The Governing Body
A warm welcome from myself, Becky Richardson (Chair of Governors) on behalf of Wyvern Primary school. It was my pleasure to be re-elected as Chair of Governors at Wyvern Primary school in October 2025 for another two years. With almost twenty years of experience in the education sector and having taught in several different primary schools across the city, I bring a wealth of skills and understanding to the role. As a parent myself, with my two children attending different schools in the county, I value the offer that Wyvern provides for the children in their care and am passionate about ensuring all children have the right to a good education.
Wyvern Primary School is a truly special place to be involved with. The Governing body acts as a strategic and critical friend. Following the Wyvern Way, all staff and governors want the children in our care to truly shine, get the best start in life and reach their full potential.
Our governing body is made up of volunteers who are representatives from the community. We have parent governors, who are elected by parents of children currently at the school. We also have co-opted governors who are members of the community that have applied to be a governor of the school. These governors are co-opted because they bring a range of different skills. We also have an LA governor, who represents the local authority, Leicester City Council. In addition, the headteacher is a governor and there is one staff governor, elected by the staff at the school. All our governors are committed to ensuring we have an excellent school for the children. Governors have opportunities to attend training to help them be effective in their role.
Governors work with school leaders to ensure the vision of the school is delivered and help steer the strategic direction of the school. They ensure statutory requirements are met and that the school budget is spent effectively to meet the needs of the school.
On the document below you can see details of our governing body for the last full academic year. In the Autumn 2025, Mrs Becky Richardson was elected Chair of Governors and Mr Rahoul Naik was elected Vice-Chair of Governors and Mrs Avani Patel was elected Co-Vice Chair of Governors.
We have two committees who meet termly with senior leaders of the school to discuss school life and to carry out visits to the school.
1, The Leadership and Management Committee (L&M) are responsible for matters including the school budget, staffing and Health and Safety. (Chair- Mr Rahoul Naik)
2, The Performance and Wellbeing Committee (P&W) are responsible for learning, education, assessment, behaviour, wellbeing and developing our children in ways beyond the academic. (Chair- Mrs Avani Patel)
Three times a year, the Full Governing Body meet to consider reports, ratify decisions put forward by the committees and make decisions.
Governor Vacancies
If you are interested in becoming a school governor, please contact the school by email or telephone to enquire about any vacancies.
info@wyvern.leicester.sch.uk 0116 2661408
Our Chair of Governors for 2025-2027 (Agreed at FGM October 2025 to be 2 years) is Mrs Becky Richardson. She can be contacted via the school office.
Please Note: If you want to talk about something to do with the day to day running of the school,
please contact the headteacher, Mr Wilson, or another member of the school's senior leadership team.