Hello to everyone at Temple Meadow. My name is Ben Riley, I have recently been elected as your new Chair of Governors. I wanted to take a minute to introduce myself and share some of the ways the Governing Body are here to help and support everyone at Temple Meadow.

I only recently joined your governing body, but I have been a primary governor for 2 years based at Rounds Green in Oldbury. I’m really excited to represent you and support our fantastic school team here to help our students shine.

My aim is to build on the work of our previous Chairs and work with governors to improve our impact and profile at Temple Meadow. I am currently working on ensuring our web page governor profile gives you a sense of who we all are. I am then planning to work with Ms Walsh on expanding our engagement in school life; planning for governor presence at key events. I will be sharing more of these ideas in future newsletters.

I would really like to encourage you to consider filling the current Parent and/or co-opted governor vacancies as schools need active and engaged Governing Boards that represent the whole community.

Best regards

Ben Riley (Chair of Governors)