Meet the Governors
Who We Are
Foundation Governors
Mrs Sarah Howard – term of office started on 20th July 2021
Sarah is Chair of Governors, the Safeguarding Governor and the Training and Development Link Governor. She is a secondary school teacher with pastoral responsibilities, a former pupil and a current parent.
Mr James Roles - term of office started in October 2021
James is a Health & Safety teacher and adviser in industry and is the Health & Safety Governor.
Cllr Luis McBriar - term of office started on 23rd March 2021
Luis is the SEND Governor
(There is currently one vacancy for a Foundation Governor)
Diocesan Foundation Governor
(Position is currently vacant)
Ex-Officio Governor
Mr Paul Sanderson - appointed in 1st September 2019
Paul is the Priest-in-Charge at St Stephen's Church, Elton
Local Authority Governor
Councillor Jackie Harris - appointed 1st May 2019
Jackie is a local Councillor in the Church Ward.
Parent Governors
Mrs Lisa McCullough – appointed 1st July 2022
Lisa is Vice-Chair of Governors and the Pupil Premium Governor.
Mrs Nazia Arshid - appointed 1st July 2022
Staff Governors
Mrs Jane Parsons – appointed 1st September 2016
Mrs Parsons is Head Teacher of St. Stephen’s CE Primary School
Mrs Sally Denney
Mrs Denney is currently Acting Head Teacher of St. Stephen's CE Primary School.
(Staff governor position is currently vacant)
Associate Member
Mr Robert Haigh - appointed in November 2016
Robert is a Diocesan School Advisor, a SIAMS inspector and a former Secondary School Head Teacher. Robert is also a Foundation Governor at St. Anne's CE Primary School, Rossendale and is Company Director of RHA Educational Consultancy Ltd.
Robert serves on the Head Teacher Performance Management Panel as agreed by the Governing Body. Robert is also the Link Governor for English.
Former Governors (2023-24)
Mrs Charlotte Cooney - (Staff governor) appointed in October 2019.
Mrs Cooney has been a teacher at St Stephen's CE Primary School since September 2016. She has served on the governing body for 4 years.
Former Governors (2022-23)
Miss Katrina Roles - (Foundation governor) appointed in May 2022
Katrina served as a governor for 6 months.
Former Governors (2021-22)
Mrs Jenny Downham (Diocesan Governor) appointed in September 2018.
Jenny joined the Governing Body in 2006 as a Foundation Governor and retired from governance in September 2022.
Mr Andrew Mielczarski (Parent Governor) appointed in September 2019.
Andrew served as a governor for almost 3 years and stepped down in June 2022.
Mrs Barbara Ingham (Foundation Governor) appointed in September 2018.
Barbara served as a governor for 4 years until September 2022.
Former Governors (2019-20)
Mrs Val Eustice - (Foundation Governor) appointed in September 2016
Val served as a governor for 4 years until September 2020.
Rev Kathy Selby - (Foundation Governor) appointed September 2016
Kathy served as a governor for 4 years until September 2020.
Former Governors (2018-2019)
Mr Chris Ryan - (Parent Governor) appointed in September 2015
Chris served as a governor for 8 years and stepped down in September 2019.
Mr Steve Clark - (ex-Officio Governor) appointed in May 2017
Steve served as a member of the governing body until July 2019.
Mrs Nicola Garside - (Staff Governor) appointed in September 2017.
Nicola served two terms of office on the governing body and resigned from the governing body in September 2019.
Former Governors (2017-18)
Mr Harold Baxter – (Diocesan Governor) appointed in September 2013
Harold served as a member of the governing body for over 30 years and retired from governance in September 2018.
Mr Matthew Ablett - (Parent Governor) appointed in April 2016
Matthew served two terms as a parent governor and resigned from the governing body in July 2018.
Mrs Kim Griffiths - (LA Governor) appointed in December 2017
Kim served as a governor for two terms and resigned from the governing body in October 2018.
Pecuniary and Business Interests
A declaration of Business and Pecuniary Interests is made at the start of each meeting of the governing body and a record of this is retained by the clerk and the School.
Mr Robert Haigh is a governor at one other school and Chair of the Roach Valley Trust.
Cllr Jackie Harris serves as a governor at one other primary school in Bury and at one high school in Bury.
Mrs Sarah Howard is a secondary school teacher in Bury and a parent of two pupils at the school.
Mrs Jane Parsons has declared a Business Interest in the School's telephone system. She is also a governor at another school in Bury.