Our Governors

Blackshaw Moor CofE (VC) First School Constitution:-

Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

Governor Membership

Name	Governor Type	Term From	Term To	Additional Information	Roles and Link Gov	Email
Mrs Lynne Ball	Co-opted Governor	10th January 2023	10th January 2027		Vice Chair Curriculum	lball@ttlt.org.uk
Samantha Banks	Parent Governor	19th Oct 2022	18th Oct 2026		Safeguarding, Child Protection, On-Line Safety	sbanks@ttlt.org.uk
Mrs Samantha Crawforth	Headteacher					scrawforth@ttlt.org.uk
Thomas Howe	Parent Governor	18th Oct 2022	19th Oct 2026		SEND	tmhowe1987@gmail.com
Christopher Oates	Foundation Governor	19th Oct 2021	18th Oct 2025		H&S	coates@ttlt.org.uk
Julie Picken	Staff Governor	18th Oct 2021	17th Oct 2025		Prevent, School Council	jpicken@ttlt.org.uk
Mrs Rach Torr	Co-opted Governor	21st March 2023	20th March 2027		Chair LAC Pupil Premium PE/Sports Premium	rtorr@ttlt.org.uk
Historical Members
Miss Nicola Frost	Co-opted Governor	8th Nov 2022	24th January 2023	Resigned to become clerk to the governors	Sub committee meeting clerk Website	nfrost@ttlt.org.uk
Frances Ward	Parent	13th June 2018	12th June 2022	Term of office expiry

Our Governors are drawn from a wide cross section of our community, each one bringing special skills to benefit our school. We actively support our Head Teacher in the managing of our school. This takes place through individual committees. The leadership and Management committees meet regularly and each Governor sits on one or two of them. Full Governing Body meetings take place once a term.

We have an “open door” policy and Governors can visit the school anytime. Governors come in to observe lessons and to talk informally with staff and pupils and to see the school working on a daily basis.

As we are a small rural school, the local community is very important to our school’s well-being. Our Governors encourage school involvement with our local church and with community organised events. organised locally.

Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

Attendance 2024 – 25

Y = Attended, A = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, ? = NR = Not Required

		Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Governor	Governor Type	19th September 2024	21th November 2024	23rd January 2025	13th March 2025	15th May 2025	19th June 2025
Mrs Lynne Ball	Co-opted Governor	Y
Samantha Banks	Parent Governor	A
Mrs Samantha Crawforth	Headteacher	Y
Miss Nicola Frost	Clerk to the Governors	Y
Thomas Howe	Parent Governor	Y
Christopher Oates	Foundation Governor	Y
Julie Picken	Staff Governor	Y
Mrs Rach Torr	Co-opted Governor	Y

The Local Governing Body of Blackshaw Moor CofE First School ensure that governors and staff are not involved in activities that might conflict with their role within the school. It is especially important to demonstrate that individuals do not benefit personally from the decisions made by the governors, unless such decisions are made openly and legitimately. As such the register of interests must be available on the school website.

This register is updated fully each year and reviewed during the year.