Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
THE GOVERNING BODY
The Governing Body of Primrose Hill School, when full, consists of 13 people. All have been appointed in accordance with the relevant Acts of Parliament.
The Governing Body are like a board of directors. They work in partnership with the Headteacher to make decisions about how the school is run in order to improve the quality of education and ensure pupil progress.
Governors are responsible for:
- Setting the strategic direction for the school and ensuring that school improvement is in line with the school’s vision and aims;
- Ensuring the school budget is spent wisely and effectively and in a way that helps the school to meet its vision;
- Holding the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to account by asking challenging questions and monitoring performance;
- When required, serve on panels of governors to appoint the headteacher and other senior leaders, appraise the headteacher, set the headteacher’s pay and agree the pay recommendations for other staff, hear the second stage of staff grievances and disciplinary matters and hear appeals about pupil exclusions.
Governors meet monthly, either as committees or as a full governing body. We have two committees that meet once every term:
Finance and Resources Committee, which has the main focus on ensuring that the school focuses its money on what is most important for the school.
Curriculum and Standards Committee, which meets to review what is being taught and to monitor performance and standards within the school.
All Governors meet as the full governing board once a term to deal with strategic matters and to review overall school performance.
Each Governor also has a subject and/or area of school performance that they are specifically assigned to monitor throughout the academic year.
To contact a member of the governing body, please contact the school via telephone on 01257 276688 or email the relevant governor directly using the email addresses below.
THE GOVERNORS
Mr Andy Oddy Position: Chair of Governors Committee: Finance and Resources (Chair) Category: Co-opted Appointed By: Governing Body Term of Office: 10th Dec 2018 – 9th Dec 2022 Nominated Governor: Safeguarding/STEM Contact: a.oddy@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688
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Miss Sarah Mitchell Position: Vice Chair of Governors Committee: Curriculum and Standards/Finance and Resources Category: Parent Appointed By: Parents Term of Office: 3rd October 2020 - 2nd October 2024 Nominated Governor: EYFS/Language and Communication Contact: s.mitchell@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688 |
Mr Gareth Caunce Position: Headteacher Committee: Finance and Resources Category: Ex-officio Appointed By: Governing Body Term of Office: 1st September 2021 – 31st August 2025 Contact: head@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688
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Mrs Emma Swinburn Position: Deputy Headteacher/SENCO Committee: Curriculum and Standards Category: Co-opted Appointed By: Governing Body Term of Office: 3rd Oct 2018 – 2nd October 2022 Contact: deputy@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688
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Mr Paul Hannant Committee: Finance and Resources Category: Parent Appointed By: Parents Term of Office: 22nd February 2018 – 21st February 2022 Nominated Governor: Pupil Premium and Children Looked After Contact: p.hannant@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688 |
Mrs Nicola Bullock Position: Class 4 teacher Committee: Curriculum and Standards Category: Staff Appointed by: Staff Term of Office: 23rd March 2018 – 22nd March 2022 Contact: n.bullock@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688
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Mr David Marchant Position: Governor Committee: Curriculum and Standards Category: Parent Appointed by: Parents Term of Office: 3rd October 2020 - 2nd October 2024 Nominated Governor: Physical Education and Sport/Out of School Club Contact: d.marchant@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688 |
Ms. Natalie Powney Position: Governor Committee: Curriculum and Standards Category: Parent Appointed by: Parents Term of Office: 3rd October 2020 - 2nd October 2024 Nominated Governor: Culture Contact: n.powney@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688 |
Mrs Bernadette Ude-Wetherell Position: Governor Committee: Curriculum and Standards Category: Co-opted Appointed by: Governing Body Term of Office: 24th February 2020 - 23rd February 2024 Nominated Governor: Equality/Wellbeing Contact: b.ude-wetherell@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688 |
Mr Daniel Gee Position: Governor Committee: Finance and Resources Category: Local Authority Appointed By: School on recommendation of Local Authority Term of Office: 24th March 2021 – 23rd March 2025 Nominated Governor: Humanities/School Council Contact: d.gee@primrosehill-euxton.lancs.sch.uk or 01257 276688 |
GOVERNORS MEETING ATTENDANCE
GOVERNORS DECLARATION OF INTERESTS
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GOVERNOR | POSITION | ORGANISATION | NATURE OF INTEREST | ROLES IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS | DATE INTEREST WAS REGISTERED |
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Mr. Gareth Caunce | Head teacher | Lancashire County Council | Wife employed as staff member at Primrose Hill | NA | November 2020 |
Mrs. Emma Swinburn | Deputy Head teacher, Co-opted Governor | Lancashire County Council | No interest declared | NA | November 2020 |
Mrs. Nicola Bullock | Staff governor | Lancashire County Council | No interest declared | NA | November 2020 |
Mr. Andy Oddy | Co-opted Governor |
| No interest declared | NA | November 2020 |
Mr. Danny Gee | Local Authority Governor | Chorley Borough Council | No interest declared | NA | November 2020 |
Mr. Paul Hannant | Parent governor | UPS Ltd | Employee - manual operative | NA | November 2020 |
| Mrs. Bernadette Ude-Wetherell | Co-opted governor | No interest declared | NO | November 2020 | |
| Mrs. Sarah Gibbs | Parent governor | No interest declared | Director of School Improvement Leverhulme Academy Trust | November 2020 | |
| Mr. David Marchant | Parent governor | No interest declared | NO | November 2020 | |
| Mrs. Natalie Powney | Parent governor | No interest declared | NO | November 2020 |