Schools Forum membership September 2026
Schools members
Primary School Governors (11 Representatives)
Tracy Barton - Seven Stars Primary
Stephen Booth - Ellel St John the Evangelist CE Primary
Gerard Collins - St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School
Lesley Crook - Lea Community Primary
Amy Holland - Winmarleigh C of E Primary School
Paul James - Overton St Helens Church of England Primary School
Lindy King - Goosnargh Oliverson's C E
Sam Ud-din - Sandylands Primary School
Robert Waring - Higham St John's CE Primary School
Vacancy - Primary Gov
Vacancy - Primary Gov
Primary School Headteachers (11 Representatives)
Daniel Ballard - Mawdesley St Peter's CE School
Sarah Barton - Penwortham Broad Oak Primary School
Shelley Bennett - Abbey Village Primary School
Jenny Birkin - Adlington Primary School
Amanda Cronshaw - Sabden Primary School
Neil Gurman - St Mary's CE Primary School, Rawtenstall
Sarah Irvine - Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish CE VA Primary School
Joanne Ramsbottom - Briercliffe Primary School
Carl Roscoe - St Thomas the Martyr CE Primary School
Anna Yates - Burscough Village Primary School
Vacancy - Primary Head
Secondary School Governors (5 Representatives)
Janice Astley - Archbishop Temple
Justine Lee - Alder Grange
Brian Rollo - Ashton Community Science College
Jackie Lord - Penwortham Girls' High School
Vacancy - Secondary Gov
Secondary School Headteachers (5 Representatives)
Andrew Cafferkey - Cardinal Allen Catholic High School
Ivan Catlow - Archbishop Temple High School
Sharon Hall - Penwortham Girls' High School
Oliver Handley - Pendle Vale High School
Jan Marshall - Lathom High School
Academy Headteacher Representatives (7 Representatives)
Nicola Chester - Tor View Special Academy
Peter Duffy - CEO of Mater Ecclesiae Catholic Multi Academy Trust
Mary Lyle - Holy Trinity RC Primary
Andrew Proctor - Highfield Community Primary School
James Keulemans - Clitheroe Royal Grammar School
John Tarbox - Bowland High School
Vacancy - Academy Alt Prov
Academy Governor Representatives (5 Representatives)
John Davey - All Saints Clayton le Moors SAT
Vacancy - Academy Alt Prov
Vacancy - Academy Special
Vacancy - Academy Secondary Gov
Vacancy - Academy Secondary Gov
Special School Governor (1 Representative)
Mandy Howarth - Acorns Primary School
Special School Headteacher (3 Representative)
Ian Dickinson - Mayfield School
Kate Walker - Pear tree 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)
Sharon Bennett - The Acorns School
Short Stay School Headteacher (1 Representative)
Abigale Bowe - Shaftesbury High School
Non school members (11 representatives)
3 diocesan/church authorities
1 Catholic - George Krawiec
1 Church of England - TBC
1 Methodist Church/Free Churches Group - TBC
Lancashire Council of Mosques
Ismaeel Nakhuda
Post -16 representative
Paul Smith, The Lancashire Colleges
3 representatives of private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers of the free entitlement to early years education
Sarah McGladrigan - Cliff House Nursery Ltd
Sharon Fenton - Rising Stars Nursery, Lancaster
Philippa Perks - University of Cumbria Pre School Centre
Observers (11 representatives)
3 Elected Members of the CSA
County Councillor Andy Blake
County Councillor Joanne Ash
County Councillor Martyn Sutton
Cabinet Member for Education and Skills
County Councillor Matthew Salter
Teacher associations
One representative from each recognised association:
NAHT - Paula Evans
NASUWT - TBC
NEU - Ian Watkinson
ASCL - TBC
Support staff unions
GMB - TBC
UNISON - Mark Evans
UNITE - TBC
Lancashire Governing Association (LGA)
Nicola Whyte
Headteacher for Children Looked After
Vanessa Nice
Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA)
TBC