Our Governors
Andrea Atherton
Chair of Governors
Community Governor
Member
Start of term: 3 September 2019
End of term: 2 September 2023
Debi Ost
Co-opted Governor
Member
Start of term: 1 July 2017
End of term: 30 June 2021
Link: SEND
Andy Lindsay
Community Governor
Start of term: 3 September 2019
End of term: 2 September 2023
Mark Proctor
Community Governor
Start of term: 3 September 2019
End of term: 2 September 2023
Link: Training
Paul McCaffery
Co-opted Governor
Start of term: 1 July 2018
End of term: 30 June 2020
Link: Pupil Premium
Nigel Reeves
Parent Governor
Start of term: 22 November 2019
End of term: 21 November 2023
Colin Burrows
Community Governor
Member
Start of term: 3 September 2019
End of term: 2 September 2023
Rosemary Panting
Community Governor
Member
Start of term: 1 November 2016
End of term: 31 October 2020
Link: Child Protection and Safeguarding
Charlie Ruddy
Parent Governor
Start of term: 7 March 2020
End of term: 7 March 2024
Carol Walsh
Staff Governor
Start of term: 1 March 2019
End of term: 28 February 2023
Emma Mills
Headteacher
Ex-Officio Governor
Governors who have left in the last 12 months
Governors who have served in the last 12 months
Aimee Morley
Parent Governor
Start of term: 24 May 2019
End of term: 15 October 2019
Moira Bryan
Headteacher
Ex-Officio Governor
End of term: 31 August 2019
Paul Taylor
Community Governor
Start of term: 1 November 2016
End of term: 4 March 2020
Claire Doherty
Co-opted Governor
Start of term: 1 July 2017
End of term: 1 September 2019
Birchwood Community Academy Trust
The links below provide more details about the academy trust and how it is governed.
Committee Structure
The committees of the governing body are as follows:
Finance and audit committee
Rosemary Panting (Chair)
Colin Burrows
Andrea Atherton
Charlie Ruddy
Emma Mills
Headteacher appraisal committee
Andrea Atherton (Chair)
Rosemary Panting
Debi Ost
Pay committee
Debit Ost (Chair)
Rosemary Panting
Nigel Reeves
Policy committee
Mark Proctor (Chair)
Rosemary Panting
Andrea Atherton
Colin Burrows
Emma Mills