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King Richard III Infant and Nursery School is a community school.
The name of the governing body is "The governing body of King Richard III Infant and Nursery School".
The governing body shall consist of:
a) 2 parent governors
b) 1 authority governor
c) 1 Headteacher
d) 1 staff governor
e) 5 co-opted governors
Total number of governors: 10
Our governing body:
Publication of Governors’ Details – King Richard III Infant and Nursery School – September 2025 | |||||||
Name of Governor | Category of Governor | Appointing body | Term of office | Committees served on | Position of responsibility | Voting rights | Register of Interest |
Joan Bertram | Co-opted | Governing Body | 12.04.23 – 11.04.27 | School Improvement | Teaching, learning & school improvement | Full | No business interests to declare |
Elizabeth Smith | Headteacher | N/A | 13.04.26 -Ongoing | Finance & Personnel School Improvement Health & Safety Safeguarding |
| Full | No business interests to declare Headteacher |
Sarah Lord | Co-opted | Governing Body | 12.04.23 – 11.04.27 | Health & Safety Finance & Personnel |
| Full | No business interests to declare |
| Anna Oblacinska | Co-Opted | Governing Body | 28.11.24 - 27.11.28 | Sustainability | Full | No business interests to declare | |
| Amy Wadd | Local Authority | Local Authority | 24.9.25 - 25.9.29 | School Improvement SEND anti-bullying & inclusion | Vice Chair of governors SEND link governor | Full | No business interests to declare |
| Dale George | Parent governor | Elected by parents | 2.5.24 - 1.5.28 | Finance & Personnel Safeguarding | Chair of governors Safeguarding Governor | Full | No business interests to declare |
| Clare Wilson | Staff governor | Elected by staff | 21.5.24 - 20.5.28 | Health & safety | Full | No business interests to declare | |
| Joanne Geddes | Co-Opted | Governing Body | 14.01.26-13.01.30 | Safeguarding | Full | No business interests to declare | |
| Chirag Parmar | Co-Opted | Governing Body | 22.01.26-21.01.30 | Pupil Premium | Pupil Premium | Full | Serves as a governor at SJS |
| Alan Loyallaleon | Parent governor | Elected by parents | 20.11.25-19.11.29 | SEND anti-bullying & inclusion | Full | No business interests to declare | |
Left the governing body in the last 12 months | |||||||
| Lou Harrison | Headteacher | N/A | 08.01.18-12.04.26 | Finance & Personnel School Improvement Health & Safety Safeguarding | Full | No business interests to declare Headteacher | |
| Sarah Russell | Local Authority | Local Authority | 30.1.24-23.9.25 | Finance & Personnel | Chair of finance Mental health & wellbeing governor Safeguarding governor | Full | Leicester City Deputy Mayor for social care & anti poverty |
| Cash Buhari | Co-opted | Governing Body | 22.6.23-01.07.25 | Finance & Personnel | Full | No business interests to declare | |
| Sarah Carter | Co-opted | Governing Body | 30.01.24 – 29.01.28 | Health & Safety | Full | No business interests to declare | |
| Alison Godwin | Co-opted | Governing Body | 02.02.25 - 06.05.25 | Finance & Personnel | Co-Chair of Governors | Full | No business interest to declare |
Stephen Burnham | Co-opted | Governing Body | 12.04.23 – 11.04.27 | Finance & Personnel School Improvement | Chair of School Improvement sub-committee | Full | No business interest to declare |
Liz Atkins | Staff governor | Staff election | 19.9.22 – 18.9.26 | Health & Safety |
| Full | No business interests to declare |
Aman Rashid | Co-opted | Governing Body | 22.9.22 - 21.9.26 | Finance and Personnel | Vice Chair of Governors | Full | No business interests to declare |
Attendance at Meetings
Full Governing Body
| Title | Role | Attended meetings - YES or NO |
|---|---|---|
Joan Bertram | Co-opted | 24:02:20 | 26:05:20 | 30:06:20 | 29:09:20 | 17:11:20 | 01:02:21 | 26:04:21 | 21:06:21 | 29:09:21 | 19:11:21 | 01:02:22 |03:05:22 | 22.9.22 |10.11.22 | 09.02.23 | 22.06.23 | 28.09.23 | 26:10:23 | 05.10.23 | 30.01.24 | 02:05:24 | 06:06:24 | 26.9.24 | 28:11:24 |18:03:25 | 16:05:25 | 18:09:25 | 20:11:25 | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
