Robin Hanson
Local Authority Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Health and Safety
Interests - Member of Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Term of Office - 15/11/19 to 13/11/27
Rebecca McDonnell
Parent Governor
Interests - None
Term of Office - 23/10/24 to 22/10/2028
Previous Governors
- Chris Bateman, Foundation Governor, (appointed by the diocese) 29.9.21- 28.9.25 resigned 16.11.23
- Yolande Shire, Foundation Gov, (ex officio) resigned 28.09.22
- Laura Mageean, Foundation Gov (appointed by the diocese), 13/11/2014 to 12/11/2022 resigned 28.09.22
- Oliver Crosland, Foundation Gov (appointed by the diocese), 02/11/2018 to 01/11/2022, resigned 14/07/2022
- Rosslynn Gowers, Foundation Governor, (appointed by the diocese) 7.7.21- 6.7.25 resigned 07.11.21
Lauren Watson
Headteacher
Interests - None
From 01/09/19
Barney Conway
Staff Governor
Term of Office - 7/7/21 - 6/7/25
Kirsty Birks
Vice Chair of Governors
Parent Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Performance Management, Reception, SEND
Member of the HTPM
Interests - Director at Fideli's Resourcing Ltd
Term of Office - 23/10/20 to 22/10/28
Dianne Bates
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Year 5 Link Governor and
Collective Worship and RE
Interests - Church Warden at All Saints'
Term of Office - 29/9/21 to 28/9/25
Vacant - Foundation (PCC)
Vacant - Parent
Marjorie Raymond
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Pay Committee, Year 1
Interests - None
Term of office - 17/10/23 to 16/10/27
Liam Maloney
Foundation Governor
Area of Responsibility - Year 3
Interests - None
Term of office -22/04/24 to 21/04/28
Jonathan Bigwood
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Member of the HTPM, Member of the Pay Panel
Interests - Employed by Department for Health & Social Care, Member of CIMA
Term of Office - 21/4/21 to 20/4/25
Rev Jennifer Middleton
Chair of Governors
Foundation Governor (Ex officio)
Areas of Responsibility - Performance Management/Pay, Year 2 Link Governor, Personal Development, Wellbeing and Pastoral Care and Safeguarding
Interests - Trustee of All Saints Church and Trustee of The Goodall Trust
Member of the HTPM
Member of the Pay Panel
The Role of the Governing Body
All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Headteacher, staff and the Local Authority. Whilst the Headteacher is, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors main three roles include:
Strategic– The governing body sets the general direction of the school, looking at how it should best develop. This is done by reviewing and agreeing policies, targets and priorities and monitoring and reviewing aims and objectives.
Critical Friend– A governing body should work with the Headteacher and create a clear understanding of the challenges face in managing a school.
Accountability – A school is a business and its stakeholders are the learners. The governing body must have a professional attitude and use its collective skills to benefit the learners. It must gather views, ask questions and decide what is best for the school. The governing body is answerable to parents, the wider community and the local authority.
School governors are drawn from different parts of the community. This helps to ensure that the governing body has sufficient diversity of views and experience but does not mean that governors of a particular category “represent” that group on the governing body.
The different categories of governor are as follows:
Parent governors
Elected by parents to serve on the Governing Body
Staff governors
To include the Head Teacher if they wish to be a governor. Remaining staff (both teaching and non-teaching are represented) governors are elected by other members of staff at the school via elections.
Authority governors
Local Education Authority ( LEA ) governors are appointed by the LA . LAs can appoint any eligible person as a LEA governor.
Foundation governors
Appointed by the Diocese to preserve the religious character of the school.
Name and address of the Chair of the governing body
Rev Jennifer Middleton, All Saints' CE Primary School, Dudwell Lane, Halifax HX3 0SD.
If you are interested in becoming a governor
Please contact the Clerk to Governors: clerk@allsaints.calderdale.sch.uk
Future governor's meetings
20th November
22nd January
19th March
23rd April
29th April
21st May
14th July
If you wish to contact the Governors please email the Clerk to Governors, Helen Kay at the following email address - clerk@allsaints.calderdale.sch.uk
Governor meeting attendance for 2020/21 can be found here:
Governor meeting attendance for 2021/22 can be found here: