Governing Body Members

We are a ‘Voluntary Aided’ Church of England school provided initially by the Church Trustees. Governors have responsibility for areas such as admissions, safeguarding, curriculum, staffing, resources and financial management. The Governing Body meets regularly and much of the basic work of the Governors takes place through its committees, most commonly the Curriculum Committee (includes pupil welfare/online safety) and Resources Committee (includes staffing/finances/buildings).

The purpose of the Governing Board is to help the school provide the best possible education for all its pupils, ensuring that the school is held accountable to those it serves. Our Governors also get involved in a wide range of activities in school in their role of both support and challenge to the school community.

This table shows membership at the beginning of the school year.

Type of Governor Role (2023/24)	Governor Name	Term of Office	Governor Responsibility	Register of Interest
Ex-Chair of Governors	Mrs Vanessa Bradley	1st January 2023 - 1st January 2027	Chair of Governors on all Committees	Stepped down October 2023
Foundation (Acting Chair of Governors)	Mr Ralph Whittingham	2nd October 2020 - 1st October 2024	Vice Chair of Curriculum Committee
Foundation Ex-Officio	Rev Martin Keighley	30th September 2012 - 29th September 2024	Resources Committee	Governor of Carleton CE Primary School, Singleton CE Primary School and Baines High School, Poulton-le-Fylde
Head Teacher	Mrs Nicole Bitsakaki	1st September 2021	Ex-Officio on all Committees	Head Teacher
Foundation	Mrs Michaela Hancock	1st April 2013 - 31st March 2023	Chair of Curriculum Committee	Director of Poulton St. Chad’s Nursery and Poulton Childcare
Co-opted	Mrs Carole Hopwood	26th June 2018 - 25th June 2023	Curriculum and Resources Committee	Mother of Teacher Miss Emma Hopwood
Staff	Miss Emma Hopwood	2nd December 2019 - 1st December 2028	Curriculum Committee	Teacher
Foundation	Mr Herbert Chatters	1st September 2023 - 1st September 2027	Resources Committee	Stepped down September 2023
Foundation	Mrs Hillary Holden	1st September 2023 - 1st September 2027	Resources Committee
Foundation	Ms G Greenhalgh	15th June 2021 - 14th June 2025	Resources Committee
Parent	Mrs E Cox	8th October 2021 - 7th October 2025	Resources Committee
Parent (Acting Vice Chair)	Mrs R Hayton	1st September 2023 - 31st August 2027	Resources Committee
Foundation	Mrs D Duhig	1st January 2024 - 31st December 2028	Curriculum Committee

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

The full Governing Body meets once per term and each governor is a member of at least one of the main committees: –

Curriculum
Resources

These committees meet between once and twice per term, dependent upon the business to be discussed or resolved. Attendance for Governing Meetings can be viewed in the attachments below.

Other committees or sub-committees are formed to deal with specific issues that arise from time to time, for example the appointment of new staff.

A structure of the various different committees and also the nominated governor roles are available to view here:

Nominated Governors

Ad Hoc Committees

Governors Attendance at Meetings

Committee membership can change throughout the year, so the table below shows the possible number of meetings that can be attended, as well as the number actually attended.

Meeting Attendance 2019-2020

Meeting Attendance 2020-2021

Contact details: Acting Chair of Governors: Mr Ralph Whittingham (Safeguarding Governor)

Poulton St Chad’s C of E Primary School
Hardhorn Road
Poulton-le-Fylde
FY6 7SR
Tel: 883639

Other Governors may also be contacted via the school office.