Meet the Governors
Local Governing Body
Rock Ferry Primary School is part of Cheshire Academies Trust (CAT). Governance of the academy is split between those matters decided at Trust Board Level, and those matters delegated to the local governing body.
The local governing body is made up of community representatives, parents and school staff.
Further information regarding governance across Cheshire Academies Trust schools, including the Scheme of Delegation, can be found at https://www.cheshireacademiestrust.co.uk/
Local governors have an important role to play in both challenging and supporting the leadership team on key aspects of the school’s strategy, always with a strategic lens on governance and the safe but dynamic leadership of the school.
Once a vacancy arises, governors are elected or appointed onto the local committee and perform their role on a voluntary basis.
The focus of the local committee is:
Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction of the school by;
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure it's money is well spent;
- Ensuring the financial performance of the organisation and making sure it's money is well spent;
- Ensuring that other key players with a stake in the organisation get their voices heard.
We do this by knowing and understanding the school and the wider educational context, reading meeting paperwork and attending meetings where we ask questions to ensure that the best possible decisions are made for the benefit of the children in the school, attending training and development events to improve our skills and knowledge and adhering to the trust’s code of conduct.
Please see information regarding members of our Local Governing Body below. Declarations of interest are checked at every Local Governing Body meeting, this page being updated with any changes which may arise.
Sara Radley, Headteacher
Declaration of Interests: None
Deborah Merchant, Co-opted Governor, Chair of Governors
Term of Office: 26th November 2021 – 25th November 2025
Declarations of Interest: Governor at Fender Primary School
David Casson, Co-opted Governor/Vice Chair of Governors
Term of Office: 25th February 2022 to 24th February 2026
Declaration of Interests: None
Mark Easdown, Co-opted Governor,
Term of Office: 1st September 2021 – 31st August 2025
Declarations of Interests: Director of Corporate Services, Shakespeare North Playhouse (August 2023)
Vince Byrne, Co-opted Governor
Term of Office: 22nd March 2023 – 21st March 2027
Declarations of Interest: Health and Safety Business
Nichola Joyce, Parent Governor
Term of Office: 25th February 2022 to 24th February 2026
Declarations of Interest: None
Jacci Keegan, Staff Governor
Term of Office: 29th June 2023 – 28th June 2027
Declarations of Interest: None
Emma Davies, Staff Governor
Term of Office: 23rd November 2022 to 22nd November 2026
Declaration of Interests: None
Craig Fitzpatrick-Hamilton, Staff Governor
Term of Office: 23rd November 2022 to 22nd November 2026
Declaration of Interests: Trustee for Unison Welfare, 'There for You' (September 2024) UNISON Branch Officer (February 2023)
Michelle Corrigan, Parent Governor
Term of Office: 21st November 2024 to 20th November 2028
Declaration of Interests: TBC
Governor Meeting Dates 2024-25
Thursday 26th September 2024 at 4pm
Thursday 21st November 2024 at 4pm