Governing Body 2021-22

Larkfield Primary School Governing Body 2021-22

Chair

Mr Andy Pratt

Vice Chair

Mr Peter Howard

Clerk to the Governors

Mr Stephen Travis

Correspondence:

Correspondence should be sent to Governors c/o the school address marked ‘Private & Confidential’ and will be passed on, unopened to the Chair of Governors.

Larkfield Primary School

Preston New Road

Southport

PR9 8PA

Merseyside

Name

Designation

Term expires

Responsibility

Entries on register of interests

Mr Lee Ashton

Parent

16/06/23

Website

H&S

None

Mr Peter Howard

Parent

16/11/24

Curriculum

Governor at another school

Mrs Amy Carapanagiotu

Parent

22/03/25

Finance

None

Mrs Julie Postlethwaite

Parent

22/03/25

EYFS

Safeguarding 

Spouse provides services to school

Vacancy

LA

Mr Julian Ward

Headteacher

Ex-officio

Spouse employed by school

Mr David Palmen

Staff

20/4/23

None

Mr Andrew Pratt

Co-opted

24/03/25

Chair

None

Rev Stewart McTaggart

Co-opted

16/11/24

Community

RE

None

Vacancy

Co-opted

All governors have full voting rights, other than associate governors, who are non-voting.

The governing body operates under an instrument of government made by Sefton LEA on 6th February 2015, following a restructure under the revised framework for governance.

The governing body of Larkfield Community Primary School shall consist of:

• 4 Parent governors [these are elected by the parents of children at the school]
• 1 Local Authority governors [these are appointed by the local authority]
• 1 Staff governor
• 1 Headteacher
• 3 Co-opted governors [appointed by the governing body]

The governing body may also appoint ‘associate members’ to its sub-committees. Associates may be specialists in a particular field, who can advise the governors on matters of policy. Associates will not normally attend full governor meetings and do not have voting rights. Their tenure will be according to the needs of the governing body and can be open-ended or for the duration of a specific project.

Correct as at 21st September 2021