Meet the Governors
Welcome to the Governors' section. In this section you will find details of:
- the roles of the governors as stated by the Department for Education
- some links to useful websites to give more details of the generic role of being a governor
- how to contact the governors
- who the governors are (names and photographs)
- the code of conduct that the governors follow
- governor roles specific to Gilded Hollins and the attendance record of governors at meetings of the full governing body and subcommittee meetings
You will also find photographs of a governor award assembly in summer 2017. Although these certificates are given throughout each year this is a snapshot to show you some of the reasons they are awarded.
Finally, at the end of this governor section, are copies of the Governor Newsletter. This was produced to share some of the work of the governors with parents, to give an insight into what the governors do. This has now been replaced by messages from the governors on the school newsletter, as these are more regular snapshots, but the Governor Newsletters are saved here as they contain more detail of some of the governors which you may find interesting.
The Governing body is responsible for:
- ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- holding the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
More information on the role of the Governors can be found on the DfE website.
The Governor's Handbook can be found here
The roles and responsibilities of the Governors can be found here and on the Modern Governor website here
Contact the Governors
To contact the governors please contact the Chair, Liz Haworth, via her email address, lizhaworth@yahoo.co.uk. Alternatively, contact the school office who will ask Liz to ring you to arrange a meeting.
Gilded Hollins Governors 2018 to 2019
Governor Code of Conduct
The Governing Body is responsible for:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent
Subcommittees
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The Governing Body is responsible for:
Subcommittees
Any committees required on an ad-hoc basis, to deal with issues such as complaints, will be drawn from those governors available at the time who have no relevant prior knowledge or personal interest in the situation being looked at Information about the Governing Body (currently no vacancies)
Twelve governors in total The reconstitution came into effect from 7th March 2019 Details about the Governors
All terms of office are 4 years, except for the Headteacher, but governors can remain on the governing body for consecutive terms of office if reappointed.
Register of Interests
Attendance Record YES = attended APOLS = apologies offered and accepted NO = didn’t attend and no apologies offered prior to meeting / apologies offered but not accepted N.A = Not applicable because not appointed to the Governing Body at the time
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Any committees required on an ad-hoc basis, to deal with issues such as complaints, will be drawn from those governors available at the time who have no relevant prior knowledge or personal interest in the situation being looked at
Information about the Governing Body when no vacancies
- Two elected parent governors appointed by parents of children at Gilded Hollins
- Headteacher appointed by Gilded Hollins Full Governing Body
- One staff governor appointed by Gilded Hollins staff
- One Local Authority governor appointed by Wigan Council
- Eleven co-opted governors appointed by the Governing body
Sixteen governors in total
The reconstitution came into effect from 25 February 2015
Details about the Governors
All terms of office are 4 years, except for the Headteacher, but governors can remain on the governing body for consecutive terms of office if reappointed.
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Names in alphabetical order
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Category of governor |
Date of appointment |
Current term of Office |
Committee/s served on |
Positions of Responsibility |
Other Responsibilities |
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Ms Natalie Bateson |
Parent |
2.2.18 |
2.2.18 – 1.2.22 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds
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Year 5 governor D and T Subject Governor RS Subject Governor Deputy Safeguarding governor |
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Mrs Judith Boardman |
Co-opted |
1.11.03 |
25.2.15 - 24.2.19 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
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Year 3 Class Governor PE Subject Governor Health and Safety |
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Mrs Chris Burns |
Acting Headteacher |
7.1.19 |
7.1.19 onwards |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
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Wigan Education Partnership System Briefings
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Mrs Joanne Crombleholme |
Co-opted |
23.11.18 |
23.11.18 – 22.11.22 |
Curriculum and Staffing
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Year 1 Class Governor ICT Subject Governor |
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Mrs Elizabeth Haworth |
Local Authority |
~Sept 1992 |
18.4.16 – 17.4.20 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
Chair of Governors
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Year 6 Class Governor Deputy Reception Class Governor Maths Subject / Numeracy Governor Deputy Science Governor Wigan Education Partnership System Briefings Safeguarding Governor School Council Governor Reviewer/Target setting Link Governor Health and Safety Health and Wellbeing (inc. mental health) SMSC/British Values/Equality/Community Single Central Record |
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Mrs Lyndsay Johnson |
Co-opted |
15.6.16 |
15.6.16 – 14.6.20 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
Vice-chair of Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
Year 2 Class Governor English Subject / literacy Governor MFL Subject Governor Governor Reviewer/Target setting Health and Wellbeing (inc. mental health) School website monitoring |
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Mr Ian Jones |
