Our Governors
The remit for the Governing Body is to:
- Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and it’s pupils, and the performance management of staff;
- Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
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Governor Name |
Category |
Appointing Body |
Date appointed |
Term of Office Expires |
Committees |
Responsibilities |
Register of Interests |
Links with Other Organisations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tracy Wade |
Parent Governor |
Parents |
16th December 2020 |
Resigned 12th October 2023 |
Pay |
Website Compliance |
None |
None |
|
Kim Ardron |
Co-opted |
Governing Body |
3rd March 2022 |
2nd March 2026 |
None |
Lead Governor for SEND and Health & Safety |
None |
Home Start, North Meols Library Association |
|
Martin Sarbutts |
Local Authority |
Governing Body |
16th December 2020 |
15th December 2024 |
Head Teachers Performance Management, Disciplinary, Staff Dismissals |
Local Authority Governor. Chair of Performance and Standards Committee |
Sefton MBC |
|
|
Beth Brice |
Headteacher |
Governing Body |
19/04/2022 |
Ex officio |
Headteacher |
Headteacher |
None |
None |
|
Sarah Howard |
Parent Governor |
Parents |
12th August 2020 |
11th August 2024 |
Head Teachers Performance Management, Lead Governor for Data Protection |
Lead Governor for Safeguarding & Lead Governor for GDPR |
None |
Teacher at Greenbank High School |
| Gary Haythornthwaite | Co-opted | Governing Body |
13th October 2022 |
12th October 2026 |
None | Vice Chair | None | None |
| Nicola Cave | Co-opted | Governing Body |
24th November 2022 |
23rd November 2026 |
None |
Chair of Governors Staff Wellbeing |
None | None |
| Sarah Mercer | Co-opted | Governing Body |
24th November 2022 |
23rd November 2026 |
None | Curriculum | None | First Step Enterprises |
| Sarah Parry | Co-opted | Governing Body | 6th September 2023 | 5th September 2027 | None | TBC | None | None |
| Vicky Copeland | Staff Governor | Staff | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | Sefton Employee | None |
* Both the Disciplinary Committee and the Disciplinary Appeals & Staff Appeals Committee are to be served by two ‘untainted’ governors, in addition to the above named.
Sue Counsell - Clerk to the Governors
GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2023/2024
Governing Body Meetings
|
Name |
Governors Business Meeting 30th October 2023 |
Full Governing Board and Pay Committee 23rd November 2023 |
Full Governing Board 7th March 2024 |
Full Governing Board 13th June 2024 |
| K Ardron | Present | Present | ||
| B Brice | Present | Present | ||
|
S Howard |
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|
M Sarbutts |
Present | Present | ||
|
T Wade |
Resigned 12th October 2023 | Resigned 12th October 2023 | Resigned 12th October 2023 | Resigned 12th October 2023 |
| G Haythornthwaite | Present | |||
| S Mercer | Present | |||
| N Cave | Present | Present | ||
| S Parry | ||||
| V Copeland |
GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2022/2023
Updated after every meeting
|
Name |
Governing Body Meetings |
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|
Governors Business Meeting 13th October 2022 |
Full Governing Board 24th November 2022 |
Full Governing Board Budget 2nd March 2023 |
Full Governing Board 22nd June 2023 |
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| K Ardron | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | |
| B Brice | Present | Present | Present | Present | |
|
L Cheetham |
Present | Resigned 24th November 2022 | Resigned 24th November 2022 | Resigned 24th November 2022 | |
|
S Howard |
Present | Present | Present | Present | |
|
M Sarbutts |
Present | Present | Apologies | Present | |
|
T Wade |
Apologies | Apologies | Present | Apologies | |
|
H Walmsley |
Present | Present | Present | Present | |
| G Haythornthwaite |
Term started 13th October 22 |
Present | Present | Present | |
| S Mercer | NA | NA | Present | Present | |
| N Cave | NA | NA | Present | Present | |
GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2021/2022
|
Name |
Governing Body Meetings |
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|
Governors Business Meeting 12/10/2021 |
Full Governing Board 25/11/2021 |
Full Governing Board Budget 03/03/2022 |
Governor Annual Planning Day 19/04/2022 |
Full Governing Board 16/06/2022 |
|
| C Ardern | Apologies | Present | Present | Resigned 05/01/22 | Resigned 05/01/22 |
| K Ardron | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
|
S Howard |
Apologies | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies |
|
T Hinds |
Present | Present | Present | Resigned 01/04/22 | Resigned 01/04/22 |
|
M Sarbutts |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
|
B Taylor |
Present | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Term of office ended May 22 |
|
J Teasdale |
Present | Present | Present | Resigned 01/04/22 | Resigned 01/04/22 |
|
T Wade |
Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present |
| L Cheetham | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present |
| H Walmsley | NA | NA | NA | Appointed 07/06/22 | Present |
GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2020/2021
|
Name |
Governing Body Meetings |
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|
Governors Business Meeting 14/09/2020 |
Full Governing Board 26/11/2020 |
Full Governing Board 04/03/2021 |
