The role of school governor is a voluntary one, and the governing body is made up of members from the teaching and support staff, parents, the local community and representatives from Elvington Parish Church.
The governors provide strategic leadership and accountability in school by supporting the headteacher in setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction; holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and holding the main responsibility for the finance of the school, and it is the governors who work with the headteacher to make the decisions about balancing resources. The role of governor is largely a thinking and questioning role, not a doing role. The day to day operational management of the school is delegated to the headteacher and the senior leadership team.
We meet as a full governing body each term. Each governor will also contribute to one or more of the following sub committees:
- Staffing, Finance & Premises (four times per year, also attended by Ms Carolyn Arden Bursar and SBM)
- Health & Safety Working Party (also attended by the school caretaker)
- Achievement and Curriculum (four times per year)
- Head Teacher Performance Management (twice per year)
- Pay Committee (twice per year, also attended by the headteacher)
Click to view the summary of Committee Membership for 2019-20
Governors may also be seen in and around school when on a visit to a specific area or attending one of the many events held at School. We look forward to meeting with you through the course of the school year.
| Name of Governor | Category of Governor | Appointing Body | Term of Office - start | Committee Membership | Additional Responsibilities | Declaration of Relevant Interests | Other Governorships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Bill Pigg | Foundation | Diocesan Board | 01/01/16 -31/12/19 | Achievement & Curriculum; Health & Safety Working Party; Pay Committee; Head Teacher Performance Management | Chair of Governors; Chair of Head Teacher Performance Management; Chair of the Health & Safety Working Party; Class 3 Link Governor | Director - Holden Consult Ltd. 1/5/17 - ongoing Director - Dr Bill Pigg Consultancy Ltd. 1/5/17 - ongoing | N/A |
| Mrs Sue Bland | Headteacher (interim) | Ex Officio | 02/09/19 | Staffing, Finance & Premises; Achievement & Curriculum; Health & Safety Working Party | |||
| Mr Phil Watt | Local Authority | Nominated by the LA; appointed by the Governing Body | 10/10/17-09/10/21 | Achievement & Curriculum; | Safeguarding and Class 2 Link Governor | Director of Propelo (School Improvement Organisation) 10/10/17-ongoing | N/A |
| Miss Judi Watson | Staff | Staff | 19/06/19 -18/06/23 | Achievement & Curriculum | Class 5 Link Governor | tbc | tbc |
| Mrs Barbara Ellis | Co-opted | Governing Body | 29/1/19 -28/01/23 | Achievement & Curriculum; Head Teacher Performance Management | Vice Chair of Governors; Chair of the Achievement & Curriculum; Class 1 Link Governor | NA | Previous governor at Blakehill Primary School, Bradford, Dec 2011-Dec 2018 |
| Mr Stuart Lloyd | Co-opted Parent | Governing Body | 04/06/19 -03/06/23 | Staffing, Finance & Premises; Pay Committee | Class 5 Link Governor | Director of Smart Business Services and Insurance Broking company – Start of Interest 2015 | N/A |
| Mr Nick Morgan | Co-opted Parent | Governing Body | 19/07/17 -18/07/21 | Staffing, Finance & Premises; Pay Committee | Chair of Pay Committee; Class 4 Link Governor | N/A | N/A |
| Professor Chris Bojke | Parent | Parents | 24/03/17 -23/03/21 | Achievement & Curriculum | Class 1 Link Governor | N/A | N/A |
| Miss Rosanne Jackson Stanton | Parent | Parents | 23/10/17 -22/10/21 | Staffing, Finance & Premises; Health & Safety Working Party; Pay Committee; Head Teacher Performance Management | Chair of Staffing, Finance & Premises; Class 2 Link Governor | Nestle 08/1999 - ongoing Yorkshire Fencing 03/2017 - ongoing | N/A |
| Mr Darley (school caretaker) | Attendee | Attends Health & Safety Working Party | |||||
| Ms Nicola Jolly-Waller (bursar/SBM) | Attendee | Attends Staffing, Finance & Premises Committee/Health & Safety Working Party | |||||
| Jess Swarbrick | Clerk | Clerking Service | 01/09/19 - Ongoing |
Former Members of the Governing Body
The following are former members who have served on the Governing Body in the past year.
| Name of Governor | Category of Governor | Appointing Body | Term of Office | Committee Membership | Additional Responsibilities | Declaration of Relevant Interests | Other Governorships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Linda Collier | Headteacher | Ex Officio - In Post by virtue of their office | 01/09/15 -31/08/19 | Staffing, Finance & Premises; Achievement & Curriculum; Health & Safety Working Party; Pay Committee (attendee) | Ofsted Team Inspector 01/06/2017 - ongoing | N/A | |
| Mr Richard Horner | Co-opted | Governing Body | 31/10/16 -30/10/20 | Staffing, Finance & Premises | Chair of the Staffing, Finance & Premises Committee; Class 5 Link Governor | N/A | N/A |
| Revd Ian Kitchen | Foundation | Ex Officio | 03/09/2018 - | Class 1 Link Governor | N/A | N/A | |
| Mrs Jill Richards | Staff | Staff | 20/03/18 -19/06/19 | Achievement & Curriculum | Class 5 Link Governor | Partner is an employee of Santander bank | N/A |
| Mrs Sue Challis | Co-opted Staff | Governing Body | 23/03/15 -25/03/19 | Health & Safety Working Party | Chair of the Health & Safety Working Party; Class 4 Link Governor | N/A | N/A |
| Miss Jodie Tate | Co-opted | Governing Body | 16/01/17 -15/02/19 | Staffing Finance & Premises, Pay Committee; Head Teacher Performance Management | Chair of the Pay Committee; Class 1 Link Governor | Employee at Asda Supermarkets | N/A |