Governors News – Spring Term 2024

This term has been extremely short due to how the Easter dates have fallen this year but somehow, we seemed to have got a lot done!

The governors have been extremely pleased and reassured by the smooth transition to Mrs Hall as Headteacher. We knew from the start that we had appointed the right person for the task; Mrs Hall has the ethos of Penwortham Girls’ High School running through her veins and wants nothing more than to build on Mrs Pomeroy’s successes. There have been some additional appointments made to serve the school well into this next chapter. A key decision has been to appoint Mrs Woodhouse to join Mr Ward and Mr Ramsdale in the team of Senior Assistant Headteachers. Governors welcome the development and expansion of Mrs Woodhouse’s role and wish her much success. Appointments have also been made to the Safeguarding team and to the Life Skills team. These have been key to the fulfilment of our school values and integral to the rounded development of our students.

Our vision is quite clearly identified in what students and staff have delivered this term so far. There have been a number of events that include the Soroptimist society raising £300 for St Catherine’s Hospice, a focus on kindness for International Women’s day, all students taking part in Safer Internet Day and a focus on World Religion Day where the Year 9 assembly included student-created presentations on aspects of Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. Added to these, is the STEM Festival which is the focus of this end of term newsletter.

The governing board wishes to thank students, staff and parents for their continuing support and efforts this term. We send warm wishes to those of you who celebrate Easter and those of you celebrating Eid Al-Fitr during the break also. We hope all our community enjoys two weeks break and we hope the students return ready for more hard work!

Lorimer Russell-Hayes

Chair of Governors

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