Governor & SLT Visioning Day 12/04/2021 |
Full Governing Board 17/06/2021 |
|
|
C Ardern |
Present | Present | Apols | Apols | Present |
|
K Ardron |
Apols | Apols | Present | Present | Present |
|
M Evans |
Present | Present | Present | NA | Present |
|
S Howard |
Present | Apols | Apols | Present | Present |
|
T Hinds |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
|
R Lewis |
Apols | Present | Apols | Present | Apols |
|
M Sarbutts |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Apols |
|
B Taylor |
Apols | Present | Present | Present | Present |
|
J Teasdale |
Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
|
T Wade |
NA | NA | Present | Apols | Present |
GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2019/2020
|
Name |
Governing Body Meetings |
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|
Governors Business Meeting 19/09/2019 |
Full Governing Board 21/11/2019 |
Full Governing Board 27/02/2020 |
Governor & SLT Visioning Day 15/05/2020 Cancelled due to Covid Crisis |
Full Governing Board 11/06/2020 |
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C Ardern |
Present |
Present |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
K Ardron |
Present |
Present |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
M Evans |
Present |
Present |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
T Hinds |
Present |
Present |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
R Lewis |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
S Payne |
Present |
Present |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
J Postlethwaite |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
L Rimmer |
Present |
Present |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
M Sarbutts |
Present |
Present |
Present |
See above |
Present |
|
B Taylor |
Present |
Present |
Present |
See above |
Present |
GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2018 / 2019
|
Name |
Governing Body Meetings |
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|
Governors Business Meeting 5/09/2018 |
Full Governing Board 4/10/2018 |
Full Governing Board 15/11/2018 |
Full Governing Board 31/01/2019 |
Full Governing Board 14/03/2019 |
Governor & SLT Visioning Day 3/05/2019 |
Full Governing Board 09/05/2019 |
Full Governing Board 27/06/2019 |
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C Ardern |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
Apols |
Apols |
Apols |
Present |
|
K Ardron |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
|
M Evans |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
T Hinds |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
R Lewis |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
|
S Payne |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
J Postlethwaite |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
L Rimmer |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
|
M Sarbutts |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
|
B Taylor |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2017 / 2018
|
Name |
Governing Body Meetings |
Performance & Standards |
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|
Governors Business Meeting 7/09/2017 |
23/11/2017 |
15/03/2018 |
Governor & SLT Visioning Day 20/04/2018 |
28/06/2018 |
12/10/2017 |
8/02/2018 |
10/05/2018 |
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|
C Ardern |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
|
K Ardron |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
|
J Postlethwaite |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
|
M Evans |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
|
T Hinds |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
R Lewis |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
Apols |
|
S Payne |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
M Sarbutts |
Apols |
Apols |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
Apols |
|
C Coss |
Apols |
Apols |
Resigned 12/03/2018 |
Apols |
Apols |
Apols |
Apols |
|
|
L Rimmer |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
GOVERNORS’ ATTENDANCE 2016 / 2017
|
Name |
Governing Body Meetings |
Performance & Standards |
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|
Governors Business Meeting 22/9/2016 |
24/11/2016 |
16/03/2017 |
Governor & SLT Visioning Day 18/04/2017 |
22/06/2017 |
20/10/2016 |
9/02/2017 |
11/05/2017 |
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C Ardern |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
K Ardron |
Apols |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
|
V Birtwistle |
DNA |
Resigned |
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|
J Postlethwaite |
Not yet appointed |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Not yet appointed |
Present |
Present |
|
M Evans |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
T Hinds |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
R Lewis |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
|
S Payne |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
Present |
|
S Rogers |
Apols |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Apols |
Apols |
Resigned |
|
M Sarbutts |
Present |
Apols |
Apols |
Present |
Present |
Apols |
Present |
Apols |
|
C Coss |
Not yet appointed |
Present |
Apols |
Not yet appointed |
Present |
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L Rimmer |
Present |
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