Our Governors
The role of the Governing Board
The Governing Board at Queen’s Croft High School are the strategic decision makers and vision setters. The local Governing Board reports to the Greywood Multi-Schools Trust of which Queen’s Croft High School is a founding member.
Governors play a vital role in ensuring the best possible education for every child by creating robust accountability for school leaders. The Governing Board plays a key role in driving school improvement as part of our Multi-Schools Trust. Our school is fully integrated with the local community and, crucially, connected with and learning from other local schools.
The Governing Board has three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and it's pupils, and effective and efficient performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure the money is well spent
Our Governing Body comprises of the following members (click on the blue bar for term of office details):
MRS Katy HOPE - chair
Community Governor
Declared Interests: Trustee of Tamworth Samaritans
Term of office to: 28th February 2025
Contact: k.hope@queenscroft.staffs.sch.uk
c/o Queen’s Croft High School, Birmingham Road, Lichfield, WS13 6PJ
MR Marcus SIMMONS - vice chair
Community Governor
Declared Interests: Director of Morgan Lang Ltd
Term of office to: 31st August 2023
MR bob FORSTER
Community Governor
Declared Interests: None Declared
Term of office to: 31st August 2024
MRS EDDA HARRISON
Community Governor
Declared Interests: None Declared
Term of office to: 25th January 2027
VACANCY - parent
Parent
Declared Interests:
Term of office to:
VACANCY - parent
Parent
Declared Interests:
Term of office to:
Mrs Jane BRADBURY
Staff Governor
Declared Interests: None Declared
Term of office to: 28th April 2023
MR CLIVE LAWRENCE, OBE
Headteacher
Declared Interests: Ofsted Inspector, Trustee at Sunshine Support, DfE National Leader of Education (NLE)GOVERNOR ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT AND CLERK TO GOVERNORS
Governors Administration Support
Mrs Nuala Hodgkiss
n.hodgkiss@queenscroft.staffs.sch.uk
Clerk to Governors
Provided by Entrust