Governors and Trust Board
The Downs Primary School and Nursery is part of the Passmores Cooperative Learning Community (PCLC) Multi Academy Trust (MAT). PCLC is an educational trust which also has responsibility for Passmores Secondary Academy, Potter Primary Street Academy and Purford Green Primary Academy.
Overall responsibility for governance sits with the PCLC Trust Board, while the day-to-day governance of The Downs Primary School and Nursery is devolved to The Downs Local Governing Body (LGB). The LGB works in partnership with the Headteacher and is actively involved in school improvement by agreeing the school priorities, setting targets and monitoring progress and attainment to improve outcomes for all our pupils. The LGB is also responsible for ensuring safeguarding and child protection procedures are in place, are fully compliant, and that these are effective.
Meeting minutes of the PCLC Trust Board and its committees are available on request.
Please contact the PCLC Governance Manager either by emailing s.westbrook@pclc.co.uk or by writing to Mrs Sheila Westbrook, Harlow Study Centre, Netteswellbury Farm, Harlow, CM18 6BW
If you are interested in applying to become a governor or would like more information about the role, please contact Mrs K Townsend by emailing k.townsend@peartreemead.com
Additional information about Passmores Co-operative Learning Community can be accessed via the link to the Trust's website: http://www.pclc.co.uk/
Our Local Governing Body (LGB)
| Chair (Parent Governor) | Katrina Cowley |
| Co-Vice Chair | |
| Co-Vice Chair (Community Governor) | Mohammad Islam Ruman |
| Headteacher | Rob Calderwood |
| Community Governor | |
| Community Governor | Christopher Maynard |
| Staff Governor | |
| Staff Governor | Daniel Joyce |
| Staff Governor | Gaynor Ding |
| Parent Governor | Gary Rothwell |
| Parent Governor | Syeda Asad |
| Parent Governor | Gemma Pankhurst |
| Non-Governor SLT | Sam Weekly |
PCLC Trust Board
- Paul Adams
- Jacky Castle
- Carl Chandler
- Caroline Derbyshire
- Rory Davies - Chair
- Carmelle Hartgrove
- Thomas Lafferty
- Deanne Morgan - Vice-chair
- Robert Pegram
FINANCE, AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE
- Paul Adams - Chair
- Dan Farmer
- Carmelle Hartgrove
- Deanne Morgan
- Rob Pegram - Vice Chair
STANDARDS COMMITTEE
- Jacky Castle - Co-Chair
- Rory Davies
- Caroline Derbyshire - Co-Chair
- Carmelle Hartgrove
PCLC Members Board
- Paulette Burrell
- Clare Bull
- Michael Hardware
- Karen Spencer
Meeting minutes of the PCLC Trust Board and its committees are available on request.
Please contact the PCLC Governance Manager either by emailing s.westbrook@pclc.co.uk or by writing to Mrs Sheila Westbrook, Harlow Study Centre, Netteswellbury Farm, Harlow, CM18 6BW
For further details of:
- PCLC's Scheme of Delegation
- Terms of Reference
- Trust Board register of interests
- Trust Board Members
- Standards Committee Members
- Finance, Audit & Risk Members
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