Governors

Welcome to our webpage. The Governing Body of Irlam Endowed is made up of a variety of volunteers who represent different sectors of our school and local community. The governors will regularly update this webpage with their latest news.

 

The current governing body are as follows :

Governor: Ben Lynch Governor: Andrew Sargeant 
Term of Office: 17/04/23 - Ongoing Term of Office: 14/10/24 - 13/10/28
Role: Headteacher Governor Role: LA Governor 
Responsibility: Headteacher Responsibility: Chair of Governors

Committee: 

Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee &

School Effectiveness Committee 

Committee: 

Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee &

School Effectiveness Committee 
Governance Role Elsewhere: Bowker Vale Primary School Governance Role Elsewhere: Ellenbrook Primary School, Prestolee Academy Trust
Governor: Jessica Wilcock   Governor: Paul Rittaler 
Term of Office: 19/03/21 - 18/03/25 Term of Office: 31/05/25 - 30/05/29
Role: Co-Opted Governor Role: Co-Opted Governor
Responsibility: Vice Chair & Safeguarding Governor Responsibility:

Committee: School Effectiveness Committee 

Committee: Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee (Chair)
Governance Role Elsewhere: None Governance Role Elsewhere: None
Governor: John Stephens Governor: Rev. Rob Jackson
Term of Office: 26/03/24 - 25/03/28 Term of Office: 08/03/23 - 07/03/27
Role: Foundation Governor Role: Foundation Governor
Responsibility: School Development Plan  Responsibility: Attendance & Pay Committee 

Committee: School Effectiveness Committee

Committee: School Effectiveness Committee (Chair) 
Governance Role Elsewhere: CEO Bright Futures Educational Trust  Governance Role Elsewhere: St Mary's C of E School
Governor: Chris Hansford  Governor: Charlotte Fraser-Jones 
Term of Office: 15/01/24 - 14/01/28 Term of Office: 10/02/25 - 09/02/29
Role: Parent Governor Role: Staff Governor
Responsibility: Inclusion (including SEND) Responsibility:  

Committee: Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee

Committee: School Effectiveness Committee 
Governance Role Elsewhere: None Governance Role Elsewhere: None
  Governor: Nicola Barker    Governor: Vacancy 
Term of Office:  Term of Office: 
Role: Parent Governor Role: Co-Opted Governor

Responsibility: 18/03/25 - 17/03/29

 Responsibility: TBC

Committee: Finance, Staffing and Premises Committee 

Committee: School Effectiveness Committee
Governance Role Elsewhere: None Governance Role Elsewhere: None

Governors meet several times over the course of the school year, and the Governing Board has the following core strategic functions:

 

Establishing the strategic direction by:

  • Setting the vision, values, and objectives for the school
  • Agreeing the school improvement strategy with priorities and targets
  • Meeting statutory duties

Ensuring accountability by:

  • Appointing the Headteacher
  • Monitoring the educational performance of the school and progress towards agreed targets
  • Performance managing the lead headteacher (where delegated)
  • Engaging with stakeholders
  • Contributing to school self-evaluation

Overseeing financial performance by:

  • Setting the budget
  • Monitoring spending against the budget
  • Ensuring money is well spent and value for money is obtained
  • Ensuring risks to the organisation are managed

 

Terms of Reference

School Effectiveness Committee: 2023 - 24 School Effectiveness Commitee TOR

Finance, Staffing and Premise Committee: 2023 - 24 Finance Commitee TOR

 

School Fund Mission Statement

School Fund Mission Statement 2020.pdf

 

Governor Attendance

IEPS Governor Attendance 2022-2023   

IEPS Governor Attendance 2023-2024

  

Constitution

Irlam Endowed Primary - sealed IOG

  

Minutes

Summer 2024 

Autumn 2024 

Spring 2025

Summer 2025

Declaration of Interest

Ben Lynch
Governor at Bowker Vale Primary School (Manchester LA). 
 
Andrew Sargeant
Governor at Ellenbrook Primary School (Salford LA), Chair of Trustees at Prestolee Multi-Academy Trust and member of Salford Schools Forum. 
 
John Stephens 
CEO of Brighter Futures Educational Trust, Chair of Trustees at John Greeves Trust, Chair of Trustees at East Manchester Community Boat Project, Chair of Advisory Board at Greater Manchester Music Hub, Member of the Blackpool Priority Education Improvement Board (DfE), Member of County Priority Group at St John Ambulance. 

   

How governors have been supporting school

Spring term 2025: 

  • Extraordinary Governors Meeting held to agree DFC spending on new doors and security system. 
  • Governors changed the school's Complaints Policy to the DFE recommended model. Governors also agreed the introduction of a Managing Serial and Unreasonable Complaints Policy. 
  • Parent Governor election held - Nicola Barker was elected to the board. 
  • Staff Governor election held - Mrs Charlotte Fraser-Jones was elected to the board. 
  • Paul Rittaler was co-opted to the board. 

Autumn term 2024: 

  • Appointment of a new Chair of Governors (Andrew Sargeant) was made in October 2024. 
  • Safeguarding Governor visited school to take part in the Section 175/157 annual audit. 
  • Attendance Governor visited school to discuss the changes to attendance and new national guidelines for all schools.
  • Chair of Governors attended the begining of a training session to speak to staff about becoming a staff governor and what this would entail.  

Summer term 2024:

  • Governors attended the School Effectiveness Sub-Committee, Finance and Subcommittee and Full Governing Board meeting. 
  • Governors conducted the Headteacher's interim performance management. 
  • Governors agreed the substantive leadership structure in effect from September 2024. 
  • Recruitment of the substantive Assistant Headteachers took place with two governors, the Headteacher and an external Headteacher. 

Spring term 2024:

  • Governors attended the School Effectiveness Sub-Committee, Finance and Subcommittee and Full Governing Board meeting. 
  • Governors conducted a Staff Wellbeing Survey with all staff members. 
  • Headteacher fedback to governors the outcomes of a recent parent/carer survey; a joint response was shared with the school community. 
  • A new Foundation Governor, Dr John Stephens, was appointed to the governing board. 
  • The new parent governor started to attend governors' meetings. 

Autumn term 2023:

  • Governors interviewed for the Interim Assistant Headteachers starting from January 2024. 
  • Governors attended safeguarding training to develop their awareness of the changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023. 
  • A governor supported staff with coaching opportunities to develop their professional development. 
  • Governors attended the School Effectiveness Sub-Committee, Finance and Subcommittee and Full Governing Board meeting. 
  • Parent governor election sent out to the school community to elect a parent governor. 
  • Governors attended a Governors Development Session ran by Melanie Larkin (Governors Services Manager) to develop the boards strategic approach to school management. 

Summer term 2023:

  • Governors attended a twilight INSET session led by B Lynch to contribute to the new school values.
  • Governors received initial results from a staff wellbeing survey; lines of enquiry were identified and further staff voice activities will be planned for Autumn term 2023.
  • Chair and Vice Chair were involved in appointing a maternity cover position on the school’s Senior Leadership Team.
  • Governors attended various out-of-school activities, such as the Sports Persons’ evening, Summer Fair and EYFS cluster meeting.
  • Full Governing Body and both subcommittees met with B Lynch (new Headteacher) – this included sharing the School Development Plan, approving the school budget and discussing next steps in the school’s development under the new Headteacher.