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Meet the Governors
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information.
Governors of Chorlton CE Primary School September 2021 | ||||||
Governor category | name | Committees/Links | start date | this term started | term ends | Pecuniary Interests/other GB membership/relationships with Staff |
Foundation (parent) | Rev Ken Flood | Chair of School Improvement Plan Committee Link Governor: RE, Music, Art |
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| ex officio | none |
Foundation | Sue Hilton | School Improvement Plan Committee Link Governor: Safeguarding/Health and Safety /LAC/Anti-Bullying, PSHE, Healthy Schools, Behaviour and Attendance | 23/2/16 | 23/2/20 | 22/2/24 | none |
Foundation | John O'Donnell Chair | Resources Committee Pay Appeals Committee Link Governor: Induction, training and development, Staff mental health and well-being, Inclusion/SEN | 26/5/17 | 26/5/17 | 25/5/25 | Governor at St Mary's CE Moss Side |
Parent (elected) | Fiona Sherlock | School Improvement Plan Committee Link Governor: Modern Foreign Languages, PE | 1/9/18 | 1/9/18 | 31/8/22 | none |
Parent (elected) | Stuart Vendy
| Resources Committee Pay Appeals Committee Link Governor: History + Geography, Computing | 23/6/14 | 23/6/18 | 22/6/22 | none |
Parent (elected) | Charles Ward | Chair of Resources Committee Link Governor: Maths, Science + DT, Early Years | 8/10/19 | 8/10/19 | 7/10/23 | none |
Headteacher | Sam Halliwell | School Improvement Plan Committee Resources Committee |
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| ex officio | none |
Staff (elected) | vacancy |
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Local Authority
| John Hacking | School Improvement Plan Committee Link Governor: Inclusion/SEN, Pupil Premium | 29/9/15 | 29/9/19 | 28/9/23 | Governor at Manchester College |
Co-opted (Staff) | Debbie Smith | Resources Committee | 26/11/13 | 8/9/19 | 7/9/23 | School Business Manager |
Co-opted | vacancy |
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Governors of Chorlton CE Primary School 2020/2021 attendance
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Governor category | name | term ends | Full Governing Body Meetings | Resources Committee | School Improvement Plan Committee | Pay Committee | ||||
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Foundation (parent) | Rev Ken Flood SIPC Chair | ex officio | 5 | 5/5 - |
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Foundation | Sue Hilton
| 22/2/24 | 5 | 5/5 - |
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Foundation | John O'Donnell Chair | 25/5/25 | 5 | 5/5 - | 3 | 3/3 - |
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Parent (elected) | Fiona Sherlock | 31/8/22 | 5 | 4/5 1/5 |
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Parent (elected) | Stuart Vendy Resources Chair | 22/6/22 | 5 | 5/5 - | 3 | 2/3 1/3 |
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Parent (elected) | Charles Ward | 7/10/23 | 5 | 5/5 - | 3 | 3/3 - |
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Headteacher
| Sam Halliwell | ex officio | 5 | 5/5 - | 3 | 3/3 - | 1 | 1/1 - |
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Staff (elected)
| Tom Butler
| 31/8/21 | 5 | 3/5 2/5 |
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Local Authority | John Hacking | 28/9/23 | 5 | 4/5 1/5 |
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Co-opted (Staff)
| Debbie Smith | 7/9/23 | 5 | 5/5 - | 3 | 3/3 - |
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Co-opted (parent) Resigned July 2021 | Richard Roberts | 24/5/22 | 4 | 2/4 0/4 | 3 | 1/3 0/3 |
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Governor induction materials
The induction pack for new governors can be downloaded from our website here. If you require a paper copy, please contact the Clerk to the Governing Body. Your induction includes a meeting with the Head Teacher and a follow-up meeting with the Chair of Governors. Please contact the Head Teacher and Chair of Governors to arrange a convenient meeting time.
Information and advice services for governors
There is a range of online sources of information and advice:
- Register for the electronic monthly 'Information Update' which Manchester City Council provides to all governors. If you wish to receive this by email, please contact Amy Knowles a.knowles@manchester.gov.uk
- Register to receive the postal mail of the termly national 'Governors' newsletter produced by the Department for Education. Simply email your details to govnews@prolog.uk.com
- Use the Manchester City Council governor support pages as your first port of call and then consult the national web sites for alternative and additional information.
- The Department for Education also produces a Governance Handbook