Victoria School
"Working Together for Success"
Victoria School
Working Together for Success
Governors
Meet the Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
Governing Body
As Victoria School is in Federation with Cherry Oak School we have one Governing Body for both schools. The Governing Board of the Federation has a Memorandum of Understanding with the Board of Victoria College, enabling the College to benefit from being associated with the Federation.
The Governors have a great deal of experience and offer us both challenge and support as necessary. All the Governors are extremely dedicated and give generously of their time to both schools in the Federation.
Our Governors are made up of representatives from key stakeholder groups - parents, staff, the local authority and the local community.
We generally have two Full Governing Body meetings each term. We also have committees for Finance, Personnel, Teaching & Learning and Buildings, Health & Safety which usually meet once each term.
You can contact the Governing Body through the Clerk to the Governors - Mr Tim Bennett on the main school telephone number : 0121 476 9478 or by email on t.bennett@victoria.bham.sch.uk.
Governor Types and Terms of Office
Name | Governor Type | Term Ends
|
Clare Mills | Chair of Governors (Co-opted governor) | 3/02/25 |
Charlotte Bull | Vice Chair (Co-opted Governor) | 28/09/23 |
Gary Coffey | Executive Head Teacher | Ex officio |
| Ross Ashcroft | Head Teacher (Cherry Oak) | Ex officio |
Mark Cottam | Elected staff governor | 25/04/25 |
John Pemberton | Elected parent governor | 22/11/22 |
Lisa Wootton | Elected parent governor | 22/11/22 |
Councillor Eddie Freeman | Local authority governor | 23/09/23 |
Hannah Barton | Co-opted governor | 14/05/23 |
Sadie Bolton | Co-opted governor | 13/07/25 |
Martin Carpenter | Co-opted governor | 13/07/25 |
Ann Ellis | Co-opted governor | 26/11/23 |
| Gillian Hill | Co-opted governor | 8/12/25 |
Lesley Jackson | Co-opted governor | 5/03/22 |
| Sam Mather | Co-opted governor | 18/05/25 |
Sue McCorkindale | Co-opted governor | 13/07/25 |
Kristin Sanders | Co-opted governor | 11/12/22 |
| Jackie Tonge | Co-opted governor | 8/12/24 |
| Tim Bennett | Clerk |
Governing Board Committees 2021-2022
Committee | Members |
Finance | Mr Ashcroft, Mr Carpenter, Mr Coffey, Mr Cottam, Mrs Jackson (Chair), Mr Pemberton (Vice Chair), Miss Tonge |
Personnel/Pay | Mr Ashcroft, Mrs Barton (Chair), Mrs Bull (Vice Chair), Mr Coffey, Mrs McCorkindale, Mrs Mills, Mrs Sanders |
Teaching & Learning | Mr Ashcroft, Mrs Bolton (Vice Chair), Mr Coffey, Mrs Ellis, Mrs McCorkindale, Mrs Mills (Chair), Miss Wootton |
Buildings, Health & Safety | Mr Ashcroft, Mr Carpenter (Chair), Mr Coffey, Mrs Hill, Mr Mather, Mr Pemberton (Vice Chair), Miss Tonge |
School Resilience Planning Team | Mrs McKenna, Mr Coffey, Mr Ashcroft, Mr Pemberton, Mr Carpenter, Miss Tonge - with various co-opted members depending on the focus of the resilience scenario |
| Head Teacher Performance Management | Mrs Barton, Mrs Mills, Miss Tonge |
| Discipline | All non-staff governors shall be enrolled as members of this committee, and a panel of three governors drawn from the list should a meeting be required. |
| Appeals | All non-staff governors shall be enrolled as members of this committee, and a panel of three governors drawn from the list should a meeting be required. |
Link Governors 2021-2022
| Safeguarding | Sadie Bolton |
| SEND & Curriculum | Sue McCorkindale |
| Medical Needs & Looked After Children | Kristen Sanders |
| Stakeholder Engagement | Lisa Wootton |
| Pupil Data & Pupil Premium | Ann Ellis |
| Human Resources | Hannah Barton |
| Governor Induction | Ann Ellis |
Register of Governors' Pecuniary and Personal Interests
Annual Governance Statement for the 2020-2021 Academic Year
Governor Attendance
Governors' Biographies
Governors' Roles - Summer 2021
Instrument of Government
Governors' Newsletter Summer 2 - July 2021
Governors' Newsletter Summer 2021
NGA Awards for Outstanding Vision and Strategy 2019
