Meet the Governors

Local Governing Body

Rock Ferry Primary School is part of Cheshire Academies Trust (CAT). Governance of the academy is split between those matters decided at Trust Board Level, and those matters delegated to the local governing body.

The local governing body is made up of community representatives, parents and school staff. 

Further information regarding governance across Cheshire Academies Trust schools, including the Scheme of Delegation, can be found at https://www.cheshireacademiestrust.co.uk/

Local governors have an important role to play in both challenging and supporting the leadership team on key aspects of the school’s strategy, always with a strategic lens on governance and the safe but dynamic leadership of the school.

Once a vacancy arises, governors are elected or appointed onto the local committee and perform their role on a voluntary basis.

The focus of the local committee is:

Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school by;

• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure it's money is well spent; 
• Ensuring the financial performance of the organisation and making sure it's money is well spent; 
• Ensuring that other key players with a stake in the organisation get their voices heard.

We do this by knowing and understanding the school and the wider educational context, reading meeting paperwork and attending meetings where we ask questions to ensure that the best possible decisions are made for the benefit of the children in the school, attending training and development events to improve our skills and knowledge and adhering to the trust’s code of conduct. 

Please see information regarding members of our Local Governing Body below. Declarations of interest are checked at every Local Governing Body meeting, this page being updated with any changes which may arise.

 

Sara Radley, Headteacher

Declaration of Interests: None

 

Mark Easdown, Co-opted Governor, Chair of Governors 

Term of Office: 1^st September 2021 – 31^st August 2025

Declarations of Interests: None

 

Deborah Merchant, Co-opted Governor, Vice Chair of Governors

Term of Office: 26^th November 2021 – 25^th November 2025

Declarations of Interest: Governor at Fender Primary School

 

Vince Byrne, Co-opted Governor

Term of Office: 22^nd March 2023 – 21^st March 2027

Declarations of Interest: Health and Safety Business

 

David Casson, Co-opted Governor

Term of Office: 25^th February 2022 to 24^th February 2026

Declaration of Interests: None

 

Nichola Joyce, Parent Governor

Term of Office: 25^th February 2022 to 24^th February 2026

Declarations of Interest: None

 

Jacci Keegan, Staff Governor

Term of Office: 29^th June 2023 – 28^th June 2027

Declarations of Interest: None

 

Emma Davies, Staff Governor

Term of Office: 23^rd November 2022 to 22^nd November 2026

Declaration of Interests: None

 

Craig Fitzpatrick-Hamilton, Staff Governor

Term of Office: 23^rd November 2022 to 22^nd November 2026

Declaration of Interests: UNISON Branch Officer

 

Governor Meeting Dates 2024-25

Thursday 26th September 2024 at 4pm

Thursday 21st November 2024 at 4pm

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