Ridgewood Community High School, Eastern Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire BB10 2AT

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Ridgewood High School

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Governors Attendance Governor Committees Details and Register of Interests

 

At Ridgewood Community High School, we have a strong and active Board of Governors. Our Governors meet regularly and have distinctive roles. They meet once a term as
a full governing body, and every term in subcommittees, these are:

• Finance, Personnel & Resources
Teaching, Learning & Standards
• Buildings, Health & Safety

These committees report to the full Governing body with recommendations. Governors core strategic functions are:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure the school adheres to the financial policies 

Members of our Governing Body are:

Chair of Governors
Mr David Preston

Governor Roles:

  • Chair of Governors
  • Chair:  Finance, Personnel and Resources
  • Nominated Governor - Finance, Personnel and Resources
  • Nominated Governor - Safeguarding

Headteacher Governor

 
Mr Ian Carden

Governor Roles:

  •  Governor on all committees
Parent Governors  
Mrs Nicola O'Sullivan

Governor Role:

  • Governor: Buildings/H&S
Staff Governors  
Mr Andrew Clare

Governor Role:

  • Vice-Chair: Buildings/H&S
  • Governor: Teaching, Learning & Standards
Mrs Jayne Rostron

Governor Role:

  • Governor:  Finance, Personnel & Resources
Community Governors  
Mr Nick Brindle

Governor Roles: 

  • Vice-Chair of Governors
  • Chair: Teaching, Learning & Standards
  • Governor: Finance, Personnel & Resources
  • Nominated Governor - Teaching, Learning & Standards
Mr Robert Browning

Governor Role: 

  • Governor: Teaching, Learning & Standards
Mr Mark Cain

Governor Role: 

  • Governor: Buildings/H&S
Mr Geoffrey Kay

Governor Role: 

  • Governor: Buildings/H&S
Mrs Janet Wyatt

Governor Role: 

  • Governor: Finance, Personnel & Resources
  • Governor: Teaching, Learning & Standards
Local Authority Governors

Mrs Pamela Binder

Governor Roles:

  • Chair: Buildings/H&S
  • Governor: Finance, Personnel & Resources
  • Nominated Governor - Buildings/H&S