School Governors
Message from our Co - chairs of Governors
Mrs Gail Webb MBE
Mr Carl Carr
As governors at Riverside Primary School we are representatives of our parents and our local community. We set the strategic direction for the school, hold schools leaders to account for improving school performance and ensure that resources available are used to maximum benefit. We regularly visit the school between meetings and are committed to ensuring that all children receive a wonderful educational experience in our exciting, safe and caring environment. We can be contacted via the school office if you wish to speak to us.
Riverside's Governing Body
Riverside Primary School is run by a Governing Body working with the headteacher, Mrs C Lahive and her Senior Leadership Team. We aim to ensure that pupils receive an excellent, all-round education. Members of the Governing Body are made up from teachers, parents and members of the local community.
We meet once a term for our full Governing Body meetings and all of our Governors are members of sub-committees, which deal with specific issues relating to Curriculum, Finance, Resources and Personnel. The sub-committees meet regularly and feed back to the full Governing Body. All of the governors perform their role on a voluntary basis.
The Role of Governors
The role of Governors covers three interwoven strands:
• To take a largely strategic role in the running of the school
• To act as a critical friend to the school
• To ensure accountability of the governing body to the parents and of the headteacher to the governing body
The responsibilities and powers have to be exercised in partnership with the headteacher and staff.
Mrs Gail Webb MBE
Co-chair of Governors
Mr Carl Carr
Co-Chair of Governors
Mrs Anne Noble
Chair of Finance Committee
Mrs Emma Liddy
Co-chair of Curriculum Committee
Safeguarding Governor
Mrs Mary McManamon
Finance Committee
Mrs Angela Murray
Curriculum Committee
Mr Paul Parsons
Finance Committee
Mrs Laura DeJesus
Staff Governor
Mrs Mary Lyons
Curriculum Committee
If you wish to contact any school governor it should be done through the Chair of Governors and any correspondence sent to the school office marked for the attention of the Chair of Governors.
Governors should not be contacted at their home addresses - please respect their privacy.
Interested in becoming a Co-opted Governor?
As a Governor, you can make a valuable contribution to the life of the school and its community.
From time to time vacancies arise on the Governing Body for Co-opted Governors. The ideal candidate is someone with professional experience in an area such as Legal, Financial, HR, ICT, Marketing, Education.
An in-depth knowledge of education is not essential as training opportunities are available. What is important is the desire to use your professional experience for the benefit of the school and its pupils.
If you are interested, please apply in writing to the Chair of Governors at the school address
Riverside Primary School
Brighton Street,
Seacombe,
Wirral
CH44 6QW