Contact details for Chair & Vice Chair
Chair
Mr Graham Pearce
Clerk to Governors Mrs Stella Smallwood
c/o Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst,
Cooks Lane, Birmingham, B37 6NU
Vice Chair
Mrs Susan Hall
c/o Tudor Grange Academy Kingshurst,
Cooks Lane, Birmingham, B37 6NU
The responsibilities of the LGB are delegated from the trust board and are detailed in the trust’s Scheme of Delegation which can be found here. The Trust Terms of Reference for Local Governors can be found here.
Governors
Full Name | role | date appointed | Term of office ends | relevant business and pecuniary interests | trusteeships and governorships at other educational institutions/charities | personal relationships with trust employees or other members/trustees/ local governors | date interest declared |
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Mr Graham Pearce (Chair) | Community Governor | 01/03/2019 | 31/08/2022 | n/a | Trustee of Tudor Grange Academies Trust | n/a | 11/04/2019 |
Mrs Susan Hall (Vice-chair) | Community Governor | 11/04/2019 | 10/04/2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Dr David Moore | Community Governor | 11/04/2019 | 10/04/2023 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Mr Neil Rollason | Community Governor | 26/08/2021 | 17/11/2022 | n/a | Trustee of Tudor Grange Academies Trust | n/a | |
Mr Martyn Tindall | Staff Governor | 01/09/2018 | 31/08/2022 | Employee of TGA Kingshurst | n/a | n/a | |
Mr Vijay Mistry | Parent Governor | 01/12/2020 | 30/11/2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Mr David Cole | Community Governor | 09/12/2021 | 09/12/2025 | ||||
Mr Jonathan Swift | Parent Governor | 20/01/2022 | 20/01/2026 | ||||
Mr Adrian Ball | Community Governor | 10/05/2022 | 10/05/2026 |
Governor Profiles
Mr Graham Pearce
Chair of Governors
Graham has lived most of his life in Solihull and attended Tudor Grange Grammar School.
He runs his own legal practise in Solihull and was also a church pastor for many years.
Graham is married with four children and two grandchildren.
He enjoys bringing contribution and challenge to governors and staff with a touch of humour.

Mrs Susan Hall

Dr David Moore

Mr Neil Rollason
Neil joined the Governing Board of TGA Kingshurst in September 2021 after over 20 years as a Governor with TGA Yew Tree Primary including 2 years as Chair of that Governing Board when Yew Tree made the great decision to join Tudor Grange MAT. Neil is looking forward to working with the excellent leadership at Kingshurst to help the school continue to move forwards. By profession Neil works for HM Revenue & Customs as a Tax Inspector therefore public service has been a key element of his life since joining them in 1984. His hobbies include running half marathons and watching movies.

Mr Martyn Tindall
Martyn has worked at Tudor Grange Kingshurst for 12 years and been a staff Governor for 4 of them. He is a Teacher of Physical Education and currently Assistant College Leader with Bronte College. Over those years, he has also contributed to the running of Solihull Football Association with particular heavy involvement into the running and organisation of district competition. In addition to this, Martyn has worked on the The University of Birmingham PGCE DipEd course supporting the programme leader with observations of trainees and mentoring.

Mr Vijay Mistry

Mr David Cole

Mr Jonathan Swift

Mr Adrian Ball
Governors who have left over the past 12 months
Full Name | Role | Date appointed | Date resigned |
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Mr William George | Community Governor | 11/04/2019 | 31/08/2021 |
Ms Ria Rowson | Staff Governor | 27/08/2020 | 01/06/2021 |
Mr Ron Edwards | Community Governor | 11/04/2019 | 30/06/2021 |
Ms Michele Sadler | Community Governor | 11/04/2019 | 13/10/2021 |
LGB meeting attendance
Mr Graham Pearce (Chair) 4/4
Dr David Moore 2/4
Mr Martyn Tindall 4/4
Mrs Michele Lorraine Sadler 3/4
Mrs Ria Rowson 0/0
Mr Ronald Edwards 2/4
Mrs Susan Hall (Vice Chair) 4/4
Mr William George 4/4