Governors
The Governing Body
| Chair of Governors | Mr A Purcell (Co-opted) |
| Vice Chair | Dr Alan Gibson |
| Local Authority Governor | Councillor Alan Whitticker |
| Parent Governors | Mr Ryan Elms |
| Parent Governors | Mr Les Burrows |
| Co-opted Governor | Mrs J Burton |
| Co-opted Governor | Mrs S Cook |
| Co-opted Governor | Mr Bernard Golding |
| Headteacher | Mr Iain Pearson |
| Teacher Governor | Vacancy |
| Clerk to the Governors | Mrs Helene Callan (Lancashire Governor Services) |
If you need to contact the Chair of Governors please contact school.
Note about the Governing Body
From the 4th May 2018, additional Governors have joined the Governing Body and a new Chair of Governors has been elected. Committees are currently being filled by those new Governors.
Governor Attendance
How to become a School Governor
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/schools/become-a-school-governor.aspx
School governors are people who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They are one of the largest volunteer forces in the country and have an important part to play in raising school standards. The role of the governing body is absolutely key to the effectiveness of a school. Time and time again Ofsted (the national inspection body for schools) has noted that the most effective schools demonstrate effective leadership and management – including by the governing body.
What do governors do?
School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools. Governors appoint the headteacher and deputy headteacher. In some schools the site is owned by the governing body. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the head teacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources.
Each individual governor is a member of a governing body, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing body. Decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing body.
The role of the governing body is a strategic one, its key functions are to:
- set the aims and objectives for the school
- set the policies for achieving those aims and objectives
- set the targets for achieving those aims and objectives
- monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making towards achievement of its aims and objectives
- be a source of challenge and support to the headteacher (a critical friend)
The headteacher is responsible for the internal organisation, management and control of the school and the implementation of the strategic framework established by the governing body.