Governors

A school’s governing body has three core functions:

  • Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
  • Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils and the performance management of staff
  • Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent

The Governing Body of Cardinal Langley RC High School fulfils its role through a committee structure.  Each committee has its own Terms of Reference (TOR) which establish levels of delegation, membership and purpose.  The two main committees are:
Curriculum and Pupils’ Issues Committee – all areas relating to pupils and learning
Resources Committee – all areas relating to staffing, finance, premises and health and safety

Governors who are not staff members are also eligible to sit on any of the other standard committees:

  • Pupil Discipline Committee
  • Personnel & Pay Implementation Committee
  • Personnel Appeals Committee
  • Complaints Committee
  • Pupil Admissions Committee
Instrument of Government Terms of Reference Meeting Schedule 2018-19 Meeting Attendance Former Governors

the governors of Cardinal Langley rc high school

Governor Type & Appointment Details Committee Membership, Link Governor Roles
& Business Interests
Mr A Bridson
Headteacher
Member of Governing Body by virtue of HT office
First appointed: 01.09.2013
Term of office: whilst in post as Headteacher		 Committee Membership:
Curriculum & Pupils’ Issues Committee
Resources Committee
Budget Monitoring Committee
Pupil Admissions Committee
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: None declared
Mrs M Moore
Chair of Governors
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: 01.09.2016
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: 31.08.2020		 Committee Membership:
Resources Committee
Headteacher Performance Management
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
(Has opted to withdraw from Pupil Disciplinary Committee)
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: None declared
Mr M Farraker
Vice-Chair of Governors
Vice-Chair of Resources Committee
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: 23.07.2015
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: 22.07.2019		 Committee Membership:
Resources Committee
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Link Governor for: Mathematics
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: None declared
Mr A Hudson
Chair of Resources Committee
Parent Governor
Elected by parents/carers
Appointed by the Governing Body
First appointed: 01.03.2012
Term of office: 4 years
Re-appointed: 04.03.2016
End of current term of office 03.03.2020		 Committee Membership:
Resources Committee
Budget Monitoring Committee
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Business interests: Royal Bank of Scotland
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: None declared
Mr S Crankshaw
Chair of Curriculum & Pupils’ Issues Committee
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: 21.09.2007
Term of office: 4 years
Re-appointed: 21.09.2011 & 21.09.2015
End of current term of office: 20.09.2019		 Committee Membership:
Curriculum and Pupils’ Issues Committee
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Link Governor for: Governor Training
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: Foundation Governor at
St Mary’s RC Primary, Middleton
Mrs P Greenall
Vice-Chair of Curriculum & Pupils’ Issues Committee
Authority Governor
Nominated by the LA
Appointed by the Governing Body
First appointed: 24.06.2015
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: 23.06.2019		 Committee Membership:
Curriculum and Pupils’ Issues Committee
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Link Governor for: Additional Needs/SEN;
Looked-After-Children; Life Skills
Business interests: Spotland &
Falinge Housing Association
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: None declared
Mrs M Abbott
Staff Governor
First elected 16.03.2010 as a Staff Governor
Re-elected 16.03.2014 (Staff Governor)
Appointed as a Co-opted Governor by the Governing Body 01.09.2014
Elected as a Staff Governor 19.06.2017
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: 18.06.2021		 Committee Membership:
Resources Committee
Budget Monitoring Committee
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: Mr C Abbott
Other governance roles: None declared
Mrs D Banham
Parent Governor
Elected by parents/carers
Appointed by the Governing Body
First appointed: 08.12.2017
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: 07.12.2021		 Committee Membership:
TBC
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: AAG member at the Oldham Academy North
Mrs K Bromfield
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: 23.07.2015
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: 22.07.2019		 Committee Membership:
Curriculum and Pupils’ Issues Committee
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Link Governor for: RE/5Ws; Equality, Diversity &
Community Cohesion
Business interests: Kath Bromfield Associates
Relationships with school staff: Mr L Bromfield
Other governance roles: None declared
Mr A Dickinson
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: 22.11.2011
Term of office: 4 years
Re-appointed: 22.11.2015
End of current term of office: 21.11.2019		 Committee Membership:
Curriculum and Pupils’ Issues Committee
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Link Governor for: Health & Safety
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: None declared

Mr J Doolan
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body
First appointed: 10.07.2018
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office:09.07.2022

 Committee Membership:
TBC
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Business interests:
Relationships with school staff:
Other governance roles: 
Mrs N Hadfield
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: 23.07.2015
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: 22.07.2019		 Committee Membership:
Curriculum and Pupils’ Issues Committee
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: Headteacher at St John Fisher
RC Primary School, Middleton
Fr P Hopkinson
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: awaiting DBS clearance
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: TBC
 Committee Membership:
TBC
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Business interests:
Relationships with school staff:
Other governance roles: 
Mr J Kelleher
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: 24.10.2012
Term of office: 4 years
Re-appointed: 24.10.2016
End of current term of office: 23.10.2020		 Committee Membership:
Resources Committee
Curriculum and Pupils’ Issues Committee
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Link Governor for: English; Health & Safety;
Safer Recruitment; Pupil Premium; Data Management
Business interests: None declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: None declared
Mr B McAnenny
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Salford
First appointed: 24.03.2017
Term of office:  4 years
End of current term of office: 23.03.2021		 Committee Membership:
Curriculum and Pupils’ Issues Committee
Link Governor for: Health & Safety; Data Management
Business interests: Employee of the school – no other interests declared
Relationships with school staff: None declared
Other governance roles: None declared
Mrs E Tindale
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body
First appointed: awaiting DBS clearance
Term of office: 4 years
End of current term of office: TBC		 Committee Membership:
TBC
Eligible to sit on all standard committees
Business interests:
Relationships with school staff:
Other governance roles: