OUR GOVERNING BODY

School governing bodies are responsible for working with the school to ensure that it delivers a good quality education. Together with the headteacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management, they set the school's aims and policies.

Key roles of governors:

• To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
• To hold the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff
• To oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent

They also carry out a number of other important duties, which include:

• Determining how the school's budget is spent
• The appointing and dismissing of staff
• Hearing appeals and grievances
• Forming policy on the school's curriculum and collective worship
• Setting standards for pupils' behaviour and discipline
• Making sure school buildings are welcoming and safe
• Setting and monitoring the school's aims and policies

The requirements for all maintained schools (regulation 13) state that a governing body must not be smaller than seven members and must include:

• At least two parent governors
• The headteacher, unless the headteacher resigns as governor
• One, and only one, staff governor
• One, and only one local authority governor

The governing body may appoint as many additional co-opted governors as they consider necessary within the statutory guidelines.

As of September 2024 our Governing Body consists of;

2 Parent Governors ~ Mr Lee Connelly and Mrs Kerrie Fitzgibbon

2 Co-Opted Governors ~ Mrs Clare Corbett and Mr Lee McDermid, 

1 Local Authority Governor ~ Emilie Askew

1 Staff Governor ~ Mrs Helen Ford

1 Headteacher ~ Amanda Mitchelson

Mrs Emilie Askew was re-elected as Chair of the Governing Body, with Mr Lee Connelly as Vice Chair.

Governing Body Attendance for 2024/25

Governor	Business Meeting	Aut 1  F & P	Aut 2 C & C	Spr 1 C & C	Spr 2 F & P	Budget  Setting	Sum 1 C & C
	Sept 2024	Oct 2024	Nov 2024	Feb 2025	March 2025	April  2025	July 2025
Emilie Askew	✓	✓	✓
Lee Connelly	✓	✓	✓
Clare Corbett	✓	✓	x
Kerri Fitzgibbon	✓	✓	✓
Helen Ford	✓	✓	✓
Lee McDermid	✓	✓	X
Amanda Mitchelson	✓	✓	✓
Vacancy
Vacancy

 

Business Interests 2024/2025

Governor Name	Roles, Type of Governor	Declared	Nature of Interest	Personal Relationship (if any) with members of staff	Nature of Relationship
Emily  Askew	LA/Chair	Y	Self-employed	N	n/a
Lee Connelly	Parent/Vice Chair	Y	Self-employed	N	n/a
Clare Corbett	Co-Opted	N	n/a	N	n/a
Kerri Fitzgibbon	Parent	N	Self-employed
Helen Ford	Staff	N	DHT	N	n/a
Lee McDermid	Co-opted	N	n/a	N	n/a
Amanda Mitchelson	Head	Y		N	n/a