Governing Body
Roe Lee Park Primary School Governing Body
Our 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)
Mr. Ron Whittle
Staff Governors (2)
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher)
Mrs Victoria Parker
Parent Governors (2)
Dr Shazia Hassan
Mrs Gemma Yates
Co-opted Governors (6)
Ms Amina Diwan (Chair)
Mr Sheraz Butt (Vice Chair)
Councillor Phil Riley
Mr Ali Mangera
Mr Zaheer Aslam
Vacancy
Dates of Governors’ meetings 2021 – 2022
Autumn Term
Headteacher’s Performance Review Panel – Thursday 11th November
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 & Buildings / Health & Safety Committee – Monday 7th March 2022 at 4.30pm
Finance Committee – Monday 21st March 2022 at 4.30pm
Full Governing Body – Monday 28th March 2022 at 5.00pm
Summer Term
Curriculum and Standards Committee – Monday 25th April 2022 at 4.30pm
Finance, Buildings / Health & Safety Committee – Monday 13th June 2022 at 4.30pm
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 & staffing / Buildings, Health and Safety
Mr Ron Whittle (Chair of Committee)
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher)
Mr Phil Riley
Mr Sheraz Butt
Mr Ali Mangera
Mr Zaheer Aslam
Curriculum and Standards
Mr Sheraz Butt (Chair of Committee)
Ms. Amina Diwan
Mrs Gemma Yates
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher)
Mrs Victoria Parker
Dr Shazia Hassan
Governor Attendance 2020-21
Governor Attendance
/ = present; AA= apologies accepted; ANA= apologies not accepted; AWA = absent without apologies
Full Governing Body Meetings
Governor | 06/12/21 | 28/03/22 | 04/07/22 |
Ms. Amina Diwan (Chair) | / | AA | |
Mrs. Gillian Wilton (Headteacher) | / | / | |
Mr. Sheraz Butt (Vice Chair) | / | / | |
Mrs. Victoria Parker | / | / | |
Mrs. Gemma Yates | / | / | |
Councillor Phil Riley | / | AA | |
Mr. Ron Whittle | / | / | |
Mr. Zaheer Aslam | / | / | |
Dr. Shazia Hassan | / | / | |
Mr. Ali Mangera | / | / | |
Mrs. Donna Briggs | / | Left | Left |
Miss Jessica Orme | / | Left | Left |
Finance & Staffing / Buildings, Health & Safety Committee meetings
Governor | 29/11/21 | 07/03/22 | 13/06/22 |
Mr Ron Whittle | / | / | |
Miss Jessica Orme | / | AA | |
Mrs Gillian Wilton | / | / | |
Mr Phil Riley | / | / | |
Mr Sheraz Butt | / | AA | |
| Mr. Ali Mangera | / | / | |
| Dr. Zaheer Aslam | / | / |
Curriculum & Standards Committee meetings
Governor | 08/11/22 | 24/01/22 | 25/04/22 |
Mr Sheraz Butt | / | / | / |
Mrs. Gillian Wilton | / | / | / |
Mrs Gemma Yates | / | / | / |
Dr. Shazia Hassan | / | / | AA |
Mrs Donna Briggs | / | Left | Left |
Governor | Committees | Category | Appointed by | Term of Office | Pecuniary Interests |
Ms Amina Diwan (Chair) | Curriculum & Standards | Co-opted | Governing Body | 25/03/23 | None. |
Mr Sheraz Butt (Vice Chair) | Finance & Staffing / Buildings, Health & Safety. Curriculum & Standards
| Co-opted | Governing Body | 25/03/23 | Works for Together Housing Association. Member of professional body MCIH. |
Mrs Gillian Wilton (Headteacher) | Finance & Staffing / Buildings, Health & Safety. Curriculum & Standards | Staff | Governing Body | n/a | None. |
Mr. Ron Whittle | Finance & Staffing / Buildings, Health & Safety.
| Local Authority | Local Authority | 01/09/22 | None |
Mrs Victoria Parker | Curriculum & Standards
| Staff | Governing Body | 24/03/24 | None. |
Mr Zaheer Aslam | Finance & Staffing / Buildings, Health & Safety.
| Co-opted | Governing Body | 31/08/22 | None. |
Councillor Phil Riley | Finance & Staffing / Buildings, Health & Safety.
| Co-opted | Governing Body | 09/12/22 | Lead of BwD Borough Council. 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. |
Mr Ali Mangera | Finance & Staffing / Buildings, Health & Safety. | Parent | Parent Election | 23/06/23 | None |
Mrs Gemma Yates | Curriculum & Standards
| Parent | Parent Election | 30/10/22 | None |
Dr Shazia Hassan | Curriculum & Standards
| Parent | Parent Election | 23/06/23 | Parent Governor at Pleckgate High School, Blackburn. |