Governors | Chorlton High School

CHAIR OF GOVERNORS: Rebecca Howard

Rebecca is a parent of current and former Chorlton High School students. Rebecca is a Judge in the Employment Tribunal, dealing with the range of issues that arise in the workplace. Her background is in discrimination, employment and human rights law and she aims to bring her understanding of these issues to her role as Chair of Governors.

PARENT GOVERNORS

Claire Brown

Claire is the parent of a current Chorlton High student and the Director of Communications, Marketing and Student Recruitment at the University of Manchester. Claire has extensive experience of leadership in Higher Education and has previously been a trustee for a European charity. Claire joined the Chorlton High School Governing Body as she was keen to use her skills and experience in a voluntary capacity within the local community.

Kate Forshaw

Kate is a parent governor who has lived in Chorlton for over 20 years. She spent most of her career in television production before changing direction to work in pastoral care in secondary schools during the pandemic.

COMMUNITY GOVERNORS

Emily Jones

Emily is a member of the local community in Chorlton. She has two young children who attend Chorlton Park Primary School. Emily has worked as a finance professional all her career and is currently employed as Head of Finance for AQA. Emily joined the Chorlton High Local Governing Body as she wanted to use her wide range of skills in a volunteering capacity.

Katie Jones

Katie is an Assistant Headteacher at Piper Hill High School, one of the specialist schools within the Prospere Trust. She has numerous years experience in SEN education, Katie uses this expertise as Lead Governor for SEN on the CHS Governing Body.

Mandie Shilton Godwin

Mandie is a Labour and Co-operative councillor representing Chorlton Park ward. She has lived and worked in the local area for 26 years. Her professional career was in voluntary and third sector management and she has extensive senior management and governance experience. She recently retired from the 'day job' to focus on being a councillor.

Alf Parrington

Alf Parrington is a Co-opted Governor serving on the Chorlton High School LGB. He is the chairperson of the Mainstream Resources and Finance Committee, as well as sitting on the Audit Committee. Professionally, Alf has experience in Finance and Management, as well as many years experience working in the Further Education Sector.

Gary Bury

Gary is a Co-opted Governor and has two children at Chorlton High. Professionally he is a qualified accountant and CEO of technology business. He has lived in Chorlton for 20 years and joined the governing body to use his experience to help Chorlton High continue to thrive and develop.

Angela Keane

Prior to taking up a position on the Chorlton High School Governing Body, Angela was a Parent Governor and then Chair at a local primary school MAT. Angela understands the complexities of governance in an academy and the importance of each LGB having a strong voice on the Trust Board. Angela also runs her own counselling practice in Chorlton and is a counsellor in a high school.

STAFF GOVERNORS

Rebecca Cooper

Rebecca has been a member of staff at Chorlton High for 13 years. Rebecca is a Teacher of Music and has held the post of Curriculum Leader for Music. As well as teaching, she is the Professional Development Co-ordinator, working with a range of staff from all departments and at all levels of their careers; from NQTs through to senior leaders.

Sarah Penrose

Sarah Penrose has worked at Chorlton High School for over 18 years, her current role is Lead Safeguarding Officer. Sarah became a governor to help her understand the decisions behind some of the policies the school has and help work towards being a more inclusive school which achieves the best outcomes for all of students.

Elizabeth Ransome

Lizi has taught at CHS for 13 years - she is a teacher of Drama and a member of the Achievement Team. She is the co-chair of the youth voice group for the Manchester Cultural & Educational Partnership and the Creative Influencers. She is also co-chair of Z-Arts Board of Trustees. Lizi is part of the National Theatre Teachers Network. In addition to this, she has just helped create the Manchester Drama/English Teachers network, working with a group of theatres across Manchester.

Governing Body Information

Name	Position on Governing Body	Specific/ Other Roles	Start of Term of Office	End of Term of Office	How was the appointment made?	Pecuniary / Business Interest	Comments
Claire Brown	Parent Governor	Pupil Premium	15/07/2022	14/07/2026	Parent election	None
Gary Bury	Co-opted Governor	Health, Safety & Sustainability	13/09/2022	12/09/2026	Co-opted	None
Rebecca Cooper	Staff Governor		04/02/2020	03/02/2024	Staff Election	None
Kate Forshaw	Parent Governor	Safeguarding	15/07/2022	14/07/2026	Parent election	None
Rebecca Howard	Community Governor	Chair of Governors	03/10/2022	02/10/2026	Co-opted	None
Emily Jones	Community Governor	Standards & Curriculum	11/05/2021	10/05/2025	Co-opted	None	Employed by AQA Exam Board
Katie Jones	Community Governor	Access & Achievement / SEN	26/01/2021	25/01/2025	Co-opted	None	Teacher at Piper Hill School (Prospere Trust)
Angela Keane	Co-opted Governor	Attendance & Behaviour	18/10/2022	17/10/2026	Parent election	None
Zoe Morris	Headteacher		n/a	n/a	Ex officio	None
Alf Parrington	Community Governor	Resources & Finance	02/10/2022	01/10/2026	Co-opted	None
Sarah Penrose	Staff Governor		13/07/2021	12/07/2025	Staff Election	None
Elizabeth Ransome	Staff Governor		13/03/2023	12/03/2027	Staff Election	None
Mandie Shilton Godwin	Community Governor		11/05/2021	10/05/2025	Co-opted	None	Councillor for Manchester City Council
Kashif Malik	Co-opted Governor		13/09/2022	12/09/2026	Co-opted	None	Resigned
Martin Harding	Community Governor	Safeguarding	11/5/2021	14/03/2023	Co-opted	None	Resigned
Luke Watson	Parent Governor		04/12/2018	28/6/2022	Parent Election	None	Completed term of office
Catherine Hingley	Staff Governor		16/03/2021	14/11/2022	Staff election	None	Resigned