The Governing Body exists to provide strong strategic leadership to a school, ensuring accountability for its educational and financial performance. It is made up of members of our community, parents, staff and stakeholders. Effective governors do not need educational expertise but do need to be committed to our amazing school, willing to ask questions, to both challenge and support the headteacher. They also need to be able to devote the time necessary to work as an enthusiastic member of the governing body team, and to attend meetings and get involved in the life of the school.
The Board of Trustees is the accountable body for the performance of all schools within Oak Learning Partnership. Trustees work to:
- Ensure that the Trust has a firm strategic direction, well-defined aims and objectives, and a strong ethos
- Ensure that the CEO accounts to them for the educational performance of the schools and their pupils, and for staff performance
- Scrutinise the financial performance of the Trust, ensuring financial probity and value for money
For full details of our Trustees please visit the Oak Learning Partnership governance page here.
Our governors
Our interim Chair of Governors is Derek Elliot, who can be contacted via school at info@bchs.co.uk or in writing c/o Blackburn Central High School, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HJ.
Name | Appointed by | Office | Date of Appointment | Term of Office | Business Interests | Financial Interests |
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Mrs Shanaz Hussain | Ex officio BCHS | Headteacher | 1 Sep 2020 | N/A | Sister, daughter & niece are staff at BCHS | N/A |
Mr Derek Elliott | EBLCT | Acting Chair, Pupil Premium | 1 Oct 2022 | Autumn 2026 | Daughter is teacher at BCHS | N/A |
Mr Ghafar Khan | EBLCT | Curriculum Teaching and Learning | 1 Oct 2020 | Autumn 2024 | N/A | N/A |
Mr Samir Khan | Governing Body | N/A | 1 Oct 2024 | Autumn 2028 | School Safeguarding Officer | N/A |
Mrs Yvonne Young | Ex officio BCHS | Deputy Head | 1 Sep 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mr Peter Williams | Governing Body | SEND | 20 Sep 2020 | Autumn 2026 | N/A | N/A |
Mr Abdul Qadoos | Governing Body | Curriculum Teaching and Learning | 30 Oct 2022 | 30/10/2026 | Parent of child at BCHS | N/A |
Mrs Francis Nutter | Appointed | Teaching and Learning | 8 Dec 2022 | 7/12/2026 | N/A | N/A |
Name | Category of Governor | Appointed by | Date of appointment | Date stepped down | Term of office | Business Interests | Financial Interests |
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Mr Ashraf Mohammed Brepotra | Parent | Resigned Nov 23 | N/A | N/A | |||
Mrs Diane Atkinson | Staff (Ex-Officio) | Ex officio BCHS | 1 Sep 2020 | Resigned Mar 24 | N/A | N/A | |
Mrs Paula Royle | Staff | Governing Body | 1 Oct 2020 | End of term Sep 2024 | 4 years | N/A | N/A |
Mrs Susan Aldred | Foundation | EBLCT | 1 Oct 2020 | Resigned Sep 24 | N/A | N/A |
Governor attendance at meetings
Name | Meetings Attended | Total Meetings |
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Mrs Shanaz Hussain | ||
Mr Derek Elliott | ||
Mr Ghafar Khan | ||
Mr Samir Khan | ||
Mrs Yvonne Young | ||
Mr Peter Williams | ||
Mr Abdul Qadoos | ||
Mrs Francis Nutter |
Name | Meetings Attended | Total Meetings |
---|---|---|
Mrs Shanaz Hussain | 2 | 2 |
Mrs Susan Aldred | 2 | 2 |
Mr Derek Elliott | 2 | 2 |
Mr Ghafar Khan | 0 | 2 |
Mrs Paula Royle | 2 | 2 |
Mrs Yvonne Young | 2 | 2 |
Mr Peter Williams | 0 | 2 |
Mr Abdul Qadoos | 2 | 2 |
Mrs Francis Nutter | 2 | 2 |
Diversity information
The governors of Blackburn Central High School believe it is important that boards reflect the diversity of the school communities they serve. Diverse boards promote inclusive school environments and provide diverse role models for staff and young people.
The governors are currently collecting data on the diversity of the board, including data on age, gender and ethnicity. They will use that data to inform their recruitment and training needs and ensure there is a diverse range of perspectives around the table to support robust decision making.
Due to our relatively small governing body we do not publish this diversity data online as individual governors could be identified and we have a legal obligation to protect their personal data.