Governors

Please find below details on our school governing body and information about our experienced group of governors.

Governing Body:

The governors of Turton & Edgworth C.E./Methodist Primary School take pride in supporting the staff and children under the leadership of Mr Wheatley and the senior leadership team.

The Governing Body is comprised of the Headteacher and governors who are appointed to represent The Dioceses of Manchester, The Methodist Church and the Local Authority. We have one Staff and five Parent Governors who are appointed for 4 year terms and all parents are given the opportunity to participle in nominating and voting in parental elections.
 
The Governing Body holds the right to appoint Associate Governors based on their desirable skill set at the time. They serve a period of 1 year and have delegated voting rights for the committee they are on. 
 
The Governing Body meets at least once every term and has established a number of sub-committees which meet regularly to address issues delegated to them.  We are fortunate to have a wide variety of expertise within our governor team. We draw on the expertise of each member to ensure that our team is as strong as it can be.
 
On 18 March 2016 the School Governance Constitution Regulations 2012 was amended so that all serving governors in maintained schools will be required to have an enhanced criminal records certificate (ECRC). This means that, by 1 September 2016, all serving governors must have an enhanced CRC and, from April 1 2016, governing bodies must have applied for an ECRC within 21 days of the election or appointment of a new governor. We can confirm that all governors at Turton & Edgworth CE/Methodist Primary School have had this completed. 

Our main committees are Finance & Personnel, Curriculum & Learning and Staff Pay.

Our Chair of Governors is Daniella Thompson

Our Vice-Chair of Governors is Scott Crookes

Our Safeguarding Governor is Stacey Painter

all of whom can be contacted via the main school office on 01204 852932 or by email at [email protected]

Our governors examine all aspects of school life with due diligence and are always pleased to hear from parents with views, questions and issues. Please feel free to contact them via school. Attendance figures reported below are for the year 2024 - 2025. Attendance data will be updated at the start of every academic year.

Our Governing Body

Category        Appointed by Name Term of Office FGB Attendance for 2024-25 Committee Committee Attendance for 2024-25 Business & Financial Interest Subject Link Governor
Foundation Governor

Church of England

Ex Officio

 Rev Ian Hepburn Start 18.02.25 - 18.02.29 0/2   0/2    
Foundation Governor Church of England Lindsay Farnworth Start  21.02.24 - 21.02.28 3/3

Curriculum

3/3

 

   Phonics
Foundation Governor Methodist Church Glen Atkinson Start 14.09.23 - 14.09.27  3/3 Finpers 2/3 Methodist Church R.E.
Foundation Governor

Methodist Church

Ex Officio

 Rev Chris Pritchard Start  01.09.24 - 01.09.28 3/3 Finpers 1/3

 

History
Local Authority Governor Local Authority/Governing Body Paul Wilde (Chair of Finance Committee) Start 09.12.19 - 09.12.23 & 09.12.23 - 09.12.27 3/3

Finance - Chair

Staff Pay

 3/3 None

P.E.

D.T
Headteacher Ex Officio Craig Wheatley Start 01.01.18 3/3

Curriculum

Finance

Staff Pay

3/3

3/3

 None  
Staff Governor Staff Phil Darby Start 10.03.25 to 10.03.29 1/2 Curriculum 1/2 None  
Parent Governor Parents Stacey Painter Start 09.12.19 to 09.12.23 & 09.12.23 - 09.12.27 2/3

Curriculum Safeguarding Gov

SEND Gov

CIOC & PP Gov

 3/3

Stacey Painter Wellbeing - Holistic Therapist

Social Work England

Safeguarding

PSHE

SEND

Wellbeing Governor for families
Parent Governor Parents Scott Crookes Start 01.12.25 to 01.12.29 2/3 Finance 3/3 None Computing
Parent Governor Parents Aimee Robinson Start 26.09.22 to 26.09.26 3/3 Curriculum 2/3 None

Attendance

Art

Governor Training
Parent Governor Parents Elinor Whitlock  (Chair of Curriculum & Learning Committee) Start 04.12.23 to 04.12.27 3/3

Curriculum - Chair

Staff Pay

 1/3 None

Spanish

EYFS
Parent Governor Parents Caroline Popplwell Start 01.12.25 to 01.12.29 Not in post   Not in post None Maths
Co-Opted Governor Governing Body Vacancy          

 
Co-Opted Governor Governing Body Daniella Thompson  Chair of Governors  Start 10.12.18 - 10.12.22 & 10.12.22 - 10.12.26 3/3     None English
Co-Opted Governor Governing Body Jane Morris (Chair of Staff Pay Committee) Start 17.12.12 - 07.10.16 & 07.10.16 - 07.10.20 & 07.10.20 - 07.10.24 & 07.10.24 to 07.10.28 3/3

Finance

Staff Pay - Chair

 3/3 None Geography
Co-Opted Governor Governing Body Vacancy            
Associate Governor Governing Body Sarah Murphy Original Start 13.11.18 - 31.08.26 3/3 Voting rights on Finance 2/3 None  
Associate Governor Governing Body Vicky Carr  Original Start 01.01.19 - 31.08.26 3/3 Voting rights on Curriculum 3/3 None  

Governors who have stepped down in the last 12 months:

Category Appointed By Name Term of Office FGB Attendance for 2024-25 Committee Committee Attendance for 2024-25 Business & Financial Interest
Staff Governor Staff Angela Brierley Start 21.06.22 to 10.03.25 1/1

Curriculum

 1/1

None
Co-Opted Governor Governing Body Julian Clissold Start 12.07.12 - 12.07.16 & after reconstitution 01.06.15 - 01.06.19 & 01.06.19 - 01.06.23 & 30.06.25 3/3

Curriculum

 3/3

Runs the school chess club
Co-Opted Governor Governing Body Jeff Neman Start 03.10.11 to 03.10.15 & 03.10.15 - 03.10.19 & 03.10.19 to 03.10.23 & 03.10.23 to 03.11.25 3/3

Curriculum

 1/3

None
Parent Governor Parents Chris Miller Start 22.11.21 to 22.11.25 1/3

Finance

 3/3

None
Parent Governor Parents Scott Crookes Start 22.11.21 to 22.11.25 2/3

Finance

 3/3

None

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