Preston Primary (VC) School
Love, Learn, Aspire
"Let all that you do be done in love." 1 Corinthians 16:14
Governance
The Governing Board is part of the Leadership and Management of the school and works within the Department for Education and Local Authority guidelines.
The board has three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the effective and efficient performance management of staff.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
Our school governors meet regularly; Full Governing Board meetings are held once a term which are supported by regular Business and Curriculum Committee meetings.
Our Business and Curriculum teams meet termly, with our subject lead governors making regular visits to the school to undertake learning walks for their subjects.
Business Committee Chair: Mr O. Clarke
Curriculum Committee Chair: Mrs L. Hodgson
| Roles & Responsibilities | Full Name | Term start | Term end | Register of business and pecuniary interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Co-Chair of governors/Co-opted governor PPG/Sports PP, SEND, CLA/PCLA, PM & Appeals | Mr. Gillan Ide |
01/11/21
| 31/10/25 | None |
Headteacher Safeguarding Lead, Health & Safety, Wellbeing, Music & PM | Mrs. Inneke Luitingh | 01/01/19 | N/A | None |
Foundation governor Collective Worship, RE & Appeals | Revd. Stephen Fielding | 26/11/19 | N/A | None |
Staff governor Wellbeing | Mrs. Suzy Trott | 18/02/21 | 17/02/25 | None |
Parent governor Curriculum Chair, English, MFL & Maths, GDPR | Mrs. Louise Hodgson | 01/09/19 | 31/08/23 | None |
Co-Chair of governors/Parent governor Wellbeing, Equality, EYFS, PM | Mrs. Jo Wilde | 01/01/20 | 31/12/23 | None |
Co-opted governor Safeguarding & Science
| Dr. Claire Grout | 15/06/22 | 14/06/26 | None |
Parent governor Business Committee Chair, PSHE, Technology & Computing, Anti-bullying | Mr. Oliver Clarke | 03/11/22 | 02/11/26 | None |
Parent governor Humanities & the Arts | Mr. Dan Robson | 03/11/22 | 02/11/26 | None |
| Clerk | Mr. John Conlon |
Governors who have left the board within the last 12 months
| Role | Name | Term start | Term end |
Co-opted governor | Mr. Alistair Burn-Murdoch | 01/11/17 | 15/06/22 |
| Parent governor | Mr. Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn | 01/09/19 | 27/06/22 |
| Parent governor | Mrs. Faye Frost | 11/03/22 | 13/09/22 |
| Foundation governor | Capt. Malcolm Lowle | 07/02/19 | 03/11/22 |
| Local Authority governor | Mr. Mark Hart | 01/01/20 | 28/02/23 |
Full Governor Body Meeting Attendance Record
| Governor | Type | 09/06/21 | 18/10/21 | 09/02/22 | 15/06/22 | 03/11/22 | 28/02/23 |
| Mark Hart | PAR | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N/A |
| Gillan Ide | Co-opted | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Inneke Luitingh | HT | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Revd Stephen Fielding | FOU | Apols | Y | Y | Y | Y | Apols |
| Suzy Trott | STF | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Malcolm Lowle | FOU | Y | Y | Y | Y | Resigned | N/A |
| Louise Hodgson | PAR | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Alistair Burn-Murdoch | Co-opted | Y | Apols | Y | Resigned | - | N/A |
| Justin Hutchinson-Chatburn | PAR | Y | Y | Y | Apols | Resigned | N/A |
| Jo Wilde | PAR | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| Faye Frost | PAR | - | - | - | Y | Resigned | N/A |
| Claire Grout | Co-opted | - | - | - | Y | Y | Y |
| Oliver Clarke | PAR | - | - | - | Y | Y | Y |
| Dan Robson | PAR | - | - | - | - | Y | Y |