Governing Body
Welcome to the Governors' section!
The committees meet once per term and there is also a Full Governing Body meeting every term.
Structure of the Governing Body
This is currently the structure of our Governing Body:
Local Authority Governors (1)
Councillor Ron Whittle
Staff Governors (2)
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher)
Mrs Victoria Parker
Parent Governors (3)
Dr Shazia Hassan
Mrs Gemma Yates
Mr Ali Mangera
Co-opted Governors (6)
Ms Amina Diwan (Chair)
Mr Sheraz Butt (Vice Chair)
Mrs Donna Briggs
Councillor Phil Riley
Miss Jessica Orme
Mr Zaheer Aslam
Dates of Governors’ meetings 2021 – 2022
Autumn Term
Headteacher’s Performance Review Panel – To be confirmed
Curriculum Committee - Monday 8th November 2021 at 4.30pm
Buildings / Health & Safety Committee –Monday 29th November 2021 at 4.30pm
Finance / Staffing Committee – Monday 15th November at 4.30pm
Full Governing Body – Monday 6th December at 5.00pm
Spring Term
Curriculum Committee – Monday 14th March at 4.30pm
Finance / Staffing Committee – Monday 7th February 2022 at 4.30pm
Buildings / Health & Safety Committee – Monday 7th March 2022 at 4.30pm
Finance / Staffing Committee – Monday 21st March 2022 at 4.30pm
Full Governing Body – Monday 28th March 2022 at 5.00pm
Summer Term
Curriculum Committee – Monday 13th June 2022 at 4.30pm
Buildings / Health & Safety Committee – Monday 20th June 2022 at 4.30pm
Finance / Staffing Committee – To be confirmed
Full Governing Body – Monday 4th July at 5.00pm
PLEASE NOTE; All committee meetings will be scheduled for 4.30pm unless agreed otherwise. Full Governing Body meetings will be at 5pm.
Membership of committees:
Finance and staffing/Pay
Mr Ron Whittle
Miss Jessica Orme
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher)
Mr Phil Riley
Mr Sheraz Butt
Curriculum/Pupil Welfare
Mrs Gemma Yates
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher)
Mrs Victoria Parker
Dr Shazia Hassan
Mr Sheraz Butt
Mrs Donna Briggs
Premises/Health and Safety
Mr Ali Mangera
Mr Ron Whittle
Mr Zaheer Aslam
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher)
Mrs Victoria Parker
Headteacher’s performance management review panel
Mr Ron Whittle
Mr Sheraz Butt
Ms Amina Diwan
Governor Attendance 2020-21
Governor Attendance
/ = present; AA= apologies accepted; ANA= apologies not accepted; AWA = absent without apologies
Full Governing Body Meetings
Governor | 19/03/18 | 09/07/18 | 10/12/18 | 25/03/19 | 08/07/19 |
Councillor Ron Whittle | / | / | / | AA | / |
Mr Mark Geldard (Headteacher) | / | / | / | / | / |
Miss Kay Riley | / | / | / | / | / |
Mrs Samuna Ibrahim | AA | AA | Expired | - | - |
Mrs Anjuman Kamal | / | / | / | Expired | - |
Ms Amina Diwan (Chair) | / | / | AA | / | / |
Mr Sheraz Butt (Vice Chair) | / | / | AA | / | / |
Councillor Phil Riley | AA | / | / | AA | / |
Miss Jessica Orme | / | AA | / | / | / |
Mrs Donna Briggs | - | / | / | AA | / |
Mrs Gemma Yates |
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| / | / | / |
Mr Zaheer Aslam | / | / | AWA | AA | / |
| Mr Ali Mangera | - | - | - | - | / |
| Dr Shazia Hassan | - | - | - | - | / |
Finance and Staffing Committee meetings
Governor | 19/06/18 | 13/11/18 | 12/02/19 | 19/03/19 | 18/06/19 |
Mr Ron Whittle | / | / | AA | / | / |
Miss Jessica Orme | AA | / | AA | / | / |
Mr Mark Geldard | / | / | / | / | / |
Mr Phil Riley | AWA | / | / | AA | / |
Mr Sheraz Butt | / | / | / | / | AA |
Curriculum Committee meetings
Governor | 15/03/18 | 21/06/18 | 15/11/19 | 07/03/19 | 20/06/19 |
Mrs Anjuman Kamal | AA | / | / | AA | Expired |
Mr Mark Geldard | / | / | / | / | / |
Miss Kay Riley | / | / | / | / | / |
Mrs Samuna Ibrahim | / | AWA | AWA | Expired | - |
Mr Sheraz Butt | AWA | / | / | AA | AA |
Mrs Donna Briggs | - | / | / | / | / |
Premises/Health and Safety Committee meetings
Governor | 06/03/18 | 12/06/18 | 20/11/18 | 05/03/19 | 11/06/19 |
Mrs Gemma Yates | - | - | / | / | / |
Mr Ron Whittle | / | / | / | / | / |
Mr Mark Geldard | / | / | / | / | / |
Mr Zaheer Aslam | / | AA | AWA | / | / |
Miss Kay Riley | / | / | AA | / | / |
Headteacher’s Performance Review Panel (Autumn Term only)
28/11/17 | 23/11/18 | 06/12/19 | |
Mr Ron Whittle | /(Phil Riley) | / | / |
Mr Sheraz Butt | / | / (Phil Riley) | / |
Ms Amina Diwan | / | / | / |
Governor | Committees | Category | Appointed by | Term of Office | Pecuniary Interests |
Ms Amina Diwan (Chair) | Finance/Staffing & Pay. Headteacher’s Performance Management Review Panel. | Co-opted | Governing Body | 25/03/23 | None. |
Mr Sheraz Butt (Vice Chair) | Finance/Staffing & Pay. Curriculum.
| Co-opted | Governing Body | 25/03/23 | Works for Together Housing Association. Member of professional body MCIH. |
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher) | Finance/Staffing & Pay. Curriculum. Premises/Health & Safety. | Staff | Governing Body | n/a | None. |
Councillor Ron Whittle | Finance/Staffing & Pay. Premises/Health & Safety. Performance Management Review Panel
| Local Authority | Local Authority | 01/09/22 | BwD Borough Councillor. The Council provides some Service Level Agreements to the school. |
Mrs Victoria Parker | Curriculum.
| Staff | Governing Body | 24/03/24 | None. |
Mr Zaheer Aslam | Premises/Health & Safety. | Co-opted | Governing Body | 31/08/22 | None. |
Mrs Donna Briggs | Curriculum.
| Co-opted | Governing Body | 19/03/22 | Friend of Deputy Headteacher. Teacher at St Thomas’ CE Primary. |
Councillor Phil Riley | Finance/Staffing & Pay.
| Co-opted | Governing Body | 09/12/22 | BwD Borough Councillor. Executive Member for Growth and Prosperity. Deputy Leader. Represents BwD Council on a number of public bodies-TfN; Marketing Lancashire. Vice Chair of the Darwen Town Deal Board. Secretary of the Blackburn Labour Party. Trustee of Blackburn Foodbank and Blackburn Making Rooms. |
Miss Jessica Orme | Premises/Health & Safety | Co-opted | Governing Body | 09/12/22 | None |
Mr Ali Mangera | Premises/Health & Safety | Parent | Parent Election | 23/06/23 | None |
Mrs Gemma Yates | Curriculum.
| Parent | Parent Election | 30/10/22 | None |
Dr Shazia Hassan | Curriculum.
| Parent | Parent Election | 23/06/23 | None |