St. Hilda's C.E. Primary School

2026-27

School governors are responsible for overseeing the management of school strategy in relation to policy, budget and staffing. Governors have legal duties, powers and responsibilities which they use to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of school including outcomes. The Governing Body works in partnership with the Senior Leadership Team, providing challenge and support to ensure the best possible educational offer to our children.

At St Hilda's CE Primary School, Governing Body meetings are held half-termly. The Governing Body is made up of parents, school staff, foundation governors (elected by the Parochial Church Council) and Local Authority representatives.

Parent Governor vacancies are widely advertised along with instructions for how to apply and detailed information about the election process. A parent governor must have a child on-roll in school. Parent governors are elected via a ballot by parents of children on-roll in school.

Oldham Council School Governance

Maintained Schools Governance Guide

Useful Links for Governors

Get Information St Hilda's School Governance

Become a School Governor

Governors are involved with:

Supporting the Headteacher and staff
Challenging the school to ensure standards are maintained
Working in partnership with the Headteacher
School development planning
Policy development and review
Planning the school budget
Selecting and appointing staff
Supporting school discipline
Admissions arrangements to the school
Ensuring the curriculum is being taught
Managing the school premises and building works

There are always Governors around school should you wish to have a chat with any of us.

Become a Governor Leaflet

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Governance Inspection Webinar

NGA Webinars

National Governors Association Webinars

OFSTED Inspection and Governance Video

National Governors Association video.

Governor Documentation

Please select from the documents below.

	NGA Code of Conduct Maintained Schools August 2026	[pdf 133KB]
	St Hilda's CE Primary School GB Register of Business, Pecuniary and Personal Interests 2025-26	[pdf 131KB]
	St Hilda's CE Primary School Governing Board Annual Attendance 2025-26	[pdf 100KB]
	St Hilda's CE Primary School Governing Board Roles and Responsibilities 2026-27	[pdf 157KB]
	St Hilda's CE Primary School Governor Training Record October 2026	[pdf 196KB]

Governing Body October 2026

Governor	Designation	First Appointed	Term Starts	Term Ends	Committee	Lead Governor, Subject and Class Link Responsibilities
Abdah Al-Mamun	Parent	19.07.24	19.07.24	18.07.28	Appeals Committee	Link Governor - Year 1 & Year 3
Patricia Burton	Headteacher	15.06.18	01.01.19		Human Resources (Pay Review) Managing Change Committee	Curriculum / Teaching and Learning
Jenny Callaghan	Local Authority	25.11.24	25.11.24	24.11.28	Appeals Committee Headteacher Performance Management Objectives	Lead Governor - Emotional Health and Wellbeing Lead Governor - Healthy Schools Link Governor - Year 1 & Year 3
Sadia Chowdhury	Staff	01.12.25	01.12.25	30.11.29		Lead Governor - Website and GIAS Compliance
Melanie Hmami Vice Chair	Foundation / PCC	16.09.19	15.09.23	14.09.27	Appeals Committee Appeals (Fixed Penalty Notices) Managing Change Committee	Lead Governor - Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Lead Governor - Digital & Remote Learning Lead Governor - Closing the Gap for EAL Learners Subject Link Governor - PE & Sport (Extra Curriculum)
Jessica Holstein	Foundation / PCC	03.07.23	03.07.23	02.07.27	Human Resources (Pay Review) Appeals Committee	Lead Governor - Analyse Information and Data Subject Link - Computing Link Governor - Year 6
Susan Kershaw	Foundation / PCC	06.12.21	06.12.25	05.12.29	Appeals Committee Managing Change Committee (Chair)	Lead Governor - Financial Health and Efficiency Link Governor - Human Resources Education Policy
Asma Khatun	Staff	26.11.21	26.11.21	25.11.25		Lead Governor - Closing the Gap for EAL Learners Lead Governor - Website and GIAS Compliance
Surma Khatun	Parent	25.09.20	25.09.24	24.09.28	Appeals Committee Managing Change Appeals RSE Working Group	Lead Governor - Attendance Lead Governor - Careers Link Governor - Year 4
Julie Lait	Foundation / Henshaw Trust	27.07.18	26.07.22	26.07.26	Appeals Committee Human Resources (Pay Review) Managing Change Committee RSE Working Group	Lead Governor - Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Subject Link Governor - English & Literacy Link Governor - Nursery and Reception
Stephen Morris	Foundation / Diocese	26.11.17	16.07.24	15.07.28	Headteacher Performance Management Objectives Human Resources (Pay Review) Managing Change Appeals	Lead Governor - Health and Safety in Education Subject Link Governor - Mathematics & Numeracy Subject Link Governor - RE and Collective Worship Link Governor - Year 5
Elizabeth Scoltock Chair	Foundation / PCC	01.09.91	31.08.23	30.08.27	Appeals (Fixed Penalty Notices) Headteacher Performance Management Objectives Human Resources (Pay Review) (Chair) RSE Working Group	Lead Governor - Safeguarding / Children Looked After / Prevent Duty Lead Governor - Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Link Governor - Governor Induction, Training and Mentoring Subject Link Governor - RE and Collective Worship Link Governor - Year 2

Rev. Zahra Shafiei	Foundation / Ex-Officio	10.03.25	10.03.25	09.03.29		Subject Link Governor - RE and Collective Worship
Emma Bennett	Clerk
Abdul Salam	Governor Support
Olivia Khatun	School Business Manager	21.05.18	21.05.18		Managing Change Subcommittee (Clerk) Human Resources (Pay Review) (Clerk)
Heather Codling	Deputy Headteacher
Asma Khatun	Deputy Headteacher

Historical Members


Governor	Designation	First Appointed	Term Starts	Term Ends	Committee	Lead Governor, Subject and Class Link Responsibilities
Asma Khatun	Staff	26.11.21	26.11.21	25.11.25		Lead Governor - Closing the Gap for EAL Learners Lead Governor - Website and GIAS Compliance
Miriam Rizwan	Observer
Nicole Burton	Local Authority	21.09.20	21.09.20	20.09.24
Rev. David Austin	Foundation / Ex-Officio	21.05.18	21.05.18	18.09.24
Mohammed Shelim	Parent	04.03.24	04.03.24	03.03.28
Abu Khaled Numan	Parent	24.10.22	24.10.22	23.10.26
Abu Khaled Numan	Parent	04.12.23 removed (non-attendance)
Sheikh Amin	Parent	01.09.14	25.03.19	27.09.21
Victoria Bainbridge	Staff	01.09.18	01.09.18	30.11.21
John Greenwood	Foundation / PCC	01.07.10	03.07.21	27.09.21

Governor Diversity Data 2026-27

We’re committed to improving the diversity of school governing boards. We recognise the importance of diverse boards so that decisions are made robustly with input from people with a variety of lived experiences – as well as varied skills. It’s also vital that children see people of all backgrounds in board-level positions.

33% of our Governors are from ethnic minority backgrounds. Where we can, we try to find someone who can bring the skills our school needs alongside the diversity.