |
| Executive Head Teacher Appraisal |
Mr C Griffiths Mrs G Bain Mrs J Longshaw |
- GOVERNOR LEAD AREAS
Link Governors were assigned as follows:
|
SUBJECT |
GOVERNOR |
Staff member to contact |
| Safeguarding | Mrs L Andrews | Michael Forber |
| Pupil Premium | Mr C Griffiths | Michael Forber |
| SEND | Mr C Youds | Sue Holland and Lisa Pike |
| Behaviour | Mrs G Bain | Alexa Crampton and Nicola Parry |
| Health and Safety | Mrs C Griffiths | Michael Forber |
| English | Mrs J Longshaw | Amy Sandles |
| Computing / Design Technology | Mrs J Longshaw | Kirsty Sloan and Andy Shennan |
| Early Years | Mrs P Jordan | Lois Murray and Sue Booth |
| Maths | Mrs P Jordan | Clair O’Shaughnessy |
| Children Looked After | TBA | Alexa Crampton |
| Data Protection | TBA | Jan Wright |
| Humanities & The Arts | Mrs G Bain | Deborah Johns |