Governance
The Local Governing Board exists to provide strong strategic leadership to a school, ensuring accountability for its educational and financial performance. The Local Governing Board is made up of members of our community, parents, staff and local businesses. Some functions of the governing board include:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
Our Trustees ensure that Oak Learning Partnership (OLP) Trust is operating in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association and the Scheme of Delegation.
The Board of Trustees is the accountable body for the performance of all schools within the OLP Trust.
Trustees:
- Ensure that the Trust has a firm strategic direction, well-defined aims and objectives, and a strong ethos
- Ensure that the CEO accounts to them for the educational performance of the schools and their pupils, and for staff performance.
- Scrutinise the financial performance of the Trust, ensuring financial probity and value for money.
For full details of our Trustees please visit the Oak Learning Partnership Governance page.
How governance works at Hazel Wood
Our governance model is the same as the other schools across the Oak Learning Partnership. Members of this board are appointed by the CEO and the Executive Team, and all appointments are ratified by Trustees. The Quality of Education Boards support our Headteachers and report to Trustees.
The LGBs have a specific focus on the quality of education at each school. They support the Headteacher and leadership team to devise and monitor the priorities for school improvement as laid down in the School Development Plan.
Across the school year the LGB meet four times and focus on the following areas:
· Quality of the curriculum, teaching and pupil outcomes
· Quality of pupil behaviour and personal development
· Attendance
· Quality of leadership and management
· Safeguarding
· Pupil premium strategy
· Stakeholder engagement
Contacting our governing board
The chair of our Local Governing Board (Wendy Jackson) can be contacted via email to the or via post using the following information:
- Via post: Wendy Jackson, Chair of Governors, Hazel Wood High School, Hazel Avenue, Bury, BL9 7QT.
- Via email: this can be done via the Clerk to the Local Governing Board - clerk@oaklp.co.uk.
2025 - 2026 Governor Meeting Dates
Governors will meet on the following dates:
| Date | Time |
| 14th October 2025 | 4.30pm - 6.00pm |
| 3rd February 2026 | 4.30pm - 6.00pm |
| 19th May 2026 | 4.30pm - 6.00pm |
| 30th June 2026 | 4.30pm - 6.00pm |
| Name | Governance Appointment Date | Governance Term of Office Ends | Appointed by | Named Business and/or personal interests with School/Trust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendy Jackson (Chair) | 11.10.2023 | 11.10.2027 | Academy Members | N/A |
| Gary Pullan (Vice Chair) | 01.09.2021 (Re-elected 17.10.2024) | 16.10.2028 | Academy Members | N/A |
| Noreen Saima | 11.02.2020 (Re-elected 12.07.2022) | 12.07.2026 | Staff Body | Sibling employed by Elms Bank |
| Danielle Foster | 22.05.2024 | 21.05.2028 | Elected by parents | N/A |
| Elliott Brockbank | 20.03.2025 | 19.03.2029 | Academy Members | N/A |
| Lee Harris | 05.06.2025 | 04.06.2029 | Academy Members | N/A |
| Name | Governance Appointment Date | Governance Term of Office Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Gaskell (Chair) | 11.02.2020 | 01.10.2024 | Academy Members |
Governor Attendance at Meetings
2024-2025
| Name | 01.10.24 | 04.02.25 | 20.05.25 | 01.07.25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Gaskell | Attended | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Gary Pullan | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |
| Wendy Jackson | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |
| Noreen Saima | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |
| Danielle Foster | Attended | Attended | Attended | Attended |
| Adele Hulton (Headteacher) | N/A | Attended | Attended | Attended |
| Paul Greenhalgh (Executive Headteacher) | Attended | Attended | Attended | Apologies |
| Elliott Brockbank | N/A | N/A | Attended | Apologies |
| Lee Harris | N/A | N/A | N/A | Attended |