Welcome to our Governors' section.
Please find below a list of our School Governors including details of how our Governing body is structured, categories, responsibilities, committee membership and terms of appointment for each School Governor.
For your information we have also provided a Register of Business Interests, a record of Governor's committee attendance and copies of our Full Governing Body minutes for the last year (copies of previous minutes can be obtained from the school office).
If you wish to contact our Chair of Governors please write to him care of the school. If you have an urgent enquiry please contact the school office and we will ask Mr Hirst to return your call.
Chairman
Mr C Hirst - Appointed 02/11/2005
Vice-Chairpersons
Mrs A Hesketh - Appointed 15/12/2015 (due 12/23)
Mr B Crawford - Appointed 08/12/2016 (due 12/24)
Local Education Authority Representative
Mr B Crawford - Appointed 08/12/2016 (due 12/24)
Mrs L Pilley - Appointed 09/02/2010 - Retired 31/08/2016
Co-opted Governors
Mr S Cartmell - Appointed 23/03/2010 (due 03/22)
Mrs A Hesketh - Appointed 15/12/2015 (due 12/23)
Mrs S Hesk - Appointed 01/11/2011 (due (11/23)
Mr C Hirst - Appointed 01/11/2005 (due 11/22)
Mr R Newson - Appointed 08/12/2016 (due 12/20)
Mrs C Howarth - Appointed 21/03/19 (due 03/23)
Mrs M Lund - Appointed 06/05/20 (due 5/24)
Mr J Briggs - Appointed 17/03/22 (due 3/26)
Mr Neil Atkinson - Appointed 22/6/22 (due 6/26)
Mr N MacSymons - Appointed 24/09/2003 - Retired 12/19
Mrs Dorte Ravenscroft - Appointed 20/03/1992 - Retired 31/08/2016
Mr D Hamilton - Appointed 01/11/2010 - Retired 11/16
Mrs K Johnson - Appointed 13/12/15 (due 12/19) - Retired 12/18
Mrs K Hill - Appointed 08/12/2016 (due 12/20) - Retired 7/21
Mrs S Jefferson - Appointed 08/12/2016 (due 12/20) - Retired 12/18
Mr B Shoulders - Appointed 31/07/2017 (due 07/2021) - Retired 12/18
Parent Governors
Mrs A Thompson - Appointed 24/01/19 (due 01/23)
Mrs S Hogg - Appointed 01/12/2021
Mrs E Gregson - Appointed 30/11/22
Mr M Fuce - Appointed 11/03/2014 - Retired 03/2017
Mr G Hughes - Appointed 14/10/2013 - Retired 10/2017
Mrs P Musgrave-Haddow - Appointed 08/03/2013 - Retired 03/2017
Mrs A Horabin - Appointed 17/10/2016 (due 10/20) - Retired 12/21
Mrs L Plant - Appointed 02/05/2017 (due 5/21) - Retired 12/21
Mr M Stanford - Appointed 18/10/2017 (due 10/2021) - Retired 04/2018
Mr C McNaught - Appointed 22/05/2018 (due 05/22) - Retired September 2022
Mrs F Mather - Appointed 01/12/2021 - Retired 9/22
Staff Governor
Pending SBM Appointment
Mrs P Fellows - Appointed 16/10/2017 - Retired 23/01/2023
Mr B Shoulders - Appointed 29/09/2011 - Retired 31/07/2017
Headteacher Governor
Mr S Twist - Appointed 01/09/2023
Name (*Staff) | Details | Date | Details | Date | Details | Date |
Mrs Laura Willan* | Staff/Related to member of staff | 5/12/19 | Staff/Related to member of staff | 17/11/2020 | Staff/Related to member of staff | 16/12/21 |
Mrs Steph Hesk | None | 1/2/20 | None | 12/01/2021 | None | 25/11/21 |
Mr Steve Cartmell | None | 19/1/20 | None | 12/01/2021 | None | 1/12/21 |
Mrs Kiran Hill | Fylde First Aid | 27/1/20 | Fylde First Aid | 19/01/2021 |
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Mr Colin Hirst | Related to member of staff | 5/12/19 | Related to member of staff | 12/01/2021 | Related to member of staff | 25/11/21 |
Mrs Alison Horabin | None | 9/12/19 | None | 25/03/2021 |
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Mr Brian Crawford | Director of Poulton & Wyre Railway & Millom Recreation Centre | 5/12/19 | Director of Poulton & Wyre Railway & Millom Recreation Centre | 13/11/2020 | None | 25/11/21 |
Mrs Angie Hesketh | None | 5/12/19 | None | 16/11/2020 | None | 12/12/2021 |
Mr Richard Newson | Employee The Events Co and related to staff member | 12/12/19 | Employee The Events Co and related to staff member | 12/01/2021 | Employee The Events Co and related to staff member | 12/01/2021 |
Mrs Wendy Mather* | Staff / None | 5/12/19 | Staff / None | 17/11/2020 | Member of staff | 25/11/21 |
Mrs Philippa Fellows* | Staff / None | 5/12/19 | Staff / None | 17/11/2020 | Member of staff | 16/12/21 |
Mrs Laura Plant | None | 5/12/19 | None | 12/01/2021 |