Co-opted 23.5.13, 25.4.17 No longer a governor, resigned with effect from the end of the autumn term |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
Vice chair of governors Chair of Finance, Buildings and Grounds and Pay Subcommittees |
Year 1 Class Governor ICT Subject Governor Wigan Governors Forum Governor Reviewer/Target setting
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Mrs Susan Mair |
Co-opted |
10.3.09 |
8.11.16 – 7.11.20 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
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Year 4 Class Governor Music Subject Governor |
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Mr Darran Nash |
Headteacher 1.9.11 onwards No longer a governor, resigned with effect form the end of the autumn term |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
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Wigan Education Partnership System Briefings
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Mr Chris Rushton |
Staff Covering maternity leave |
2.10.18 |
2.10.18 – 2.9.19 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
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N.A. |
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Mrs Jennifer Stopforth |
Staff On maternity leave |
23.11.16 |
23.11.16 - 22.11.20 |
Curriculum and Staffing |
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Data governor |
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Dr Wesley Tensel |
Co-opted |
29.5.18 |
29.5.18 – 28.5.22 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds
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Year 1 Class Governors Science Subject Governor Deputy Maths Subject / Numeracy Governor Health and Wellbeing (inc. mental health) |
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Mrs Sheena Thompson |
Co-opted |
1.10.02 |
25.2.15 – 24.2.19 |
Curriculum and Staffing |
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Reception Class Governor Deputy Year 6 Governor Art Subject Governor Humanities Governor EYFS Governor SEND Gifted and Talented Health and Wellbeing (inc. mental health) |
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Mrs Beth Thornley |
Co-opted |
2.7.18 |
2.7.18 – 1.7.22 |
Curriculum and Staffing |
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Year 2 Class Governor Deputy English Subject /Literacy Governor |
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Mrs Snezhana White |
Parent |
30.10.17 |
30.10.17 – 29.10.21 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
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Year 3 Class Governor Humanities Subject Governor |
- Currently vacancies for 4 co-opted governors.
- Mrs Chris Burns, Deputy Headteacher, usually attends meetings of the Full Governing Body and the Curriculum and Staffing/Finance, Buildings and Grounds Subcommittees as an observer, but is attending as acting headteacher for the spring term
- Yvonne Prescott, School Business Manager, is Clerk to the governors
Associate Governors
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Name |
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Mr Mark Bradley |
Co-opted, 23.11.16 Resigned and became associate for data protection issues on 5.11.17 |
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Mrs Sam Grainey |
Elected as Parent Governor, 25.11.13 Resigned and became associate for health and wellbeing issues on 3.11.17 |
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Mrs Suzanne Smith |
Co-opted 24.6.17 Resigned and became an associate for bid-writing on 15.1.18 |
Register of Interests
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Name |
Details of business interests or connections to other Wigan Council educational establishments |
Personal interest |
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Ms Natalie Bateson |
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Parent |
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Mrs Judith Boardman |
Caretaker, Gilded Hollins |
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Mrs Chris Burns |
Acting-headteacher |
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Mrs Joanne Crombleholme |
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Parent |
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Mr Mark Bradley (associate) |
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Parent |
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Mrs Sam Grainey (associate) |
Lecturer |
Parent |
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Mrs Elizabeth Haworth |
Member of Locality 4 Start Well Centre Advisory Board National Leadership of Governance LA Governor at St Paul’s C of E Primary School, Wigan |
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Mrs Lyndsay Jones |
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Parent |
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Mrs Susan Mair |
Office, Gilded Hollins Breakfast Club, Gilded Hollins |
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Mr Chris Rushton |
Teacher, Gilded Hollins |
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Mrs Suzanne Smith (associate) |
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Parent |
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Mrs Jennifer Stopforth |
Teacher, Gilded Hollins On maternity leave |
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Dr Wesley Tensel |
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Parent |
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Mrs Sheena Thompson |
Learning Mentor, Gilded Hollins |
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Mrs Beth Thornley |
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Parent |
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Mrs Snezhana White |
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Parent |
Attendance Record
YES = attended
APOLS = apologies offered and accepted
NO = didn’t attend and no apologies offered prior to meeting / apologies offered but not accepted
N.A = Not applicable because not appointed to the Governing Body at the time
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Previous Year's Governor Roles and Attendance (2017 to 2018)
Details about the Governors
All terms of office are 4 years, except for the Headteacher, but governors can remain on the governing body for consecutive terms of office if reappointed.
