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	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
Mr Andrew Buttery	Headteacher	Ex Officio	01/01/20	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

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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
Mrs Sue Bland	Headteacher (interim)	Ex Officio	02/09/19 -31/12/19	Staffing, Finance & Premises; Achievement & Curriculum; Health & Safety Working Party
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 -	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

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Governing Body Meeting Attendance

(p = present, a = apologies, r = resigned, na = absent with no apologies, x = not a governor at this time)

Governing Body Meeting Attendance Registers 2018-19

Governing Body Meeting Attendance from 2015 to 2018