The school's governors hold an important public office.  We are lucky at Catforth to have committed and supportive governors, who all take an active role in the work of the governing body.  We have 10 governors in all, appointed by different bodies to  carry out three key roles;

  1. To provide strategic leadership for the school

  2. To challenge and hold the school to account in providing the best possible standard of education for our children.

  3. To provide support for the school, as a critical friend.

A meeting of the full governing body is held once a term and there are a number of committees, some of which meet once a term and others as and when required.

 

Our Chair of Governors is Mrs Hannah Tappenden, who can be contacted via the school office.

 

Current Governors

Name

Date of App'tment

Term of Office

Appointed by

Relevant Business Interests

Other Governor role

Family rel'ships to staff

Attendance record (2023/24)

Subject/ Aspect Link

Hannah Tappenden   (Chair of governors)

 

March 2023

 

March 2027

Parent

None

None

None

100%

Safeguarding

Online Safety

PREVENT

Music

 

 

 

Anita Davies      (Vice-chair)

More than 10 years ago 

Sept 2023

Community

None

None None  86%

English

Geography

History

Julie Bainbridge (Headteacher)

April 2014

Duration of headship

     Head        teacher

None

None

None

All FGB and committees

 

Vacancy

 

 

Staff governor

 

 

 

   

Ben Hebblethwaite

January 2019

Re-elected Nov 2022

Nov 2026

Parent

 

 

 

None

None

100%

SEND

  More Able

 

Barry Probin 

More than 10 years ago

Sept 2024

LEA

None

Larches Short Stay School

Acorns School

None

71%

Science

PE

DT

Laura Faulkner

Nov 2020

Nov 2024

Parent

 

None

 

None

None

66.6% 

EYFS

RE

Art

Megan Brown

Nov 2020

Nov 2024

Parent

 

None

 

None

None

100%

PSHE

Foreign Lang

Sheetal Sobhun

March 2021

March 2025

Community

None

None

None

71%

Maths

Computing

 

Vacancy

                

 

 

Click here to see all Governors Committees