Governance Structure

Cadmus Governing Board

The Governing Board has overall responsibility and accountability for delivering against the federation’s vision. It will undertake the due diligence in respect of any school wishing to join the federation, will look to opportunities to grow services in support of the whole federation, and ensure sustained school improvement and financial sustainability across the federation.
The Cadmus Governing Board is made up of 24 members in compliance with federation legislation and comprises of:

1 LA Governor to be appointed by LA

2 x Parent Governors – to be elected across all schools

1 x Staff Governor – to be elected from across all schools
14 Co-opted Governors (including 7 chairs of the local governing committee co-opted for the skill set they bring to the board)

6 Headteachers (4 Headteachers & 2 Executive Headteachers)

Local Governing committees

Each setting has a governing committee. Cadmus is firmly based on the principle that our schools are at the heart of our local communities and that decisions should be taken as close to those communities as possible.

The Senior Leadership Team

The COO leads the federation in conjunction with Executive Headteachers / Headteachers and Heads of School from across all of the Federation’s settings. They will share best practices, grow the Federation, and advise on the strategic actions needed to drive ongoing federation and school improvement. Other leaders within each school may be called upon to support this process. Executive Headteachers / Headteachers / Heads of Schools and their leadership teams will lead the day-to-day operational management and strategic development of Federation schools.

The Schools Leadership Team

The senior leaders across all of the Federation’s settings lead the day-to-day operational management of Federation schools. They work with the Senior Leadership Team to share best practice, and implement the strategic actions needed to drive ongoing school improvement. They also support the Senior Leadership Team in the development and delivery of strategic actions needed to drive Federation development and improvement.

Cadmus Governing Body

Name	Type of Governor	Position
Roland Roberts	LA Gov Walsall	Chair of Governors Cadmus / Alumwell Junior School
Mary Clarke-Mortiboys	Co-opt	Chair Butts Primary School / Vice Chair of Cadmus Family of Schools.
Nicola Rudge	Co-opt	Chair Chuckery Primary
Ross Doodson	Co-opt	Chair Millfield Primary School
Colleen Jones	Co-opt	Chair Whitehall Junior School
Sam Rogers	Co-opt	Chair Leighswood School
Helen Canlett	Co-opt	Chair Alumwell Infant School
Bernadette Reilly	Co-opt	Chair Palfrey Junior School
Deb Rajania	Co-opt	Governor Butts Primary
Ilyas Tarajia	Co-opt	Vice Chair Palfrey Junior School
Tom Nener	Co-opt	Cadmus family of schools
Ikechukwu Ihenacho	Co-opt	Cadmus family of schools
Gurpal Singh	Co-opt	Cadmus family of schools
Jasmine Samra	Co-opt	Cadmus family of schools
Dr Jacob Whitfield	Co-opt	Butts Primary School
Max Vlahakis	Chief Operating Officer	Chief Operating Officer Cadmus
Angela Hill	Executive Headteacher	Executive Headteacher – Butts Primary School/ Palfrey Junior School
James Pearce	Executive Headteacher	Executive Headteacher - Chuckery Primary School / Leighswood School
Carole Hammond	Headteacher	Alumwell Infants
Elizabeth Attwood	Headteacher	Whitehall Junior School
Alison Stacey	Headteacher	Millfield Primary School
Kerry Boam	Co-Headteacher	Alumwell Junior School
Ruth Davies	Associate Governor	Chuckery Primary School
Gurdeep Sanghera	Clerk	Clerk Cadmus Family of Schools
Seema Kumar-Ford	Federation Business Manager	Cadmus Family of Schools
Vacancy	Parent Governor	TBC
Vacancy	Parent Governor	TBC
Francis Cattell	Staff Governor	Whitehall Junior