Governors

The Governing Board

Role	Name, Register of Interests, Term of Office
Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor	Dr Alan Gibson Register of Interests - Governor St Georges CE Primary School; Trustee St. George's Church, Chorley PCC Term of Office: – May 22 - May 26
Vice Chair of Governors Local Authority Governor	Mr Stephen Pollard Register of Interests - Governor St Georges CE Primary School; Trustee St. George's Church, Chorley PCC Term of Office: – June 20 - June 24
Parent Governor	Mr Ryan Elms Register of Interests - Director RA Elms Contracting Term of Office: – June 22 - June 26
Parent Governor	Vacancy Term of Office:- TBD
Co-opted Governor	Councillor Mrs Judith Burton Register of Business Interests - Proprietor Roocrofts Riding Stables; Councillor (Chair) Wrightington Parish Council Terms of Office: – August 23 - August 27
Co-opted Governor	Mr Paul Leadbetter Register of Interests - Governor (Member) Mosaic Academy Trust Term of Office:- March 21 - March 25
Co-opted Governor	Ms Prags Birk Register of Interests - Creative Director Cultural Educ-Asian Ltd Term of Office :- June 22 - June 26
Co-opted Governor	Councillor Ms Sue Tresilian Register of Interests - Councillor Forton Parish Council Term of Office:- June 22 - June 26
Headteacher Ex-officio Governor	Mr Andy Purcell Register of Interests - Headteacher St Georges CE Primary School, Governor (Trustee) Albany Academy Term of Office: – N/A
Head of School Staff Governor	Mrs Antonella Greenhalgh Register of Interests - None Term of Office:- March 19 - March 24
Clerk to the Governors	Mrs Helene Callan (Lancashire Governor Services) Term of Office: – N/A

Role

Name, Register of Interests, Term of Office

Chair of Governors

Co-opted Governor

Dr Alan Gibson

Term of Office: – May 22 - May 26

Vice Chair of Governors

Local Authority Governor

Mr Stephen Pollard

Term of Office: – June 20 - June 24

Parent Governor

Mr Ryan Elms

Term of Office: – June 22 - June 26

Parent Governor

Vacancy

Term of Office:- TBD

Co-opted Governor

Councillor Mrs Judith Burton

Terms of Office: – August 23 - August 27

Co-opted Governor

Mr Paul Leadbetter

Term of Office:- March 21 - March 25

Co-opted Governor

Ms Prags Birk

Term of Office :- June 22 - June 26

Co-opted Governor

Councillor Ms Sue Tresilian

Term of Office:- June 22 - June 26

Headteacher

Ex-officio Governor

Mr Andy Purcell

Term of Office: – N/A

Head of School

Staff Governor

Mrs Antonella Greenhalgh

Term of Office:- March 19 - March 24

Clerk to the Governors

Mrs Helene Callan (Lancashire Governor Services)

Term of Office: – N/A

Sub-Committees:

Resources Committee - Mr Pollard Chair) Other members of the governing body may be requested to support Resource Committee activities.

The Resource Committee's primary function is to approve and review the school budget, maintain the school premises and ensure that standards and monitoring are in place to provide effective safety in school.

Staffing Committee – Dr Gibson (Chair) Other members of the governing body may be requested to support Staffing Committee activities.

Collaboration Committee – Dr Gibson Chair) , Mrs Burton, Mr Leadbetter, Mr Pollard (St. George's) and Mrs Quaglieri-Woods (St. George's).

The Collaboration Committee's primary function is to oversee and monitor the effectiveness of the Schools Collaboration Plan approve to assure achievement of the aims and objectives. Membership is drawn from the Governing Bodies of both Wrightington Mossy Lea and St. George's CE Primary Schools. The Collaborative Committee members also participate in the Executive Headteacher's Annual Performance Review.

Nominated Governors:-

Child Protection and Safeguarding - Paul Leadbetter

Training - Antonella Greenhalgh

Community Interface - Judith Burton

Facilities - Ryan Elms

Diversity, Inclusion and Equality - Prags Birk

KS2 - Alan Gibson

EYFS & KS1 - Stephen Pollard

If you need to contact the Chair of Governors please contact the school.

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.