Structure of our Governing Board
This is our new Federation Governing Board formed from 1st September 2016. All Governors unless stated had a starting date of 1.9.16 when the new Board was formed.
Instrument of Governance
Governor |
Photo |
Governor Type |
Comittee |
Voting Rights |
Governor term ends |
Pecuniary Interests | Member of another Governing Body | Attendance at Full Governors' Meeting (Out of 3) |
Sam Ray |
|
Headteacher | Finance and Curriculum
| Yes |
No end date |
No |
No |
3/3 |
Jan Phillips (Chair) |
| Co-opted Governing Board | Finance and Curriculum | Yes |
28/06/2027 |
No |
No |
3/3 |
Anthony Sutcliffe (Vice Chair) |
| Co-opted Governing Board | Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
31/08/2026 |
No |
No |
3/3 |
John Cheetham |
| Foundation St Margaret's PCC then agreed by Diocese |
Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
28/06/2027 |
No |
No |
3/3 |
Mechele Carpenter |
| Foundation St Luke's PCC then agreed by Diocese |
Finace and Curriculum |
Yes |
06/03/2026 | Executive at St Luke's Bursar |
No |
3/3 |
Seb Daly |
|
LA Governor Local Authority |
Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
07/09/2024 |
Yes |
No |
3/3 |
Caroline Begley |
|
Co-opted Governing Board
|
Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
31/08/2024 |
No |
No |
3/3 |
Reverend Peter Jones |
| Foundation (Ex-Officio) Di ocese | Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
No end Date | No | Yes - St John's Keele
|
3/3 |
Reverend Tim Watson |
| Foundation (Ex-Officio) Diocese
| Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
No End Date | No | Yes-Sir John Offley
|
1/3 |
Hilary Griffiths |
| Co-opted Governing Board
| Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
31/08/26 |
No |
No |
2/3 |
Dennis Morris |
|
Co-opted Governing Board |
Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
31/08/2024
| Husband of Ruth Morris (owner of Roosters) |
No |
2/3 |
Katy Goetzee |
| Staff Voted by the St Luke's and Betley staff
| Finance and Curriculum | Yes |
31/08/2025 | No | Yes- Church Lawton | 3/3 |
Helen Finn (Vice Chair) |
| Parent Parental vote (Betley CE Primary School) |
Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
01/10/2024 |
No |
No |
3/3 |
Gemma Whittingham |
|
Associate Member Governing Board |
Finance and Curriculum |
No |
31/08/2024 | Deputy Head of the Great Oaks CE Learning Federation |
No |
2/3 |
Samantha Turner |
| Parent Parental vote (St Luke's CE Primary School) |
Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
02/02/2024 |
Rydale Roofing |
No |
2/3 |
| Emma Baines |
| Co-opted Governing Board | Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
05/12/2027 |
No |
No |
2/3 (New Governor) |
Linda Hough |
| Co-opted Governing Board | Finance and Curriculum |
Yes |
05/12/2027 |
No |
No |
2/3 (New Governor) |
