The governing body of Everton Primary School is determined by an instrument of government and re-constituted (11th March 2015) as per the requirements of The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012. The governing body is now made up of 10 Governors:
3 Parent Governors - elected from the parent body;
1 LA Governor - appointed by the LA;
2 Staff Governors (including the Head Teacher);
4 Co-opted Governors - appointed by the governing body for specific skills and to represent the community.
The current membership of the governing body is:
Chair - Richard Kirbyshaw - LA Governor (04/12/19 to 03/12/23)
Vice Chair - Tracy Crowe - Parent Governor (03/02/15 to 02/02/2023)
Susan Hughes - Co-opted Governor (11/03/15 to 28/02/2023)
Louise Chambers - Co-opted Governor (09/02/16 to 08/02/24)
Jane Backhouse - Co-opted Governor (09/02/16 to 08/02/24)
Ryan Griffiths - Parent Governor (16/02/2017 to 15/01/21)
Head - Paul Higginbottom - Staff Governor (01/09/2012 to present)
Alison Bowers - Staff Governor (06/12/17 to 0512/21)
Vivienne Preece - Co-opted Governor (04/12/19 to 03/12/2023)
Lindsey Stillings - Parent Governor (02/02/2020 to 01/02/2024)
There is one parent governor vacancy.
A key document for anyone interested in the governance of the school or in becoming a governor is at:
Governors' Attendance at Meetings over the last year
Name of governor |
Spring full |
Spring interim |
Summer full |
Autumn full |
Spring interim |
Spring full |
Summer interim |
|
06.03.2019 |
22.05.2019 |
10.07.2019 |
04.12.2019 |
05.02.2020 |
11.03.2020 | 06.05.2020 |
Mr Richard Kirbyshaw |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N - Apologies | Y |
Mrs Vivienne Preece |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y |
Mrs Susan Hughes |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y |
Ms Lindsey Stillings |
Y |
Y |
N/A |
N/A |
N -Apologies |
Y | N - Apologies |
Mrs Louise Chambers |
N- apologies |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N - Apologies | Y |
Mrs Jane Backhouse |
Y |
N- apologies |
Y |
N - Apologies |
Y |
N - Apologies | Y |
Mrs Tracey Crowe |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N - Apologies |
Y |
Y | Y |
Mrs Alison Bowers |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y |
Mr Ryan Griffiths |
Y |
N - Apologies |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y |
Mr Paul Higginbottom |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y |
Governors' Attendance at Collaboration Meetings over the last year
Name of governor |
22.03.2019 |
26.04.2019 |
14.06.2019 |
02.07.2019 |
18.07.2019 | 11.10.2019 | 29.11.2019 | 14.02.2020 |
Mr Richard Kirbyshaw |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Mrs Tracey Crowe
|
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y | Y | N |
Mrs Alison Bowers |
N - Apologies |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N | Y | Y | N - Apologies |
Mr Paul Higginbottom |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y | Y | Y |
Governors' Attendance at Other Committee Meetings over the last year
Governor |
07.01.2019 |
03.04.2019 |
10.07.2019 | 07.01.2020 |
Finance |
Finance |
Finance | Finance | |
Mr R |
N - Apologies |
N - Apologies |
Y | Y |
Mrs T Crowe |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y |
Mr R Griffiths |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y |
Mr P Higginbottom |
Y |
Y |
Y | Y |
Governor Register of Business Interests
Name |
Governance roles in other schools |
Any interest declared
|
Richard Kirbyshaw |
None |
None |
Tracy Crowe |
None |
None |
Susan Hughes |
None |
None |
Louise Chambers |
None |
None |
Jane Backhouse |
None |
None |
Paul Higginbottom |
At Mattersey Primary School |
None |
Alison Bowers |
None |
None |
Ryan Griffiths |
None |
None |
Vivienne Preece | None | None |
Lindsey Stillings | None | None |