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Meet the Governors

Balderstone St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Governing Body 2025/26
 

Full name

Appointed

by...

Janet Leaver

(chair)

Foundation
Louise Dixon Foundation Governor 
Yasmin Riaz LCC
Jonathan Greenwood

Foundation Governor

Blackburn Diocese

Ryan Dixon

Foundation Governor - PCC

Sara Seedall

(vice chair)

Foundation Governor - PCC

Rosemary Cummings EX officio
John Evans Foundation Governor - PCC
Janet Smith Observer
Dawn Burton Staff Governor
Victoria Gow Head teacher
Nicola Draycott

Co-opted

Deputy Head teacher

Akhil Pathan Parent Governor
Mohmed Patel  Co-opted Governor
Rebecca Gray Parent Governor

 

Committees Of The Governing Body
 

Committee Title Remit Membership
Quality of Education 

Review school data.

Review the profile of teaching in school.

Pupil Premium strategy.

Challenge and support the Head teacher in

setting challenging targets and maintaining high standards.

 

Mrs. Seedall

Mrs. Dixon

Mrs. Gow

 

Finance and Staffing

Strategic overview of school budget and budget setting.

Review school balances and spending.

Recruitment and retention.

School's financial value statement.

 

Mrs Gow

Miss Riaz

Mrs Seedall

Mrs Smith

Building, Health and Safety

School buildings and building projects.

Health and safety policy and monitoring.

Accident monitoring.

Mrs. Burton

Mr. Dixon

Mr, Evans

Mrs Gow

Curriculum, Church and Community

Pupils, well being and attendance.

Behaviour.

Curriculum policies.

Church and community links

Mrs Gow

Mrs Dixon

Mr Greenwood

Mrs Leaver

Miss Riaz

Nominated Governors
 

Mrs Leaver

Safeguarding, Wellbeing, Year 6

Mrs. Dixon

Art, SEND

Mrs. Burton Early Years, wellbeing, Attendance
Mr. Greenwood

Computing and online safety, PREVENT

Mrs. Cummins

RE and worship, Sustainabiliy

Mrs. Seedall

Science, Music

Miss Riaz English
Mrs Smith French, Maths
Mrs Draycott PSHE
Mrs Gow RSE
Mr Evans Training link

Year Group Governors

At Balderstone, we also have governors assigned to Year Groups.

The Year Group Governor will take a special interest in their Year Group and follow them through school.

They may be invited to special events and school visits with their Year Group.

2025-26

EYFS - Mrs Cummins

Year 1 - Mrs Gray

Year 2- Mrs Leaver

Year 3 - Mr Dixon & Mr Evans

Year 4 - Mr Greenwood & Mrs Seedall

Year 5 - Mrs Pathan & Miss Riaz

Year 6 - Mrs Smith & Mrs Dixon