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Names in alphabetical order
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Category of governor |
Date of appointment |
Current term of Office |
Committee/s served on |
Positions of Responsibility |
Other Responsibilities |
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Ms Natalie Bateson |
Parent |
2.2.18 |
2.2.18 – 1.2.22 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds
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Year 4 governor D and T Subject Governor Deputy Safeguarding governor |
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Mrs Catherine Ball |
Was Co-opted |
24.6.17 Resigned 21.11.17 |
24.6.17 – 23.6.21 |
Curriculum and Staffing
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Year 4 governor English/Literacy Subject Governor |
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Mrs Judith Boardman |
Was Co-opted |
1.11.03 |
25.2.15 - 24.2.19 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
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Year 2 Class Governor PE Subject Governor PE Premium Governor Health and Safety |
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Mr Mark Bradley |
Was Co-opted Resigned and became associate for data protection issues on 5.11.17 |
23.11.16 |
23.11.16 – 22.11.20 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds
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Year 1 Class governor Maths (Numeracy) Subject Governor Data governor |
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Mrs Sam Grainey |
Was Parent Resigned and became associate for health and wellbeing issues on 3.11.17 |
25.11.13 |
25.11.13 – 24.11.17 |
Curriculum and Staffing |
Vice-chair of Curriculum and Staffing Subcommittee |
Year 5 Class Governor English /Literacy Subject Governor Health and Wellbeing (inc. mental health) |
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Mrs Elizabeth Haworth |
Local Authority |
~September 1992 |
18.4.16 – 17.4.20 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
Chair of Governors Vice-chair of Curriculum and Staffing Subcommittee |
Year 6 Class Governor Maths / Science / RS Subject Governor Wigan Education Partnership System Briefings School Council Governor Reviewer/Target setting Link Governor Deputy Health and Safety Governor Health and Wellbeing (inc. mental health) Safeguarding and Child Protection (including bullying, behaviour management) Governor SMSC/British Values/Equality/Community Single Central Record |
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Mr Daniel Hatton |
Co-opted |
25.2.15 |
25.2.15 – 24.2.19 Resigned 27.6.18 |
Curriculum and Staffing |
Chair of Curriculum and Staffing Subcommittee |
Year 2 Class Governor D & T Subject Governor Wigan Governors Forum |
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Mrs Lyndsay Johnson |
Co-opted |
15.6.16 |
15.6.16 – 14.6.20 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
Vice-chair of Finance, Buildings and Grounds Vice-chair of Pay Committee |
Year 1 Class Governor MFL Subject Governor Governor Reviewer/Target setting School website monitoring Governor |
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Mr Ian Jones |
Co-opted |
23.5.13 |
25.4.17 – 24.4.21 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
Vice chair of governors Chair of Finance, Buildings and Grounds and Pay Subcommittees |
Reception Class Governor ICT Subject Governor Pupil Premium Governor Wigan Governors Forum Governor Reviewer/Target setting Forest Schools |
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Mrs Susan Mair |
Co-opted |
10.3.09 |
8.11.16 – 7.11.20 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
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Year 3 Class Governor Music Subject Governor |
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Mrs Jennifer Martin |
Was Co-opted |
28.11.12 |
25.2.15 Resigned 16.10.17 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
Vice-chair of Pay committee |
Year 4 Class Governor History and Geography Subject Governor |
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Mr Darran Nash |
Headteacher |
1.9.11 |
1.9.11 onwards |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
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Wigan Education Partnership System Briefings
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Mrs Suzanne Smith |
Was Co-opted Resigned and became an associate for bid-writing on 15.1.18 |
24.6.17 |
24.6.17 – 23.6.21 |
Finance, Buildings and Grounds Pay |
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Year 3 PSHE subject governor Bid writing governor |
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Mrs Jennifer Stopforth |
Staff |
23.11.16 |
23.11.16 - 22.11.20 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds
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Data governor |
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Mrs Suzanne Tawakol-Bell |
Was Parent |
24.6.17 |
24.6.17 Resigned 27.9.17 |
Curriculum and Staffing
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N.A. |
Reception Class Governor PSHE Subject Governor Safeguarding Governor |
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Mrs Sheena Thompson |
Co-opted |
1.10.02 |
25.2.15 – 24.2.19 |
Curriculum and Staffing |
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Year 5 Class Governor Art /Humanities Subject Governor SEND/Gifted and Talented Governor Health and Wellbeing (inc. mental health) |
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Mrs Snezhana White |
Parent |
30.10.17 |
30.10.17 – 29.10.21 |
Curriculum and Staffing Finance, Buildings and Grounds |
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Year 5 Class Governor PSHE Subject Governor |
- Currently vacancies for 3 co-opted governors ( 3new governors will be co-opted at the first meting of the FGB in September 2018)
- Mrs Chris Burns, Deputy Headteacher, attends meetings of the Full Governing Body and the Curriculum and Staffing/Finance, Buildings and Grounds Subcommittees as an observer
- Mel Rowan from Governor Services is Clerk to the governors
Register of Interests
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Name |
Details of business interests or connections to other Wigan Council educational establishments |
Personal interest |
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Ms Natalie Bateson |
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Parent |
