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Meet our school governors...

Welcome to our Governor information section.

We have a committed Governing Body which undertake the job of governing the school on a voluntary basis; playing an active part in the life of our school. Governors are responsible for ensuring that our school is constantly developing to meet the very highest of standards for our children’s learning. Its is made up of staff, parents and members of the community.

Ofsted - January 2018

"Governors understand their responsibilities well. They have a strong understanding of the school's priorities and are ambitious to see continual improvement"

The members of our Governing Body

Chair – Miss S Talbot

Vice – Mrs A J Thompson

Miss J Molyneux

Miss C Farnworth

Mr S McClean

Mrs F Cooper

Mrs J Birkin

Mr D Chesney

Mr D May

Miss K Dewhurst

Mrs E Garner

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests for your information

Governing Body

The School Governors have a vital role to play in the running of the school and are closely involved in all the major decisions. The Governing Body is a combination of appointed, elected and co-opted Governors and is made up in accordance with the school's Instrument of Governance. The membership is as follows:

Name	Miss S Talbot (Chair of Governors)
Type of Governor	Co-opted
Term of Office	4 years (Nov 22-Nov 26)
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A N/A

Name	Mrs A J Thompson
Type of Governor	Co-Opted
Term of Office	4 years (07.05.22-06.05.26)
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A N/A

Name	Miss K Dewhurst
Type of Governor	Co-Opted
Term of Office	4 years (01.09.23-31.08.27)
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A N/A

Name	Miss J Molyneux
Type of Governor	LA
Term of Office	4 years (26.10.20 - 25.10.24)
Governance roles in other educational institutions	St Pauls, Adlington
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A Board member at St Paul's CE Primary School, Adlington

Name	Mrs F Cooper
Type of Governor	Observer
Term of Office	N/A
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A N/A

Name	Miss C Farnworth
Type of Governor	Staff
Term of Office	4 years (10.11.23 - 09.11.27)
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A N/A

Name	Mr S McClean
Type of Governor	Parent
Term of Office	4 years (17.10.20 - 16.10.24)
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A Director Altruisk Health & Safety Consultancy

Name	Mrs J Birkin
Type of Governor	Headteacher
Term of Office	N/A
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A *N/A*

Name	Mr D Chesney
Type of Governor	Parent
Term of Office	4 years 31.01.22- 30.01.26
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A Company Director- TBC

Name	Mr D May
Type of Governor	Parent
Term of Office	4 years 27.02.23- 26.02.27
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A *N/A*

Name	Mrs E Garner
Type of Governor	Co-opted
Term of Office	4 years 29.01.24-28.01.28
Governance roles in other educational institutions	N/A
Material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives) *Register of business & financial interests*	N/A N/A

GOVERNING BODY MEETING ATTENDANCE 2023- 2024

		Autumn Term			Spring Term				Summer Term
Name	Category	FULL	SEC	FSG	FULL	SEC	FSG	FULL	SEC	FSG
Suzanne Talbot	Co-opted/Chair	ü	Ap	Ap	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jane Thompson	Co-opted/Vice Chair	ü	-	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-
June Molyneux	Local Authority	ü	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jenny Birkin	Headteacher	ü	ü	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-
Catherine Farnworth	Staff NT	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Katie Dewhurst	Co-opted	ü	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Steve McClean	Co-opted	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Faye Cooper	Observer	ü	ü	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-
Daniel Chesney	Parent	ü	-	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-
David May	Parent	ü	ü	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emma Garner	Parent	-	-	-

GOVERNING BODY MEETING ATTENDANCE 2022- 2023

		Autumn Term			Spring Term				Summer Term
Name	Category	FULL	SEC	FSG	FULL	SEC	FSG	FULL	SEC	FSG
Suzanne Talbot	Co-opted/Chair	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
Jane Thompson	Co-opted/Vice Chair	ü	ü	ü	Ap	Ap	ü	A	-	Ap
June Molyneux	Local Authority	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
Jenny Birkin	Headteacher	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
Paul Evans	Staff NT	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
Lisa Whittaker	Parent	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	-	-	-
Elizabeth Dodd	Co-opted	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		Ap	-
Steve McClean	Co-opted	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		Ap	Ap
Sharon Hymes	Parent	ü	ü	ü	R	R	R	R	R	R
Faye Cooper	Observer	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		ü	ü
Daniel Chesney	Parent	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü	ü		Ap	ü
David May	Parent	-	-	-	-	-	ü		Ap	-

GOVERNING BODY MEETING ATTENDANCE 2021 -2022

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

Name

Category

FULL

SEC

FSG

FULL

SEC

FSG

FULL

SEC

FSG

Suzanne Talbot

Co-opted/Chair

Jane Thompson

Co-opted/Vice Chair

June Molyneux

Local Authority

Jenny Birkin

Headteacher

Paul Evans

Staff NT

Lisa Whittaker

Parent Governor

Elizabeth Dodd

Co-opted

Steve McClean

Co-opted

Sharon Hymes

Parent

Faye Cooper

Observer

Daniel Chesney

Parent

Meet our school governors...

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