Meet Our Governors

	Term starts	Term end	Declarations (Updated September 2026)
Headteacher
Mrs E Shawcross	08/01/2024
Foundation Ex-Officio
Rev J Heighton	04/03/2018
Chair of Governor
Mrs D Pennington	21/02/2022	20/02/2026	St Gabriels CE Primary Huyton – Chair of Governors/Education and Standards Committee of Rainbow Mat/Heart of Glass – Husband is a Trustee/Our Warm Welcome Charity – Husband is a Trustee
Vice Chair
Mr A Allan	20/10/2023	19/10/2027
Parent Governors
Mr A Allan	20/10/2023	19/10/2027
Mrs L Sharkey	16/10/2025	16/10/2029	EYFS consultant School Improvement Advisor for CDAT Trustee and Director for Early Education (registered charity in England and Wales (no. 313082))
Staff Governor
Mrs L Thompson	21/05/2024	20/05/2028
Co-Opted governors
Mr Callum Dagnall	01/01/2025	01/01/2029	Headteacher – Bleak Hill Primary School
Mrs P Burke	21/09/2023	20/09/2027
Mr Martin Cox	16/10/2025	16/10/2029
Foundation Governors
Mrs D Pennington	21/02/2022	20/02/2026
Mr K Gratton	21/11/2022	20/11/2026
Rev J Heighton	04/03/2018

Clerk to the Governing Body: Mrs C Owen

Link Roles:

Mrs D Pennington	Pupil Premium
Mr A Allan	Attendance
Mr A Allan	Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Filtering and Monitoring
Mrs P Burke	Safeguarding
Mr K Gratton	Health, Safety, Allergy Awareness and Sustainability
Mrs D Pennington	SEND
Rev. Janet	Christian Distinctiveness and RE
Mr C Dagnall	Curriculum
Mrs L Sharkey	EYFS
Mr M Cox	Personal Development and Wellbeing