Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section.
Our governors form the "Local Advisory Board" for Leyland Methodist Schools. This "L.A.B." works within the overarching structure of the Epworth Education Trust.
Epworth Education Trust - Governance
Our chair of governors is Ryan Scott (contactable via email at chairofgovs@lms.epworthtrust.org.uk), and our vice-chair is Steven Barnes.
A full list of governors is below:
Name of governor | Date of appointment | Term expires |
Karen Chadwick (Exec Headteacher) | 15.5.2024 | 14.5.2028 |
Ryan Scott (Chair, English) | 15.5.2024 | 14.5.2028 |
Steven Barnes (Vice-Chair and Safeguarding/H&S/PPG) | 15.5.2024 | 14.5.2028 |
Matthew Rushton (Staff Governor) | 19.11.2024 | 18.11.2028 |
Jon Ward (Maths) | 15.5.2024 | 14.5.2028 |
Becky Wilkinson (Staff Governor) | 15.5.2024 | 14.5.2028 |
Ollie Woodcock (SEND/EYFS/SIAMS) | 15.5.2024 | 14.5.2028 |
| Rev Gill McBride | 17.10.2025 | 16.10.2029 |
| Nikki Parkinson | 22.01.2026 | 21.01.2030 |
| Andrew Rowe | 22.01.2026 | 21.01.2030 |
If you would like to know more about the role of Local Advisory Boards within the Epworth education Trust structure, please click below.
Attendance at L.A.B. (Local Advisory Board) meetings
Name of governor | 15.5.24 | 18.6.24 | 8.10.24 | 19.11.24 | 6.2.25 | 20.3.25 | 22.5.25 | 17.6.25 | 17.10.25 | 06.11.25 | 22.01.26 | |
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Karen Chadwick (Head) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |
Ryan Scott (Chair) Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |
Steven Barnes (Vice-Chair and Safeguarding Governor) | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | |
Adrian Bland | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Present | Left | |
Andy Baybutt | Present | Apologies | Left | |||||||||
Ellen Monk-Winstanley | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Present | Left | |||
Gareth Taylor | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Apologies | N/A | N/A | |||||
Jon Ward | Apologies | Present | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | |
Becky Wilkinson | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | |
Jen Hollings (observer) | Present | Present | Present | Present (Via phone) | Present | Apologies | Present | Left | ||||
Nicola Rogerson (observer) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Apologies | Apologies | Present | Present | Present | Present | |
Ollie Woodcock (SEND Governor) | Present
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| Andrew Rowe | Present | |||||||||||
| Nikki Parkinson | Present |
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