Governance Arrangements

The remit for the Governing Body is to:

Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;

Hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and

Oversee the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.

Governing Body Composition:

Type of Governor	No.
Headteacher	1
Local Authority	1
Parent	2
Staff	1
Co-opted	8
Associate Members	1
Clerk	1

Names of Governors	Type of Governor	Term of Office	Date of appoint-ment	Date of resignation (if resigned in last 12 months)
Cllr Charles Rigby	LA	30.05.13-29.05.17	30.05.97
Mr David Whitehead	CO-OPT	01.09.03.31.08.19	10.01.2003
Mr Stephen Lowe	CO-OPT	01.09.15-31.08.19	22.09.2006
Mrs Kath Freeman	CO-OPT	13.07.16-12.07.20	30.03.2012
Mrs Rebecca Ramsden	CO-OPT	23.03.16-22.03.20	01/04/2012
Mrs Helen Phillips	H/TEACHER	01.09.13-31.08.63	01.09.2013
Mr David Liggett	CO-OPT	15.11.14-14.11.18	12.11.2002
Mrs Lynn Hayes	CO-OPT	15.11.14-14.11.18	15.11.2010
Mrs Victoria Jackson	CO-OPT	01.09.15-31.08.19	01.09.2015
Mrs Karen vitalis	ASSOCIATE*	01.09.18 – 31.08.22	28.05.18
Mr Neil Roberts	STAFF	13.07.16-12.07.20	13.07.2016
Mr Channon Woodward	PARENT	01.09.2016-31.08.20	01.09.2016
Miss Jane Seddon	CO-OPT	01.09.2016-31.08.20	01.09.2016
Ms Sharon Amos	PARENT	05.11.18-04.11.22	05.11.18

*No voting rights.

Specific Responsibilities

Name of Governor	Responsibility
Mr David Whitehead – Chair	Performance Management, MFL, Geography, Link
Cllr Charles Rigby	Performance Management
Mr Stephen Lowe	Technology/Business
Mrs Kath Freeman	SEND, Science
Mrs Rebecca Ramsden	n/a
Mrs Helen Phillips	Global
Mrs Karen Vitalis	n/a
Mr Neil Roberts	n/a
Mr David Liggett
Mrs Lynn Hayes – Vice Chair	Pupil Premium, PE
Mrs Victoria Jackson	English, Health & Safety
Mr Channon Woodward	Numeracy, Data
Miss Jane Seddon	Performance Management, Safeguarding/Child Protection (including CLA), Expressive Arts
Ms Sharon Amos

Committee Structure

Asset Committee	Standards Committee	Pay Committee
Remit: To deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding, Finance, Personnel and Health and Safety	Remit: To deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding, Standards in school and the curriculum	Remit: To make decisions about performance related pay for teachers and the Headteacher
Mrs Victoria Jackson (Chair)	Mr David Whitehead	Mr David Whitehead
Cllr Charles Rigby	Mrs Rebecca Ramsden	Mrs Kath Freeman
Mr David Whitehead	Mrs Helen Phillips	Mr Stephen Lowe
Mr Neil Roberts	Mr David Liggett	Mr David Liggett (Chair)
Miss Jane Seddon	Mrs Lynn Hayes (Chair)	Mrs Lynn Hayes
Mrs Helen Phillips	Mr Neil Roberts	Mrs Helen Phillips
Mrs Kath Freeman	Mr Channon Woodward
Mr David Liggett	Miss Jane Seddon
Mrs Lynn Hayes	Mrs Kath Freeman
Mr Channon Woodward

Ad-hoc Committees:

• Staff Disciplinary
• Pupil Discipline
• Complaints
• Appeals

Three governors with no prior knowledge will be called alphabetically to form the committee.

Click here to download the Terms of Reference Standards Committee

Click here to download the Terms of Reference Asset Committee

Click here to download the Terms of Reference Pay Committee

Name	Details of Pecuniary Interest	Details of personal interest
Cllr Charles Rigby	Wigan Councillor	Nil
Mr David Whitehead	Company Director	Nil
Mr Stephen Lowe	Nil	Nil
Mrs Kath Freeman	Nil	Nil
Mrs Rebecca Ramsden	Nil	Nil
Mrs Helen Phillips	Charity Trustee , Union Branch Secretary	Nil
Mr David Liggett	Company Director, Charity Trustee	Nil
Mrs Lynn Hayes	Nil	Nil
Mrs Victoria Jackson	ICAEW member	Nil
Mrs Karen Vitalis	Nil	Nil
Mr Neil Roberts	Nil	Nil
Mr Channon Woodward	Nil	Parent of a child at Bedford.
Miss Jane Seddon	Nil	Parent of a child at Bedford.
Ms Sharon Amos	Nil	Parent of a child at Bedford.

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