Our Governors

Our Chair of Governors is Mrs Jannine Davies who has long served the school and oversees our school - in conjunction with the governing board - extremely effectively. 

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 consists of 13 Governors:

1 Executive Headteacher is a governor as part of the role.

3 Parent governors elected by parents.

3 Foundation governors: 2 Foundation governors are elected by the Diocesan Board of Education having consulted the Parochial Church Council of Tushingham St Chads.  1 Foundation governor is appointed by The Archdeacon of the Archdeaconry in which the school is situated.

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, elected by staff.

We also have 2 Associate members who hold the position of Head of School.

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 Head of School. The Governing Board 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.
  • Seek to uphold the Christian foundation of the school.

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 committees.

A Governor workshop is held during the Spring term. 

A ‘Governors in school day’ is held on an annual basis, during the Summer term.

Governing Body Minutes
A copy of the Governing Body minutes (part one) can be obtained from the Clerk to Governors. 

Email:  Ashleigh Frain: ashleigh.frain@Edsential.co.uk 

Visit:  www.edsential.org.uk

Current Membership of governing body:

Name

Category of Governor.

[Who appointed them]

Date of appointment

Term of office [4 years]

Link

Committee

Mrs Cathy Davies

Headteacher

[Ex-Officio]

01/09/2021

[Ex-Officio]

 

Pupil Welfare and Partnership.

Staffing and Financial Overview.

Teaching and Learning.

Ms Katherine Crossland

Parent Governor

[Parent election]

 18/03/2022 to 17/03/2026

 

 

Pupil Welfare and Partnership.

Mr Tim Copping

Parent Governor

[Parent election]

28/01/2020 to 27/01/2024

Health & Safety

Data Protection [Buy in].

Staffing and Financial Overview.

Mr Harry Paton-Smith

Parent Governor

[Parent election]

28/01/2020 to 27/01/2024

 Leadership and Wellbeing

Pupil Welfare and Partnership.

Mrs Carolyn Wort

Vice Chair

Foundation Governor

[Chester Diocesan Board of Education with PCC of Tushingham St Chad]

 

01/06/2022 to 02/06/2026

 

Primary School PE and Sport Premium.

Quality of Education

Behaviour

 

Pupil Welfare and Partnership. [Chair]

Teaching and Learning.[Chair]

Headteachers performance management. [Chair]

Mrs Jannine Davies

Chair

Foundation Governor

[Chester Diocesan Board of Education with PCC of Tushingham St Chad]

Chair of Governors

30/09/2021 to 29/09/2025

Safeguarding and Child Protection.

Early Years.

SIAMS and personal development

Safer Recruitment.

HT Wellbeing.

Governor Training Liaison.

Staffing and Financial Overview. [Chair]

Teaching and Learning. [Clerk]

Headteachers performance management.

Vacancy

Foundation Governor

[Appointed by Archdeacon]

 

 

 

Vacancy

Local Authority

[CWAC ~ LA]

 

 

 

Mrs Laura Jones

Staff governor

[Staff election]

12/10/2020 to 12/10/2024

 

Teaching and Learning.

Mrs Tamsyn Lea

Co-opted Governor

[Full Governing Body]

04/07/2019 to 03/07/2023

 Website and ICT

Staffing and Financial Overview.[Clerk]

Pupil Welfare and Partnership.

Headteachers performance management.

Mr Tadge Szestak

Co-opted Governor

[Full Governing Body]

11/03/2020 to 10/03/2024

SEND and Pupil Premium

Children Looked After including Child protection

Teaching and Learning.

Mr Jonathan Lloyd

Co-opted Governor

[Full Governing Body]

10/01/2023 to 09/10/2027

 

Staffing and Financial Overview.

Mr George Stanyard

Co-opted Governor

[Full Governing Body]

22/03/2023 to 21/03/2027

 

Teaching and Learning.

Associate Governors:

Mrs Vicky Latham

 Head of School [Full Governing Body]

01/09/2022

 

 

Ms Naomi Smalls

 Head of School [Full Governing Body]

01/09/2022

 

 

Our Governors are appointed from all different parts of our community. 

Previously serving governors who have served at any point over the last 12 months

Name

Category of Governor

Date stepped down

Link

Committee

Revd Karen Andrews

Foundation Governor  [Appointed by Archdeacon]

31/05/2022

RE

Pupil Welfare and Partnership [Clerk]

Staffing and Financial Overview.

Headteachers performance management

Mrs Wendy Forshaw

Co-opted Governor  [Full Governing Body]

31/08/2022

PE

Staffing and Financial Overview.

Teaching and Learning.

Miss Sara Wood

Parent Governor  [Parent election]

31/12/2021

   

 

 

Disclosure of conflict / pecuniary interest

Name

Name of company or body

Business of company or body

Relationship to company or body

Mrs Cathy Davies

Shocklach Oviatt C.E. Primary

Primary School

Executive Headteacher

Mrs Laura Jones

Nothing to declare

 

 

Mrs Carolyn Wort

Nothing to declare

 

 

Mr George Stanyard

Nothing to declare

 

 

Mrs Jannine Davies

Quarry Plant Surfacing Ltd

Macadam reinstatement, specialist surfacing contractor

Spouse share holder / owner

Mrs Tamsyn Lea

Nothing to declare

 

 

Mr Tim Copping

Nothing to declare

 

 

Mr Harry Paton-Smith

Nothing to declare

 

 

Mr Tadge Szestak

Nothing to declare

 

 

Ms Katherine Crossland

Nothing to declare

 

 

Mr Jonathan Lloyd

Nothing to declare

 

 

Mrs Vicky Latham

Nothing to declare

 

 

Miss Naomi Smalls

Nothing to declare

 

 

There are no employees with a salary of £100,000 or more. 

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