Our Governing Body

Governors

To contact the Chair of Governors -  Please send all addressed mail to:

Mr Paul Wright

C/O Trawden Forest Primary School

Dean Street

Trawden

BB8 8RN

Roles and Responsibilities of the Governing Body

Name	Type	Term of Office	Committee Serves On	Role	Appointed by
Mr P D Wright	Co-opted	02/06/18-01/06/22	Resources Performance Management School Improvement Plan Review	Chair of Governors Child Protection (Chair SIP Review Comm) Child Protection/Inclusion (SEN/A&T)/Behaviour Governor	Co-opted by GB
Mr J Huggett	Co-opted	02/06/18-01/06/22	Resources Performance Management School Improvement Plan Review	Vice Chair (Chair Resources Comm) H&S/EVC Governor	Co-opted by GB
Mr A Taylor	Co-opted	02/06/18-01/06/22	Curriculum Pay Review School Improvement Plan Review	(Vice Chair Curriculum and SIP Review Comms) Pupil Premium/ICT/Numeracy Governor	Co-opted by GB
Mrs M Burnham	Co-opted	23/11/17-22/11/21	Resources Performance Management	(Vice Chair Res Comm)	Co-opted by GB
Mrs J Dunleavey	Parent	31/03/15-30/03/19	Curriculum Pay Review	Science/Joint Literacy Governor	Elected by Parents
Mr I Ross	Parent	14/10/16-13/10/20	Curriculum Pay Review	(Vice chair Curriculum Comm) Prevent Duty/PE/Link Governor	Elected by Parents
Mrs G Beetham	Staff	13/10/15-12/10/19	Curriculum		Elected by Staff
Mrs L J Stinchon	Head	01/09/18-31/08/22	Resources Curriculum School Improvement Plan Review		Appointed by GB
Mrs J Knott	Co-opted	28/06/17-27/06/21	Curriculum	GDPR/FS&Enrichment/Joint Literacy Governor	Co-opted by GB
Mrs C Clark	Observer	26/06/18-25/06/22	Curriculum Resources School Improvement Plan Review	Deputy HT and Curriculum Lead	Appointed by GB
Vacancy	Local Authority	Vacancy since 28/06/17
Vacancy	Co-opted	Vacancy since 20/06/17
Vacancy	Co-opted	Vacancy since 29/06/17

For information about our governors attendance record, please click the document below. 

Governor Information

Meet some of our governors:

Paul Wright - Chair of Governors

Before retiring in 2016 I had been involved in schools for 36 years. I have taught in a number of schools (both mainsteam and special) with the local authority. As a headteacher of three different special schools, over a spread of 16 years, it has been my privilege to work with and serve a number of governing bodies, in developing the ethos, learning opportunities and outcomes for young people, 
I became a governor at Trawden in June 2014 and became Chair of Governors in November 2016. My particular areas of interest are SEND and Behaviour Management. 
Away from governorship, I enjoy the usual range of activities associated with retirement such as gardening, DIY, travel and support local activities found within my own village community. If I have one interest which usually elicits a 'poor you' it is that I still follow Blackpool FC.

 

Jon Huggett – Co-opted Governor

I became a School Governor in June 2014 and am currently on the following committees:

PE, Head Teachers appraisal, HSE, Finance and staffing.

Day to Day I am a Business Manager with direct reports and accountable for a profit and loss account.

As I work within the Oil and Gas sector safety is a key part of my role. I also have a level 1 Football coaching certificate.

I have a daughter in year 4 and am passionate about ensuring that Trawden Forest Primary School continues to be a safe, secure and fun learning environment. My role as a Governor will be as a critical friend to the school and to support and challenge the Head Teacher to ensure the school continues to improve.

 

Judy Knott - Co-opted Governor

I have been on the governing body since June 2017. I am on the curriculum committee and am a nominated governor for English, GDPR, Forest School and enrichment. I began my career as a speech therapist then trained and worked as a teacher of the deaf. After moving to Germany, I worked at an international school where I headed a primary special needs team. I organised trips for senior school students to Tanzania and ran a sponsored students' programme. I still love to visit Tanzania when possible. For a while after retiring I taught and lived in a massai village. There were a lot of children in each class.

 

My links with Trawden Forest Primary came about via my links with St Mary’s church in Trawden. I am thoroughly enjoying getting to know the school, the curriculum and the exciting developments which are contributing  to the school’s continuing improvement.

 

 

Andrew Taylor – Co-opted Governor

I have served on the governing body since March 2013, initially as a parent governor, with two daughters still at the school, and now as a co-opted governor. Having been a teacher for 10 years in Burnley, I now work for Lancashire County Council as a Teaching and Learning Consultant, primarily focused on improving the teaching of maths in primary schools. As a result of this, I serve on the Standards and Effectiveness committee, and also chair the Curriculum committee.

 

Jane Dunleavey - Co-opted Governor

I became a governor at Trawden Forest in March 2015. I am currently a member of the Curriculum and Pay Review Committees and I am nominated governor for English and Science. I have two children in school in years 3 and 5. Prior to having my children I worked as a Trade Mark Attorney in London and Manchester, and I am now a director of a local business. I became a governor because as well as having an interest in my children's education, I hope to bring another perspective to the board and contribute to the continuing improvement of the school. In my free time, I enjoy running with my dog and have a keen interest in music.

 

Iain Ross - Parent Governor

I became a governor at Trawden Forest Primary School in October 2016. I am currently a vice chair of the Curriculum and on the Pay Review Committees and I am nominated governor for PE and Prevent. I have one child in school in year 2. I became a governor because as well as having an interest in my children's education, I hope to bring another perspective to the board and contribute to the continuing improvement of the school. I have worked in the further education sector as a sport teacher for 9 years and for the last 5 years worked for a leading children’s charity, Barnardo’s. Barnardo's Employment, Training and Skills Yorkshire is a Work Based Learning Provider based in Bradford. From this service we provide learning and skills programmes for young people aged 16-24 including: DfE 16-19 Study Programme, Traineeships, Apprenticeships, including those delivered to our staff team across England and corporately funded employer recruitment programmes.

I have recently been appointed manager of the service at Barnardo's Employment, Training and Skills Yorkshire. We aim to engage, motivate and support young people to achieve qualifications, progress and secure sustained positive destinations such as further education or employment to improve their own life chances and provide a positive future.

 

Marie Burnham

Marie Burnham is the Independent Lay Chair ( Part Time) for the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Joint Committee.

Marie brings with her over 20 years of leadership experience from health services, charitable sector, private and public including NHS executive and non-executive roles she also has a national reputation for performance and governance management both in the public and private sector. Specialising in turning around failing organisations and delivering real measurable change.

More recent roles include National Chair for NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence), Before taking early retirement 2 years ago Marie was a Chief Executive for more many years in the Acute Hospital Sector; over that period she also participated in a Nation Enquiry with the nuclear industry examining body parts and was head hunted to lead on Swine Flu (North West) working from London as part of Cobra emergency planning department.

Marie has also been a member on the University of Lancashire research committee as well as a member of Cumbria University Board.