"Supportive, Visionary, Accountable"

Local Governing Board

















 

We currently have two vacancies for the role of Co-opted member. Please contact Sarah Harris-Morton (Chair) for more information.

 

Local Governing Board Annual Report

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Meeting Attendance 2023-2024

 

We are a visionary team to support a visionary school.

 

Our Local Governing Board is comprised of committed professionals with expertise in education, management consultancy (fintech), IT, law, procurement, aviation and zoology, and we wish to maintain a diverse skill set. We are a relatively young board populated with enthusiastic, welcoming and engaged governors. We will ensure that our Local Governing Board is made up from parents, local people with skills in safeguarding and diversity together with leaders who understanding how outstanding schools are managed, and how technology can help improve pupil attainment.

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We have deliberately set out to create a Local Governing Board which can help support the development of 21st Century teaching and learning whilst ensuring a safe and responsive environment in which our children can thrive.

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Structure of the governing body 2024-2025

The Local Governing Board meets seven times within an academic year also a Staffing and Resources Committee who meet once a term.

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Sarah Harris-Morton

Chair of Governors

Trust Member 

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Sarah has been a member of the Local Governing Body since January 2020. She has been a primary school teacher for 11 years and prior to that worked for The Princes Trust and The Youth Offending Service. Sarah has mainly worked in Early years and is also a qualified SENDCo. She has a Masters in Special Educational Needs and the National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL). Sarah has previously served as a staff governor at a different primary school. Sarah is currently taking a break from teaching to focus on her young family but is excited by the opportunity to apply her experience and passion for education in her role as a governor.

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Andrew Davies

Executive Headteacher

Member of all Committees

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Andrew has been the Executive Headteacher at Eaton and Tarvin since March 2019 and Headteacher of Tarvin Primary School since 2010 having joined as Assistant Head and Year 6 teacher in September 2008. He is a Director of Tarvin Pre-School Nursery, has served as a Governor at Tarporley High School, and has also previously been the chair of the local headteachers group; Strategic board member of the CLTA teaching school, and held a seat on the CWAPH executive committee. He has taught in three local authorities. 

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Lorraine Skellon

Head of School

Associate Member 

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Lorraine joined Eaton in September 2019 as Head of School. Prior to that she was Assistant Head at Tarvin Primary School and Deputy Head at a school in Northwich. She has lived and studied in both France and Germany and had a career in Videoconferencing prior to starting her teaching career in 2004.

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​Katherine Burrows

Parent member

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Katie has three children at Eaton Primary School. Katie has been the Chair of the PTA for the past four years. Her background is in Office Administration and she is currently completing a Counselling qualification. She has a passion for volunteering with a particular commitment to nature and the environment.

 

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Lucinda France-Hayhurst

Vice-Chair of Governors

Trust Member 

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Lucinda France-Hayhurst is a barrister on the Northern circuit. Her day-to-day work involves active scrutiny of local authority care planning for both children and vulnerable adults. She is also experienced in family and court of protection matters with a financial complexion. The nature of the work she undertakes demands a broad awareness of local authority practices and procedures, particularly with regard to safeguarding.

 

With three small boys who all attend Eaton, Lucinda is committed to helping the school perform to its highest potential and to ensuring that regulatory and statutory compliance is maintained in the management of the school​

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​​​Nick Haywood

Parent Member

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Nick started his working life as a zookeeper, working at the Welsh Mountain Zoo & Blue Planet Aquarium, moving into further education (FE) as a Technician/Instructor at Reaseheath College. He continued to push links between industry and education, being part of the team to successfully achieve a zoo license for an FE college (a UK first). This paved the way for many other colleges to follow, ensuring technical teaching mirrored industry standards in a fully registered and licensed zoo. 

Becoming a fully qualified teacher in 2006, he started to work with many awarding bodies as an external quality assurance professional, ensuring assessment was effective and reliable. He has managed many departments, from Animal Management to Land-based Engineering. Not only is he extremely passionate about vocational/technical education, believing it provides a vital route into employment for many young people, he is a product of it, having completed vocational BTECs instead of A Levels to secure his place at university. 

 

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​Katherine Jarvis

Trust Member 

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Katherine Jarvis it's Head of Procurement at a healthcare organisation. Originally graduating in Music as a classical singer and violinist, she also has a Masters degree in Strategic Fashion Buying. Katherine has worked in procurement for over 10 years, gaining experience in the public, private and third sector organisations. Spending most of her childhood in Europe, Katherine has a real passion for languages and cultures. In 2011 she trained as a CELTA teacher whilst living in Spain. Outside of work, Katherine enjoys running, gardening and singing.

 

​Liam Wright

Assistant Headteacher

Staff Member 

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Liam has been working at Eaton for two academic years. He has taught in year 3, 4 and 6 whilst at the school. He has previously worked at a large school in Winsford, and has previously led year groups and curriculum teams. He has taught across Key Stage 1 and 2. Liam has also completed the MA Specialist Primary Mathematics qualification. At Eaton, Liam leads Maths,, Assessment, Computing and maintains the school website. Liam currently teaches in year 6.​​

 

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Sarah Wright

Trust Member 

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Sarah was appointed and joined the Local Governing Board in October 2020 and has a son currently at the school, and a son who previously attended Eaton, Sarah is very pleased to have joined the team and is committed to helping the school and its pupils achieve their potential.

 

Sarah’s background is in management consultancy with a focus on technology enabled finance transformation. Her experience in project management and finance across a range of industries has led to her joining the finance committee as her primary focus. Sarah hopes that her experience will allow her to support and challenge the school as it develops over the coming years to help ensure that the best possible outcomes are achieved.​

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​Governor contact details:

smortpn@eatonprimary.school