Our Federation Governance
Copley Primary School is part of a Federation working in partnership with New Road Primary School, therefore our Federation has a single Governing Body overseeing the work of both schools.
The Governing Body has a variety of duties and responsibilities set out by law. The Governors are not responsible for the day-to-day running of the school, this is the job of the Headteacher and the Senior Management Team.
The areas of work that the Governors are involved in include the school's development and improvement plans, review of policies, monitoring of results and budget spending.
The Governors at New Road and Copley Federation work alongside the Headteacher and SLT team to provide an environment that provides the best possible education, care and support for all the children in both schools.
See below for the list of all our Governors with their area of responsibility within the Federation.
The Chair of Governors can be contacted via email at- jfrank@copley.calderdale.sch.uk
Federation Governance Structure & Meetings
Copley & New Road Federation governance is organised as a Full Governing Body (FGB) which meets 4-5 times a year. In addition to FGB meetings, we have 2 sub-committees that each meet 2-3 times a year. The sub-committees each focus on a particular aspect of school and report back to the Full Governing Body.
Our Federation committees are:
Standards & Effectiveness
Resources & Finance
Members for each sub-committee are elected annually each year, including a committee chair. A summary of key information and findings from each committee meeting held is reported (usually verbally) by the Committee Chair at the following FGB meeting.
Click below for attendance record
Governor Attendance Record 2020-2021
Chair of Governors:
John Frank
Date of appointment: 27/9/23
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Vice Chair:
Phill Gee
Date of appointment: 27/9/23
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Staff Governors :
Mrs Harwood - Headteacher New Road/Executive Headteacher
Mrs Hemingway - Headteacher Copley
Mrs Bolton - Class Teacher New Road
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Parent Governor:
Mathew Benson
Date of appointment: 19/10/21
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Local Authority:
Gareth Morris
Date of appointment: 1/6/22
Responsibility area; Health and Safety
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Co-opted:
Gillian Bush - Date of appointment: 1/9/18. Responsibility areas: SEND/Inclusion, Safeguarding
Alex Mutch- Date of appointment: 1/9/19. Responsibility areas: HT Performance Management, Sports Premium
Ian Potts- Date of appointment: 7/11/17. Responsibility areas: Pupil Premium
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Clerk to Governors:
Helen Kay
Date of appointment: 1/9/16