Governors

Please see below information regarding our Local Governing Board in terms of attendance at meetings, term of office and declarations of interest.

The register is reviewed annually, but governors are reminded that they should declare any changes as and when they occur.
The full Register of Members, Directors, Senior Leadership and Local Governing Board members Conflicts of Interests is avaialble on the The Priestley Academy Trust website and can be accessed via the link below:
Our People – Priestley

The Local Governing Board of Margaret McMillan operates one single meeting structure. There are no committees.

To contact our Chair of Governors, please contact the school office.

For governor opportunities, please click here for further details.

The Priestley Academy Trust’s Scheme of Delegation sets out what the Local Governing Board is responsible for.  To view the Scheme of Delegation on the Trust’s website, please click the following link:  Statutory Documentation – Priestley

The Local Governing Board is a committee of the Trust Board.  To view the terms of reference for the Local Governing Boards, please click the following link: Trust Committees – Priestley

 

Contacting governors

You can contact the Governors via the school office, either by email mmps@priestley.academy or by post:
Margaret McMillan Primary School
Scotchman Road
Bradford
BD9 5DF

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Current list of Governors

Parent Governors (elected by parent body)

Nazia Younas
Term of Office: 07/11/2022 to 06/11/2026
Link Governor Responsibilities: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Relevant Business Interests: Taits Pharmacy
Relevant companies in which any relative has a financial interest or which employs a close friend or relative: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: Family members work as TLP and Cover Supervisor at MMPS.
Attendance 2022-23: 3/3 meetings
Attendance 2023-24: 3/3 meetings

Saba Arshad
Term of Office: 28/02/2025 to 27/02/2029
Link Governor Responsibilities:
Relevant Business Interests: None
Relevant companies in which any relative has a financial interest or which employs a close friend or relative: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: None
Attendance 2023-24: n/a

Staff Governors (elected by staff, except the Headteacher who serves as a governor ex office)

John Grimshaw
Term of Office: 26/05/2021 to 25/05/2025
Relevant Business Interests: None
Relevant companies in which any relative has a financial interest or which employs a close friend or relative: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: None
Attendance 2020-21: 1/1 meetings
Attendance 2021-22: 2/5 meetings
Attendance 2022-23: 2/2 meetings
Attendance 2023-24: 2/3 meetings

Richard Walker – Headteacher
Relevant Business Interests: None
Relevant companies in which any relative has a financial interest or which employs a close friend or relative: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: None
Attendance 2021-22: 3/5 meetings
Attendance 2022-23: 2/2 meetings
Attendance 2023-24: 3/3 meetings

Co-opted Governors (appointed by Trustees)

Elizabeth Hellmich MBE – Chair
Term of Office: 27/03/2015 to 26/03/2019, 2nd term 27/03/2019 to 26/03/2023, 3rd term 27/03/2023 to 26/03/2027
Link Governor Responsibilities: Safeguarding/Attendance and achievement/Wellbeing/Communication
Relevant Business Interests: Heaton St Barnabas CE Primary School/Millan Centre
Relevant companies in which any relative has a financial interest or which employs a close friend or relative: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: None
Attendance 2020-21: 4/4 meetings
Attendance 2021-22: 5/5 meetings
Attendance 2022-23: 4/4 meetings
Attendance 2023-24: 3/3 meetings

Basharat Hussain – Vice Chair
Term of Office: 27/03/2015 to 26/03/2019, 2nd term 27/03/2019 to 26/03/2023, 3rd term 27/03/2023 to 31/07/2025
Link Governor Responsibilities: Leadership and management/Appraisal/New governor induction
Relevant Business Interests: Works at Shipley College
Relevant companies in which any relative has a financial interest or which employs a close friend or relative: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: Spouse works as a member of support staff at MMPS
Attendance 2020-21: 4/4 meetings
Attendance 2021-22: 4/5 meetings
Attendance 2022-23: 2/4 meetings
Attendance 2023-24: 2/3 meetings

Huma Javed
Term of Office: 05/06/2023 to 04/06/2027
Link Governor Responsibilities: Personal Development/Pupil voice/Attitudes to learning
Relevant Business Interests: NHS Mental Health Support Team
Relevant companies in which any relative has a financial interest or which employs a close friend or relative: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: Father is a Member of The PAT
Attendance 2022-23: 1/1 meetings
Attendance 2023-24: 2/3 meetings

Nabila Akhtar
Term of Office: 09/09/2024 to 08/09/2028
Link Governor Responsibilities: Effective implementation of the curriculum
Relevant Business Interests: Member of staff at Lilycroft Primary School
Relevant companies in which any relative has a financial interest or which employs a close friend or relative: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: None
Attendance 2023-24: n/a

Governors who have served during the past year

Mohammed Jaleel Ahmed
Term of Office: 14/01/2020 to 13/01/2024, 2nd term 14/01/2024 to 04/11/2024
Link Governor Responsibilities: Effective implementation of the curriculum
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: Sister works as a Lunchtime Supervisor at MMPS
Attendance 2020-21: 3/4 meetings
Attendance 2021-22: 3/5 meetings
Attendance 2022-23: 1/4 meetings
Attendance 2023-24: 1/3 meetings
Attendance 2024-25: 0/1 meetings

Lorraine Martin – Former Headteacher
Relevant Business Interests: None
Other Educational Establishments Governed: None
Relationship with Members of School Staff: None
Attendance 2020-21: 4/4 meetings
Attendance 2021-22: 5/5 meetings
Attendance 2022-23: 3/4 meetings
Attendance 2023-24: 1/1 meetings

Jenny Wilson
Term of Office: 27/06/2023 to 26/06/2027
Link Governor Responsibilities: N/A
Relevant Business Interests: Just Mortgages (self-employed trading under JM)
Other Educational Establishments Governed: Committee member of Shelf Pre-school
Relationship with Members of School Staff: None.
Attendance 2022-23: N/A
Attendance 2023-24: 0/3 meetings