Schools Forum Membership

Schools members

Primary school governors (10 representatives)

• Daniel Baron – St Bartholomews Church of England Primary School

• Stephen Booth – Ellel St John the Evangelist CE Primary

• Lucy Ross – Alston Lane Catholic Primary and Nursery

• Gerard Collins – St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School, Penwortham

• Lindy King – Goosnargh Oliverson's CE

• Michael Nolan – Burscough Village Primary School

• Sam Ud-din – Sandylands Primary School

• Robert Waring – Higham St John’s CE Primary School

• Nigel Whittle – Pilling St John's Church of England Primary School

• Tim Young – Howick CE Primary School, Penwortham

Primary school headteachers (11 representatives)

• Daniel Ballard – Mawdesley St Peter's CE School

• Sarah Barton – Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School

• Jenny Birkin – Adlington Primary School

• Stuart Booth – Grimsargh St Michael's CoE Primary School

• Neil Gurman – St Mary's CE Primary School, Rawtenstall

• Deanne Marsh – Bacup St Saviour's

• Sarah Robson – Ribby with Wrea Endowed CE Primary

• Carl Roscoe – St Thomas the Martyr CE Primary School

• Helen Shaw – Higham St John's CE Primary School

• Anna Smith – Burscough Village Primary School

• Kirsty Sutton – Lancaster Road Primary School

Secondary school governors (3 representatives)

• Janice Astley – Archbishop Temple

• Gillian Donohoe – St Mary's Catholic High School, Leyland

• Brian Rollo – Ashton Community Science College

Secondary school headteachers (3 representatives)

• Ivan Catlow – Archbishop Temple High School

• Oliver Handley – Pendle Vale High School

• Jan Marshall – Lathom High School

Academy representatives (8 representatives)

• John Davey – All Saints Clayton le Moors SAT

• Richard Davis – Moorside CP Academy

• Matt Eastham – Penwortham Priory Academy

• James Keulemans – Clitheroe Royal Grammar School

• Mary Lyle – Holy Trinity RC Primary

• Richard Davis – Moorside Community Primary Academy School

• Andrew Proctor – Highfield Community Primary School

• Melanie Furness – Belthorn Academy Primary School

Special school governor (1 representative)

• Mandy Howarth – Acorns Primary School

Special school headteacher (1 representative)

• Claire Thompson – Moorbrook School

Special school academy (1 representative)

• Louise Parrish – Tor View Special School

Nursery school governor (1 representative)

• Thelma Cullen – Basnett Street Nursery School

Nursery school headteacher (1 representative)

• Jan Holmes – Walton Lane Nursery School

Short stay school governor (1 representative)

• Dr Sharon Bennett – The Acorns School

Short stay school headteacher (1 representative)

• Abigale Bowe – Shaftesbury High School

Alternative provision academy (1 representative)

• Holly Clarke – Coal Clough High School

Non school members (10 representatives)

• 3 elected members of the CSA

  • County Councillor Andy Blake

  • County Councillor Ian Duxbury

  • County Councillor Marion Atkinson

• 3 diocesan/church authorities:

  • 1 Catholic Michael Merrick

  • 1 Church of England Bill Mann

  • 1 Methodist Church / Free Churches Group

• Lancashire Council of Mosques 

  • Ismaeel Nakhuda

• Post-16 representative 

  • Rosie Fearn – The Lancashire Colleges

• 3 representatives of PVI early years providers

  • Sarah McGladrigan – Cliff House Nursery Ltd

  • Sharon Fenton – Rising Stars Nursery, Lancaster

  • Philippa Perks – University of Cumbria Pre School Centre

Observers (9 representatives)

• Cabinet Member for Education and Skills

  • County Councillor Matthew Salter

Teacher associations

• NAHT – David Fann / Karen Stevens

• NASUWT - Stephen Jones

• NEU - Ian Watkinson / Sarah Troughton

• ASCL - Philip Hart

Support staff unions

• GMB - Timothy Collins

• UNISON - Mark Evans

• UNITE

Lancashire Association of School Governing Bodies (LASGB)

• Lorimer Russell-Hayes

Headteacher for Children Looked After

• Vanessa Nice

Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)

• TBC

Governor self nomination

Lancashire Schools Forum Governor Self Nomination form 2026 (PDF 110 KB)