Governors

Thank you for taking the time to find out about our school and the governing body.

I have been a governor at Sparkenhoe Community Primary School since January 2015 and chair since September 2016. Our governing body is made up of 9 governors (2 parents, 5 co-opted, 1 staff and the headteacher). We also bring additional skills to the governing body through the recruitment of associated members.

The role of a school governor can be demanding but very rewarding and a good way to give back to your local community. School governing bodies are responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good education. Together with the headteacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management, they set the school’s aims and policies. Our governing body meets monthly as a full governing body without committees.

We are always looking for new governors and associate members to join our new and growing governing body. If you wish to contact the governors you can email govs@sparkenhoe.leicester.sch.uk or send post to the school office marked ‘for the attention of the governing body’.

Key roles of governors

To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
To hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff.
To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

Who can be a governor?

You don’t have to have children at the school to be a governor. However, you do have to be over 18 and pass a formal check for your suitability to be within a school. No specific qualifications are required and a full induction programme is run in partnership with the local authority. However, there are certain expectations, please see our code of conduct for further details.

What’s really important is that you have the skills, time and commitment to help drive school improvement and the passion and ambition to achieve the best possible education for children and young people.

Governor	Name	Term of office ends
Ex Officio	Miss Rhian Jones	Headteacher
Chair	Ms Jo Webb	October 2023
Vice Chair	Mr Nick Allsopp	January 2025
Staff Governor	Mr Michael Cooper	December 2024
Co-opted Governor	Mrs Jenny Bosworth	August 2023
Parent Governor	Mr Kassam Mohamed	August 2023
Parent Governor	Mrs Fatima Mangera	June 2025
Co-opted Governor	Ms Emma Cull	August 2024
Co-opted Governor	Vacancy
Associate member	Mr Neil Thorpe	August 2023
Clerk	Dr Robyn Cooper