Ansdell Primary School

Explore, Endeavour, Embrace, Excel

Ansdell Primary School Governing Body

Explore, Endeavour, Embrace, Excel

A message from the Chair of Governors:

On behalf of the Governors, I would like to welcome you to Ansdell Primary School, a wonderful school I am very proud to be associated with. I hope you enjoy looking around our web site.

The Governing Body is comprised of a team of volunteers representing parents, staff, the Local Authority and the community. We work closely as a group with the Head Teacher in particular to oversee the direction and leadership of the school. Governor meetings are held termly and we also regularly meet in smaller working groups to look at, amongst many other things, specific projects, developments, finances, school policies and to monitor the work of the school.

Ansdell Primary School is a very happy school with a dedicated and hard working staff team. Every child is included and valued, our teachers and support staff are totally committed to supporting the children not only in their academic achievement but to become confident and well-rounded individuals.

Please come and visit us to see what Ansdell Primary School can offer your child. I’m sure you will not be disappointed.

Ian Weafer
Chair of Governors

 

 Who are our Governors?

We currently have 14 governors.  Our Governing Body is made up of people from different parts of our community.  Co-opted Governors are individuals who have been invited to join the Governing Body because of their specific skills or knowledge.  Staff and parent governors are elected by their peers.  Local Authority Governors are appointed by Lancashire County Council but are usually selected from people within the wider school community. 

Ansdell Governors

 Co-opted Governors:

 Ian Weafer (Chair)

John Wigglesworth (Vice Chair)

Fiona Harrison

Jo Ardern

Janette Weafer

Rev. Paul Bye

Parent Governors:

Wendy Barr

Adam Briscoe

Rob Brocklebank

Michelle Copeland

Local Authority Governor

Vacancy

Staff Governors

Zoe White

Suzanne Thomas (Headteacher)

 Governor Committees

Standards and Effectiveness:

Adam Briscoe

Janette Weafer

Rob Brocklebank

Ian Weafer

Zoe White

Suzanne Thomas

Curriculum:

Michelle Copeland

Fiona Harrison

John Wigglesworth

Jo Ardern

Rev. Paul Bye

Zoe White

Suzanne Thomas

Health, Safety and Safeguarding

John Wigglesworth (Chair)

Ian Weafer

Fiona Harrison

Wendy Barr

Zoe White

Suzanne Thomas

Resources

Ian Weafer (Chair)

John Wigglesworth

Adam Briscoe

Suzanne Thomas

Pay Committee

Adam Briscoe

John Wigglesworth

Wendy Barr

Pay Appeals

Jo Ardern

Janette Weafer

Vacancy

Headteacher's Appraisal

Ian Weafer

Michelle Copeland

Pupil Discipline

Ian Buglass

John Wigglesworth

Janette Weafer

Staff Attendance, Discipline and Dismissal

Ian Buglass

John Wigglesworth

Rob Brocklebank

Staff Attendance, Discipline and Dismissal Appeals

Jo Ardern

Rev. Paul Bye

Vacancy

Grievance/Complaints Review

Adam Briscoe

Michelle Copeland

Ian Weafer

Governors can be contacted directly through school - either by letter addressed to Mr Ian Weafer, Chair of Governors, or by requesting a call from a governor. 

If you would like to know more about the role of a school governor, please click here 

 

Register of Governor Business Interests 

Register of Governors' Attendance 

Name

Type of Governor

Appointed by:

Term of Office

Committees

Mr Ian Weafer

Chair of Governors

Chair – Resources Committee

Safeguarding and Child Protection Governor

Co-opted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors

13th April 2019 - 12th April 2023

13 April 2015 – 12 April 2019

Academic Year 2015-2016 Attendance:12/12

Academic Year 2016-17 Attendance:12/12

Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Attendance:12/12

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance:13/13

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:11/11

Academic Year 2021-2022

Attendance 12/13

Academic Year 2-22-2023

Attendance 12/13

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum

Resources (Fin/Staff/Build)

Health & Safety & Safeguarding

Mrs S Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Headteacher

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 September 2018 - Present

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance:13/13

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:11/11

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 13/13

Academic Year 2022-2023

Attendance 13/13

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum

Resources (Fin/Staff/Build)

Health & Safety & Safeguarding

Mr Ian Buglass

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Authority

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 June 2019 - 31st May 2023

Academic Year 2015 - 2016 Attendance:4/6

Academic Year 2016 - 2017 Attendance:5/6

Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Attendance:4/6

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance: 5/7

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:5/6

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 2/7

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Attendance 1/7

Resources (Fin/Staff/Build)

