Governance
GOVERNOR INFORMATION 2021-22
Winsford High Street Community Primary School is a local authority maintained school with a governing board that comprises:
- Head Teacher
- Local Authority Governor (Co-opted)
- Up to 7 co-opted governors appointed by the Board
- Up to 2 Parent Governors elected by parents, or in the absence of sufficient nominations appointed from the parent body by the Board
- 1 elected staff governor
In addition, the Board can appoint Associate Governors with no voting rights.
The role of the Governing Board is:
- To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- To hold the Headtecaher to account for the educational performance of the schools and its pupils and the performance management of staff;
- To oversee the financial performance of the school and ensure its money is well spent;
- To ensure and enable parental engagement, and to engage with other key stakeholders in the community.
The governing board meets at least once each term with additional meetings of its committees. The board has two main committees:
- Buildings and environment committee
- Resources committee
If you are interested in becoming a co-opted governor, please email in the first instance to admin@highstreet.cheshire.sch.uk
Governor Details and Business Interests
|
NAME |
CATEGORY OF GOVERNOR |
ROLE |
TERM OF OFFICE BEGAN |
TERM OF OFFICE ENDS |
Appointed by |
Pecuniary Interests |
Links to other establishments |
|
Mike Whitaker |
LA / Co-opted |
Chair |
Re-elected 07/2019 |
07/2023 |
LA / FGB |
None |
None |
|
Philip Anderson |
Co-opted |
Chair of Environment Committee Health & Safety |
10/2017 |
10/2021 |
FGB |
None
|
None |
|
Mike Fox |
Co-opted |
|
28/02/2022 |
27/02/2026 |
Co-opted by governors |
Details awaited |
Details awaited |
|
Mark Joule |
Staff |
Headteacher |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
|
Yvette Lockhart |
Co-opted |
|
28/02/2022 |
27/02/2026 |
Co-opted by governors |
Details awaited |
Details awaited |
|
Caroline Lowe |
Co-opted Staff |
|
Reappointed 09/05/2022 |
08/05/2026 |
Staff |
|
|
|
Andrew Morley |
Co-opted |
|
Re-appointed 09/05/2022 |
08/05/2026 |
Governors |
|
|
|
Nathan Ollier |
Parent |
|
10/2018 |
10/2022 |
Parents |
|
|
|
Rachel Saunders |
Parent |
|
09/05/2022 |
08/05/2026 |
Board |
|
|
|
Christine Rose |
Co-opted |
Vice-Chair Safeguarding Governor
|
Re-appointed 09/05/2022 |
08/05/2026 |
Governors |
None |
Governor at St Josephs Catholic Primary, Winsford |
|
David Stott |
Co-opted |
|
02/2020 |
02/2024 |
Governors |
Partner is member of staff at school |
None |
|
Ryan Allen |
Staff |
|
9/2021 |
09/2025 |
Staff |
Staff at school |
|
|
Julie Griffiths |
Associate Governor (no voting rights) |
|
06/12/2021 |
|
Governors |
Staff at school |
Governor at Manor Park Primary Academy, Knutsford |
|
Kirsty Kelshaw |
Parent Governor resigned 01/02/2022 |
|
November 2018 |
|
Parents |
None |
|
|
Christine Anderson |
Co-opted Governor resigned December 2021 |
Chair |
|
|
Governors |
Daughter is staff at school |
|
Governor Attendance at Full Board Meetings 2020-21
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NAME |
AUTUMN TERM |
SPRING TERM |
SUMMER TERM |
|||
|
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
8/2 |
29/3 |
11/5 |
||
|
Mr M Joule |
Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Mrs C Anderson |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Mrs C Lowe |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Mrs C Abbott |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Mrs C Rose |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
A |
|
Mr P Anderson |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Mr A Morley |
Y |
Y |
A |
A |
Y |
Y |
|
Mr M Whitaker |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Mrs W Williams |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Mrs K Kelshaw |
Y |
Y |
A |
N |
Y |
Y |
|
Mr N Ollier |
Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
|
Mr D Stott |
Y | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Key
|
Y |
Attended meeting |
|
A |
Apologies sent and accepted by meeting |
|
N |
Did not attend |
|
*** |
Not a member of the Governing Board |
|
!!! |
No longer on the Governing Board |
|
X |
Suspended/Disqualified |
Committees
The Governing Body of Winsford High Street Primary School has two main committees:
- Resources
- Buildings and environment
| Resources Committee | Buildings and Environment Committee |
| Mike Whitaker (Chair) | Phil Anderson (Chair) |
| Mark Joule (Headteacher) | Mark Joule (Headteacher) |
| Caroline Lowe | Chris Rose |
| Chris Rose | Andrew Morley |
| Nathan Ollier | David Stott |
| Rachel Saunders | Ryan Allen |
| Julie Griffiths (Associate) | Yvette Lockhart |
| Julie Griffiths (Associate) |