Callands Community Primary School

I became a co-opted Governor at Callands Primary School in the Spring Term of 2018 and am very committed to contributing fully to both the Governing Body and the School community. I live in Westbrook with my wife Caroline and am very active in the local education community.

As well as my role as a Governor at Callands Primary, I am also Chair of Governors at another Warrington Primary School and a co-opted Governor at a third Warrington School. I consult on the e-safety groups for six Warrington Primary Schools, including Callands, and act as Data Protection Officer for another local school.

I have owned and operated EDAC Solutions for almost twenty years, providing ICT support exclusively to Warrington Schools and, through this, I have become deeply involved in the Warrington Education Community with the interests of all our young learners at heart.

I have a very unusual hobby, which the children in our school find fascinating. I keep many of the worlds most venomous snakes, assisting in research into anti-venom for developing and third world countries. This research saves many many lives. I also have a pet Alligator called Colin.

Responsible for Safeguarding, E Safety and IT

Term of office expires: 17.04.2026

Co-opted member

Co-opted governor – appointed by The Governing Body

My Daughter  attended Callands Primary school until she moved up to Sankey High School. We live in the local area and enjoy using all of the local amenities.

I have had varied teaching experience and have worked in Nursery and Reception classes at my previous school, in my home county of Yorkshire and EYFS – Y3 in this school. I have worked at Callands School for the past 24 years and therefore have been an integral member of the journey the school has taken. I currently lead: KS1 and I am a member of SLT, Art throughout the school and run the weekly School Council meetings. I am also an SLE for Art where I work with teachers in other schools to help improve Art provision or support NQT teachers with their training.

Term of office expires: 23.05.2028

Co-opted member

 I have worked at Callands Primary School for over 10 years and in that time I have been a cover teacher and class teacher from EYFS-Y6, SENCo, Behaviour Lead and Deputy Headteacher. I have also been supported by a great team to achieve the National Award for SEN Co-ordination, Specialist Leader of Education status and Lead Practitioner Accreditation.

Recently, I have been very proud to be appointed as staff governor and I am truly excited to continue to support the Callands' family in any way that I can. I love working with the community at Callands and I am very proud of the journey that we have been on. I aim to contribute towards the continuous improvement of our school so that we can ensure pupils are the best version of themselves, in order to inspire and mould, the young minds of our next generation.

Term of office expires: 15.05.2027

Co-opted member - appointed by the staff

 I became a co opted governor at Callands Primary School in the Summer Term of 2019 and I am very committed to contributing fully to the Governing body and the school.

I recently joined Callands Primary School as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant covering the PPA across the school after returning from maternity leave. I previously worked at a different school for over 7 years. Alongside working at school, I also work as a personal assistant with disabled children and adults outside of school and have been doing this for over 10 years. Over the years I have looked after a number of children and adults who have additional needs to provide support and respite for their parents. I have a real passion and interest in working and looking after children and young people with special educational needs and pursued this within my governor link role as SEND governor. 

Term of office expires: 22.07.2027

Co-opted member - appointed by the Governing Body

In June 2021, I became the first remote governor co-opted by the Governing Body at Callands Primary School. Having almost 10 years of experience volunteering in different capacities and interests, I am thrilled to join the largest voluntary workforce in the UK. From building a kindergarten from the ground up to managing a global engineering network, I believe that the abilities I have developed will be put to good use in working towards realising the vision for the school.

Since graduating as a civil engineer from Imperial College London, I am now working in highways asset management. I aim to use my analytical, risk management and planning skills to help Callands achieve the best for its pupils and wider community. 

Term of office expires 22 June 2025

Co-opted member - appointed by the governing body

I have worked in primary education for over 26 years and am currently in my 14th year of Headship. I live in Warrington and both of my own children  have been educated in our local schools. I therefore feel very passionate about ensuring our schools are providing the very best opportunities and education for all of our children. I joined Callands Governing Body in May 2024 and have since been fully committed to the role and the wider school community. As Executive Headteacher of two large primary schools in Warrington, I feel I can offer experience and knowledge in key areas such as teaching and learning, assessment and curriculum development; I hope that I can also be a critical friend to the Headteacher and Senior Leaders as they continue on their journey.

I am immensely proud to be part of such a strong Governing Body and to play a small part in the successes of this thriving school. 

Term of office expires 22.05.2027

Local Authority Governor

I currently have a daughter who attends Calllands and having always had a passion for education, which resulted in me becoming a primary teacher in 2009, I feel that the role of parent governor will allow me to contribute to the community at Callands Primary.

Having moved out of the education sector, I now focus on Health and Safety as well as leadership and management. I aim to utilise these skills within the role of Parent Governor to support the continuous improvement of the school, enabling the children and staff to be part of a happy, healthy and safe environment where they will be able to progress to the best of their abilities.

Term of office expires 31.08.2028

Parent Governor - voted by parents

Katie Whitmore