Jesson's Governing Body
Governing Body Constitution
| Appointment | Name | Appointed by | First Appointed | Term Length | Term Start | Term End |
| Foundation Ex-Officio | Vacancy (1) | |||||
| Foundation governor | Mrs Rachel McKellar - chair of LAB | Nominated by Dudley Church of England School's Foundation | 01/02/2022 | 4 years | 01/02/2022 | 31/01/2026 |
| Foundation governor | Mr Vijay Patel | Dudley CE Schools Foundation | 28/09/2017 | 4 years | 21/01/2022 | 20/01/2026 |
| Foundation governor | Mrs Catherine Robottom | Diocese of Worcester | 04/12/2024 | 4 years | 04/12/2024 | 03/12/2028 |
| Foundation governor | Ms Clare Soar | PCC | 12/05/2020 | 4 years | 12/05/2024 | 11/05/2028 |
| Foundation governor | Mrs Hannah Worrall | 08/07/2019 | 4 years | 21/02/2022 | 20/02/2026 | |
| Foundation governor | Vacancy (1) | |||||
| Headteacher | Mrs Sarah Lea | 01/01/2015 | ||||
| Parent governor | Mrs Saeeda Bashir | Election | 13/05/2025 | 4 years | 13/05/2025 | 12/05/2029 |
| Parent governor | Mrs Dawn Pearson | Election | 13/05/2025 | 4 years | 13/05/2025 | 12/05/2029 |
| Staff governor | Mrs Donna Di Franco | 24/11/2022 | 4 years | 24/11/2022 | 23/11/2026 | |
| Deputy Headteacher | Mr Richard Seager | 12/03/2025 |
Committees
Christian Distinctiveness
Sarah Lea
Mrs Rachel McKellar (Chair)
Mrs Catherine Robottom
Ms Clare Soar
Mrs Hannah Worrall
External Review of Governance
Sarah Lea
Julie Phelps
Lyndsey Rush
Finance, Audit and Risk
Mrs Rachel McKellar (Chair)
Vijay Patel
Headteacher Performance Management
Mrs Hannah Worrall
OFSTED Working Group
Sarah Lea
Richard Seager
Mrs Hannah Worrall
Pay
Mrs Rachel McKellar (Chair)
Mrs Hannah Worrall (Chair)
Mrs Donna Di Franco
Sarah Lea
Vijay Patel
Quality of Education
Mrs Donna Di Franco
Sarah Lea
Vijay Patel
Mrs Hannah Worrall (Chair
Purpose of each Committee
Local School Board (LSB)
The LSB’s role is to exercise leadership on behalf of the Trust in the running of an individual school, to provide information to the Trust on the operation and performance of the school and to exercise its responsibilities and powers in partnership with the Headteacher, other school and trust-wide staff, and the Trust’s Members and Directors. The LSB and the Headteacher have full delegated responsibility for the strategic direction and day-to-day leadership and management of the school.
Finance, Audit and Risk Committee (FARC)
The roles and responsibilities of the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee are to ensure the School complies with all matters of regularity, propriety and value for money in its use of public funds and any other monies and develops and implements effective financial controls, policies and procedures.
Quality of Education Committee
The roles and responsibilities of the Quality of Education committee are to maintain a consistent focus on checking the adequacy of the school’s safeguarding and child protection measures including the Prevent duty. To maintain a consistent focus on checking the effectiveness of the school’s development/ improvement plan. In line with the Trust’s arrangements: monitor, evaluate, and report to the LSB on the implementation and impact of the school’s curriculum and the quality of teaching and learning as well as targets and pupil attainment and achievement.
Christian Distinctiveness Committee
The roles and responsibilities of the Christian Distinctiveness committee are to maintain a consistent focus on checking the individual school’s theologically rooted Christian vision and context driven Christian values ensuring they are the foundation of everything that the school does.
Performance and Remuneration Ad Hoc Committee
To ratify the school’s annual performance and pay review, in line with the Trust’s procedures, of the school’s teachers.
