Governors

My name is Ruth Westbrook and I was appointed as the Chairperson of Holbrook Primary School’s Governing Body in April 2014.

I am retired now but have worked in education all my working life including 18 years as the headteacher of a Coventry school. Most recently, I have worked with a number of schools across The Midlands, helping them to improve. I have grown-up children and four grandchildren, all of whom maintain my keen interest in children’s learning. I live near the school, and am very pleased to be able to serve such a good school in my local community.

Governors get to know the school well and are keen to ensure that the education provided for all our pupils is of the highest quality. We check that policies and procedures are in place to keep pupils safe and ensure that all our pupils achieve as well as they possibly can.

Board of Governors

Authority Governor
Ruth Westbrook (Chair)

Dr Anbareen Jan

Parent Governor

Ana-Maria Manole

Denise Campbell

Jen Atkinson

Staff

Tamara McCarthy (Head teacher)

Daniel Connolly

Co-opted Governors

Bella Ojimaduka

Wajiha Qamar

All governors have a four year term of office. The details of when they started their current term of office are shown in the details below.

Ruth Westbrook
Term Started – May 2021
Chair of Governors
Authority Governor
Tamara McCarthy
Term Started – Sep 2014
Staff Governor
Headteacher

Parent Governor

Jen Atkinson
Term Started – March 2021
Parent Governor
Wajiha Qamar
Term Started – Jan 2024
Parent Governor
Denise Campbell
Term Started – Jan 2020
Parent Governor

Community Governor

Catherine Graham
Term Started – July 2019
Community
Dr Anbareen Jan
Term Started – March 2021
LA Governor
Bella Ojimaduka
Term Started – Dec 2023
(Community)
Madushi Rathnayake
Term Started – July 2021
(Community)

Staff Governor











Daniel Connolly
Term Started – Sept 2016
Teacher Governor

Governors Code of Practice 2015 Revised

Find out more about why we have a Governing Board, Committees and Working Groups.

A Table of Governors Information and Duties 2022.