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Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section. 


Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

 

The main role of the governing body is to operate at a strategic level, holding the Head teacher and leadership team to account and overseeing the financial performance of the school. Governors also set the budget, manage the school’s admissions criteria and are involved in the recruitment of senior leadership and other staff.

 

Parent Governors – Parent governors play a vital role on governing bodies, holding the unique position of having a parental viewpoint of the school. Through their children, they have a first-hand experience of the delivery of the curriculum, and how the school is perceived from the ‘consumers’ point of view. This enables parent governors to bring a different perspective to the strategic management of the school. Parent governors are representative parents, rather than representatives of parents.

 

Staff Governors – These consist of the headteacher and a member of staff (either teaching or non-teaching). The position of the headteacher being ‘ring-fenced’ (ex-officio), so should the headteacher choose not to be a governor, no-one else can fill the vacancy. Staff governors are representative staff members, rather than representatives of staff; bringing an alternative viewpoint and perspective to discussion.

 

Local Authority Governors – Local authority (LA) governors are appointed to be a link between the LA and its schools. They must therefore be aware of any local priorities and the reasons behind these, but they cannot be instructed how to vote at meetings. Local authority governors are nominated by the local authority but appointed by the governing body.

 

Co-Opted Governors – A co-opted governor is a person appointed by the governing body who, in the opinion of the governing body, has the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. A co-opted governor, may have an area of specialist knowledge or experience or bring a wide range of skills and experience to their role as a governor.

 

Full governing board

 Position

Appointment dateTerm of office ends

Governor responsibilities

 

Mark Holliday

Co-opted Governor

Chair

09/2309/27

Safeguarding & Geog/Hist, Year 6 Class Governor

 

Kevin Rishworth

Co-opted Governor

 

07/2407/28

SEND & Health & Safety Y5/6 governor

 

Laura McGregor

Parent Governor

Vice Chair

09/2109/25

English & RWI & Pupil Premium

Year  Class Governor

 

VACANCY

Partnership Governor

 

  

Art/DT/Music Y3 Class Gov

 

Anne Henderson

LA Governor

 

07/2207/26

Attendance,  Mental Health & Wellbeing, PSHE,  Year 2 Class Governor

 

Sarah Jardine

Staff Governor

Headteacher

01/22 

Y1 CLASS GOVERNOR MFL

 

Leeanne Harding

Staff Governor

 

10/2310/27

SEND

 

Wayne Johnston

Co-opted Governor

 

11/2211/26

Appeals/complaints/pay

 

VACANCY

 Partnership

Governor

 

  

 RE &Year 5 class governor

 

Ashley Pedersen

Co-opted Governor

 

09/2309/27

Computing, PE Year 4 Class Governor

 

David Walker

Parent Governor

 

07/2207/26

Maths, Year 2 Class Governor

 

David Armstrong

Partnership Governor

 

09/2409/28

Science, EYFS Class Governor

 Charlotte BranneyAssociate Governor 04/22  
 

Amy Wilson

Clerk

Clerk

  

 

       

Committee Structure 

 

Finance & Staffing Committee

Standards, curriculum, and pupil welfare committee

 

Mark Holliday

Chair

Laura McGregor

Chair

Amy Wilson

Clerk

Amy Wilson

Clerk

Kevin Rishworth

 

David Walker

 

David Armstrong

 

Anne Henderson

 

Ashley Pedersen

 

 

 

Pay committee

Health & Safety buildings& site committee

Mark Holliday

Chair

Kevin Rishworth

Chair

Amy Wilson

Clerk

Amy Wilson

Clerk

Anne Henderson

 

Mark Holliday

 

Wayne Johnston

 

Ashley Pedersen

 

 

 

David Armstrong