Meet the Governors | Leigh St. John's C.E. Primary School

Meet the Governors

We have prepared for you a Governor Fact Sheet which outlines the role of our Governing Body.

LEIGH ST JOHN’S C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL INFORMATION 2020-2021

NAME OF GOVERNING BODY: LEIGH ST JOHN’S C.E. PRIMARY SCHOOL

The remit for the Governing Body is to:

a) Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

b) Hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and

c) Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

GOVERNING BODY COMPOSITION:

Type of Governor	NO.
PCC Foundation	5 Appointed by PCC 1x Ex-Officio
Diocesan	1
Headteacher	1
Local Authority	1
Parent	2
Staff	1
Associate Members	0

Names of Governors	Type of Governor	Term of Office	Date of appointment	Date of resignation (if resigned in the last 12 months)	Appointing Body
Father Kevin Crinks	Ex-Officio Vice Chair of Governors	18/02/10 - 16/02/50	18/02/2010		Ex-Officio (Diocese)
Mrs Emma Lightfoot	Headteacher	01/09/10 - 31/08/50	01/09/2010		The Governing Body
Mrs Natalie Hatton	Staff Governor	01/10/14 - 30/09/18	01/10/2014		Elected – staff
Miss Vivien Birchall	Local Authority				Elected by the Governing Body via the Local Authority

Mrs Amanda Gardner	Foundation PCC	29/03/18 - 28/03/22	29/03/2018		Elected by PCC
Mrs Suzanne Unsworth	Foundation PCC	02/09/18 - 03/09/22	02/09/2018		Elected by PCC
Mrs Samantha Wilford	Parent	31/08/15 - 01/09/19	31/08/2015		Elected by parents*
Miss Kelly Partington	Foundation PCC Chair of Governors	03/10/17 - 02/10/21	03/10/17		Elected by PCC
Mrs Victoria Coard	Diocesan	21/01/17-20/01/21	21/01/2017		Foundation Diocesan Board of Education Appointed
Ms Laura Flaherty	Parent	01/07/18 - 30/06/22	01/07/18		Elected by parents*

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:

Responsibility	Name
Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor	Mrs S Wilford
SEND Governor	Mrs A Gardner
Health and Safety Governors	Ms Laura Flaherty
Pupil Premium Governor	Mrs A Gardner
Data Governor	Miss K Partington
Link Governor	Miss Vivien Birchall

COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Terms of reference for all committees are available on request from school.

We do not hold separate committee meetings for Finance, Staffing, Personnel & Premises and Pupil, Curriculum & Community, these are now part of Full Governing Body meetings with specific focus's.

Pay Committee

Remit: To make decisions about performance related pay for teachers and the Headteacher

Membership

Fr K Crinks

Mrs S Unsworth

Miss K Partington

AD-HOC COMMITTEES:

· Staff Disciplinary

· Pupil Discipline

· Complaints

· Appeals

Three governors with no prior knowledge will be called alphabetically to form the committee.

REGISTER OF INTERESTS

Name	Details of Pecuniary Interest	Details of personal interest	Other educational establishments they govern
Mrs E. Lightfoot	Nil	Nil	Nil
Mrs N. Hatton	Nil	Mother to child in Y3	Nil

Mrs A. Gardner	Nil	Mother to child in Y6	Nil
Mrs S. Unsworth	Nil	Mother to twins in Y6	Nil

Mrs S. Wilford	Nil	Mother to child in Y3 and Y5	Nil
Fr Kevin Crinks	Nil	Nil	St. Mary's C.E. Primary School, Leigh Leigh C.E. Primary School
Mrs Vicky Coard	Nil	Mother to child in Y5	Nil
Miss Kelly Partington	Manager within Wigan Council of 3 services that are purchased by school	Mother to child in Y4

ATTENDANCE RECORD - INFORMATION 2020-2021

		Full governing board	Pay Committee	Full governing board	HT Performance Management	Full governing board	Full governing board	Full Governing Body	Full Governing Body
Governor	Governor Type	6 Oct 2020	16 Oct 2020	10 Nov 2020	30 November 2020	19 Jan 2021	25 Mar 2021	24 June 2021	15 July 2021
Mrs Victoria Coard	Foundation	Y
Rev Kevin Crinks	Foundation Ex-Officio	Y	Y		Y
Miss Lara Flaherty	Parent	Y		Y
Miss Vivien Birchall	LA	Y		Y
Mrs Amanda Gardner	Foundation	Y		Y
Mrs Natalie Hatton	Staff	Y		Y
Mrs Pauline Jones	Other			Y
Mrs Emma Lightfoot	Headteacher	Y	Y	Y	Y
Miss Kelly Partington	Foundation	Y		Y	Y
Mrs Suzanne Unsworth	Foundation	Y	Y	Y
Mrs Samantha Wilford	Parent	N		Y