Newton Westpark Primary School - Governors

Governors

The remit for the Governing Body is to:

Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
Hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Further Information for both current school governors and people interested in becoming a school governor in Wigan the Borough can be found at:

GOVERNING BODY COMPOSITION:

Type of Governor	No.
Co opted	5
Headteacher	1
Local Authority	1
Parent	2
Staff	1
Total	10

Names of Governors	Type of Governor	Date of Appointment/Term	Appointing Body
Mrs Carol Whiting	Headteacher	-	The Governing Body
Dr John Bostock	Co-opted	13.02.2019 – 12.02.2023	The Governing Body
Mr Martin Flower	Co-opted	10.01.2019 – 09.01.2022	The Governing Body
Mr Adrian Hardy (Chair)	Co-opted	08.12.2016 - 07.12.2020	The Governing Body
Mrs Jane Roberts	Co-opted	29.09.2018 – 30.09.2022	The Governing Body
Mr Matthew Forkgen	Parent Governor	16.10.2017 – 15.10.2021	The Governing Body
Mr Christian Prescott	Parent Governor	16.10.2017 – 15.10.2021	The Governing Body
Mrs Anne Kirkpatrick	Co – Opted	01.10.2018 – 30.09.2022	Appointed by the Governing board
Dr Dane Anderton	Local Authority Governor	10.12.2018 – 09.12.2021	Appointed by the Governing Body
Mrs Wimbleton	Staff Governor	29.06.2016 – 30.06.2020	Appointed by the Governing Body

Specific Responsibilities

Committee Structure

Terms of reference for all committees are available on request from school.

Ad-hoc Committees:

Staff Disciplinary

Pupil Discipline

Complaints

Appeals

Three governors with no prior knowledge (non-staff ) will be called to form the committee.

Register of Interests

Governors who have left in the past 12 months

Miss Vivien Birchall
Mr Martin Flower

Attendance Record 2019/20

*Apologies for absence received

*Apologies received

Attendance Record 2018/19

Attendance Record 2017/18