Governors
Tushingham School Governors
As a Voluntary Controlled School our school aims to serve its community by providing education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. It encourages an understanding of the meaning and significance of faith and promotes Christian values through the experience it offers all its pupils.
Our Governing Body shall consist of 13 Governors;
3 parent governors elected by parents,
3 foundation governors of which 1, is the principle officiating minister in the parish of Tushingham St Chad, as Foundation governor ex-officio ~ the position comes with the job who is also a Trustee of Tushingham School, who own the land where the school building stands, the other 2 are elected by the Parochial Church Council.
1 governor is appointed by the Local Authority, Cheshire West and Chester.
4 governors are people from the local community appointed by the governing body, they are people who in the opinion of the governing body have the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school,
1 governor is a member of the teaching staff and the Headteacher is also a governor..
What does a governor do?
School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in schools, acting within the framework set out by national legislation and the policies of the Local Authority and the Diocese
Our Governors appoint the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher. It is governors who hold the main responsibility for finance in schools, and it is governors who work with the Headteacher to make the tough decisions about balancing resources. Each individual governor is a member of a governing board, which is established in law as a corporate body. Individual governors may not act independently of the rest of the governing board; decisions are the joint responsibility of the governing board.
The role of the governing board is a strategic one; its key functions are to:
- set the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction the aims and objectives for our 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) by holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of our school and our pupils, the performance management of our staff; and
- overseeing the financial performance of our school and making sure its money is well spent.
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 board.
In addition to meeting as a full Governing Body each term, we operate through four committees:
- Staffing & Financial Overview
- Teaching & Learning
- Pupil Welfare and Partnership
- Headteacher Performance Management.
Our full Governing Body meets termly as do each of our other committees.
A Governor workshop is held each Autumn term
A Staff and Governors workshop is held each Spring term
A ‘Governors in school day’ is held on an annual basis too, during the Summer term.
Governing Body Minutes
A copy of the Governing Body minutes (part one) can be obtained from the Clerk to Governors, Sue Knight
Email: sue.knight@edsential.co.uk
Location: Whitby Hall Lodge, Whitby Park, Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port
Cheshire CH65 6QY
Visit: www.edsential.org.uk
Current Membership of governing body: |
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Name |
Category of Governor. [Who appointed them] |
Date of appointment Term of office [4 years] |
Link |
Committee |
Mrs Kath Shephard |
Headteacher
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16/04/2012
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Pupil Welfare and Partnership. Staffing and Financial Overview. Teaching and Learning. |
Mrs Laura Jones |
Staff governor [Staff election] |
Oct 2016 Nov 2024 |
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Teaching and Learning. |
Vicar of Tushingham |
Foundation Governor [Ex- Officio] |
24/11/2015 Ex-officio |
Collective Worship |
Pupil Welfare and Partnership. Headteachers performance management [Clerk] |
Mrs Wendy Kay |
Foundation Governor [Chester Diocesan Board of Education with PCC of Tushingham St Chad]
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11/11/2013 to 10/11/2021 |
R.E. |
Pupil Welfare and Partnership [Clerk] Staffing and Financial Overview. [Clerk] Headteachers performance management |
Mrs Carolyn Wort |
Foundation Governor [Chester Diocesan Board of Education with PCC of Tushingham St Chad] Vice Chair of Governors |
02/06/2014 to 01/06/2018 |
I.C.T. Pupil Premium Primary School PE and Sport Premium |
Pupil Welfare and Partnership. Teaching and Learning. Headteachers performance management |
Ms Sara Wood |
Parent Governor [Parent election] |
05/12/2017 to 04/12/2021 |
Science English |
Pupil Welfare and Partnership. |
Mrs Tamsyn Lea |
Co-opted Governor [Parent election] |
04/07/2019 to 02/07/2023 |
Maths |
Staffing and Financial Overview Teaching and Learning |
Mrs Jannine Davies |
Local Authority [CWAC ~ LA] Chair of Governors |
12/07/2017 to 11/07/2021 |
Health & Safety Safer Recruitment Safeguarding Schools admissions Training Early Years |
Staffing and Financial Overview. [Chair] Teaching and Learning. [Chair] |
Mrs Wendy Forshaw |
Co-opted Governor [Full Governing Body] Deputy Head |
24/06/20 to 23/06/24
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Staffing and Financial Overview. Teaching and Learning. |
Mr Dave Wilkinson |
Co-opted Governor [Full Governing Body] |
05/12/2017 to 04/12/2021 |
PE |
Staffing and Financial Overview Teaching and Learning |
Mr Tim Copping |
Parent Governor [Parent electon] |
29/01/2020 to 28/01/2024 |
To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
Mr Harry Paton-Smith |
Parent Governor [Parent election] |
29/01/2020 to 28/01/2024 |
To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
Mr Tadge Szestak |
Co-opted Governor [Parent election] |
29/01/2020 to 28/01/2024 |
To be confirmed | To be confirmed |
Previously serving governors who have served at any point over the last 12 months |
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Name |
Category of Governor |
Date stepped down |
Link |
Committee |
Mrs Irene Eagleton |
Co-opted Governor (Full governing body)
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08/06/2019 |
Data Protection |
Staffing and financial overview Headteachers performance management |
Mr Adrian Proudlove |
Co-opted Governor [Full Governing Body] |
08/06/2019 |
Child protection SEN Children looked after CLA New curriculum |
Pupil welfare and partnership |
Disclosure of conflict / pecuniary interest |
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Name |
Name of company or body |
Business of company or body |
Relationship to company or body |
Mrs Kath Shephard |
None declared |
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Rev. Veronica Green |
None declared |
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Mrs Laura Jones |
None declared |
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Mrs Wendy Kay |
None declared |
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Mrs Carolyn Wort |
None declared |
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Ms Sara Wood |
None declared |
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Mr Dave Wilkinson |
None declared |
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Mrs Jannine Davies |
Quarry Plant Surfacing Ltd |
Macadam reinstatement, specialist surfacing contractor |
Spouse share holder |
Mrs Wendy Forshaw |
Tushingham school |
Education |
Mr S. Forshaw ~ Spouse |
Mrs Tamsyn Lea |
None declared |
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