Our Governors
Click on the links below governors attendance;
Chair of Governors
Liz Cresswell – Co Chair of Governors – (LA Governor)
Terms of Office – 26.09.2023 – 26.09.2027
Additional Business Interests – Director of Cresswell Education Ltd
Liz is a visionary leader and an outstanding successful former headteacher with many years of experience in educational leadership.
Robina Sarwar-Hayat
Terms of Office – 08.12.2022 – 08.12.2026
No Additional Business Interests
I joined the Governing Board at Savile Park because I wanted to be involved in my children’s education and I am very invested in this role.
I am a firm believer that it takes a village to raise children, with that in mind, I look forward to working in a strategic direction with other Governors, to help make the best decisions for the school, to benefit all current and future pupils.
I hope to combine the passion of a mother with the insight of a dedicated professional to complement and enhance the school leadership by providing support yet challenge where necessary.
In my very little spare time, I enjoy following sports and have developed a keen interest in cut flower gardening.
Nina Lucas – (Staff Governor)
Terms of Office – 24.09.2024 – 23.09.2028
No Additional Business Interests
Nina is our Parrots class teacher
Nicola Wade – (Co-Opted Governor)
Terms of Office – 27/01/2026-26/01/2030
No Additional Business Interests
Leah Wagg – (Parent Governor)
As a proud parent of four children at Savile Park Primary across different year groups, I feel really connected to the school and its community. Outside of school life, I enjoy being involved in junior rugby league and love the theatre—both watching and performing when I get the chance.
I work as a Police Sergeant, with experience in multi-agency safeguarding, safer schools, and the Volunteer Police Cadets, and I’m passionate about supporting young people to feel safe, confident, and able to thrive.
Terms of Office – 26/03/2026-25/03/2030
No Additional Business Interests
Former Governors
Debbie Pettiford – Co Chair of Governors (Co-opted Governor)
School Data Protection Officer
Terms of Office – 12.12.2024 – 12.12.2028
Additional Business Interests – Director/Shareholder of the DP Advice Service Ltd
Neelam Awan – Parent Governor
Terms of Office – 19.03.2025 – 15.12.2026 (Resigned)
No Additional Business Interests
Jane Owen-Lynch – Governor
Terms of Office – 14.12.2023 – 24.06.2025 (Resigned)
No Additional Business Interests
The Role of the Governing Body
All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Headteacher, staff and the Local Authority. Whilst te Headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors main three roles include:
Strategic – The governing body sets the general direction of the school, looking at how it should best develop. This is done by reviewing and agreeing policies, targets and priorities and monitoring and reviewing aims and objectives.
Critical Friend – A governing body should work with the Headteacher and create a clear understanding of the challenges face in managing a school.
Accountability – A school is a business and its stakeholders are the learners. The governing body must have a professional attitude and use its collective skills to benefit the learners. It must gather views, ask questions and decide what is best for the school. The governing body is answerable to parents, the wider community and the local authority.
School governors are drawn from different parts of the community. This helps to ensure that the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean that governors of a particular category “represent” that group on the governing body.
The different categories of governor are as follows:
Parent governors
Elected by parents to serve on the Governing Body
Staff governors
To include the Head Teacher if they wish to be a governor. Remaining staff (both teaching and non-teaching are represented) governors are elected by other members of staff at the school via elections.
Authority governors
Local Education Authority (LEA) governors are appointed by the LA. LAs can appoint any eligible person as a LEA governor.
Co-opted governors
Appointed by the Governing Body to represent community interests. They can be persons who live or work in the community served by the school, or persons who do not work or live close by, but are committed to the good governance and success of the school.