Our Governors

Acre Hall Primary School is part of Bright Futures Educational Trust.

The Trust’s Articles of Association, Delegation Framework and other governance documents can be found here on Bright Futures’ website: http://bright-futures.co.uk/information/governance-documents/

Governance information listed below is currently being reviewed and updated.

The Governing Body is responsible for ensuring the school is run both efficiently and effectively by the Head of School and its staff, by playing the role of “critical friend”. The Body meets in full three times per academic year and termly as part of two sub-committees, which cover the school’s operational structure – ‘Teaching and Learning’ and ‘Resources’.

The Governors take a full and active role in the monitoring of the School Development Plan. Each Governor acts as a ‘Link Governor’ to a named member of staff and meets throughout the academic year to focus on particular areas of the curriculum.

Each Governor is appointed or elected for a four-year term of office.

If you have any queries for the governing body, please email admin@ahps.bright-futures.co.uk

Local Governors

Individuals who sit on local governing bodies (LGBs) are usually referred to as ‘local governors’
Trustees delegate governance functions to the local level as per the Scheme of Delegation.
LGBs only have such responsibilities as are delegated to them by trustees and as indicated in the Scheme of Delegation
Trustees have complete discretion over what is delegated to each LGB
MAT leadership and management comes from the MAT executive leaders; governance comes from trustees and (only as a last resort) from members.

Linda Groom – Chair of Governors and Safeguarding Link

Term of office starts- 17/09/2025 Term of office ends- 16/09/2029

Amy Footman – Acting Principal of School

Helen Cook – Staff Governor

Term of office starts- 8/07/2021 Term of office ends- 07/07/2028

Philippa Temple-Heald – Parent Governor, Health & Safety Link and Maths Link

Term of office starts- 09/07/2022 Term of office ends- 08/07/2026

Roxanne Wormald – Parent Governor, Teaching & Learning Link and Equality Diversity and Inclusion Link

Term of office starts- 09/12/2024 Term of office ends- 08/12/2028

Link Governor Roles

The Link Governor role is to provide a broader connection between the Governing Board and the school and prevent the Governing Board being solely reliant on information provided by the Headteacher. By supporting their particular area Link Governors help develop the understanding across the Governing Body to provide additional evidence and insight that enables the Governing Body to challenge information presented by the school and also support the school to meet its strategic objectives.

Academic Year 2025-2026

Governance Attendance Records

Delegation Framework – AHPS