Governors
Welcome to the Governor section of our school website. We hope this section provides the information that you were looking for however, should you require any further information relating to governance please do not hesitate to contact the Chair of Governors (Mrs Marjorie Towers) with your query via the school bursar (j.parkinson@weshamcofe.lancs.sch.uk) or Headteacher (head@weshamcofe.lancs.sch.uk).
| Name | Category | Term of Office | Committees | Register of business interests/ Declaration of Interests |
Ethnicity |
| Mrs Claire Panther | Headteacher | 01/09/2023 | Finance and Staffing Curriculum Premises EAL Safeguarding Admissions Appointed Governors/Performance Management Staffing Review and Dismissal Child Protection Staff Attendance, Discipline and Dismissal Appeals |
None | White British |
| Mrs Louise Thompson |
Deputy Head Teacher Observer |
01/01/2024 | Curriculum Finance and Staffing Premises Staffing Review and Dismissal |
None | White British |
| Mrs J M Towers | Chairperson | 10/03/2014 |
Finance and Staffing |
Governor of Arnold, King Edward School | White British |
| Mr C Barnes |
Vice Chairperson
Chair of Finance |
01/09/2012 |
Finance and Staffing |
None | White British |
| Mrs E Bickerstaffe | Governor | 01/01/2013 | SEN Complaints Appeals Finance and Staffing After School Club |
None | White British |
| Miss A Jordinson | Chair of Curriculum and Standards and Effectiveness | 24/08/21 | Curriculum and Standards and Effectiveness | None | White British |
| Mr J Peatman | Vicar | 01/09/2025 | Curriculum and Standards and Effectiveness | None | White British |
| Mr R Nulty | Foundation Governor | 01/10/2012 | Finance and Staffing Curriculum Appointed Governors/Performance Management Staff Attendance, Discipline and Dismissal Appeals Premises After School Club |
Has no other work or associated interests.
Mr Nulty's wife a Wesham Town Council member. |
White British |
| Mr S Griffin | Parent Governor | 16/1/26 |
Standards and Effectiveness Curriculum |
None | White British |
| Mr A Stannard | Chair of Premises |
21/10/2021 |
Premises |
None | White British |
| Mrs R Mitrica | Staff | 08/01/2021 |
Premises Staffing and Finance Standards and Effectiveness Curriculum |
None | White British |
| Mrs C Hooley Ellis | Parent |
18/03/25 |
Curriculum Standards and Effectiveness |
None | White British |
| Mrs C Belfield | Co Opted | 18/3/25 | Finance and Staffing | None | White British |
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Spring Term 24/25 |
Summer Term 24/25 |
Autumn Term 25/26 |
Spring 25/26 |
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Date |
13.2 |
13.2 |
6.2 |
6.2 |
18.3 |
22.5 |
22.5 |
15.5 |
15.5 |
17.6 |
23.10 | 23.10 | 16.10 | 16.10 | 10.11 | 12.02 | 12.02 | 26.02 | 26.02 | 0903 | ||
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Meeting type |
S&E |
C |
F&S |
P |
FG |
S&E |
C |
F&S |
P |
FG |
S&E | C | F&S | P | FG | S&E | C | F&S | P | FG | ||
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Mrs C Panther (HT) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | ||
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Mrs Marjorie Towers (Chair) |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
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Mr Clive Barnes (VC) |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
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Mr Richard Nulty |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
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x |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
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Mrs E Bickerstaffe |
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x |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
x | x | x | |||||||||
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Miss A Jordinson |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
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Mr P Stevens |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Mr A McCann |
x |
x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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Mr A Stannard |
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x |
x |
x |
x | x | x | |||||||||
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Mrs R Mitrica |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
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Mrs Hooley Ellis |
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x | x | x | x | x | |||||||
| Mrs Belfield | x | x | x | x | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rev J Peatman | x | x | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||
| Mr S Griffin | x | x | x | |||||||||||||||||||
Key:
S& E = Standards & Effectiveness committee
C = Curriculum Committee
S & F = Staffing & Finance Committee
P = Premises Committee
FG = Full Governors
X = Attended