The main duties and responsibilities of a Governor are to:

  • Know and support the aims of the school, its mission statement and ensure that these are achieved.
  • Determine the overall direction and development of the school through good governance and clear strategic planning.
  • Promote and develop the school in order for it to grow and maintain its relevance in society.
  • Ensure that the school and its representatives function within the legal and regulatory framework of the sector and in line with the school’s governing document.
  • Act in the best interest of the school, beneficiaries and future beneficiaries at all times.
  • Maintain sound financial management of the school’s resources, ensuring expenditure is in line with its objectives, and investment activities meet accepted standard and policies.
  • Assist in the interviewing, appointing and monitoring of the work and activities of the senior staff.
  • Maintain absolute confidentiality about all sensitive/confidential information received in the course of governors’ responsibilities to the school, and to accord with the conflicts of interest policy.
  • Contribute his or her expertise to the discussions of the Governing Body.

The full governing body meets once per term. 

MEET THE GOVERNING BOARD OF BELFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Name

Type

Roles

Term

Register of Interest

Ayesha Ali

Parent Governor

Health and Safety

Wellbeing

21/1/25 – 20/1/29

None

Carolyn Bingham

Associate Member

School Business Manager

5/3/24 – 4/3/28

None

Rachael El Weshahi

Chair

Co-opted

HT Appraisal

Safeguarding

Nursery

Monitoring / Filtering

30/8/23 – 29/8/27

None

Melody Fierro

Co-opted

HT Appraisal

Curriculum

SEND

8/6/22 – 7/6/26

None

Chris Gibson

Associate Member

Deputy Headteacher

9/3/23 – 8/3/27

None

Claire Howarth

Associate Member

Assistant Headteacher

5/3/24 – 4/3/28

None

Ruth Kelsey

LA Governor

Vice-Chair

Curriculum

Health and Safety

Looked After Children

19/12/25 – 18/12/29

None

Nailah Naeem

Clerk

NA

NA

NA

Julia Sandiford-Mitchell

Co-opted

Safeguarding

SEND

30/8/23 – 29/8/27

None

Carly Wilson

Headteacher

Headteacher

1/9/22

None

 

If you would like to contact the governing board please use the address below:

Rachael El Weshahi
c/o Belfield Community School
Samson Street
Rochdale
OL16 2XW
 
Attendance at meetings:
Full Governing Body                    30/9/25                    9 present out of 10 (1 apology)
Full Governing Body                    20/5/25                    9 present out of 11 (2 apologies)
Full Governing Body                    25/2/25                   11 present out of 11 (plus 2 observers)