Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
THE GOVERNING BODY
The Governing Body of Primrose Hill School, when full, consists of 11 people. All have been appointed in accordance with the relevant Acts of Parliament.
The Governing Body are like a board of directors. They work in partnership with the Headteacher to make decisions about how the school is run in order to improve the quality of education and ensure pupil progress.
Governors are responsible for:
- Setting the strategic direction for the school and ensuring that school improvement is in line with the school’s vision and aims;
- Ensuring the school budget is spent wisely and effectively and in a way that helps the school to meet its vision;
- Holding the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to account by asking challenging questions and monitoring performance;
- When required, serve on panels of governors to appoint the headteacher and other senior leaders, appraise the headteacher, set the headteacher’s pay and agree the pay recommendations for other staff, hear the second stage of staff grievances and disciplinary matters and hear appeals about pupil exclusions.
Governors meet termly, either as committees or as a full governing body::
Finance and Resources Committee, which has the main focus on ensuring that the school focuses its money on what is most important for the school.
Curriculum and Standards Committee, which meets to review what is being taught and to monitor performance and standards within the school.
All Governors meet as the full governing board once a term to deal with strategic matters and to review overall school performance.
Each Governor also has a subject and/or area of school performance that they are specifically assigned to monitor throughout the academic year.
To contact a member of the governing body, please contact the school via telephone on 01257 276688 or email the relevant governor directly using the email addresses below.
THE GOVERNORS
|
Mr. Andy Oddy |
Mrs. Joanna Potter |
|
Mrs Emma Swinburn |
Mrs. Danielle Smith |
|
Mrs. Melina Carr |
Miss. Cheryl Pearson |
|
Mr David Marchant |
Mr Daniel Griffiths |
|
Mrs Rebecca Perkins
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GOVERNORS MEETING ATTENDANCE
GOVERNORS DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
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| GOVERNOR | POSITION | ORGANISATION | ATURE OF INTEREST | ROLES IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS | DATE INTEREST WAS REGISTERED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Emma Swinburn | Deputy Headteacher, Co-opted Governor | Lancashire County Council | No interest declared | NA | December 2023 |
| Miss. Cheryl Pearson | Staff Governor | Lancashire County Council | No interest declared | NA | December 2023 |
| Mr. Andy Oddy | Local Authority Governor | Euxton Parish Council | Member | NA | December 2023 |
| Mr. David Marchant | Parent Governor | Edge Hill University | Employee | Lecturer at Edge Hill University | December 2023 |
| Mrs. Melina Carr | Co-opted Governor | Lancashire County Council | No interest declared | Teacher at Balshaws C of E High School | December 2023 |
| Mrs. Joanna Potter | Parent Governor | Lancashire County Council | LCC Employee | Inclusion Teacher Lancashire County Council SEND Services | December 2023 |
| Mrs. Danielle Smith | Co-opted Governor | NA | No interest declared | NA | December 2023 |
