Staff & Governors

Teaching Staff

Michelle Hughes
Headteacher and DSL

Hannah Doran
SENCO

Jenny Dunstan
Class Teacher

Esther Ryder
Class Teacher, SLT and DDSL

Anna Brown
Class Teacher

Cameron Penn (covering maternity)
Class Teacher

Charlotte Bland (off on maternity from Autumn 2 2026)
Class Teacher

Simran Sehmar (covering maternity)
Class Teacher

Lisa Woodburn (off on maternity from Autumn 2 2026)
Class Teacher, SLT and DDSL

Ellie Fenton
Class Teacher

Bryony Cain
Class Teacher, SLT and DDSL

Vicky Parkinson
Class Teacher

Support Staff

Helen Irving
Office Manager / Clerk to Governors

Rebecca Jackson
Office Administrator

Michaela Judd
Higher Level Teaching Assistant/RE Lead

Nicola O’Reilly
Senior Teaching Assistant

Laura Clinton & Caragh Jackson
Family Support Workers

Sharon Everett
Senior Teaching Assistant

Claire Myers
Higher Level Teaching Assistant/Computing Lead

Rachel Yarwood
Senior Teaching Assistant

Liz North
Learning Support Assistant

Suzanne Thompson
Teaching Assistant

Jodie Brown
Teaching Assistant

Marie Pearson
Teaching Assistant

Emma Dixon
Teaching Assistant

Kirsty Stamper
Teaching Assistant

Sophie Tolba
Teaching Assistant / Cleaning Team

Lesley Millington
After School Club Leader

Christina Cairns
Cleaning Team / Midday Supervisor

Vicky Waite
Midday Supervisor Lead / School Crossing Patrol

Ros Cloudsdale, Bailey Long, Lisa Delves and Sandra Weeks
Midday Supervisors

Allison Tyrie
Cleaning Team

Helen Quinn
Kitchen Team Leader

Kim Jackman
Kitchen Team / Breakfast Club Leader

Lisa Parkin
Kitchen Team / Breakfast Club Support

Remit of Our Governing Body

The Governance Handbook states that all governing boards, regardless of the type or number of schools they govern, have three core functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
• Holding 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 ensuring its money is well spent.

Constitution of Our Governing Body

The constitution of our governing board is as follows:

• 2 Parent Governors
• 1 Local Authority Governor
• 1 Headteacher
• 1 Staff Governor
• 5 Foundation Governors and one vacancy
• 1 Associate Governor

The term of office for all governors is four years.

Our Governing Body has operated as a Full Governing Body, with a separate Finance Committee, since September 2024. This arrangement will be regularly reviewed.

Our Governors

Chair: Mrs Jill Corris – Foundation Governor

• Mrs Michelle Hughes – Headteacher
• Mrs Barbara Finnie – Foundation Governor
• Mr Colin Milburn – Foundation Governor
• Mrs Amy Coulson – Local Authority Governor
• Fr. Thomas Sample – Ex-Officio Governor
• Mrs Ruth Houston – Foundation Governor
• Mr Charlie Mills – Foundation Governor
• Mrs Emma Dalton – Parent Governor *
• Ms Nadine Farley – Parent Governor *
• Mrs Lisa Woodburn – Staff Governor
• Mrs Laura Clinton – Associate Governor

There is currently one vacancy on the Governing Body for a Foundation Governor.

* Indicates governors who have children attending the school.

Foundation Governors are appointed by the Church (PCC/Diocese).

Parent Governors are elected by parents of children currently attending the school.

Contacting the Governing Body

Clerk to the Governors: Mrs H Irving

All governors can be contacted via the Clerk or the School Office.

Any correspondence or complaints for the attention of the Governing Body should be addressed to the Clerk, c/o Dalton St Mary’s CE Primary School.

Declaration of Business Interests

At the beginning of each academic year, our governors complete a Declaration of Business Interests. Currently, our Governing Body has no declared business interests that could influence decisions made by the board.

At the beginning of each meeting, governors are asked to declare any interests they may have in the agenda items being discussed. A governor who declares an interest in an agenda item would be prevented from voting on that issue.

Our current Governing Body does not include any members who are related to another governor or a member of school staff.