Meet the Governors (Trustees)
The trust board (Governing Body), led by the Chair, is the decision-making body of the academy trust and, in the case of a standalone academy trust such as Parbold Douglas, is accountable and responsible for the academy.
Please scroll below the photos to find further information about each trustee (including dates appointed and roles held).













Chair of trustees
Grant Carruthers
Foundation governor
Appointed: 26 September 2011
Current term of office ends: 31 August 2023
Roles: Chair of Governors, Safeguarding, Science and Technology
Trustees
Ken Hailwood
Foundation governor
Appointed: 26 September 2011
Current term of office ends: 31 August 2023
Roles: Vice Chair of Governors
Catherine Britner
Elected by parents
Appointed: 26 September 2019
Current term of office ends: 17 September 2023
Roles: Wellbeing
Ellis Gill
Appointed by GB/board
Appointed: 20 September 2019
Current term of office ends: 31 August 2026
Roles: Maths
Heather Wainwright
Elected by school staff
Appointed: 18 September 2019
Current term of office ends: 31 August 2023
Jessica Churchward
Elected by school staff
Appointed: 1 September 2021
Current term of office ends: 31 August 2025
Roles: Training link governor
Joanne MacRae
Elected by parents
Appointed: 26 September 2019
Current term of office ends: 17 September 2023
Roles: Pupil Premium, English
John Coxhead (Headteacher)
Appointed by GB/board
Appointed: 1 June 2021
Julia Santi
Foundation governor
Appointed: 26 September 2011
Current term of office ends: 31 August 2023
Roles: SEND
Julian Baker
Foundation governor
Appointed: 26 September 2011
Current term of office ends: 31 August 2023
Roles: Health & Safety
Sarah Gabbett
Foundation governor
Appointed: 21 July 2022
Current term of office ends: 20 July 2026
Roles: EYFS
Martin Cooper
Foundation governor
Appointed: 2 November 2021
Current term of office ends: 1 November 2025
Susan Timmins
Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by virtue of the office they hold)
Roles: RE
Members
Academy trust’s are founded by members who have a general duty to exercise their powers, to further the academy trust’s charitable purpose.
Our members are:
Blackburn Diocese Board of Education (Stephen Whittaker, Director of Education)
Appointed by foundation/Trust
From: 21 July 2011
Ellis Gill
Appointed by academy members
From: 23 September 2020
Ken Hailwood
Foundation governor
From: 26 September 2011
Susan Timmins
Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by virtue of the office they hold)
From: 13 November 2016
Accounting officer / Chief financial officer
John Coxhead (Headteacher)
From: 1 June 2021
Recent Trustees
The following trustees reached the end of their term of office in the past 12 months:
Jo Eccles
Elected by school staff
Term of office: 1 September 2017 to 31 August 2021
Alison Jones
Foundation governor
Term of office: 26 September 2011 to 16 September 2021
Kay Baybut
Foundation governor
Term of office: 26 September 2011 to 20 July 2022