Hearings and Appeals Ad Hoc Committee
To form first and appeal committees for relevant staffing, exclusions, and complaints matters.
Meetings list 2025-26
| Date | Start | End | Commitee | Meeting | Location |
| Tue 21 Oct 2025 | 18:00 | 19:30 | School Reps Group | ||
| Wed 22 Oct 2025 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Finance, Audit and Risk | FAR Committee (TEAMS) | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Wed 12 Nov 2025 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Christian Distinctiveness | Christian Distinctiveness | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Thu 20 Nov 2025 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Jesson's CofE Primary School | LSB Meeting | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Fri 28 Nov 2025 | 10:00 | 11:00 | Jesson's CofE Primary School | Governors Monitoring Day | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Wed 10 Dec 2025 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Quality of Education | Quality of Education | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Wed 4 Feb 2026 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Christian Distinctiveness | Christian Distinctiveness | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Thu 26 Feb 2026 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Jesson's CofE Primary School | LSB Meeting | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Fri 6 Mar 2026 | 10:00 | 11:00 | Jesson's CofE Primary School | Governors Monitoring Day | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Wed 18 Mar 2026 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Quality of Education | Quality of Education | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Wed 25 Mar 2026 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Finance, Audit and Risk | FARC Committee | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Wed 10 Jun 2026 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Christian Distinctiveness | Christian Distinctiveness | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Fri 12 Jun 2026 | 10:00 | 11:00 | Jesson's CofE Primary School | Governors Monitoring Day | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Thu 25 Jun 2026 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Jesson's CofE Primary School | LSB Meeting | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Wed 1 Jul 2026 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Finance, Audit and Risk | FARC Committee | Jesson's CE Primary School |
| Wed 8 Jul 2026 | 17:00 | 19:00 | Quality of Education | Quality of Education | Jesson's CE Primary School |
Attendance for meetings to follow.
| LSB Meeting | LSB Meeting | LSB Meeting | ||
| Governor | Governor Type | 20 Nov 2025 | 26 Feb 2026 | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Saeeda Bashir | Parent governor | |||
| Mrs Donna Di Franco | Staff governor | |||
| Sarah Lea | Headteacher | |||
| Mrs Rachel McKellar | Foundation governor | |||
| Vijay Patel | Foundation governor | |||
| Dawn Pearson | Parent governor | |||
| Mrs Catherine Robottom | Foundation governor | |||
| Richard Seager | Other | |||
| Ms Clare Soar | Foundation governor | |||
| Mrs Hannah Worrall | Foundation governor |
Attendance at FGB and Sub-committee meetings in the last academic year
| Pay | LSB meeting | Quality of Education | Christian Distinctiveness | Quality of Education | LSB meeting | Christian Distinctiveness | LSB meeting | ||
| Governor | Governor Type | 24 Oct 2024 | 28 Nov 2024 | 02 Dec 2024 | 02 Dec 2024 | 05 Feb 2025 | 27 Feb 2025 | 09 Apr 2025 | 26 Jun 2025 |
| Kayleigh Colley | Y | ? | ? | ||||||
| Mrs D DiFranco | Staff | Y | Y | NS | ? | ? | |||
| Mrs Justine Ferrier | ? | ? | |||||||
| Mrs S Lea | Headteacher | Y | Y | Y | Y | ? | Y | ? | |
| Mrs Rachel McKellar | Foundation Governor | Y | Y | Y | ? | N | ? | ||
| Mr Vijay Patel | Foundation Governor | Y | Y | ? | ? | ||||
| Mrs Catherine Robottom | Foundation Governor | Y | |||||||
| Mr R Seager | Other | Y | Y | ? | ? | ||||
| Ms Clare Soar | Foundation Governor | N | Y | ? | Y | ? | |||
| Rev James Treasure | NS | NS | NS | ? | ? | ||||
| Mrs Hannah Worrall | Foundation Governor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ? | N | ? |
| Mrs Shabana Zarin | Y | Y | Y | ? | ? |
Declarations of Interest
