Governing Body Members
Welcome To
Poulton St Chad’s Governors
Our Governors are a team of volunteers that work to support the Senior Leadership Team to make St Chad’s the best it can be. Together we strive for a professional, safe environment for staff and pupils to ensure pupils thrive on their learning journey, with the Christian values weaved throughout our work and the school.
It is the responsibility of the Governors to:
- ensuring there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- hold executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff
- overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent
Our Governors get involved in a wide range of activities in school offering support to staff and pupils where needed. It will be usual to see them from time to time at events and in school.
The full Governing Board meets every term, along with Curriculum and Resources Committee meeting termly as well. Each member sits on either the Curriculum or Resources Committee, as well as smaller committees such as Admissions, Pay, Discipline and Appeals, these committees meet as and when needed.
Governing Board members are assigned to link Governor roles. A link governor is a member of the board identified to lead on a specific area of work, providing support and challenge and reporting back to the governing board. These range from individual subjects on the curriculum to various areas of work that must be undertaken to keep children, staff and the school buildings safe. In addition to this, each cohort is assigned a Governor who stays with that year group throughout their time at school.
Our board is made up of 14 members.
1 x Headteacher
8 x Foundation Governors, elected through Church.
1 x Local Authority Governor, approved by LCC.
2 x Parent Governors, elected through parents.
1 x Staff Governor, elected through staff,
1 x Co-op’d Governor, elected through the board.
This table shows membership at the beginning of the school year.
| Governor | Position | Committee | Term Date Start | Term Date End |
| Nicole Bitsakaki | Headteacher | Both | 01/09/2021 | |
| Martin Keighley | Foundation | Curriculum | 30/09/2024 | 29/09/2028 |
| Geraldene Greenhalgh | Foundation | Resources | 20/05/2025 | 19/05/2029 |
| Alison Vanes | Foundation | Curriculum | 08/02/2024 | 07/02/2028 |
| Phillip Sutcliff | Foundation | Resources | 07/05/2024 | 06/05/2028 |
| Michael Nuttall | Foundation | Resources | 21/05/2024 | 20/05/2028 |
| Anne Morley | Local Authority | Curriculum | 20/06/2024 | 19/06/2028 |
| Rachelle Hayton | Parent | Resources | 31/07/2023 | 30/07/2027 |
| Caroline Knowles | Parent | Curriculum | 09/12/2024 | 08/12/2028 |
| Bev Downe | Staff | Curriculum | 15/09/2025 | 14/09/2029 |
| VACANT | Co-Op'd | |||
| Matt Blackburn | Staff Observer | Curriculum |
Chair of Governors: Rachelle Hayton
Vice Chair of Governors: Geraldene Greenhalgh
Governors can be contacted through the school office.
It is a legal requirement to confirm there are no school employees with a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more.
The below documents provide further information on our Governing Board.