Local Academy Committee (Governors)
Local Academy Committee (LAC) members support the school and help to drive school improvement through involvement in school self-evaluation, agreeing priorities for development and monitoring and evaluating the actions taken and their impact on pupils. LAC members take the lead for a link area and provide the connection between the LAC and the school.
The LAC has the following key link areas:
- Leadership & Management
- Disadvantaged & SEND Children
- Literacy
- Numeracy
- Safeguarding and Health & Safety
- Wellbeing (including behaviour and emotional wellbeing)
- Wider Curriculum and EYFS
Meet the team
HEADTEACHER
MRS. CAROLINE BEAUMONT
Mrs Beaumont is the headteacher of Parkroyal Community School and was previously a year 6 teacher. She is currently a specialist leader in education for the Emotionally Healthy Schools programme. Personal interests include art and visiting art galleries, climbing and exploring cities around the world.
CHAIR OF GOVERNORS
LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
MR. JONATHAN CHADWICK (Parent governor)
Jonathan is a self employed illustrator and graphic designer. He currently a daughter on roll at Parkroyal and two daughters who have since moved on to high school.
VICE CHAIR & LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR NUMERACY & WELLBEING
MRS. HANNAH NORTON (Parent governor)
Hannah teaches Biology at secondary level. Her daughter is a pupil at Parkroyal.
LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR LITERACY
MRS. SARAH LONGSHAW (Co-Opted Governor)
Sarah is a former secondary science teacher, who now works as an education consultant. She is currently responsible for the Science Learning Partnership & Computing Hub for Cheshire and Wirral, as well as being Secondary Science subject expert for the Cheshire East SCITT. Sarah also works for the Association for Science Education, managing two of the ASE's projects.
LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR DISADVANTAGED AND S.E.N.D. PUPILS
MRS. SEREN HATHWAY (Co-Opted governor)
Seren has been a senior leader in primary schools for over 14 years, with a key interest in Inclusion for pupils with diverse learning styles, Special Needs and Disability. She has a son in year 2 and a daughter in year 4 at Parkroyal.
CO LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR SAFEGUARDING AND HEALTH & SAFETY
MR. JAMES GIBSON (Co-opted governor)
James is co-founder & Director of a design agency based in Macclesfield and has 3 daughters, two of which currently attend Parkroyal. In their spare time James and his family enjoy the great outdoors and camping trips.
CO LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR SAFEGUARDING AND HEALTH & SAFETY
MR. WARREN DUFFY (Parent governor)
LAC LINK GOVERNOR FOR THE WIDER CURRICULUM
& EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE
MRS. CAROL SHARPLES (Co-opted governor)
I have spent all my life in education initially as a teacher and then as a member of the senior management team in 2 schools. My main focus has been early years for which I have a real passion in supporting our young children at the start of their journey into education. I have 2 grandchildren who attend Parkroyal in Years 4 and 5.
LAC LINK GOVERNOR
MR. RUSSELL HOPE (Co-opted governor)
Since having two children start at Parkroyal, education has been of interest to Russ, in addition to different learning objectives and styles within the world of business.