Governors

We put children’s well being at the centre of all of our activities. 

For all Governance documentation, please click here and scroll to the bottom of the page.

We are looking to recruit additional co-opted governors (volunteers) to the Old Moat Local Governing Committee.  No previous school governor experience is necessary as training will be provided but a commitment to support and challenge school leaders in the best interests of all Old Moat pupils is essential. 

 The role requires attendance at four meetings a year (Tuesdays 6pm-8pm) where there is an expectation that governors have read the reports associated with the agenda and will ask questions of school leaders.  You would be joining a great team of seven governors, some very experienced, some newly-appointed, but all committed to the success of Old Moat.  You would also be joining a strong multi-academy trust and would benefit from learning and development opportunities.

 If you are interested in learning more about the role, please contact Steph Rhodes at CLIC Trust: srhodes@clictrust.org

OUR LOCAL GOVERNING COMMITTEE

Sally Fletcher - Chair of Local Governing Committee

Sally is a long-serving governor who works in technology and has experience of working at the BBC.

Gavin White 
Vice Chair of Local Governing Committee 

Gavin is a local councillor in Old Moat ward, a qualified architect and a charity trustee for a number of charities in Manchester.  His charity work includes helping with various homeless projects in Manchester, supporting ex-offenders in their rehabilitation, and is involved as a volunteer with many charities and community groups in Old Moat and Withington such as Withington Assist, Friends of Old Moat Park and Withington Civic Society.

Gavin also works part-time (1 day a week) for Jeff Smith MP as a constituency caseworker.  He is now a co-opted Governor at Old Moat Primary School and has been a Governor at Old Moat since 2006.  Since 2009, all three of his children have also attended Old Moat Primary School.

Avni Hindocha  
Co-opted Governor 

Avni is a public health doctor in the North West, having previously trained in paediatrics in the NHS, and also undertakes research into child health inequalities.

She has several years’ experience working with children and families in Greater Manchester, and is particularly passionate about early years development, health promotion and safeguarding. She is especially interested in understanding the long-term effects of the pandemic and economic crisis on the health and wellbeing of our children and young people. 

Avni has strong links with the area having been born at Withington Hospital, attending school nearby, and after many years living and training in London, she now lives locally with her son and husband.

Sharon Smirk 
Staff Governor 

Sharon is a Teaching Assistant at Old Moat and runs the school breakfast club, in addition to many roles outside school working with children in the local community. 

Sarah Bennett-Green
Staff Governor

Sarah is a Year 2 Teacher at Old Moat and member of the Geography Curriculum Team.

Keiran James
Co-opted Governor 

Keiran currently works for Manchester City Council for Early Help as a Triage Practitioner in the North Manchester area. Previously, he has worked at a high school in South Manchester working alongside the Pastoral and Safeguarding Team and has a varied knowledge on safeguarding and pastoral needs that apply within schools in Manchester. 

Adwoa Boakye
Parent Governor

Adwoa joined the governing committee in December 2023 as a parent governor.

Shilpi Soni
Parent Governor

Shilpi joined the governing committee in December 2023 as a parent governor.