Governors

The remit for the Governing Body is to:

Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.

Governing Body Composition: All governors with the exception of the Ex-Officio and headteacher are appointed for a 4 year term

Names of Governors	Type of Governor	Date of Appointment	Appointing Body
Mrs Judith Jones	Headteacher	01.09.04	N/A
Mr Malcolm Taylor	Foundation	13.9.20	Elected by Parish Council
Mr Ian Johnson	Foundation	20.3.17	Elected by Parish Council
Mr Malcolm Bold	Foundation	13.9.20	Elected by Parish Council
Mrs Sarah Riley	Foundation	10.7.17	Elected by Parish Council
Dr Emma Khan	Foundation	5.11.20	Elected by Parish Council
Rev Jeremy Thomas	Foundation	13.04.10	Ex Officio
Mrs Claire Roby	Foundation	10.7.17	Elected by Parish Council
Mr Stuart Wade	Staff	1.10.18	Elected by staff
Mrs Carol Whiting	LA	12.7.17	Nominated by council & appointed by Gov Body
Mrs Kerry James	Parent	18.10.17	Elected by Parents
Mr Michael Cornall	Parent	7.7.20	Elected by Parents
Mrs K Crawley	Associate (voting rights on sub-comms)	Term of office finished 16.9.18	Governing Body

Specific Responsibilities:

Committee Structure – Terms of reference for committees are available on request for school

Finance	Learning and Wellbeing	Pay Committee
To deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding finance, personnel and health and safety.	To deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding standards in school and the curriculum	To make decisions about performance related pay for teachers
MEMBERS	MEMBERS	MEMBERS
Jeremy Thomas	Judith Jones (Vice Chair)	Malcolm Taylor
Malcolm Taylor (Chair)	Stuart Wade	Jeremy Thomas
Judith Jones (Vice Chair)	Vacancy	Malcolm Bold
Kerry James	Malcolm Bold
Ian Johnson	Carol Whiting (Chair)
Sarah Riley	Claire Roby

Ad-hoc Committees:

Three governors with no prior knowledge will be called alphabetically to form the committee.

Register of Interests

Name	Pecunary/Personal Interest
Rev J Thomas	St Thomas PCC, Makerfield Community Trust, Linen & Woolen Stock Charity
Mr M Taylor	None
Mr S Wade	None
Mr M Bold	None
Mrs C Whiting	Director of Newton Westpark Nursery
Mrs J Jones	None
Mrs S Riley	Treasurer of St Thomas's PCC
Mrs C Roby	None
Mr I Johnson	None
Mr M Cornall	Hope Church. Association of chartered certified accountants
Mrs K James	None
Dr E Khan	None

Attendance Record

Name of Governor	Dates of Finance Committee Meetings
	6.2.20	6.2.20	9.5.19	9.5.19	14.11.19	14.11.19
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Rev J Thomas		x	x			x
Mr M Taylor	x			x	x
Mrs K James		x	x		x
Mrs S Riley	x		x		x
Mrs K Crawley	x		x		x
Mrs J Jones	x		x		x
Mr I Johnson	x		x		x

Name of Governor	Dates of Learning and Wellbeing Committee Meetings
	6.2.20	6.2.20	9.5.19	9.5.19	7.2.18	7.2.18
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Mr P Hayton	x		x		x
Mr M Bold	x		x		x
Mrs S Hopkins	x			x		x
Mrs C Whiting	x			x	x
Mrs J Jones	x		x		x
Mr S Wade	x		x		x
Mrs C Roby	x			x	x
Mrs K Crawley	x		x		x

Name of Governor	Dates of Full Governing Body Meetings Attended
	26.11.20	26.11.20	19.5.20	19.5.20	9.6.20	9.6.20	1.10.20	1.10.20
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Rev J Thomas		x	x		x		x
Mr M Taylor	x		x		x		x
Mrs J Jones	x		x		x		x
Mr S Wade	x		x		x		x
Mrs S Riley	x		x		x		x
Mrs C Roby		x	x		x		x
Mrs C Whiting	x		x		x		x
Mr P Hayton	n/a		x		x		n/a
Mr M Bold	x		x		x		x
Mr I Johnson	x		x		x		x
Mrs S Hopkins	x		n/a		n/a		n/a
Mrs K James	x		x		x		x
Mr M Cornall	x		n/a		n/a		x
Dr E Khan	x		n/a		n/a		n/a

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