The Local Governing Committee are a group of people who act as critical friends and help to make decisions about how St Mary and St Chad First School is run. The local governors are mainly responsible for the school development plan, curriculum and factors that directly affect the children. The local governing committee make recommendations to the Trust board for Penk Valley Academy Trust. The local governing committee meets in school at least once a term.
The Local Governing Committee is made up of:
Mrs Lucy Erskine (Chair person)
Rev. Simon Douglas (Vice Chair)
Mrs Cathy Short - Foundation Governor
Mrs Kate Waterfall - Parent governor
Mrs Sarah Martin - Co-opted governor
Mr Kevin Maycock - Trustee
Miss Aleksandra Czartolomna - Parent governor
Mrs Gemma Handley - Co-opted governor
Mrs Victoria Lloyd - Staff govenor
Mrs Sandra Lamond - Headteacher
The terms of reference for the local governing committee is linked below -
The chair of governors can be contacted via email at office1@stmarystchad.org
All governors have equal status in the work of the governing body and all have equal voting rights.
The minutes of the governors’ meetings are kept in school and can be viewed below.