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.
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Committee Structure
The committees of the governing body are as follows:
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Finance and audit committee
Rosemary Panting (Chair)
Colin Burrows
Andrea Atherton
Charlie Ruddy
Emma Mills
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Headteacher appraisal committee
Andrea Atherton (Chair)
Rosemary Panting
Debi Ost
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Pay committee
Debit Ost (Chair)
Rosemary Panting
Nigel Reeves
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​Policy committee
Mark Proctor (Chair)
Rosemary Panting
Andrea Atherton
Colin Burrows
Emma Mills
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