Our Governing Board
The Governing Board of Rumworth School is totally committed in supporting the school to provide a high quality, rounded educational experience that prepares our learners for life.

Headteacher
Gary Johnson

Chair of Governors
Lorraine Ellis

Vice-Chair of Governors
Dr. Sam Fox

Co-Opted Governors	Parent Governors	Staff Governor	LA Governor
Christine Bleasdale	Sarah Catherall	Emma Brock	Vacancy
​George Lawson	Aydin Zorlutuna	.	.
​Lawrence Lilley	Vacancy	.	.
Vacancy	.	.	.

Declarations of Interest

Name	Member Type	Appointed by	Business/ ​Other Interests	Financial ​Interests	Other Governor Roles	Dates and term of office:
​Gary Johnson	Headteacher	​Governing Board	​None	​None	None	15/05/2013 -
​Lorraine Ellis	Chair	​Governing Board	None	None	None	22/05/2022 - 21/05/2026
​Dr. Sam Fox	Vice-Chair	​Governing Board​	None​	None	None	02/04/2019 - 01/04/2023
​Susan Banister	LA Governor	​Local Authority	None	None	None	17/08/2018 - 16/08/2022
Emma Brock	Staff	Staff Election	None	None	None	​09/07/2019 - 08/07/2023
Christine Bleasdale	Co-Opted	Governing Board	None	None	None	11/05/2020 - 11/05/2024
George Lawson	Co-Opted	Governing Board	None	None	None	26/11/2019 - 25/11/2023
Lawrence Lilley	Co-Opted	Governing Board	None	None	None	13/12/2021 - 12/12/2025
Sarah Catherall	Parent	Parent Election	None	None	None	22/01/2021 - 21/01/2025
Aydin Zorlutuna	Parent	Parent Election	None	None	None	05/10/2022 - 04/10/2026

Committees and Governor Responsibilities

Name	Member Type	Committees	Governor responsibilities/ ​Link Governor Roles
​Gary Johnson	Headteacher	​Headteacher on all committees​	.
​Lorraine Ellis	Chair	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​	Wholeschool Curriculum, Maths Curriculum, ​Strategic Development, Child protection, safeguarding and safer recruitment.
​​Dr. Sam Fox	Vice-Chair	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​​​	Wholeschool Curriculum, English Curriculum, ​Finance and School budget planning, Pupil Premium, Looked After Children, Quality of Education, Student Progress and Attainment, Strategic Development.
​Susan Banister	LA Governor	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​	.
Emma Brock	Staff	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​	.
Christine Bleasdale	Co-Opted	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​	Professional Development and Training, Wellbeing and Mental Health, Wholeschool Pastoral Support.
George Lawson	Co-Opted	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​	Building and Premises, Health and Safety, Professional Development and Training, Strategic Development, Preparation for Adulthood Curriculum, CEIAG Business and Enterprise, Health and Safety.
Lawrence Lilley	Co-Opted	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​	Communication and Stakeholder Engagement, Appraisal
Sarah Catherall	Parent	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​	.
Aydin Zorlutuna	Parent	School Effectiveness Committee, ​Resources Committee​	Building and Premises, Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

Governing Board Attendance Record 2022-2023

Name	Member Type	09/11/22	14/12/22	01/02/23	22/03/23	17/05/23	21/06/23
​Gary Johnson	Headteacher	Present	Present	Present	Rescheduled*	.	.
​Lorraine Ellis	Chair	Present	Not present	Present	R/S	.	.
​​Dr. Sam Fox	Vice-Chair	Present​	Present	Present	R/S	.	.
​Susan Banister	LA Governor	Present​	Present	N/A	R/S	.	.
Emma Brock	Staff	Present	Present	Present	R/S	.	.
Christine Bleasdale	Co-Opted	Not present	Present	Present	R/S	.	.
George Lawson	Co-Opted	Present	Present	Present	R/S	.	.
Lawrence Lilley	Co-Opted	Present	Not present	Present	R/S	.	.
Sarah Catherall	Parent	Not present	Not present	Not present	R/S	.	.
Aydin Zorlutuna	Parent	Present	Not present	Present	R/S	.	.

*22/03/23 meeting rescheduled to 17/05/23 due to new Headteacher interviews

Governing Board Attendance Record 2021-2022

Name	Member Type	13/12/21	01/02/22	22/03/22	17/05/22	04/07/22
​Gary Johnson	Headteacher	Present	Present	​Present	Present	Present
​Lorraine Ellis	Chair	Present	Not Present	Not Present	Not Present	Not Present
​​Dr. Sam Fox	Vice-Chair	Present​	Present	Not Present	Present	Present
​Susan Banister	LA Governor	Present​	Present	Present	Present	Not Present
Emma Brock	Staff	Present	Present	​Present	Present	Not Present
Christine Bleasdale	Co-Opted	Not Present​	Present	​Present	Present	Not Present
George Lawson	Co-Opted	Present	Present	​Present	Present	Present
Lawrence Lilley	Co-Opted	N/A	Present	Not Present	Present	Present
Sarah Catherall	Parent	Not Present​	Not Present	Not Present	Not Present	Not Present
Hannah Lane	Co-Opted	Present	Present	Not Present	Not Present	Present