Poulton-le-Sands C of E

Primary School

Church Street, Morecambe, LA4 5QA
01524 413273
email@poulton-le-sands.lancs.sch.uk


Governors

Welcome to the Governor section of our school website. I have had the privilege of being Chair of Governors for the past 17 years. During this time there have been many changes to the role, a lot of which make the role even more demanding. I can honestly say I enjoy every minute of it and have been extremely well supported by the other governors.

There are 14 governors made up of school staff, parents of children in school, Lancashire County Council and foundation governors (elected by the Blackburn Board of Education and Morecambe Parish Church, Parochial Church Council).

We are a Voluntary Aided School. This means the Governors have responsibility for appointing staff, as well as making sure that the children who come to our school are given the best possible start in their education. I meet regularly with the Head Teacher and keep in regular contact with all the governors ensuring they are kept well informed.

Governors have a variety of knowledge and experience which ensures that we can draw on these when having to make our decisions. All governors are volunteers and as such receive no financial reward, but make a huge sacrifice in carrying out their roles.

As a Board of Governors we meet each term. This is a legal requirement. We have several committees who look in more detail at the different aspects of school life, who in turn report to the Board of Governors each term.

 

The Governing Body of Poulton-le-Sands C.E Primary
Name of Governor Category of Governor / Appointed by: Term of office Declared Interests Declared Family Interests
Mr D. Woodhouse Chair of Governors Foundation – Blackburn Diocese, nominated by the PCC 17/07/21 –  16/07/25 None None
Mr P. Bennett               Vice-Chair of Governors Chair of Staffing and Finance Committee Foundation – Blackburn Diocese, nominated by the Principal Officiating Minister for the Parish of Poulton-le-Sands Holy Trinity with Morecambe St Laurence. 01/10/19 – 30/09/23 None None
Rev. C. Krawiec Foundation – Ex-officio Ex-officio None None
Mrs V. E. Bould Headteacher – Ex-Officio Ex-officio None None
Mr L. Taylor-Cradock Parent Governor – Elected 12/10/19 – 11/10/23 None None
Mrs Suzi Shearsby Parent Governor – Elected 05/07/21 – 04/07/25 None None
Mrs L. Holt Foundation – Blackburn Diocese, nominated by the PCC 17/07/21 –  16/07/25 None None
Mrs H. Thomas Foundation – Blackburn Diocese, nominated by the PCC 17/07/23 – 06/02/27 None None
Mr P. Ramsden Foundation – Blackburn Diocese, nominated by the PCC 17/07/21 –  16/07/25 None None
Mrs C. Stebbing         Chair of Curriculum & Standards Committee Foundation – Blackburn Diocese, nominated by the Principal Officiating Minister for the Parish of Poulton-le-Sands Holy Trinity with Morecambe St Laurence. 17/07/21 –  16/07/25 None None
Mrs P. Fawcett Staff Governor – Elected 24/11/19 – 23/11/23 None Mrs C White (TA)  Niece            Mrs K Fawcett (T)  Daughter-in-law
Miss H. Buckham Co-opted governor – appointed by the governing body. 01/03/20 – 29/02/24 None None
Mrs M. Needham Local authority governor – Appointed by the governing body. 15/06/19 – 14/06/23 None None
Mr Paul Worthington Foundation – Blackburn Diocese, nominated by the PCC 01/09/2021-02/09/2024 None None

Please click here for a pen portrait of the other governors.

Please click Committee list for details of the committees