Governance
Squirrel Hayes First School:
Governing Body Committee Structure
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Member |
Finance & Personnel |
Learning & Teaching |
Health, Safety & Well-being |
Business Interests |
Financial Interests |
Governance Roles in other Schools |
Appointed |
Reappointed |
Term of Office Due to End |
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Chair of Committee |
Jamie Robertson |
Jamie Robertson |
Richard Stephenson-Evans |
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Parent Governors |
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| Mrs Tina Beckett |  |
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None | None | None | 12.03.2024 | 12.03.2028 | Squirrel Hayes First School Parents | |||
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LEA Governor |
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Connor Brady |
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Links with Biddulph Youth & Community Zone, Staffordshire North CAB Biddulph Town Council Councillor
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26.09.2025 |
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Co-opted Governor
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Mr Richard Stephenson-Evans Mr Jamie Robertson (Chair of Governors)
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Links with Staffordshire University and Biddulph Partnership Trust |
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12.03.2024
26.01.2023
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12.03.2028
13.02.2026
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Governing body Governing body
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Staff Governor |
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Mrs Erica Pickford (Headteacher) |
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Director - Biddulph Schools Partnership Trust |
None |
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01.01.2008 |
01.01.2028 |
Member by virtue of their office. |
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Mrs Linda Oakes (HLTA) |
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None |
None |
None |
26.05.2022 |
26.05.2026 |
Squirrel Hayes First School |
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Foundation Governor |
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VACANCY |
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Meetings Attended 2021-2022
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Date |
Health, Safety & Well-being |
Finance & Personnel |
Learning & Teaching |
Full Governors |
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7.10.21 |
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Lee Pace Lynsey Hurst Erica Pickford
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Lee Pace Lynsey Hurst Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes |
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18.11.21 |
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Erica Pickford Jan Wakefield Lynsey Hurst |
Erica Pickford Lynsey Hurst Lee Pace Amanda Harris |
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25.11.21 |
Erica Pickford Jan Wakefield Lynsey Hurst Amanda Harris
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Erica Pickford Jan Wakefield Amanda Harris Lynsey Hurst Lee Pace |
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17.02.22 |
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Erica Pickford Jan Wakefield Linda Oakes |
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17.03.22 |
Erica Pickford Lynsey Hurst Amanda Harris Linda Oakes |
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Erica Pickford Lynsey Hurst Lee Pace Amanda Harris |
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24.03.22 |
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Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Lynsey Hurst |
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Linda Oakes Lynsey Hurst Amanda Harris Erica Pickford David Parker Jamie Robertson |
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26.05.22 |
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Linda Oakes Lynsey Hurst Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson |
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Linda Oakes Lynsey Hurst Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson |
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6.07.22 |
Erica Pickford Lee Pace Stephanie Edwards Jamie Robertson David Parker Linda Oakes Amanda Harris |
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Erica Pickford Lee Pace Stephanie Edwards Jamie Robertson David Parker Linda Oakes Amanda Harris |
Erica Pickford Lee Pace Stephanie Edwards Jamie Robertson David Parker Linda Oakes Amanda Harris |
Meetings Attended 2022-2023
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Date |
Health, Safety & Well-being |
Finance & Personnel |
Learning & Teaching |
Full Governors |
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6.10.22 |
Lynsey Hurst Erica Pickford Stephanie Edwards |
Lynsey Hurst Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Stephanie Edwards |
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7.12.22 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
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26.01.23 |
Lee Pace Lynsey Hurst Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
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16.03.23 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
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29.3.23 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
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18.5.23 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
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| 6.7.23 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards Linda Oakes |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards Linda Oakes |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards Linda Oakes |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards Linda Oakes |
Meetings Attended 2022-2023
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Date |
Health, Safety & Well-being |
Finance & Personnel |
Learning & Teaching |
Full Governors |
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24.10.23 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
| Meetings Attended 2023-2024 | ||||
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Date |
Health, Safety & Well-being |
Finance & Personnel |
Learning & Teaching |
Full Governors |
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24.10.23 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
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5.12.23 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
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30.1.24 |
Amanda Harris Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Stephanie Edwards |
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12.3.24 |
Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Richard Stephenson-Evans Tina Beckett |
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| 14.05.24 |
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Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Richard Stephenson-Evans Tina Beckett Amanda Harris |
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| 02.07.24 |
Erica Pickford Linda Oakes Jamie Robertson Richard Stephenson-Evans Tina Beckett Amanda Harris Stephanie Edwards |
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| Meetings Attended 2024-2025 | ||||
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Date |
Health, Safety & Well-being |
Finance & Personnel |
Learning & Teaching |
Full Governors |
| 27.10.2024 | ||||
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| 25.03.2025 | ||||
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| 08.07.2025 |
Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Tina Beckett Linda Oakes |
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| Meetings Attended 2025-2026 | ||||
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Date |
Health, Safety & Well-being |
Finance & Personnel |
Learning & Teaching |
Full Governors |
| 21.10.2025 |
Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Richard Stephenson-Evans Tina Beckett Linda Oakes |
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| 02.12.2025 |
Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Richard Stephenson-Evans Tina Beckett Linda Oakes |
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| 03.02.2026 |
Erica Pickford Jamie Robertson Richard Stephenson-Evans Tina Beckett Connor Brady
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| Governors who have served within the last 12 months | ||
| Name | Date of Appointment | Date Stepped Down |
| Lynsey Hurst | August 2016 Reappointed July 2020 | January 2023 |
| David Parker | February 2022 | October 2024 |
| Amanda Harris | 01.01.2023 | September 2025 |
| Stephanie Edwards | 22.06.2022 | January 2025 |
The Governing Body of Squirrel Hayes First School
The Governing Body consists of
1 Local Authority Governor
2 Parent Governors
1 Staff Governors
1 Headteacher
1 Co-opted Governors
0 Foundation Governors
Total : 6 Governors
Squirrel Hayes can be contacted via the School Office or by e-mailing governor@squirrelhayes.staffs.sch.uk
'Leaders and governors have high expectations of staff and pupils and have worked together well to develop an aspirational culture. As a result, standards in reading and teaching in the early years have improved.
Governors know the school well and make regular visits to see the school’s work for themselves. For example, the chair of governors leads the school improvement group that checks on pupils’ achievement.
Governors provide effective challenge and hold leaders to account well.
Governors know how leaders use additional funding. In particular, they check how the pupil premium funding is used and monitor its impact on the achievement of disadvantaged pupils
Governors use their training well, so they have an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and health and safety matters.'