Prestolee Local Governing Board

Chair - Mrs Rachel Bent 

Community Governor

Appointed on: 12th December 2018

Appointed by: Trust Board 

Term of office: 12.12.2022 - 11.12.2026

Vice Chair - Mrs Teri Hughes 

Parent Governor 

Appointed on: 18th June 2021

Appointed by: Prestolee Primary School 

Term of Office: 18.06.2021 - 17.06.2025

Mrs Siobhan Lever 

Staff Governor 

Appointed on: 16th December 2019

Appointed by: Prestolee Primary School 

Term of Office: 16.12.2023 - 15.12.2027

Mrs Alex Keane 

Head of School 

Appointed on: 5th Jan 2016

Appointed by: Ex-Officio 

Term of Office: 5.01.2016 - 

Mr Richard Mills 

Community Governor

Appointed on: 12th July 2021

Appointed by: Trust Board 

Term of Office: 12.07.2021 - 11.07.2025

Mrs Michelle Brookes

Parent Governor 

Appointed on: 28th March 2022

Appointed by: Prestolee Primary School 

Term of Office: 28.03.2022 -  27.03.2026

Miss Lisa Ryder

Support Staff Governor 

Appointed on: 7th May 2021

Appointed by: Prestolee Primary School 

Term of Office: 7.05.2021 - 6.05.2025

Mr Andrew Newton 

Community Governor 

Appointed on: 25th March 2024

Appointed by: Trust Board 

Term of Office: 25.03.2024 -  24.03.2028

Clerk to the Governing Board:            Mrs Vikki Semple 

Historical Board Members: 

Mrs Victoria Haven 

Community Governor 

Appointed on: 8th July 2024

Appointed by: Trust Board 

Term of Office: 8.07.2024 -  23.10.2024

Mr Philip Evans 

Community Governor

Appointed on: 13th July 2020

Appointed by: Trust Board 

Term of Office: 13.07.2020 - 12.07.2024

Prestolee Multi Academy Trust 

Members: 

Bill Barclay:                                      Appointed 16/01/17

Sheryl Farnworth:                           Appointed 26/01/17

Stuart Fox:                                       Appointed 20/01/20

Kelly Macadam:                               Appointed 01/07/19

Scott Patton:                                    Appointed 01/07/19

Terms of Office of Trustees 

Lisa Gartside                          Term of Office            08/02/2021 - 07/02/2025

Andrew Sargeant                   Term of Office            07/02/2022 - 06/02/2026

Paul Heath                              Term of Office            18/07/2022 - 17/07/2026

Emlyn Wright                          Term of Office            27/03/2023 - 26/03/2027

Jayne Coleman                        Term of Office             01/09/2023 - 31/08/2027

Lisa Littler                                 Term of Office             01/09/2023 - 31/08/2027

Trust Leadership:

Michael Tonge                            Chief Executive Officer

Rebecca Dunne                          Deputy CEO

Michael Govier                            Chief Financial Officer

Krystyna Forster                          Head of School Bowness

Damian Harris                             Exec Head Waterloo / Head of School Fiddlers Lane

Stephen Holden                          Exec Head Bowness/Tottington

Alex Keane                                 Head of School Prestolee / Exec Head of Barton Moss

Lynsey Smith                              Head of SCITT

Deborah Taylor                           Head of School Tottington

Victoria Unsworth                       Headteacher of Mesne Lea Primary

Claire Woolley                            Head of School at Barton Moss 

Helen Turner                              Head of School at Waterloo Primary

Gill Thornicroft                            Headteacher of Springside Primary

We are currently reviewing how we collect diversity data for governors and trustees and this will be updated shortly.

Please click here to view the Prestolee Multi Academy Trust website.