Grazeley C of E Primary School

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Governing Board

The current membership, roles and terms of office of the Grazeley Governing Board.

Governors

Governing Board Membership, Roles and Terms of Office

2025-2026

Name

Membership Type

Role / Subject Link

Email

Start Date

End Date

Joanna Broadhead

Foundation Governor

Education Performance Governor; Wellbeing & Whistleblowing Governor, Maths and Science

jbroadhead@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

27/10/2025

26/10/2029

Julia Cottee

Foundation Governor

Phonics, MFL

jcottee@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

19/12/2022

18/12/2026

Jane Critchlow

Headteacher

Governor

head@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

01/09/2022

Ex Officio

Julie Easton

Staff Governor

Deputy Headteacher

deputy@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

11/12/2024

10/12/2028

David Little

Team Rector Loddon Reach

SIAMS Governor / RE

dlittle@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

01/06/2016

Ex Officio

Rachel Macintyre

Parent Governor

Computing

rmacintyre@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

25/02/2025

25/02/2029

Naureen Hussain

Parent Governor

DT

nhussain@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

25/02/2025

25/02/2029

Alex Marsh

Foundation Governor

Health and Safety Governor / Geography; History

amarsh@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

03/10/2022

02/10/2026

Catherine Page

Local Authority Governor

Education Performance Committee, PSHE

cpage@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

11/12/2024

10/12/2028

Clare Payne

Foundation Governor

Chair of Governors; Inclusion Governor / English

cpayne@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

19/12/2022

18/12/2026

Ruth Jackson

Clerk

Clerk to Governors

clerk@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

Ex Officio

Ex Officio

Michele Teale

Associate Member

School Business Manager

finance@grazeley.wokingham.sch.uk

Ex Officio

Ex Officio

Pete Lambert

Associate Member

11/12/2024

10/12/2025

Parent Governors are elected by parents when the number of candidates exceeds the available places.  Otherwise they are appointed by the Governing Board upon nomination

The Headteacher’s membership is ex officio, but can be declined by the postholder

LA Governors are nominated by the Local Authority and approved by the Governing Board

Staff Governors are elected by school staff and subcontracted workers for whom the school is their main workplace

Foundation Governors are appointed by Spencers Wood and Grazeley Parochial Church Council (two), and the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education (four)

The Team Rector’s membership is ex officio, but can be reviewed by the Archdeacon of Berkshire