Meetings

A full Governing Board meeting is held once every term. The Governing Board also has three sub committees which monitor and provide strategic direction, challenge and support for the areas which they cover. These are: 

1. Welfare, Inclusion, Pastoral and Safeguarding 

2. Finance and Resources 

3. Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum 

Each sub committee meets once a term and focusses on more specific areas of school governance. Recommendations made by sub committees are then taken back to the fully Governing Board for final approval. 

Welfare, Inclusion, Pastoral and Safeguarding Committee 

Chair: Olive Goodall 

This Committee has responsibility for: 

• Safeguarding and child protection 

• Behaviour 

• Special Educational Needs and disabilities 

• Looked after and post adoption children 

• Equalities 

• Attendance and Punctuality 

• Personal Development & Well Being 

• SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) 

• Disadvantaged Pupils 

• Health Promotion and Sport Premium 

• Parental Engagement and Liaison 

 

Finance and Resources Committee 

Chair: Tecwyn Wright 

This Committee has responsibility for: 

• Budgets - long term strategy and short term monitoring 

• Financial and Business management 

• Health & Safety 

• Premises 

• Staffing & HR 

• Appraisals & CPD including pay recommendations 

• Partnerships 

 

Standards, Effectiveness and Curriculum Committee 

Chair: Sharon Hughes 

This Committee has responsibility for: 

• Strategic Planning and Target Setting 

• School Self Evaluation 

• School Development Plan 

• Pupil outcomes, data & monitoring including for significant groups 

• Internal and external assessment & tracking of pupils 

• Teaching & Learning 

• Narrowing the Gap (Disadvantaged pupils) 

• Curriculum 

• Website 

• All the governors and associate members of Light Oaks Junior School listed below have signed the Register of personal, pecuniary or business interests 

• This is a declaration of any personal or business interest they or any relative or person closely connected with them, have with businesses or other organisations that may have dealings with the school. This could for example include owning or having a relative work for a business that had dealings with school; having a relative working in or for school or being a governor of another school.  

• If any interest a governor has could be seen to cause a conflict of interest they would be asked to withdraw from any decision making concerned. This is to ensure that our governors can always be seen to be putting the interest of the school first. Any potential conflict it is shown below. 
   

Ms Sharon Hughes 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 12/10/23 – 11/10/27 
Category: Co-opted  

Responsibilities: Chair of Governing Board, Chair of Standards Committee, Young Carers Governor 

Appointed by: Governing Board 

Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 3/3 (100%) Committee Meetings: 6/9 (67%) 

 

Mrs Zandra Wilkinson 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 14/10/13 - Present 

Category: Headteacher 

Responsibilities: N/A

Appointed by: Governing Board 

Relevant Interests: niece of Governor Mrs O Goodall 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 3/3 (100%) Committee Meetings: 9/9 (100%) 

 

Mr Tecwyn Wright 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 12/10/23 – 11/10/27 

Category: co-opted 

Responsibilities: vice chair, chair of finance and resources committee, health & safety governor  
Appointed by: Governing Board 

Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 3/3 (100%) Committee Meetings: 2/9 (22%) 

 

Mrs Claire Walker 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 12/10/23 - 11/10/27 

Category: Associate (No voting rights) 

Responsibilities: N/A

Appointed by: Governing Board 

Relevant Interests: wife to teaching assistant Darryll Walker; Chair of Governors at Sacred Heart RC Primary School, Westhoughton, Bolton 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 3/3 (100%) Committee Meetings: 9/9 (100%) 

 

Mrs Olive Goodall 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 12/10/23 - 11/10/27 

Category: Co-opted 

Responsibilities: Chair of the Welfare, Inclusion and Pupil Support Committee, Attendance Governor 

Appointed by: Governing Board 

Relevant Interests: aunt to the headteacher 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 2/3 (67%) Committee Meetings: 9/9 (100%) 

 

Mrs Rachel Dodge 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 4/9/2022 - 3/9/2026 

Category: co-opted 

Responsibilities: Looked after and post-looked after children; Safeguarding 

Appointed by: Governing Board 

Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 1/3 (33%) Committee Meetings: 4/9 (44%) 

 

Cllr Michelle Barnes 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 28/3/2022 - 27/3/2026 
Category: Local Authority 
Responsibilities: Looked after and post-looked after children 

Appointed by: Salford City Council 
Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 0/3 (0%) Committee Meetings: 4/9 (44%) 
 

Mr Stuart Greer 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 9/12/2022 - 8/12/2026 
Category: Parent 
Responsibilities: PE governor

Appointed by: Parent vote 
Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 2/3 (67%) Committee Meetings: 9/9 (100%) 

 

Ms Helen Smith 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 12/9/2022 - 11/9/2026 
Category: Parent 
Responsibilities: none 

Appointed by: Parent vote 
Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 0/3 (0%) Committee Meetings: 3/9 (33%) 
 

Mrs Claire Smith 

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 24/9/2024 - 23/9/2026 

Category: Staff 
Responsibilities: none 

Appointed by: Staff vote 
Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: N/A

 

Miss Victoria Thomas

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 25/03/25 - 24/03/29 

Category: Co-opted 

Responsibilities:  

Appointed by: Governing Board 

Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: N/A

 

 
PREVIOUS GOVERNORS (2023-24/2024-25) 

Ms Caroline Stevens

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 9/12/2022 - 29/04/2025 
Category: Co-opted 
Responsibilities: none 

Appointed by: Governing Body 
Relevant Interests: none 

Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 2/3 (67%) Committee Meetings: 5/9 (56%) 

Mrs Lucy Waddington  

Date of Appointment and Term of Office: 12/9/2022 - 11/9/2026

Category: Staff
Responsibilities: n/a 

Appointed by: Staff 

Relevant Interests: none 
Attendance over the last academic year: Full Board Meetings 2/3 (67%) Committee Meetings: 4/9 (44%)