Governors' and Trustees' Information
Welcome to the Governors' and Trustees' Information Page
As a Governing Board, we have responsibility for determining, monitoring and keeping under review the broad policies, plans and procedures within which the school operates. To achieve this we work very closely with the head teacher and the whole senior leadership team.
Whilst much of the work we do is ‘behind the scenes’, we are keen to be accessible to staff and parents when necessary.
The strategic function of our Governing Board can be summarised as:
1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
2. Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff, and
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
The Governing Board is made up of the following members:
Name |
Type |
Term of office |
Appointing body |
Committees |
Stephen Chadwick (Chair of Governing Body) |
Co-opted Governor |
30.09.2017 30.09.2021 |
Governing Board |
FGB, Staffing & Resources, Pay Committee |
Rob Westbrook (Vice- chair of Governing Body) |
Co-opted Governor |
19.11.2017 19.11.2021 |
Governing Board |
FGB, Staffing & Resources, Pay Committee |
Dean Picksley |
Co-opted Governor |
02.06.2018 02.06.2022 |
Governing Board |
FGB, Pay Committee |
Robin Ellis |
Co-opted Governor |
12.11.2017 12.11.2021 |
Governing Board |
FGB, Staffing & Resources (Chair). Pay Committee |
Victoria Andersson |
Parent Governor |
06.11.2018 06.11.2022 |
Parents |
FGB, Staffing & Resources |
Janet Ayres |
Co-opted Governor |
15.03.2019 15.03.2023 |
Governing Board |
FGB |
Mark Costello |
Co-opted Governor |
30.09.2018 30.09.2021 |
Governing Board |
FGB, Staffing & Resources |
Rachael McDonald |
Staff Governor |
27.03.2018 27.03.2022 |
Staff |
FGB |
Alex McMillan |
Parent Governor |
06.11.2018 06.11.2022 |
Parents |
FGB |
Roberto Stocco |
Staff Governor |
21.06.2018 21.06.2022 |
Staff |
FGB, Staffing & Resources |
Helen Thomas |
Co-opted Governor |
06.06.2018 06.06.2022 |
Governing Board |
FGB |
Paul Cormie | Co-opted Governor |
04.09.2019 04.09.2023 |
Governing Board | FGB |
Anne Fieldhouse | Co-opted Governor |
04.09.2019 04.09.2023 |
Governing Board | FGB, Staffing & Resources |
Matthew Dean |
Head Teacher |
n/a |
n/a |
FGB, Staffing & Resources |
Our Governing Board structure is made up of the following committees:
1. Full Governing Board
2. Staffing & Resources Committee
Governing Board Committees meeting approximately 5 to 6 times per year. Dates of our meetings can be found by clicking the link here. There are other committees that meet on a less frequent or when required basis.
Parents/carers are welcome to attend governing body meetings as observers if they so wish. Please e-mail info@phs.cheshire.sch.uk if you wish to discuss such attendance. Minutes of meetings are able to be viewed through appointment, please e-mail info@phs.cheshire.sch.uk if you wish to make an appointment to view minutes of a particular governor meeting.
A full breakdown of which committees’ governors serve on can be found by clicking the link here.
A full breakdown of which aspects of our School Rapid Improvement Plan and which school teams they link to can be found by clicking the link here
Each governor takes a lead within their strategic role over an element of our School Rapid Improvement Plan (2020-21) and in particular:
- Mr Dean Picksley; Safeguarding Link Governor
- Dr Janet Ayres; Pupil Premium Link Governor
- Mr Rob Westbrook; Health and Safety Link Governor
- Mr Alex McMillan; SEND Link Governor
- Mrs Helen Thomas; Sixth Form Link Governor
A full breakdown of the “register of interests” within the Governing Board can be found by clicking the link here.
Below you will find our Attendance Register.
Please refer to The TRUE Learning Partnership’s website for full details on the Trust Board and how the local governing body works with the Trust to ensure the visions and values of The TRUE Learning Partnership are embedded at a local level.
https://truelearning.org.uk/governance
Please refer to TTLP's website for key financial information about the Trust. https://truelearning.org.uk/policies-and-documents
