Welcome to the section of the website where you can find out more about the school’s local governing committee and the work that we do.
Our main role is to support the Senior Leadership Team and the Staff – the phrase often used to describe this role is ‘a critical friend’. We help them to set and reach targets and to strive for excellence across the whole spectrum of school life. The two key documents used for this are the School Development Improvement Plan (SDIP) and the Self Evaluation Form (SEF). The SDIP sets out a strategic plan for the school, with targets that everyone works towards and the SEF sets out how well the school is doing and where we aim to make improvements.
Our legal duties include:-
The Chair of Palfrey Junior School Local Governing Committee is Mrs Bernadette Reilly who can be contacted via the school office/school email. The Clerk to Palfrey Local Govering Committee is Mrs Janet Marklew.
We are committed to providing an excellent environment for all pupils to enjoy during their time at our school.
Our Local Governing Committee is as follows:-
Post | Name | Term of Office Start Date | Term of Office End Date | Governance roles in other Educational Institutions | Declarations of Business Interest | Governor's Declaration |
| Chair | Bernadette Reilly | 14/03/2022 | 13/03/2026 | Cadmus | Recieved | Recieved |
| Vice Chair | Ilyas Tarajia | 14/03/2022 | 13/03/2026 | None | Recieved | Recieved |
Executive Head Teacher Palfrey Junior School/ Butts Primary | Angela Hill | 14/03/2022 | 13/03/2026 | Cadmus Butts Primary Alumwell Junior | Executive Head Teacher Butts Primary | Recieved |
Head of School Palfrey Junior | Cheryl Collis | 14/03/2022 | 13/03/2026 | Alumwell Junior | Recieved | Recieved |
Head of School Palfrey Junior School | Emily Kinsey | 14/03/2022 | 13/03/2026 | Glenthorne Primary | Recieved | Recieved |
Co-opted & Staff Governor | Vanessa Kennedy | 14/03/2022 | 05/09/2025 | None | Recieved | Recieved |
| Co-opted Governor | Andrew Henson | 06/12/23 | 05/12//2027 | None | Recieved | Recieved |
CADMUS Governing Board
| NAME | Type of Governor | Position |
| Roland Roberts | LA Governor Walsall | Chair of Governors Cadmus / Alumwell Junior School |
| Mary Clarke-Mortiboys | Co-opt | Chair Butts Primary School / Vice Chair of Cadmus Family of Schools. |
| Bernadette Reilly | Co-opt | Chair Palfrey Junior School |
| Ross Doodson | Co-opt | Chair Millfield Primary School |
| Colleen Jones | Co-opt | Chair Whitehall Junior School |
| Ilyas Tarajia | Co-opt | Vice Chair Palfrey Junior School |
| Deb Rajania | Co-opt | Governor Butts Primary |
| Ikechukwu Ihenacho | Co-opt | |
| Gurpal Singh | Co-opt | |
| Jasmine Samra | Co-opt | |
| Nicola Rudge | Co-opt | Chair Chuckery Primary |
| Sam Rogers | Co-opt | Chair Leighswood Primary |
| Helen Canlett | Co-opt | Chair Alumwell Infant School |
| Tom Nener | Co-opt | |
| Annika Spalding | Co-opt | Parent Governor |
| Dr Jakob Whitfield | Parent governor | Governor Butts Primary School |
| Vacancy | Parent governor | |
| Max Vlahakis | Chief operating officer | Chief operating officer Cadmus |
| Angela Hill | Executive Headteacher | Executive Headteacher – Butts Primary School/ Palfrey Junior School. |
| Alison Stacey | Co-Headteacher | Co-Headteacher Millfield Primary School. |
| Kerry Boam | Co-Headteacher | Co-Headteacher Alumwell Junior school |
| Carole Hammond | Co-opt | Head Teacher Alunwell Infant School |
| James Pearce | Headteacher | Headteacher - Chuckery |
| Elizabeth Attwood | Headteacher | Headteacher - Whitehall Junior School |
| Francis Cattell | Staff Governor | Whitehall Junior School |
| Seema Kumar-Ford | Federation Business Manager | Cadmus Family of Schools |
| Gurdeep Sanghera | Clerk | |
| Ruth Davis | Associate Governor |
For all other information please follow the link below to the Cadmus website.