Dickens Heath Community Primary School
Enabling every child to be the best version of themselves
Governing Body
Meet the governors
Our school governing body works hard, setting aims and policies, and providing strategic direction to ensure objectives and a high standard of education is delivered.
The Full Governing Body, Staffing, Quality of Education and Finance and Premises sub-committees meet formally once a term.
The Chair of our Governing Board is Richard Eadie who can be contacted via the school office.
Our Governing Body
Governing Board Structure
| Name of Governor | Date of Appointment | Date of expiry | Committee Served | Pecuinary Interest | Appointed by | Governor Type |
| Jacqueline Nicholls *Head teacher | Governor ex officio | All | Nil | N/a | Head teacher | |
| Richard Eadie | 27/03/2017 | 31/01/2025 | Chair of Governors - Staffing and Quality of Education | Nil | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Nicki Brown | 21/04/2009 | 31/08/2026 | Chair of Staffing / Quality of Education | Owner of Little U | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Scott Campbell | 07/04/2014 | 31/08/2026 | Chair of Finance and Premises | Partner of staff member | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Deborah Harvey | 02/12/2019 | 01/12/2026 | Chair of Quality of Education | Nil | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Charles Robinson *LEA Governor | 06/02/2003 | 31/08/2026 | Full board vice chair & Vice chair of Finance and Premises | Nil | Governing Board | LEA Governor |
| Iris Jardon | 11/03/2014 | 31/08/2026 | Finance and Premises | Nil | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Craig Sterling | 27/03/2018 | 26/03/2026 | Finance and Premises | Partner of staff member | Parents | Parent Governor |
| Helen Osborne | 18/03/2008 | 01/2/2026 | Staffing | Staff member | Staff | Co-opted |
| Samuel Mason | 06/12/2021 | 05/12/2025 | Quality of Education | Nil | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Sarah Robinson | 06/12/2021 | 05/12/2025 | Quality of Education / Staffing | Nil | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Kate Alder | 06/12/2021 | 05/12/2025 | Finance and Premises | Nil | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Sam Faulkner | 20/3/2023 | 19/3/2027 | Staffing | Nil | Governing Board | Co-opted |
| Jenny Sutton | Associate - Deputy Head Teacher | Quality of Education | No voting rights | |||
| Natalie Donaghy | Associate - Deputy Head Teacher | Staffing | No voting rights | |||
| Hannah Miller | Associate - Assistant Head Teacher | Quality of Education | No voting rights | |||
Committee Structure
| Finance & Premises | Staffing | Quality of Education | Pay Committee |
| Scott Campbell – Chair | Nicki Brown - Chair | Deborah Harvey - Chair | Richard Eadie |
| Charles Robinson | Richard Eadie | Richard Eadie | Nicki Brown |
| Iris Jardon | Helen Osborne | Sam Mason | Scott Campbell |
| Craig Sterling | Sarah Robinson | Sarah Robinson | |
| Kate Alder | Sam Faulkner | Nicki Brown | |
| Jenny Sutton (Associate) | |||
| Natalie Donaghy (Associate) | Hannah Miller (Associate) | ||
| Jacqueline Nicholls (Head teacher) | Jacqueline Nicholls (Head teacher) | Jacqueline Nicholls (Head teacher) | Jacqueline Nicholls (Head teacher) |
Financial Information
Please note that we do not have any employees with a gross annual salary of more than £100,000.
Please click here to view our school's financial data.
Governing Board Attendance Registers
Below are the attendance records at the governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year: