Governors | Upper Arley Primary

Welcome to the Governors’ section

Governors

Upper Arley C of E Primary School is part of the Black Pear Trust, a Multi Academy Trust based in Worcestershire.  The Black Pear Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees, who are the accountable body for the Trust.  Each of its schools has its own Local Governing Body, and a clearly defined scheme of delegation operates between the Board of Trustees and Local Governing Bodies.

Our Local Governing Body plays an important role in supporting the Board of Trustees and providing key elements of local governance for schools.

They are responsible for:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school

Holding leaders to account for academic performance, attendance, behaviour and safeguarding procedures in their school
Overseeing stakeholder engagement; pupils, parents, local community, school staff 
Oversee recruitment of all staff except Head Teachers, teaching staff on Leadership Scale and Support Staff on Grade 6 or above

The Local Governing Body identifies lead governors with a specific remit and oversight for Safeguarding, the progress of disadvantaged pupils and the provision of students with special education needs or disabilities.

The Local Governing Body meets six times each academic year, and governors also attend events and visit the school between meetings to enable them to develop a clear picture of the quality of provision across the school.

Our Local Governing Body:

Appointment	Name	Role	Term end
Head (1)	Louise Low	Headteacher	Ex officio
Co-Opted (5)	Freda Griffith	Chair	May 2025
	Lynne Morgan	SEND link	May 2025
	Julie Greenwood	Safeguarding link	May 2025
	Louvain Beer		May 2025
	Paul Fearns		October 2026
Staff (1)	Samina Ahmed-Khan	Staff Governor	October 2026
Parents (2)	Helen Grainger	Parent Governor	May 2025
	Kate Starling	Parent Governor	May 2025