Mrs Fiona Harrison

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-opted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 December 2020 – 3 December 2024

January 2017 - January 2021

Academic Year 2015 - 2016 Attendance:8/9

Academic Year 2016 - 2017 Attendance:9/9

Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Attendance:7/9

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance: 5/7

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:8/8

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 10/10

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Attendance 9/10

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum

Health & Safety & Safeguarding

Mr John Wigglesworth

Vice Chair

Health Safety & Safeguarding Committee Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-Opted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 October 2019 – 11 October 2023

Academic Year 2015 - 2016 Attendance:11/11

Academic Year 2016 - 2017 Attendance:12/12

Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Attendance:10/12

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance: 13/13

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance: 13/13

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Attendance 12/13

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum

Resources (Fin/Staff/Build)

Health & Safety & Safeguarding

 

Mrs Joanne Ardern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-opted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

November 2021- November 2025

Academic Year 2015 - 2016 Attendance:5/6

Academic Year 2016 - 2017 Attendance:6/6

Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Attendance:5/6

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance: 6/7

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:6/6

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 7/7 

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

5/7

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum

Mrs Janette Weafer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-opted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 April 2019 – 12 April 2023

Academic Year 2015 - 2016 Attendance:3/6

Academic Year 2016 - 2017 Attendance:6/6

Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Attendance:5/6

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance: 7/7

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:6/6

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 6/7 

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

7/7

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum

Rev Paul Bye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Co-opted  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governors

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Year 2016 - 2017 Attendance:2/2

Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Attendance:6/6

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance: 6/7

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:6/6

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 6/7

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Attendance 6/7

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum

Mrs Michelle Copeland

 Standards & Effectiveness Committee Chair

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parents 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oct 2021 to Oct 2025

Academic Year 2017 - 2018 Attendance:4/4

Academic Year 2018 - 2019 Attendance: 7/7

Academic Year 2019 - 2020 Attendance:6/6

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 8/10

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Attendance 8/10

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum

 

 

Mrs Zoe White

 

 

 

Staff

 

 

 

Staff

 

 

 

1st Sept 2021 - 31st August 2025

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 8/13

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

12/13

Health & Safety & Safeguarding Committee

Standards & Effectiveness Committee 

Mr Adam Briscoe

 

 

Parent

 

 

Parents

 

 

Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Attendance 9/9

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Attendance 7/9

Resources Committee

Standards & Effectiveness Committee

Mr Garry Everitt

 

 

 

Co-opted

 

 

 

Governors

 

 

 

4th July 2022 - 3rd July 2026

Attendance 1/2

Academic Year 2022 - 2023

Attendance 3/7

 

Mr Rob Brockleband

Parent

Parents

21st February 2023 - 31 July 2023

Attendance 4/5

 

Mrs Wendy Barr

Parent

Parents

21st February 2023 - 31st July 2023

Attendance 5/6

Resigned Governors 

 

 

 

 

Mr Alan Pedder

Co-Opted

Governors

13 April 2015

Resigned 7 February 2016

 

Mrs Pam Curtis

Co-Opted

Governors

13 April 2015

Resigned 6 September 2015

 

Mrs Pam  Batty

Staff

Staff

 

26 September 2011

Resigned 25 September 2015

 

Mr Pat Dobson

Co-opted

Governors

13 April 2015

Resigned Oct 2016

 

Mrs Sukie Woodhouse

Co-opted

Governors

November 2015

Resigned  June 2017

 

Mrs M Thomas

Staff

Staff

13 April 2015 – 12 April 2019

Resigned Jan 2018

 

 

Mrs M Colligan

Headteacher

Governors

1 January 2014 - 31st August 2018

Resign

 

 

Mrs Jillian MacNamara

 

Parent

Parents

28 April 2015 – 27 April 2019

 

 

Mrs Sophie Vincent

 

Co-opted

Governors

February 2018 - February 2022

 

Mrs Annabel Southern

 

 

Parents

Parents

23 May 2016 – 22 May 2020

 

 

Mr Rob Hezel

Parents

Parents

Attendance 2016 – 2019 

Mrs Kellie Rainford

 

 

 

Staff

Staff

January 2018 - 31st April 2021 (resigned & left the school)

 

Mrs Lara Hornby

Parents

Parents

13 October 2018 – 21st May 2021

 

 

 

Miss Alison Donnelly

Parent

Parent

February 2020 - 12th January 2023