The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a new, European wide law that replaces the Data Protection Act, 1988 in the UK. We are committed to ensuring the safety of the data we hold, and of demonstrating our compliance with the new regulations. The below documents detail further information about this:-

Privacy Notice – Staff
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Privacy Notice for parents and students
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SAR Form
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Biometrics
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Hard copies of the above information are also available from the school. Jan Marshall is the DPO, she can be contacted via the contact us page.

At Lathom, all students:

• are PROUD of who they are, where they come from and what they achieve, both academically and socially
• have aspirations and goals and strive to be their best 
• are able to experience and embrace the world they live in and demonstrate tolerance and understanding of themselves and others 
• are resilient, determined and confident 
• know how to look after themselves, eat healthily, maintain healthy relationships, have an active lifestyle and keep physically and mentally healthy 
• gain a diverse range of skills, knowledge and life experiences which will make sure that they are ready to take on the world 

Our PROUD values

The word PROUD is at the heart of everything we do and everything we ask of our students, staff, parents and wider community. Our mantra is ‘work hard, be kind’ and our PROUD values help us to do just that. Our values of Perseverance, Responsibility, Ownership, Understanding and Determination are traditional values which underpin everything we do at Lathom. We know that they help our students to be the best that they can be in all aspects of life.

On behalf of the Governors of Lathom High School, I welcome you to the School’s website

The Governors have general responsibility for the conduct of the school to promote high standards of educational achievement. We ensure that students are attending a successful school which provides them with a good education and supports their well-being. Our role in the running of the school is largely strategic, ensuring high standards of corporate governance, and includes:

Policy development and strategic planning

• Ensuring sound management and administration of the school
• Ensuring compliance with legal requirements
• Assessing and managing risk
• Setting the school’s standards of conduct and values
• Managing the financial, human and other resources

The Governors act as a “critical friend” to the Headteacher and staff by providing constructive advice, support, a sounding board for ideas and help where needed. A critical friend may also challenge, ask questions, seek information, improve proposals and so seek to arrive at the best solution.

We ensure accountability by:

• Responding to OfSTED reports
• Monitoring performance and the achievement of objectives
• Maintaining a system of effective internal controls
• Being responsive to the needs of parents and the community
• Making information available to the wider community

My role as Chair is to harness and develop the skills and experience of our Governors in the most effective way for the good of the school.

If you wish to contact me, please email or write to me at the school for the attention of the Secretary to the Governors, Mrs Kate Lockley – or via our contact page.

Best regards

Mrs Diane Murray

Chair of the Governing Body

Governor Information
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Governor Attendance Meetings
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Leadership Team

Lead Practitioner for SEND and SENDCo – Mrs C Carter

Lead Practitioner for Personal Development – Miss J Clarke

Lead Practitioner for Behaviour – Ms L Whittaker

Departmental Staff

Support Staff

My name is Mr Livesley and I am Headteacher at Lathom, a post I am privileged and delighted to hold and I wish you a very warm welcome to our school. Alongside our Governing Body, I am PROUD to introduce you to our website and hope that this provides a very clear insight into ‘Life at Lathom’ and into what makes it such a special place to work and learn.

The Governing Body and myself as Headteacher are very PROUD of our personal and nurturing approach and our national recognition as the first secondary school in the country to be awarded the Silver Award for Trauma Informed Practice. We know that this helps our students to settle quickly into life at Lathom and we understand the need for a strong balance between care and challenge. It also helps our students’ families to feel confident that their child will be well looked after and cared for, will fit in, be safe and happy and, as a result, be highly successful as a learner and in life after Lathom.

Our PROUD values are at the heart of everything we do and everything we ask of our students and parents, and the wider community. We are committed to ‘work hard, be kind’ and our PROUD values help us achieve this. As Lathom’s Headteacher, I am PROUD to lead this school and want students to be PROUD to come here, PROUD of what they achieve, and of who they become – both academically and socially. Our values of Perseverance, Responsibility, Ownership, Understanding and Determination are traditional values and we know that they help our students be the best that they can be in all aspects of life.

In order to provide the very best Quality of Education, we deliver a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a range of traditional subjects – setting students up in the best possible way for further study and working life – but tailored with pathways and support to suit their individual needs and talents. Teaching and learning at Lathom is a superb strength of our school. Students are supported by dedicated subject specialists who deliver the curriculum with passion and enthusiasm and who are determined to know and understand our students extremely well. Working with our excellent teachers, we have a superb team of Pastoral staff, Learning Coaches and Learning Support Assistants focused on removing barriers to learning and ensuring that our students are able to aim high and thrive.

We support our curriculum offer with our Personal Development programme including our extracurricular commitment – our ‘Life at Lathom’. This is a list of 40 experiences guaranteed for every Lathom student during their time here, to make sure that they are ‘ready to take on the world’. Compiled by our students, parents, staff and governors, our ‘Life at Lathom’ list provides a wide and diverse range of life experiences including learning First Aid and CPR, experiencing live theatre and classical music, meeting people from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds, experience of the world of work, outdoor learning and facing our fears.

We encourage our students to have goals, to stand tall and PROUD and strive to be their best. To be leaders of their own learning and of their own behaviour. We take every available opportunity to encourage independence, strength of character and personal responsibility, and provide formal opportunities for students to develop and take the lead as members of our Student Council, as Sports Captains and as members within the Prefect and Student Leadership System.

We are very proud of the achievements of all our students and of the resilience and confidence they show in their studies and in their personal development. This is testament to the hard work, dedication and commitment of the students themselves, the successful partnerships we build with home, and our staff who so often go the extra mile. Lathom is not just a secondary school, it is a family, where all of our students are nurtured and cared for while being challenged and supported to be resilient, confident and successful learners and human beings who are ready to make an excellent, positive contribution to society as they truly are the future.

I am excited as we begin this journey together, and I look forward to home and school working together to unlock the fabulous potential of every student at Lathom.

Mr P Livesley

Headteacher