Governing Body
Our Governors are listed below with information according to the statutory guidance and guidelines published by the Department of Education.
Publication of Governor’s Details and the Register of Interests
Governors may be contacted via the Clerk to the Governing Body, Fiona Jones at Edsential Governance Team. 0151 541 2170
The Governing Body of Somerville Federation was re-constituted in September 2024 as follows:
Members of the Governing Body
| NAME | GOVERNOR CATEGORY | END OF TERM OF OFFICE | ROLE | Additional Information |
| Mr P Dickson | Executive Headteacher | |||
| Mrs GIll Bain | Co-opted | 01/12/2023 | Chair | Retired Teacher |
| Mrs Lesley Andrews | LA | 06/02/2028 | Retired HR Officer | |
| Mrs Joy Longshaw | Co-opted | 05/07/2026 | Vice Chair | Employed at LJM University |
| Mrs Michele Cambell | Co-opted | 16/09/2028 | Employed at Elleray Park school | |
| Mr Alex Sumnall | Co-opted | 16/09/2028 | Employed at NWF Fuels | |
| Mrs Rebecca Embery | Co-opted | 16/09/2028 | Employed at Pensby Primary school | |
| Mrs Sue Booth | Co-opted | 31/08/2028 | Employed at Somerville Nursery | |
| Mrs Alexa Crampton | Staff | 26/02/2028 | ||
| Ms Katie Murt | Parent | |||
| Vacancy x 2 | Parent | |||
| Vacancy x 2 | Co-opted |
MEETING DATES 2025-2026 - Circle Model
| Autumn Term 2025 | Day | Date | Time | Attendance |
| Somerville FGB | Tuesday | 16/09/2025 | 3:30pm | |
| Somerville FGB - P6 budget | Wednesday | 19/11/2025 | 4:00pm | |
| Executive Headteacher's Appraisal | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
| Spring Term 2026 | ||||
| Somerville FGB - P9 budget | Wednesday | 11/02/2025 | 3:30pm | |
| Somerville FGB | Wednesday | 25/03/2026 | 4:00pm | |
| Summer Term 2026 | ||||
| Somerville FGB | Wednesday | 06/05/2026 | 3:30pm | |
| Somerville FGB - Budget setting | Wednesday | 24/06/2026 | 4:00pm | |
Link Governors are assigned as follows:
|
SUBJECT |
GOVERNOR |
Staff member to contact |
|
Safeguarding |
Mrs L Andrews |
Phil Dickson |
|
Pupil Premium/Attendance |
Mrs G Bain |
Phil Dickson |
|
SEND |
Mrs L Andrews and Miss A Crampton |
Clare Speight and Sue Booth |
|
Behaviour |
Mrs G Bain |
Alexa Crampton and Phil Dickson |
|
Health and Safety |
Mrs G Bain |
Phil Dickson |
|
English |
Mrs J Longshaw |
Nadia Fossett and Amy Freeman |
|
Computing / Design Technology |
|
Kirsty Sloan and Beth Barriero |
|
Early Years |
Mrs R Embery |
Ella Stevenson/Lois Murray and Sue Booth |
|
Maths |
Mr A Sumnall |
Clair O’Shaughnessy |
|
Children Looked After |
Mrs L Andrews |
Alexa Crampton and Sue Booth |
|
Data Protection |
Mrs M Campbell |
Marianna Zazzi |
|
Humanities & The Arts |
Miss K Murt |
Emma Hughes/Paula McInnes/Clare Speight |
|
PSHE & PE |
Ms A Crampton |
Kath Connolly/Niamh Wilson/Rose Cotton |
|
Science |
|
Kath Connolly |
|
Climate Action Plan |
|
Jo Smith |
|
Cybersecurity |
|
Phil Dickson |