Mellers and Nottingham Nursery federated in February 2022, and the Federated Governing Body was established at the same time. The governing body is responsible for setting the ethos and vision of the school, identifying areas where the school needs to improve and planning how to make those improvements. It makes sure that the educational performance of pupils is strong through the Pupils and Progress committee and the Finance and General Purposes committee to ensure the budget is used properly and effectively.
The school governing body consists of the following:
• Parent governors
• Staff governors (including the head teacher)
• LA appointed governors
• Community governors
Here is the statutory information about our governors:
Governor Statutory Information
In addition, the governing body must elect a chair and vice chair. You can contact the Chair of Governors by email at admin@mellers.nottingham.sch.uk or through the school office.
Membership
| Name | Governor Type | Current term of office start date | Current term of office end date | Other governance roles | Relationship to staff members or school | Pecuniary Interest Declared |
| Sue Blakeway | Chair of Governors | 27th May 2025 | 26th May 2029 | None | None | None |
| Carol McCrone | Vice Chair of Governors | 1st February 2025 | 31st January 2029 | None | None | None |
| Amanda Aram | Staff Governor (NNS) | 1st October 2023 | 30th September 2027 | None | None | None |
| Robert Moss | Staff Governor (Mellers) | 25th March 2026 | 24th March 2030 | None | None | None |
| Joanna Lowy | Staff Governor (Mellers) | 25th March 2026 | 24th March 2030 | None | None | None |
| Rachael Braddock | Parent Governor | 2nd July 2025 | 1st July 2029 | None | Parent of child | None |
| Sebastian Sutherland | Parent Governor | 2nd July 2025 | 1st July 2029 | None | Parent of child | None |
| Wendy Smith | Co-opted Governor | 19th July 2024 | 18th July 2028 | None | None | None |
| Janine Walker | Co-opted Governor | 30th March 2023 | 29th March 2027 | None | Mother of employee | None |
| Femi Folorunso | Co-opted Governor | 1st February 2025 | 31st January 2029 | None | None | None |
| Amy Fuller | Co-opted Governor | 1st February 2025 | 31st January 2029 | None | None | None |
| David Mellen | Co-opted Governor | 17th March 2025 | 16th March 2029 | None | None | None |
| Fozia Mubasher | Co-opted Governor | 1st October 2023 | 30th September 2027 | None | None | None |
Membership within the last 12 months
| Name | Governor Type | Latest term of office start date | Latest term of office end date | Other governance roles | Relationship to staff members or school | Pecuniary Interest Declared |
| Gloria Reid | Staff Governor (Mellers) | 1st February 2022 | 31st January 2026 | None | Sister to employee; Aunt to child | None |
| Joanne Kervisk | Staff Governor (Mellers) | 1st February 2022 | 31st January 2026 | None | None | None |
| Celia Morris | Co-opted Governor | 1st February 2022 | 4th February 2026 | None | Mother in Law to employee | None |
Monitoring Plan 2025 – 2026
Term One Week beginning 24th November 2025
| Cost control, working within budget. | Audit of SEND provision across Mellers and NNS | Safeguarding procedures update. Attendance strategy planning. | Curriculum |
| Analysis of financial information. Update on current budget position. Review NNS budget and progress of the marketing plan. | Meet with SEND coordinators, Laura Patel and Wendy Towle. Discuss how SEND is fit for purpose and priorities for the year. Investigate future joint working across the settings. | Meet with lead DSL at both settings, share current practice and learn from any recent cases. Meet with attendance Lead (Laura Patel) to share the plan for this year. Update on current attendance figures | Focus on NNS. Meet NNS Lead, Wendy Towle to discuss priorities for the year. Visit classrooms and play areas to see how the space is being used. Discuss post Ofsted actions and planned impact. |
Term Two Week beginning 23rd February 2026
| Leadership of Finance, efficiency in working, use of external support. | Pupil achievement and Leadership of the Focus Provision. Check of progress in SEND provision at both settings. | Check of safeguarding procedures. | Mathsat Mellers and Early Years at both settings |
| For both Mellers and NNS: Analysis of financial information. Update on current budget position. Report from LA regarding best practice and debt recovery. | Meet with FP Lead and other staff in the provision. Student voice activity, focusing on achievement. Discuss pupil achievement data with FP Lead. Observe children at work. Pupil work scrutiny. Meet with Laura Patel and Wendy Towle for update on progress in SEND provision and the benefits of working in a Federation. | Meet with lead DSL at both settings for update on current position. Share good practice and any improvements in daily practice. Analyse data on persistent absentees, benchmark against previous NNS and Mellers data and national benchmarks. | Meet with maths Lead (Martin McKeefry) at Mellers. Undertake a student voice activity to consider progress in and enjoyment of maths. Look at maths progress data and highlight any issues. Sample some student work. Meet with EY Leads, share curriculum overview and discuss the progress made throughout the year. Visit EY settings and look at how the curriculum is implemented; can you see the written plan in action? |
Term Three Week beginning 8th June 2026
| Budget Planning | Leadership of SEND and quality of provision | Safeguarding audit. Review of attendance strategy plan. | English, Mellers NNS focus |
| For both Mellers and NNS: Analysis of financial information. Update on current budget position. Analysis of plan for 2025-26 | Meet with SEND leaders, Laura Patel and Wendy Towle and other members of the SEND team. Discuss progress this year, challenges and how these have been overcome. Meet with students to share work. Relate back to visit in the first term and heck against set targets and benchmarks. | At both settings, meet with DSL, review and reflect on the year and discuss improvements for the future. Meet with attendance lead for review, reflection and future planning. | Meet with English Lead (Aurelie Guinard) at Mellers. Undertake a student voice activity to consider progress in and enjoyment of English. Look at English progress data and highlight any issues. Sample some student work. Meet with staff at NNS to discuss improvements at NNS. How have the curriculum changes impacted on the learning of the children? Relate back to Term 1, visit NNS. Have the planned improvements been undertaken? Have they had impact? |
Financial Benchmarking
There are no employees earning more than £100,000 gross.
For a more detailed comparison of the spending at Mellers please visit:
