Please refer to The TRUE Learning Partnership’s website for full details on the Trust Board and how the local governing body works with the Trust to ensure the visions and values of The TRUE Learning Partnership are embedded at a local level.
Contact us
Although much of the work we do is ‘behind the scenes’, we are keen to be accessible to staff, parents and carers. One or more school governors are usually in attendance at various events at the school and we look forward to meeting you at these occasions. We endeavour to answer any questions you might have about the governance of the school in person or via the information on these pages.
If you have any further queries, suggestions on how to make Disley Primary School the best it can be or wish to express an interest in becoming a school governor, please contact Jake Nicklin, Headteacher or Janette Johnson, Chair of Governors via the school.
Tel: 01663 797332
Admin admin@disley.cheshire.sch.uk.
Chair of Governors chair@disley.cheshire.sch.uk
Please address all written correspondence to:
Jake Nicklin, Headteacher or
Janette Johnson, Chair of Governors
Disley Primary School
Dane Bank Drive
Disley
Stockport
Cheshire
SK12 2BD
Our Vision Statement
Our vision is to use the strength of the school to build on what we have achieved to create a learning community which seeks to raise standards, the enjoyment, achievement and aspirations for all, and ensures children and their families are supported.
The values of the Governors are underpinned by the principles of equality, inclusion and commitment to support the well-being of every child and their families in our school.
The rationale of the Governing Board is to:
• Ensure consistently high expectations across our school: amongst learners, teachers, parents and carers;
• Enable all learners to benefit from high quality teaching and learning;
• Work effectively with parents and carers, professionals and the wider community to promote health and well-being, in order to create the right conditions for learners to thrive;
• Make efficient use of all resources available to us and thereby maximise the benefits for learners;
• Work with external partners to widen the range of opportunities available to our workforce and pupils;
• Improve social cohesion within our community by strengthening our commitment to co-operative values, including respect, fairness and democracy.
Responsibilities of the Governing Board
As a governing board we have responsibility for determining, monitoring and reviewing the broad policies, plans and procedures within which the school operates.
Our three core strategic functions are:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.
To achieve this we work very closely with the head teacher and senior leadership team.
Key Activities
As part of the governing body team, a governor is expected to
- Contribute to the strategic discussions at governing board meetings which determine:
- the vision and ethos of the school;
- clear and ambitious strategic priorities and targets for the school;
- that all children, including those with special educational needs, have access to a broad and balanced curriculum;
- the school’s budget, including the expenditure of the pupil premium allocation;
- the school’s staffing structure and key staffing policies;
- the principles to be used by school leaders to set other school policies.
- Hold the senior leaders to account by monitoring the school’s performance; this includes:
- agreeing the outcomes from the school’s self-evaluation and ensuring they are used to inform the priorities in the school development plan;
- considering all relevant data and feedback provided on request by school leaders and external sources on all aspects of school performance;
- asking challenging questions of school leaders;
- ensuring senior leaders have arranged for the required audits to be carried out and receiving the results of those audits;
- ensuring senior leaders have developed the required policies and procedures and the school is operating effectively according to those policies;
- acting as a link governor on a specific issue, making relevant enquiries of the relevant staff, and reporting to the governing board on the progress on the relevant school priority; and
- listening to and reporting to the school’s stakeholders : pupils, parents, staff, and the wider community, including local employers.
- Ensure the school staff have the resources and support they require to do their jobs well, including the necessary expertise on business management, external advice where necessary, effective appraisal and CPD (Continuing Professional Development), and suitable premises, and that the way in which those resources are used has impact.
- When required, serve on panels of governors to:
- appoint the headteacher and other senior leaders;
- appraise the headteacher;
- set the headteacher’s pay and agree the pay recommendations for other staff;
- hear the second stage of staff grievances and disciplinary matters;
- hear appeals about pupil exclusions
- Undertake appropriate governor training and engage in the review of the effectiveness of the governing board
Governing Board Membership 2021-22
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| | Appeals committee / disciplinary / dismissal / pay | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Janette Johnson | | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Gregor Purves | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 22 Nov 2020 | 21 Nov 2024 | | | | | | | | | Curriculum & Standards | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Sarah Bunnage | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Louise Carberry | | Other | | 12 Mar 2019 | | | Janette Johnson | | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Zoe Lofthouse | | Parent governor | | 16 Oct 2019 | 15 Oct 2023 | | Katherine Newman | | Co-opted governor | | 28 Apr 2020 | 27 Apr 2024 | | Jake Nicklin | | Headteacher | | | | | Jake Nicklin | | Staff governor | staff | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | | | | | | | | Draft Agenda & Minutes | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Louise Carberry | | Other | | 12 Mar 2019 | | | Janette Johnson | Chair | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Diane Murdoch | | Clerk | Clerk | | | | Jake Nicklin | | Headteacher | | | | | | | | | | | | E-LGB | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Mike Barber | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | Sarah Bunnage | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Matthew Day | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 24 Nov 2019 | 23 Nov 2023 | | Janette Johnson | | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Zoe Lofthouse | | Parent governor | | 16 Oct 2019 | 15 Oct 2023 | | Gaynor Marshall | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 10 Mar 2019 | 09 Mar 2023 | | Lee McClelland | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Diane Murdoch | | Clerk | Clerk | | | | Katherine Newman | | Co-opted governor | | 28 Apr 2020 | 27 Apr 2024 | | Vincent Petrykowski | | Co-opted governor | | 21 Sep 2020 | 20 Sep 2024 | | Gregor Purves | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 22 Nov 2020 | 21 Nov 2024 | | Penny Robinson | | Parent governor | parent | 27 Feb 2019 | 26 Feb 2023 | | Mark Ross | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | | | | | | | | FGB | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Mike Barber | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | Sarah Bunnage | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Louise Carberry | | Other | | 12 Mar 2019 | | | Matthew Day | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 24 Nov 2019 | 23 Nov 2023 | | Janette Johnson | Chair | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Zoe Lofthouse | | Parent governor | | 16 Oct 2019 | 15 Oct 2023 | | Gaynor Marshall | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 10 Mar 2019 | 09 Mar 2023 | | Lee McClelland | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Diane Murdoch | | Clerk | Clerk | | | | Katherine Newman | | Co-opted governor | | 28 Apr 2020 | 27 Apr 2024 | | Jake Nicklin | | Headteacher | | | | | Jake Nicklin | | Staff governor | staff | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | Vincent Petrykowski | | Co-opted governor | | 21 Sep 2020 | 20 Sep 2024 | | Gregor Purves | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 22 Nov 2020 | 21 Nov 2024 | | Penny Robinson | | Parent governor | parent | 27 Feb 2019 | 26 Feb 2023 | | Mark Ross | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Carole Stone | | Other | | 01 Jan 2018 | | | | | | | | | | Finance | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Matthew Day | Chair | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 24 Nov 2019 | 23 Nov 2023 | | Janette Johnson | | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Lee McClelland | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Jake Nicklin | | Headteacher | | | | | Jake Nicklin | | Staff governor | staff | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | Gregor Purves | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 22 Nov 2020 | 21 Nov 2024 | | Mark Ross | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Carole Stone | | Other | | 01 Jan 2018 | | | | | | | | | | Headteacher's performance management | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Janette Johnson | | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Vincent Petrykowski | | Co-opted governor | | 21 Sep 2020 | 20 Sep 2024 | | | | | | | | | HR & Personnel | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Janette