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Mr Craig McNaught | Employee Holders Sheet Metal and related to member of staff | 10/12/19 | Employee Holders Sheet Metal and related to member of staff | 28/01/2021 | Employee Holders Sheet Metal and related to member of staff | 28/01/2021 |
Mrs Alli Thompson | None | 5/12/19 | None | 12/01/2021 | None | 25/11/21 |
Mrs Christine Howarth | Related to member of staff | 29/1/20 | Related to member of staff | 18/11/2020 | Related to member of staff | 25/11/21 |
Miss Sam Mooney* | Staff / None | 5/12/19 | Staff / None | 17/11/2020 | Member of staff | 25/11/21 |
Mrs Margaret Lund | None | 16/06/20 | None | 17/03/2021 | None | 25/11/21 |
Mrs Frankie Mather |
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| Related to member of staff | 25/11/21 |
Mrs Sarah Hogg |
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| None | 25/11/21 |
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Governing Body Committee Membership
Finance, Staffing & General Purposes
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Curriculum
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Buildings & Health & Safety
| Staffing & Pay Sub Committee of Finance & General Committee
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Pupil Discipline Committee
| Headteacher’s Performance Management
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Pupil Grievance Appeals Committee
| Staff Discipline/Attendance & Dismissal Committee
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Grievance/Complaints Committee
| Staff Discipline/Attendance & Dismissal Appeals Committee
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Grievance/Complaints Appeals Committee
| Pay Appeals Committee
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Full Governing Body Committee Meeting Attendance
Full Governing Body Committee Meetings
Governor |
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Autumn 2018 (6-12-18)
| Spring 2019 (21-03-19) | Summer 2019 (4-7-19) | Autumn 2019 (5-12-19) | Spring 2020 (6-5-20) | Summer 2020 (2-7-20) | Autumn 2020 (3-12-20)
| Spring 2021 (23-3-21) | Summer 2021 (23-6-21) | Autumn 2021 (1-12-21) | Spring 2022 (17-3-22) | Summer 2022 (22-6-22) |
Laura Willan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Neil MacSymons (Chair - Retired Spring 2019) | Apologies | Apologies | |||||||||||
Ben Shoulders | Yes | ||||||||||||
Brian Crawford | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | |
Kiran Hill | Apologies | Apologies | Yes | X | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Apologies | Yes | ||||
Gill Ellis | N/A | ||||||||||||
Philippa Fellows | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Alison Horabin | Apologies | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | ||||
Steven Cartmell | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Steph Hesk | Apologies | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | X | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | |
Colin Hirst (Chair - Appointed Summer 2019) | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Wendy Mather | Yes | Yes | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Angi Hesketh | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | |
Katie Johnson | Apologies | ||||||||||||
Richard Newson | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Sandra Jefferson | Apologies | ||||||||||||
Laura Plant | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Apologies | Yes | X | ||||
Craig McNaught | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | X | Yes | Yes | |
Alli Thompson | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | X | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Margaret Lund | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||||
Samantha Mooney | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Christine Howarth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Apologies | Yes | ||||||||
Sarah Hogg | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||
Frankie Mather | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
Liam Burns | Yes | Yes | |||||||||||
John Briggs | Yes | Apologies | |||||||||||
Neil Atkinson | Yes |
Greyed area - not members of the Governing Body or have stepped down from the Governing Body
X - member did not attend and no apologies received
N/A - observers whose attendance is not required
Observer - observer in attendance at meeting