Categories of Governor
Local Authority (LA) Governor – nominated by Birmingham City Council.
Co-opted Governor – a person appointed by the Governing Board who lives or works in the community served by the school
Parent Governors – are elected by and from the parents
Staff Governors – elected by and from the staff
Associate Governors – Governors with no voting rights who support the Governing Board
Mrs Gingell
Head Teacher
Mrs Gingell has been the Headteacher of Paganel Primary School since September 2016
Mr McGettrick
Chair of Governors
Rob McGettrick has been a parent Governor since September 2014. He has also taken on the role of the safeguarding Governor with the additional responsibilities this brings. Rob has 2 children at the school, both have been in school since starting nursery. Rob is now the Chair of Governors
Mrs Shuter
Co-opted Governor
Mrs Shuter is the Deputy Head Teacher, she was appointed in September 2018. Mrs Shuter was co-opted onto the Governing Board in September 2019
Staff Governor
Mr Grinham is the newly appointed Staff Governor from September 2021. Mr Grinham has worked at Paganel for 22 years and is our site manager.
Parent Governor
Ms Dargavel has a child in Y3 and is the newly appointed Parent Governor from October 2020.
Vacancy
Parent Governor
Miss C Gibson
Co-Opted Governor
Miss Gibson is the Curate at St Peter’s Church in Harborne.
Mr Ashford
Co-opted Governor
Mr Ashford is our newly elected Co-Opted Governor. He is a a Director at Now Education which is a staffing agency based in Birmingham. He has been working in Education for over 15 years and is passionate about making a positive impact on children’s education.
Marc has 2 children one of whom is deaf and in year 2. He is particularly driven to ensure SEN children have an inclusive provision.
Mr Bottle
Co-opted Governor
Tony Bottle is the Schools Finance Officer as well as a Community Governor. Tony has undertaken both roles at the school for some years now. He currently sits on the Finance, Premises and Staffing Committee as well as the Full Governing Body.
LA Appointed Governor
Mr Daniel Rudd