Our Governors

Blackshaw Moor CofE (VC) First School Constitution:-

Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

Governor Membership

Name	Governor Type	Term From	Term To	Additional Information	Roles and Link Gov	Email
Mrs Samantha Crawforth	Headteacher					scrawforth@ttlt.org.uk
Thomas Howe	Parent Governor	18th Oct 2022	19th Oct 2026		H & S, Sports Premium	tmhowe1987@gmail.com
Julie Picken	Staff Governor	18th Oct 2021	17th Oct 2025		Website and Compliance	jpicken@ttlt.org.uk
Mrs Rach Torr	Co-opted Governor	21st March 2023	20th March 2027		Chair LAC Safeguarding	rtorr@ttlt.org.uk
Claire Worrall	Co-opted Governor	1st May 2025	30th April 2029		SEND, Pupil Premium	cworrall@ttlt.org.uk
Donna Garnett	Clerk to Governors				Governor Training	dgarnett@ttlt.org.uk
Historical Members
Miss Nicola Frost	Co-opted Governor	8th Nov 2022	24th January 2023	Resigned to become clerk to the governors	Sub committee meeting clerk Website	nfrost@ttlt.org.uk
Frances Ward	Parent Governor	13th June 2018	12th June 2022	Term of office expiry
Christopher Oates	Foundation Governor	19th Oct 2021	23rd Jan 2025	Resigned	H&S
Mrs Lynne Ball	Co-opted Governor	10th January 2023	5th March 2025	Resigned	Vice Chair Curriculum
Samantha Banks	Parent Governor	19th Oct 2022	2nd Oct 2025	resigned	Safegaurding, Child protection, Online safety

Our Governors are drawn from a wide cross section of our community, each one bringing special skills to benefit our school. We actively support our Head Teacher in the managing of our school. This takes place through individual committees. The leadership and Management committees meet regularly and each Governor sits on one or two of them. Full Governing Body meetings take place once a term.

We have an “open door” policy and Governors can visit the school anytime. Governors come in to observe lessons and to talk informally with staff and pupils and to see the school working on a daily basis.

As we are a small rural school, the local community is very important to our school’s well-being. Our Governors encourage school involvement with our local church and with community organised events. organised locally.

Governor Report to Parents 2024/25

Blackshaw Moor CofE First School

Attendance 2024 – 25

Y = Attended, A = Apologies Accepted, NA = Apologies not Accepted, NS = No Apologies sent, NR = Not Required

		Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
Governor	Governor Type	2nd October 2025	20th November 2025	29th January 2026	19th March 2026	14th May 2026	25th June 2026
Samantha Banks	Parent Governor	A
Samantha Crawforth	Headteacher	Y
Donna Garnett	Clerk to the Governors	Y
Thomas Howe	Parent Governor	Y
Julie Picken	Staff Governor	Y
Rach Torr	Co-opted Governor	Y
Claire Worrall	Co-opted Governor	Y

The Local Governing Body of Blackshaw Moor CofE First School ensure that governors and staff are not involved in activities that might conflict with their role within the school. It is especially important to demonstrate that individuals do not benefit personally from the decisions made by the governors, unless such decisions are made openly and legitimately. As such the register of interests must be available on the school website.

This register is updated fully each year and reviewed during the year.