Meet the Governors
Thorns Primary Governing Board are a group of 9 people made up of School staff, parents and others with a keen passion to ensure that the children of Thorns Primary receive the best education possible. Governors have 3 main roles.
As a Governing Board, we have a range of expertise to ensure that these 3 functions are fulfilled. We meet regularly throughout the academic year as a Governing Board in order to carry out these functions. We meet as a Full Governing Board once each term when we all discuss, question and challenge the leadership of the School. We do not have Committees as such but conduct our work during our two full Governing Body meetings. We have two committee meetings each term, School Improvement and Finanance, Personnel, Premises. We have Link Governors which is when we visit School to carry out first-hand monitoring. We have the chance to talk to the children and to experience life at Thorns Primary for ourselves. We also visit School at other times for example to support with reading.
| Governing Board List 2021/22 | ||
| Name and Category | Term Start | Term Ends |
| Mrs R Dalgleish - Chair of Governors / Parent Governor | 19.07.2016 | 28.06.2024 |
| Mrs R Jordan - Head Teacher | 1.09.2018 Ex Officio | |
| Mrs J Snow - Vice Chair | 13.09.2019 | 13.09.2023 |
| Mrs J Lane - Staff Governor | 01.02.2021 | 31.01.2025 |
| Mr I Geddes - Co-opted Governor | 11.11.2019 | 10.11.2023 |
| Mrs J Morgan - Co-opted Governor | 15.03.2021 | 14.03.2025 |
| Mrs L Parry - Co-opted Governor | 15.03.2021 | 14.03.2025 |
| Mrs D Tilley - LA Governor | 11.07.2022 | 10.07.2025 |
| Mr D Charles - Parent Governor | 11.07.2022 | 10.07.2025 |
| School Improvement Committee | Finance, Personnel and Premises Committee |
| Rebecca Jordan | Rebecca Jordan |
| Jane Morgan | Jane Morgan |
| Joanne Lane | Jill Snow |
| Linda Parry | Rebecca Dalgleish |
| Deb Tilley | Ian Geddes |
| David Charles | |
| Appraisal Committee | Pay Committee |
| Rebecca Dalgleish | Jane Morgan |
| Jill Snow | Ian Geddes |
| Linda Parry |
Register of Governors' Business Interests 2021/2022
Mrs R Dalgleish:
Manager of Private Pre-School.
Rent of pre-school premises on Thorns Primary school site and provision of wraparound care on school site
Mrs J Snow:
Auditor of School Fund - Husband
Windsor Academy Trust - Employee
West Midlands Police - Employee
Dudley MBC - Employee
The Kingswinford Academy - LAB member
Wren's Nest Primary - Governor
Mrs J Morgan:
LA Governor Dawley Brook Primary
LA Governor Halesowen CE
LA Governor Roberts Primary
Co-opted Governor Woodsetton Primary
Co-opted Governor St Oswalds Primary
Governors who have served in the last 12 months
Name Category and date resigned
Mrs K Bennett Staff Governor 08.10.2020
Mrs M Cowley LA Governor 21/09/2021
Dawn Campbell Parent Governor 11/01/22
Kate Parkes Staff Governor 07/03/2022
