Governors
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Lydia Hawthorn (Chair of Governors)
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office end:
Cllr Joanna Midgley
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office end: 03/10/2028
Joanna is a councillor in Chorlton Park ward and deputy leader of the council with a portfolio that covers a number of areas including homelessness, the voluntary sector and anti-poverty work. She was a teacher in a sixth form college for over 20 years. Joanna is actively involved with many community and residents groups in Chorlton Park ward and is currently a trustee of a local foodbank and Chair of a VCSE organisation.
Joanna's children both attended Chorlton Park school and she has been a community governor since 2016 and is the link governor for Safeguarding.
Dayna Shoemaker
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office end: 29/09/2025
Dayna moved to the north west in 2014 from Scotland, but is originally from California. She is a product marketer for a data analytics tech company.
Her husband is a secondary science teacher, and together they share a passion for education and creating healthy learning environments for students and staff alike. Dayna has a MA (hons) from the University of St Andrews and a MSc from the University of Manchester.
Dayna is an Enterprise Advisor at a local high school and likes to spend her free time cooking, doing puzzles, cycling, and spending time with her husband, two cats and dog.
Olivia Taylor
Staff Governor
Term of Office end: 31/08/2025
Liv is a Year 1 teacher who trained at Chorlton Park. She has been a Staff Governor since 2021.
Kieron McGlasson
Parent Governor
Term of Office end: 23/11/2026
Phillipa Moors
Parent Governor
Term of Office end: 12/12/2027
Neha Nigam
Co-opted Governor
Term of Office end: 13/7/2027
Dominika Kotarbinska
Staff Governor
Term of Office end: 4/7/2028
We are recruiting for Trustees and Governors
We are currently recruiting for Trustees to join the CLIC Trust's Board of Trustees this academic year and we are interested in people who have skills in HR, Law, Education and Marketing/Media/PR.
We also currently looking for Governors for Chorlton Park to join the Local Governing Committee.
If you are interested in finding out more information on becoming a Trustee or Governor, please contact our Governance Support Officer, Stephene Rhodes: srhodes@clictrust.org