Meet the Governors
LOCAL BOARD DETAILS
At Pinehurst Primary School governance of the academy is split between those matters decided at Board Level, and those matters delegated to the Local Committee.
The Local Committee is made up of community representatives, parents and school staff. Further information regarding governance, including the Scheme of Delegation, can be found at https://www.cheshireacademiestrust.co.uk/
The Local Governing Body is constituted in accordance with the requirements of Cheshire Academies Trust set out by Cheshire Academies Trust which shall include:
Headteacher
Up to 2 staff governors
At least 2 and up to 4 parent governors
Up to 8 co-opted governors
As the Local Governing Body, we 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.
Headteacher, Katy Glynn
Term of Office: Ex-Officio
Declaration of Interest: None declared
Chair of Governors
June Simm, Co-opted
Term of Office: 28 March 2023 to 27 March 2027
Declarations of Interest: Governor at St Oswald's (from 2nd September 2020), Chair of Governors at Emmaus Church of England and Catholic School
Vice Chair of Governors
Nicola Horton, Co-opted
Term of Office: 3 October 2023 - 2 October 2027
Declarations of Interest: Health and Wellbeing Manager, School Improvement Liverpool (since 1st April 2011)
Karen Mulvihill Co-opted
Term of Office: 12 December 2023 - 11 December 2027
Declaration of Interest: Employed by School Improvement Liverpool
Frank Hilliard Co-opted
Term of Office: 3 October 2023 to 2 October 2027
Declaration of Interest: Governor on another primary school board
Jane Cain, Co-opted
Term of Office: 10 February 2025 - 09 February 2029
Declaration of Interest: Governor at Emmaus Primary School (since 12th December 2018), family member employed by school
Adam Timms Staff
Term of Office: 18 October 2022 - 17 October 2026
Declaration of Interest: None Declared
William Coyne, Parent
Term of Office: 22nd October 2024 - 21st October 2028
Declaration of Interest: None declared
Emma Duffy, Parent
Term of Office: 10th February 2026 - 9th February 2030
Declaration of Interest: None declared
Daniel Howard, Co-opted
Term of Office: 9 July 2024 - 9 July 2028
Declaration of Interest: None Declared
Lesley Roach, Co-opted
Term of Office: 3 October 2023 - 2 October 2027
Declaration of Interest: Headteacher at Rice Lane Primary and Nursery School (from 1st September 2001 to date)
Maria Kane, Co-opted
Term of Office: 7 July 2026 to 6 July 2030
Declarations of Interest: TBC
Governors Who Have Left in the Previous 12 Months
Lynn Byland, Co-opted, 19 March 2024 - 7 July 2026, No Declared Interests