Lou Harrison | Headteacher | 24:02:20 | 26:05:20 | 30:06:20 | 29:09:20 | 17:11:20 | 01:02:21 | 26:04:21 | 21:06:21 | 29:09:21 | 19:11:21 | 01:02:22 |03:05:22 | 22.9.22 |10.11.22 | 09.02.23 | 22.06.23 | 28.09.23 | 26:10:23 | 05.10.23 | 30.01.24 | 02:05:24 | 06:06:24 | 26.9.24 | 28:11:24 |18:03:25 | 16:05:25 | 18:09:25 | 20:11:25 | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
Sarah Lord | Co-opted | 24:02:20 | 26:05:20 | 30:06:20 | 29:09:20 | 17:11:20 | 01:02:21 | 26:04:21 | 21:06:21 | 29:09:21 | 19:11:21 | 01:02:22 |03:05:22 | 22.9.22 |10.11.22 | 09.02.23 | 22.06.23 | 28.09.23 | 26:10:23| 05.10.23 | 30.01.24 | 02:05:24 | 06:06:24 | 26.9.24 | 28:11:24 | 28:11:24 |18:03:25 | 16:05:25 | 18:09:25 | 20:11:25 | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
| Anna Oblacinska | Co-opted | 28:11:24 |18:03:25 | 16:05:25 | 18:09:25 | 20:11:25 | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
| Dale George | Parent governor CHAIR OF GOVERNORS | 02:05:24 | 06:06:24 | 26.9.24 | 28:11:24 |18:03:25 | 16:05:25 | 18:09:25 | 20:11:25 | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
| Amy Wadd | LA Governor VICE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS | 19:11:21 | 01:02:22 |03:05:22 | 22.9.22 |10.11.22 | 09.02.23 | 22.06.23 | 28.09.23 | 26:10:23 | 05.10.23 | 30.01.24 | 02:05:24 | 06:06:24 | 26.9.24 | 28:11:24 |18:03:25 | 16:05:25 | 18:09:25 | 20:11:25 | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
| Clare Wilson | Staff governor | 06:06:24 | 26.9.24 | 28:11:24 |18:03:25 | 16:05:25 | 18:09:25 | 20:11:25 | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
| Chirag Parmar | Co-Opted | 20:11:25 (as observer) | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
| Alan Loyallaleon | Parent governor | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
| Joanne Geddes | Co-Opted | 18.9.25 (as observer) | 20:11:25 | 22:1:26 | 17:3:26 |
Note: Helen Stevens, our deputy headteacher, attends meetings as an observer
Finance and Personnel sub-committee
| Title | Role | Attended meetings - YES or NO |
|---|---|---|
Lou Harrison | Headteacher | 04.06.20 | 02:11:20 | 17:05:21 | 28:10:21 | 11:03:22 | 04.11.22 | 31.01.23 |11.5.23 | 6.11.23 | 12.02.24 | 18:04:24 | 26:11:24 | 24:02:25 | 27:2:25 |
| Dale George | Parent governor and CHAIR | 27:2:25 | 19:3:26 |
| Amy Wadd | VICE CHAIR | 27:2:25 | 19:3:26 |
| Alan Loyallaleon | Parent governor | 27:2:25 | 19:3:26 |
School Improvement sub-committee
| Title | Role | Attended meetings - YES or NO |
|---|---|---|
Lou Harrison | Headteacher | 14:10:20 | 06:11:20 | 23:03:21 | 13:05:21 | 10:10:22 | 11.5.23 | 05.10.23 | 14.12.23 | 28:03:25 | 19:05:25 | 09:06:25 | |
| Amy Wadd | LA governor and CHAIR | 10:10:22 | 11.5.23 | 05.10.23 | 14.12.23 | 28:03:25 | 19:05:25 | 09:06:25 | |
| Joan Bertram | Co-opted | 28:03:25 | 19:05:25 | 09:06:25 | |
Note: Helen Stevens, our deputy headteacher, and Sarah Lord (as SLT/SENCO, rather than as a governor) attend some committee meetings as observers
Health & Safety sub-committee
| Title | Role | Attended meetings - YES or NO |
|---|---|---|
Lou Harrison | Headteacher | 09.03.20 | 15:03:22 | 07.12.22 | 16.01.23 | 24.04.23 | 26.09.23 | 30:04:24 | 25:09:24 | 19:05:25 | [Please note that during the Pandemic, H&S was included in Full Governing Body meeting discussions] |
Joan Bertram | Co-opted - Chair | 09.03.20 | 15:03:22 | 07.12.22 |16.01.23 | 24.04.23 | 26.09.23 | 30:04:24 | 25:09:24 | 19:05:25 | [Please note that during the Pandemic, H&S was included in Full Governing Body meeting discussions] |
Sarah Lord | Co-opted | 09.03.20 | 15:03:22 | 07.12.22 |16.01.23 | 24.04.23 | 26.09.23 | 30:04:24 | 25:09:24 | 19:05:25 | [Please note that during the Pandemic, H&S was included in Full Governing Body meeting discussions] |
| Clare Wilson | Staff governor | 19:05:25 | |
| Raj Patel | Associate | 26.09.23 | 30:04:24 | 25:09:24 | 19:05:25 | |
| Sarah Carter | Staff observer | 19:05:25 | |
Raj Patel, our Site Manager, attends Health and Safety meetings. Sarah Carter (L3 TA) attends as an observer.
The Governing Body usually meets four times a year.
The sub-committees usually meet as needed to feed back to the full meeting.
For information relating to each governor, please see the table at the top of the page.