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Governance

Henleaze Infant School and Henleaze Junior School are part of Amplify Education, a bristol-based multi-academy trust. 

The schools have a joint Local Governing Body known as Henleaze Schools Local Governing Body (LGB).

The responsibilities of Henleaze Schools Local Governing Body are determined by the Trust Scheme of Delegation.

For information about Amplify Education – including the Decision Matrix, Scheme of Governance and Terms of Delegation for Local Governing Bodies – visit the Trust website here

The local governing body meets six times a year, once every term.

 

Henleaze Schools Local Governing Board

Membership 2026-2027

 

 

Name

Governor Type

Term From

Term To

Roles

Jude Bramton

Co-opted governor

 

1 March 2026

20 Oct 2030

H&S Governor

Luke Dormehl

Parent governor

 

 

1 March 2026

11 Jan 2028

Pupil Premium Governor

Looked After Children Governor

Gemma Fricker

Headteacher

 

 

Ex Officio

 

 

Helen Griffin

Parent governor

1 March 2026

19.10.2029

Safeguarding Governor

SEND Governor

 

Adrian Jones

Co-opted governor

 

 

1 March 2026

30 Jun 2028

Curriculum & Standards

Ben McLewis

Co-opted governor

 

 

​​​​​​​1 March 2026

30 Jun 2028

Child Protection/Safeguarding Governor

Emilie Poletto-Lawson

Co-opted governor

​​​​​​​1 March 2026

20 Oct 2030

Vice Chair

SEND Governor

 

Amar Shah

Co-opted governor

 

 

​​​​​​​1 March 2026

3 Feb 2027

Chair

 

Hannah Sterlini

Staff Governor

12 Oct 2026

11 Oct 2030

 

Louise Walton

Co-opted governor

 

​​​​​​​1 March 2026

31 Aug 2029

Safeguarding Governor

Curriculum & Standards

Sallie Wood

Staff governor

 

 

1 March 2026

31 Aug 2027

 

 

The Local Governing Board meets 6 times a year.  Meeting dates are shown below.

Contacting the Governors

The Governors welcome contact with members of the school community.

If you wish to contact the local governing body, the Chair of Governors can be contacted via the Clerk at clerk@henleaze-inf.bristol.sch.uk  or write via the school to the Chair : Mr Amar Shah, ℅ Henleaze Infant school, park grove, Henleaze, BS9 9LG

Complaints procedure

In the event of any complaint about the school, in the first instance contact should be made with the school leadership team. If issues cannot be resolved, please refer to our Complaints Policy

Henleaze Schools

Meetings 2026 - 2027

Date

Start

End

 

Meeting

Location

Mon 12 Oct 2026

18:15

20:15

 

Local Governing Board

In Person at the Infant School

Tue 8 Dec 2026

18:15

20:15

 

Local Governing Board

In Person at the Junior School

Mon 8 Feb 2027

18:15

20:15

 

Local Governing Board

In Person at the Infant School

Mon 22 Mar 2027

18:15

20:15

 

Local Governing Board

In Person at the Junior School

Wed 19 May 2027

08:30

13:30

 

Governor Day

In Person at the Schools

Wed 19 May 2027

13:30

15:30

 

Local Governing Board

In Person at the Infant School

Mon 12 Jul 2027

18:15

20:15

 

Local Governing Board

In Person at the Junior School