Meet Our Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ page. The aim of this page is to inform parents of the structure and remit of Birchwood Community High School Governing Body and how the Governing Body functions for the benefit of the School.
Andrea Atherton
Chair of Governors
Community Governor Member
Term: 3 Sept 2019 – 2 Sept 2023
Andy Lindsay
Co-opted Governor
Term: 3 Sept 2019 – 2 Sept 2023
Link: Wellbeing
Rosemary Panting
Co-opted Governor Member
Term: 1 Nov 2020 – 31 Oct 2024
Link: Safeguarding and Child Protection
Debi Ost
Co-opted Governor Member
Term: 1 July 2017 – 30 June 2021
Link: SEND and Pupil Premium
Colin Burrows
Community Governor Member
Term: 3 Sept 2019 – 2 Sept 2023
Nigel Reeves
Parent Governor
Term: 22 Nov 2019 – 21 Nov 2023
Mark Proctor
Co-opted Governor
Term: 3 Sept 2019 – 2 Sept 2023
Paul McCaffery
Co-opted Governor
Term: 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2022
Emma Mills
Headteacher
Ex-Officio Governor
Carol Walsh
Staff Governor
Term: 1 March 2019 – 28 Feb 2023
Link: Birchwood College
Charlie Ruddy
Parent Governor
Term: 7 March 2020 – 6 March 2024
Link: Business
Kelly Leonard
Co-opted Governor
Term: 28 Sept 2020 – 27 Sept 2024
Link: Curriculum
Governors who have left in the last 12 months
Paul Taylor
Community Governor
Term: 1 Nov 2016 – 4 March 2020
Birchwood Community Academy Trust
The links below provide more details about the academy trust and how it is governed:
Annual Governance Statement 2019-2020
Governance Structure – The Basics
Funding Agreement
Articles of Association
Register of Business and Pecuniary Interest
Register of People with Significant Control
Governors Attendance at Meetings
Commitee Structure
The committees of the governing body are as follows:
Executive Committee
Colin Burrows (Chair)
Andrea Atherton
Rosemary Panting
Debi Ost
Emma Mills
Pay Committee
Debit Ost (Chair)
Rosemary Panting
Nigel Reeves
Emma Mills
Policy Committee
Mark Proctor (Chair)
Nigel Reeves
Rosemary Panting
Andrea Atherton
Colin Burrows
Emma Mills