Johnson | | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Jake Nicklin | | Headteacher | | | | | Vincent Petrykowski | | Co-opted governor | | 21 Sep 2020 | 20 Sep 2024 | | Mark Ross | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | | | | | | | | Premises Working Group (Reporting to finance) | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Gaynor Marshall | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 10 Mar 2019 | 09 Mar 2023 | | Carole Stone | | Other | | 01 Jan 2018 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pupil discipline / exclusions / staff discipline / dismissal | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Janette Johnson | | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | | | | | | | | Safeguarding group | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Mike Barber | Chair | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | Sarah Bunnage | | Co-opted governor | | 09 Mar 2021 | 08 Mar 2025 | | Louise Carberry | | Other | | 12 Mar 2019 | | | Gaynor Marshall | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 10 Mar 2019 | 09 Mar 2023 | | Jake Nicklin | | Headteacher | | | | | Jake Nicklin | | Staff governor | staff | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | Penny Robinson | | Parent governor | parent | 27 Feb 2019 | 26 Feb 2023 | | | | | | | | | Strategy / steering group | | | Name | Type of Governor | Roles | Term Starts | Term Ends | | Mike Barber | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | Louise Carberry | | Other | | 12 Mar 2019 | | | Matthew Day | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 24 Nov 2019 | 23 Nov 2023 | | Janette Johnson | Chair | Co-opted governor | Chair local authority | 21 Nov 2018 | 20 Nov 2022 | | Jake Nicklin | | Headteacher | | | | | Jake Nicklin | | Staff governor | staff | 12 Mar 2019 | 11 Mar 2023 | | Vincent Petrykowski | | Co-opted governor | | 21 Sep 2020 | 20 Sep 2024 | | Gregor Purves | | Co-opted governor | co-opted | 22 Nov 2020 | 21 Nov 2024 | | | | | | | |
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Officers to the Governing Board
Chair of Governors: Janette Johnson
Vice Chair: Gregor Purvis
Clerk to the Governors: Diane Murdoch
Our Chair and Vice Chair of Governors are elected by the Full Governing Board in the Autumn for a term of office for one year. Clerking services are provided by Cheshire East and reviewed annually.
Register of Governor Interests
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Name of Governor or Associate Member | Category of governor & First Appointment date | Term of office | Appointing body | Relevant business interests that could present a conflict of interest Including whether a governor emplyed at another school | Personal relationship (if any) with members of school staff e.g. spouse, partner, relative |
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Jake Nicklin | Headteacher Staff Governor 01/01/2004 | 12/03/19 - 11/03/23 | Disley Governing Board | Disley Primary School Headteacher | None |
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Janette Johnson | Local Authority Governor 22/11/16 | 21/11/18 - 20/11/22 | Disley Governing Board | Great Moor Infant School, Stockport Chair of Governors | None |
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Penny Robinson | Elected Parent Governor 27/02/19 | 27/02/19 - 26/02/23 | Disley Governing Board | Together Trust Head of HR | None |
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Zoe Lofthouse | Elected Parent Governor 16/10/19 | 16/10/19 - 15/10/23 | Disley Governing Board | Disley Primary School PTA Vice Chair | None |
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Gaynor Marshall | Co-opted Governor 10/03/15 | 10/03/19 - 09/03/23 | Disley Governing Board | None | None |
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Matthew Day | Co-opted Governor 24/11/15 | 24/11/19 - 23/11/23 | Disley Governing Board | None | None |
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Sarah Bunnage | Co-opted Governor 09/03/21 | 09/03/21 - 08/03/25 | Disley Governing Board | None | None |
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Gregor Purves | Co-opted Governor 22/11/16 | 22/11/20 - 21/11/24 | Disley Governing Board | None | None |
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Lee McClelland | Co-opted Governor 09/03/21 | 09/03/21 - 08/03/25 | Disley Governing Board | None | None |
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Mike Barber | Co-Opted Governor 12/03/19 | 12/03/19 - 11/03/23 | Disley Governing Board | None | None |
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Vincent Petrykowski | Co-opted Governor 21/09/20 | 21/09/20 - 22/09/24 | Disley Governing Board | None | None |
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Katherine Newman | Co-opted Governor 28/04/20 | 28/04/20 - 27/04/24 | Disley Governing Board | None | None |
Mark Ross 09/03/21- 08/03/25