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Bickershaw Church of England Primary School

Welcome to

Bickershaw Church of England Primary School


‘Valuing the past, inspiring the present and ambitious for the future.’

‘Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever’ Hebrews 13:8
(Father, Son and Holy Spirit – The Trinity)

Governors

 

Name of Governing Body: Bickershaw Church of England Primary School

 

The remit for the Governing Body is to:

  1. Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
  2. Hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
  3. Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

 

Governing Body Composition:

 

Type of Governor

No.

Foundation PCC

6

Ex Officio

1

Local Authority

1

Parent

1

Staff

1

Associate Members

0

 

 

Names of Governors

Type of Governor

Term of Office

Date of appointment (Last appointment date)

 To

Date of resignation

(if resigned in the last 12 months)

Appointing Body

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Allison Taberner

Headteacher

50 years

2.7.14 (01.09.15)

 31.08.65

 

Ex Officio by virtue of being the Headteacher

Marian Thorley (Chair)

Foundation PCC

4 years

1.9.90 (06.12.18)

 05.12.22

 

Elected by PCC

Elizabeth Davies (Vice Chair)

 Foundation PCC

4 years

15.7.15 (19.7.19)

18.07.23

 

Elected by PCC

Susan Bristow

Foundation PCC

4 years

28.6.12 (30.06.20)

 29.06.24

 

Elected by PCC

Susan Higson

Foundation PCC

4 years

27.3.14 (27.03.20)

 26.03.24

 

Elected by PCC

Tony Webb

Foundation PCC

4 years

29.09.16 (01.10.20)

 30.09.24

 

Elected by PCC

Brian Barlow

Foundation PCC

4 years

30.06.20

 29.06.24

 

Elected by PCC

Victoria Murphy

Staff

4 years

01.11.19

 31.10.23

 

Elected by staff

Niall Collins

Parent

4 years

16.07.20

15.07.24

 

Elected by parents

Vacancy

Ex Officio

Vacancy Parent  

 

Patricia Holme Local Authority 4 years 07.12.22 06.12.26

 

Nominated by Council and appointed by the Governing Body

 

Historic (left within last 12 months)

 

 

 

Gillian Marsden

Local Authority

4 years

18.7.12 (12.08.20)

 

01.03.22

Nominated by Council and appointed by the Governing Body

Rev Ann Stein (Chair)

 Ex Officio

50 years

01.08.11

 

30.06.21

Ex Officio (Diocese)

Emma Fisher

 Parent

4 years

19.10.18

 

18.12.20

Elected by parents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*(if this is an appointed position because there were insufficient candidates for election this will need to be changed to ‘appointed by the Governing Body’)

 

 

Governing Board

 

Category of Governor (According to Instrument of Governance)

Name

Responsibility

Headteacher Governor

Allison Taberner

Headteacher

Foundation Governor

Marian Thorley

Chair, CLA, PP, HTPM, Behaviour, Attendance, Safeguarding, Maths, KS2

Foundation Governor

Tony Webb

Link, G&T

Foundation Governor

Elizabeth Davies

RE, SIAMS, Data and Target Setting, Website Compliance, Early Years Foundation Stage

Foundation Governor

Susan Higson

HTPM, Health and Safety, Premises, Mental Health

Foundation Governor

Susan Bristow

HTPM, English, PSHE, SMSC, KS1

Foundation Governor

Brian Barlow

SEND, Science, Sports Premium

Parent Governor

Vacancy

 

Parent Governor

Niall Collins

 GDPR, ICT/Computing

Staff Governor

Victoria Murphy

Y4/5 Teacher, Deputy Headteacher

Local Authority Governor

Patricia Holme

Observer

Darren Taberner

School Business Manager

 

 

 

Class Links

 

Class

Names

Reception

Elizabeth Davies

Year 1

Brian Barlow

Year 2

Susan Bristow

Year 3/4

Susan Higson

Year 4/5

Tony Webb / Niall Collins

Year 5/6

Marian Thorley

 

Committee Structure

 

Terms of reference for all committees are available on request from school.

 

 

Asset Committee

Curriculum and Standards Committee

Pay Committee

Headteacher's Performance Management

Remit:  To deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding finance, personnel and health and safety

Remit:  To deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding standards in school and the curriculum

Remit:  To make decisions about performance related pay for teachers 

Remit:  To make decisions about performance related pay for the headteacher

Membership

Membership

Membership

Membership

Susan Bristow (Chair)

Marian Thorley (Vice Chair)

Tony Webb (Chair) Susan Higson

Tony Webb (Vice Chair)

Tony Webb

 Susan Higson

Marian Thorley

Allison Taberner

Brian Barlow

 Allison Taberner

Susan Bristow

Elizabeth Davies

Allison Taberner

 

 

Susan Higson

Elizabeth Davies (Chair)

 

 

Brian Barlow

Victoria Murphy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ad-hoc Committees:

  • Staff Disciplinary
  • Pupil Discipline
  • Complaints
  • Appeals

 

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

 


Register of Interests

 

Name

Details of Pecuniary Interest

Details of personal/business interest

Other establishments they govern

Marian Thorley (Chair)

Nil

Aunty to PP teacher

Nil

Susan Bristow

Nil

Nil

Nil

Susan Higson

Nil

Nil

Nil

Elizabeth Davies (Vice Chair)

Nil

Mother-in-law to PP teacher

Nil

Tony Webb

Nil

Nil

Nil

 Patricia Holme

 Nil

 Nil

 Nil

Allison Taberner

Nil

Nil

Nil

Victoria Murphy

Nil

Nil

Nil

Niall Collins

Nil

Nil

Nil

Brian Barlow

Nil

Nil

Nil

 

 

 

To contact a member of the Governing Body please contact our Clerk to the Governing Body:

Jan Grant
Clerk to the Governing Body
Governor Services
Wigan Council

Email: J.Grant@wigan.gov.uk

Attendance record at governing body and committee meetings over the last academic year