Governor's Zone

What do our Governors do?

The governing body's main aim is to help raise standards of achievement and make sure the school provides a good quality education. The day-to-day management of the school is the responsibility of the head teacher and staff. Rather than manage, governors are there to help shape the school's future direction and focus.

The three main responsibilities of every governing board are:

Setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Holding the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Our Governing Body

Governance arrangements 2022 - 2023

Under the LDST Scheme of Delegation, our LGB consists of 12 members. All appointments to the LGB are made by the Directors of the LDST-

2 Staff governors – including the Headteacher and one elected by staff
7 LDST foundation governors (currently 1 vacancy)
2 Parent governors – elected by parents
1 Co-opted governor - recommended by the Governing Body due to their skill set

Our foundation governors, together with other governors, have a responsibility to preserve and develop the school’s religious character in accordance with the principles of the Church of England.

A Chair and Vice Chair are elected annually by the LGB and formally approved by the LDST. The Chair for 2022-23 is Rev. Harry Wood and Mr M Foster is the Vice Chair.

The Clerk to the Governors is employed through a Service Level Agreement with Wigan Local Authority. The Clerk works closely with the Headteacher and Chair, arranges the agendas for the meetings, takes and distributes minutes and advises on procedural matters.

https://www.ldst.org.uk/governance-and-structure/

https://www.ldst.org.uk/legal-documents-and-policies/

Scheme of delegation

Each Governor is also a member of one or more of the following sub- committees:-

Resources - Chaired by Mr S Bunting

As of September 2022 our Governing Body is composed of the following members:

	Reverend Harry Wood Chair Person (Foundation Governor) Appointed by: Liverpool Diocese/Parish PCC Term of office - 26/11/21 - 27/11/25 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub- Committee Meetings Declaration of interests - None Governance roles in other educational institutions: Governor at another primary school.
	Mr Mike Foster Vice Chair (Foundation Governor) Appointed by: Liverpool Diocese/Parish PCC Term of office 20/1/19- 20/1/23 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub-Committee Meetings Declaration of interests - none Governance roles in other educational institutions - none
	Mrs Jennifer Young Headteacher Term of Office - duration of Headship 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub-Committee Meetings Declaration of interests - none Governance roles in other educational institutions - none
	Mr Mark Hardy Acting Deputy Headteacher (Staff Governor) Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office - 21/5/19 - 20/5/23 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub- Committee Meetings Declaration of interests - none Governance roles in other educational institutions - none
	Mrs Carole Leyland (Foundation Governor) Appointed by: Liverpool Diocese/Parish PCC Term of office 03/03/19 - 02/03/23 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub- Committee Meetings Declaration of interests - Leyland Decorators Governance roles in other educational institutions - none

	Ms Shana Begum (Parent Governor) Appointed by: Parental Election Term of Office - 9/9/19 - 8/9/23 Declaration of Interest - none Governance roles in other educational institutions - none
	Mr Chris Melling (Foundation Governor) Appointed by: Liverpool Diocese/Parish PCC Term of office - 30/06/20 - 29/06/24 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub- Committee Meetings Declaration of interests - Melling Mortgages Governance roles in other educational institutions - none
	Mr Simon Bunting (Co-Opted Governor) Appointed by: Governing Body Term of office - 28/06/21 - 27/06/25 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub- Committee Meetings Declaration of interests - none Governance roles in other educational institutions - None
	Mr Martin Litherland (Foundation Governor) Appointed by: Liverpool Diocese/Parish PCC Term of office - 06/07/20 - 06/07/24 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub- Committee Meetings Declaration of interests - none Governance roles in other educational institutions - none
	Mrs Joanna Grime (Parent Governor) Appointed by: Parental Election Term of office - 27/05/21 - 26/05/25 100% attendance at Full Governing Body and Sub-Committee Meetings Declarations of interest - none Governance roles in other educational institutions - none
	Reverend Rachel Shuttleworth (ex officio Governor as incumbant at Parish Church) Appointed by: Liverpool Diocese/PCC Term of office - 20/12/21 - 19/12/25 Declarations of interest - none Governance roles in other educational institutions - none

How to Contact the Governing Body

In the event that you need to contact any member of our Governing Body, please put your request in writing and/ or refer your query to our office staff. As soon as possible, your request will be forwarded to the appropriate member of our Governing Body.

Governor Responsibilities

GOVERNOR	CLASS LINK	AREA LINK	CURRICULUM LINK
Mr M Foster	Reception	Health and Safety	Art and DT
Mr C Melling	Year 1	Pupil Premium	Maths
Mrs C Leyland	Year 2	Training and Support	English
Rev R Shuttleworth	Year 3	Christian Distinctiveness	Religious Education
Mr S Bunting	Year 5	SEN	Computing and PE
Ms S Begum	Year 4	Health and Wellbeing	Parish Spirit
Rev. H Wood	Year 6	Safeguarding (including attendance) Christian Distinctiveness	Science
Mrs J Grime	Nursery	Equalities	Music and French
Mr M Litherland	Nurture Group	Pupil Leadership	History and Geog

Files to Download

Scheme of Delegation