Governors - The Deanery

Governing Body Composition

Angela Finch – Chair of Governors 

Angela Finch was appointed Chair of Governors in September 2025, having served on the Governing Body for many years. She has been a Deputy Headteacher at The Byrchall High School for several years and is extremely confident in all educational matters, particularly the use of tracking and data. As a parent of children who attended The Deanery, she has a passion which runs through everything she does so that all children can do their very best and achieve in their education.

Type	Roles Filled	Roles Unfilled	Total
Foundation	10	1	11
Headteacher	1	0	1
Local Authority	1	0	1
Staff	1	0	1
Parent	3	0	3
Co-opted	1	0	1

Name of Governor	Type of Governor	Term of Office (years)	Date of Appointment	Date of Resignation (if within last 12 months)	Appointing Body
Revd Neil Cook	Foundation	Ex-Officio	01/02/23		Diocesan Board of Education
Mr Chris Colwell	Parent	4	31/01/25		Governing Body
Mr Stuart Entwistle	Foundation	4	01/09/23		Diocesan Board of Education
Mrs Angela Finch	Foundation	4	01/09/19		Diocesan Board of Education
Revd Stan Higginson	Foundation	4	01/09/19		Diocesan Board of Education
Mr Matthew Jones	Local Authority	4	26/09/23		Local Authority
Mrs Emma Molyneux	Parent	4	18/04/22		Parents
Mrs Jane Moore	Foundation	4	01/09/17		Diocesan Board of Education
Mr Liam Moore	Co-Opted	4	05/12/22		Governing Body
Mrs Janet Pennington	Parent	4	18/04/22		Parents
Mr Jeff Rothwell	Foundation	4	21/10/16		Diocesan Board of Education
Mrs Elaine Smith	Foundation	4	01/09/19		Diocesan Board of Education
Miss Andrea Southworth	Foundation	4	01/09/19		Diocesan Board of Education
Mr Andrew Speakman	Staff	4	08/02/23		Staff
Mr Gary Speakman	Foundation	4	28/09/20		Diocesan Board of Education
Mrs Vicki Stevenson-Hornby	Foundation	4	06/04/22		Diocesan Board of Education
Mrs Catherine Wingrove	Parent	4	19/12/20	18/11/24	Parents
Mr Martin Wood	Headteacher	For duration of employment as Headteacher			Governing Body

Specific Governor Responsibilities

Responsibility	Name
Chair of Governors	Mrs A Finch
Vice- Chair of Governors	Mr S Entwistle
Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor	Mrs E Smith & Mr S Entwistle
SEND Governor	Mrs E Molyneux
Link Governor	Mr A Speakman
Attendance Governor	Mr M Jones
Pupil Premium Governors	Miss A Southworth
Literacy Governor	Mrs J Pennington
SIAMS/ Christian Ethos Governors	Mrs J Moore & Miss A Southworth
Link Governor for Maths	Mrs A Finch
Link Governor for Careers	Mr C Colwell
Link Governor for GDPR	Mr L Moore
Health & Safety Governor	Mr G Speakman

Governing Body Structure

Curriculum	Pastoral & Worship	Pay Review	Resources
Remit: to deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding the school curriculum.	Remit: to deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding Pastoral Care policies and practice for pupils, students and staff consistent with the Christian Foundation of the school.	Remit: to review and approve all teacher salaries (including Senior Leadership Team) annually as required by the School Teachers’ Pay and Condition Document.	Remit: to deal with all matters delegated by the Governing Body regarding staffing, finance and premises.
Membership:	Membership:	Membership:	Membership:
Revd Neil Cook	Mr Stuart Entwistle	Mr Stuart Entwistle	Revd Neil Cook
Mrs Angela Finch (Vice-Chair)	Rev Stan Higginson (Chair)	Mr Liam Moore	Mrs Angela Finch (Vice-Chair)
Mrs Emma Molyneux	Mrs Emma Molyneux	Mrs Elaine Smith	Mr Liam Moore (Chair)
Mrs Jane Moore	Mrs Jane Moore	Mrs Vicki Stevenson-Hornby	Mrs Janet Pennington
Mr Liam Moore	Mr Liam Moore		Mr Jeff Rothwell
Mrs Janet Pennington	Mrs Elaine Smith		Mr Gary Speakman
Mr Jeff Rothwell (Chair)	Miss Andrea Southworth		Mr Andy Speakman
Mrs Elaine Smith	Mrs Vicki Stevenson-Hornby		Mr C Colwell
Miss Andrea Southworth	Mr C Colwell		Mr Martin Wood
Mr Andy Speakman	Mr Martin Wood
Mr Martin Wood

Ad-Hoc Committees
Remit: Staff Discipline, Complaints, Staff and Student Appeal
Three governors with no prior knowledge are called to form these committees, with the exception of:
Admissions	Student Discipline
Rev Stan Higginson (Chair)	Mr Stuart Entwistle
Mrs Jane Moore	Rev Stan Higginson
Mr Liam Moore	Mrs Emma Molyneux
Mrs Elaine Smith	Mrs Jane Moore
Mr Martin Wood	Mr Liam Moore
	Mrs Janet Pennington
	Mrs Elaine Smith
	Mrs Vicki Stevenson-Hornby
	Mr C Colwell

Register of Interests

Name	Organisation	Details of interest
Chris Colwell
Neil Cook
Stuart Entwistle
Angela Finch	Makerfield Academy Trust	Company Secretary
Stan Higginson	Non-stipendiary vicar	Current Employment
Stan Higginson	Mabs Cross Primary School	Governor
Matthew Jones
Emma Molyneux
Jane Moore	Wigan Deanery Trust Church	Trustee
Jane Moore	Way Foundation Coordinator	Voluntary
Liam Moore	The Rugby Football League	Employee
Janet Pennington
Jeff Rothwell
Elaine Smith	St Mark’s Church	PCC Member
Elaine Smith	Church Wigan	PCC Member
Andrea Southworth
Andy Speakman	The Deanery High School & Sixth Form College	Employee
Gary Speakman	The Old Courts	Chair of Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust (Charity)
Gary Speakman	Wigan Youth Zone (Wigan Boys and Girls Club)	Chair of Charity/ Trustee
Vicki Stevenson-Hornby
Martin Wood	The Deanery High School & Sixth Form College	Employee

Attendance

Governor Committee Timetable 2025/26

Month	Date	Day
Full Governors	7^th October	Tuesday
	1^st April	Wednesday
	9^th July	Thursday
Ethos & Pastoral	13^th October	Monday
	9^th February	Monday
	15^th June	Monday
Resources	20^th November	Thursday
	18^th March	Thursday
	25^th June	Thursday
Curriculum	2^nd December	Tuesday
	24^th February	Tuesday
	19^th May	Tuesday
Pay Review	4^th November	Tuesday