Welcome to our Governors' section.
Our Governing Body has 3 key roles;
- To provide a strategic direction for the school
- To act as a critical friend to the school, and
- To hold the school to account for the educational standards it achieves, and the quality of education it provides
All Governors involve themselves actively in the work of the Governing Body and accept a fair share of responsibilities, including service on committees. Each Governor is attached to one area of the curriculum and maintains regular contact with the staff subject leader. The Governing body meets, in full, at least once every term, as do all the committees.
Governing Body Committees
The following documents in this section of the website will enable you to understand how the governing body at Northern is constituted.
If you have any queries after reading the following documents or you are interested in becoming a member of our governing body then please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Marr.
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor. We have also provided a Register of Governor Interests and an Annual Statement of Issues for your information.
Structure and Responsibilities of the Governing Body and Committees – updated September 2021
The governing body consists of:
Name | Category | Committee | Chair | Lead Governor |
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Mrs Jacqueline Marr | Headteacher | All |
| Safer Recruiting Online Safety |
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Mrs Cara Duffy | Authority | SEC | Full and SEC | Early Years English Child Protection Link | Chair of Governors |
Mrs Anna Ewens | Co-opted | All |
| Assessment PREVENT Computing |
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Mrs Sarah Goodchild | Co-opted | All |
| Music Art SEND PSHE / RSE | Vice Chair of Governors |
Vacant | Co-opted |
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Mrs Joanne Ramsbottom | Parent | Resources |
| Pupil Premium Maths Geography / History |
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Vacant | Parent |
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Mrs Bridget Collinge | Parent | Resources | Science CLA |
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Mr John Syers | Staff | Resources |
| Computing Online Safety Health and Safety PE |
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Vacant | Co-opted |
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3 parent governors 1 authority governor 1 staff governor 1 head-teacher 4 co-opted governors
Governance Information - Updated September 2021
Full name | Date of appointment | Term of Office | Stepped Down During past 12 months. | Appointed by | Relevant business/pecuniary interests | Material interests including connections with staff. | Attendance 12 months |
Jacqueline Marr | April 2014 | Headteacher | N/A | Governors |
| N/A | 100% |
Anna Ewens | September 2019 | 4 years Ends 2023 | N/A
| Governors |
| N/A | 100% |
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| Parents |
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Sarah Goodchild | October 2021 | 4 years Ends 2025 | N/A | Governors | Governor at Thorn Primary School | N/A | 90% |
John Syers | September 2020 | 4 years Ends 2024 | N/A | Staff
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| N/A | 100% |
Cara Duffy | March 2020 | 4 years Ends 2024 | N/A | LEA | Governor at Bacup Nursery School | N/A | 100% |
Joanne Ramsbottom | November 2019 | 4 years Ends 2023 | N/A | Parents | N/A | 100% | |
Bridget Collinge | November 2019 | 4 years Ends 2023 | N/A | Parents | N/A | 100% | |
N/A | n/a |