Governors
What do we do?
The Governing Body acts as a group. We have a range of duties and powers and a general responsibility for the conduct of the school.
We decide:
- the aims and policies of the school;
- how the standards of education can be improved;
- how the school should be run in general terms;
- how to spend the school budget.
We:
- work with the Headteacher and staff to draw up the School Development Plan;
- make sure that the National Curriculum and Religious Education are being taught and report on the National Curriculum assessments and examination results;
- select the Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher;
- make sure proper procedures are in place for appointing, promoting, supporting and disciplining staff;
- oversee the way the school is managed, including matters relating to buildings.
We are a Voluntary Aided School, which means we have more autonomy in some areas of policy than a board of governors of other types of schools. We differ in that we are responsible for:
- the Admission Policy of the school;
- the buildings and their upkeep;
- setting the Religious Education and Collective Worship Policy
and
- we are the employers of the staff in the school.
We are a corporate body, so individual governors are generally protected from personal liability, provided that we act honestly, reasonably and in good faith. We have a Constitution which is written up in a legal document called the Instrument of Government. This sets out the number of members in each category of governor and confirms that the school has a Christian foundation.
On 18 March 2016 the School Governance Constitution Regulations 2012 was amended so that all serving governors in maintained schools will be required to have an enhanced criminal records certificate (ECRC). This means that, by 1 September 2016, all serving governors must have an enhanced CRC and, from April 1 2016, governing bodies must have applied for an ECRC within 21 days of the election or appointment of a new governor.
We can confirm that all governors at Haslingden St James C.E. Primary School have had this completed.
Our School Governors
Governors Attendance
| Governor | Is Eligible to Vote | Autumn Term Pupils Curriculum and Resources Meeting | Autumn Term Full Governors Meeting | Spring Term Pupils Curriculum and Resources Meeting | Spring Term Full Governors Meeting | Summer Term Pupils Curriculum and Resources Meeting | Summer Term Full Governors Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reverend Judith Balkwell | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Mr Paul Adnitt | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Miss Frances Brady | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Miss Lou Brewer | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Mrs C Allenger | Y | N | N* | ||||
| Mrs D Gittins | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Mrs S M Evans | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| Mrs Amina Aatheef | Y | Y | N* | ||||
| Fr Simon Lloyd | Y | N* | Y | ||||
| Mrs Andrea Humberstone | Y | Y | N | ||||
| Jill Lang | Y | N | N/a |
Legend
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Attended | Y |
| Did not attend & Apologies Received if Absent | N |
| Did not attend & Apologies not received | N* |
| Not applicable in this instance | N/A |
| Observer | O |
Additional information
- Lowri Cope and Canon Roger Smith were also Governors until January 2016
- Paul Holden was a Governor until December 2016
- John Binks was a Governor until January 2017
- Mr K Rahman was a Governor until December 2018
- Mrs K Williams was a Governor until November 2018
- Mrs K Jamil was a Governor until November 2019
- Mrs M Murray was a Governor until October 2020
- Mr M Zakaria was a Governor until January 2022
- Mrs A Burton was a Governor until March 2022
- Mrs N Pilkington was a Governor until December 2021
- Mr George Garlick was a Governor until November 2023
- Mr Mohammed Ahmed was a parent Governor until February 2024
- Mrs Joan Lord was a Governor until March 2024
- Mrs J Slater was a Parent Governor until July 2024
- Mrs J Lang was a Governor until November 2025
- No Pecuniary / Business Interests are declared (last updated Mar 2025)
Click on the profiles below to learn more about our Governors at Haslingden St James’ CE Primary School.
