Governors
School governors form the largest volunteer group in the country.
They are people from all walks of life, who care about children's education
and are prepared to work as a team to support their school & local community. We are incredibly thankful to our board of governors who dedicate their time to fulfilling such an important role.
Our governing board is currently full, however, if you are interested in becoming a governor in the future, please do email us and we can inform you of any potential positions and how to apply.
Governor Attendance Register for academic year 2022 2023
Ormskirk West End Board of Governors.
| Sarah Currie | |
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Head Teacher | |
| Designated Governor Role | Head Teacher | |
| Committees | Sarah sits on all of the Committees which include Finance, Marketing and Curriculum. | |
| Biographical Information | Sarah started off her professional life in Employment Law before retraining to become a teacher in 2003. She worked in a large primary school in Leigh before moving to Ormskirk West End in 2017. Over the past 20 years, Sarah has experience of teaching in most year groups. Sarah is the SENDCo, Curriculum leader, MFL leader and Science Leader. Sarah has also had a spell teaching in Barcelona. When she's not teaching, she can usually be found around horses with her daughter or on the side lines watching her son play football. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
 | Ellie McNeil- Chair of the Board of Governors | |
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Parent Governor elected November 2021 until November 2025 | |
| Designated Governor Role | Parent Governor | |
| Link Governor Role | Leadership and Management, Wellbeing | |
| Committees | Finance (Chair) and Marketing committee. | |
| Biographical Information | Ellie is a Parent Governor and joined the board in December 2021. She is Chief Executive of a local charity with skills in Governance, Finance and Safeguarding. Ellie has a son who attends Ormskirk West End. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
 | Mark Millar (Vice Chair) | |
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | LEA Governor elected July 2023 until July 2029 | |
| Designated Governor Role | LEA Governor | |
| Governor Link Roles | Behaviour & Attitudes, Safeguarding | |
| Committees | Curriculum | |
| Biographical Information | Mark has joined us a governor after retirement as a head Teacher in Skelmersdale. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience of education having ran his school for over 20 years. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
 | Gareth Disley | |
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Co-opted Governor from November 2020 until November 2028 | |
| Designated Governor Role | Governor for Science
| |
| Governor Link Role | Health and Safety | |
| Committees | Gareth sits on the Resources Committee, which considers things such as finance, staffing & building matters. | |
| Biographical Information | Gareth has had all three of his children at West End School. He has worked in construction management for over 20 years and brings his extensive skills & knowledge to our Governing Body. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
| June Varley | |
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Co-opted Governor from November 2020 until November 2028 | |
| Designated Governor Role | Governor for Inclusion and SEND. | |
| Governor Link Role | SEND | |
| Committees | June sits on the Curriculum Committee which receives reports from subject leaders & monitors the development & delivery of the school's curriculum. June is also the SEND Governor. | |
| Biographical Information | June is a Nursery/Early Years teacher at a primary school in West Lancashire, where she is also SENDCo, Looked After Children Designated Teacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead & Geography subject leader. June has also been part of the staff team at Ormskirk West End. June takes a keen interest in environmental activities & Eco Schools. When not in school, June can usually be found caring for her garden or taking her dog for muddy walks! | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
| Marie Cribb | ||
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Marie was elected in May 2024 as a co-opted governor. | |
| Designated Governor Link Role | Quality of Education | |
| Committees | Marie is Chair on the Curriculum and Standards committee and sits on the Resources committee. | |
| Biographical Information | Marie is a retired Headteacher with over 30 years of primary education experience. She lives locally to West End and hopes her experience can help support the work of the school team. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
| Sebastian Koehorst | ||
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Staff Governor elected 26th June 2023 | |
| Designated Governor Role | Staff Governor | |
| Designated Link Role | Training | |
| Committees | Seb sits on the Resources committee. | |
| Biographical Information | Seb is a father of two; his youngest child is in year 5 at Ormskirk West End. He has been employed as Site Supervisor since April 2023. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
| Oli Harrison | ||
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Parent Governor elected May 2024 | |
| Designated Governor Role | Personal Development link governor | |
| Committees | Oli sits on the Resources committee. | |
| Biographical Information | Oli works in a video-technical role; meeting the needs and frameworks of various stakeholders. He hopes to bring a range of transferable skills to the Board of Governors at Ormskirk West End. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
| Rowena Fallaize | ||
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Parent Governor elected December 2024 | |
| Designated Governor Role | EYFS link Governor | |
| Committees | Rowena sits on the Resources and Curriculum committees. | |
| Biographical Information | Rowena is mum to three boys all of whom have been or are at this school. She has been a teacher for 21 years, specialising in the EYFS and currently is am a director of a local business. She loves the outdoors and is very keen on nature and how it helps us to thrive. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
| Lucy Mahood | |
| Category of Governor/Term of Office | Parent Governor elected by parents on 2nd November 2020 until November 2024 | |
| Designated Governor Role | Lucy has served as Governor for 5 years and remains on the committee in an observer role. | |
| Committees | Lucy sits on the Curriculum Committee, which considers things such as Curriculum coverage. | |
| Biographical Information | Lucy has two daughters at West End. Lucy's background is in healthcare in which she has worked both privately & within the NHS. Lucy has spent a lot of time developing our new sensory garden. | |
| Any Financial/Business Interests or Relationships Between Staff and Governors? | None | |
| Governor at Another Establishment? | No | |