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Mrs Catherine Ball |
Teacher at Chowbent Primary School No longer a governor |
Parent |
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Mrs Judith Boardman |
Caretaker, Gilded Hollins |
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Mr Mark Bradley (associate) |
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Parent |
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Mrs Sam Grainey (associate) |
Lecturer, Wigan and Leigh College |
Parent |
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Mrs Elizabeth Haworth |
Member of Locality 4 Start Well Centre Advisory Board National Leadership of Governance LA Governor at St Paul’s C of E Primary School, Wigan |
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Mr Daniel Hatton |
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Parent |
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Mrs Lyndsay Jones |
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Parent |
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Mr Ian Jones |
ICT Contract, Gilded Hollins |
Parent |
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Mrs Susan Mair |
Office, Gilded Hollins Breakfast Club, Gilded Hollins |
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Mrs Jennifer Martin |
No longer a governor |
Parent |
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Mr Darran Nash |
Headteacher, Gilded Hollins |
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Mrs Suzanne Smith (associate) |
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Parent |
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Mr Jennifer Stopforth |
Teacher, Gilded Hollins |
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Mrs Tawakol-Bell |
No longer a governor |
Parent |
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Mrs Sheena Thompson |
Learning Mentor, Gilded Hollins |
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Mrs Snezhana White |
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Parent |
Attendance Record
YES = attended
APOLS = apologies offered and accepted
NO = didn’t attend and no apologies offered prior to meeting / apologies offered but not accepted
N.A = Not applicable because not appointed to the Governing Body at the time or meeting being cancelled due to head becoming unavailable
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Name |
Full Governing Body Meetings |
Subcommittees Meetings |
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13.9.17 |
21.11.17 |
6.3.18 |
24.4.18 Meeting cancelled |
19.6.18 |
26.9.17 |
16.1.18 |
8.5.18 Met as FGB to ratify budget |
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Ms Natalie Bateson |
N.A. |
N.A. |
YES |
N.A. |
APOLS |
N.A. |
N.A. |
YES |
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Mrs Catherine Ball |
YES |
No longer a governor |
YES |
No Longer a governor |
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Mrs Judith Boardman |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Mr Mark Bradley |
YES |
Now an associate governor |
YES |
Now an associate governor |
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Mrs Sam Grainey |
YES |
Now an associate governor |
YES |
Now an associate governor |
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Mrs Elizabeth Haworth |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Mr Daniel Hatton |
YES |
YES |
APOLS |
No longer a governor |
APOLS |
APOLS |
YES |
APOLS |
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Mrs Lyndsay Johnson |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
APOLS |
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Mr Ian Jones |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
NO |
APOLS |
NO |
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Mrs Susan Mair |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
YES |
APOLS |
YES |
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Mrs Jennifer Martin |
YES |
No longer a governor |
YES |
No longer a governor |
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Mr Darran Nash |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Mrs Suzanne Smith |
YES |
YES |
No longer a governor |
YES |
No longer a governor |
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Mrs Jennifer Stopforth |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
APOLS |
YES |
APOLS |
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Mrs Tawakol-Bell |
YES |
No longer a governor |
No longer a governor |
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Mrs Sheena Thompson |
YES |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
APOLS |
YES |
YES |
YES |
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Mrs Snezhana White |
N.A. |
YES |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
N.A. |
YES |
YES |
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Governor Awards Assembly 2018
Mrs Haworth, Mr Jones, Mrs Johnson, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Boardman and Mrs Stopforth handed out prestigious Governor Award certificates at a special assembly on Tuesday 10th July. The awards are presented to children who the Governors consider have gone over and above in representing the caring, sharing, respectful ethos of Gilded Hollins. Very well done to all our recipients. Be extremely proud!
Governor Awards Summer 2017
An assembly was held in July 2017 for our Governing Body to pay tribute to those Gilded Hollins pupils they considered were deserving of some extra special recognition. Prestigious Governor Awards were presented to nominees who had gone 'over and above' in making Gilded Hollins the special place it is.
Among a range of categories, pupils were recognised for helping raise funds for the homeless; for working tirelessly on the School Council; for giving up breaktimes to work as a School Playleader (and for sharing information about their role to parents at the New Intake Meeting); for working in their own time as a member of the recycling squad; for volunteering to help out on sports day; for achieving in the performing arts; for exemplary behaviour and questioning skills while representing school; and for patiently spending his own time teaching our Chair of Governors, Mrs Elizabeth Haworth, to play chess!
Awards were also presented to winning pupils who took part in a whole school competition to design posters to highlight the plight of the homeless. Very well done to everyone who was recognised!
