Yolande Shire
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Chair of Governors
Leadership & Management
Quality of Education
Business Management
Additional Premium funding
Interests - Husband is Chair of Governors at Castle Hall Mirfield and Trustee at Impact Academy Trust.
Term of Office - 31/8/21 to 30/8/25
Robin Hanson
Local Authority Governor
Areas of Responsibility - SEND
Mental Health First Aider
Interests -
Term of Office - 15/11/19 to 14/11/23
Patrick Poyser
Parent Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Personal Development
Interests - None
Term of Office - 23/10/20 to 22/10/24
Mark Pemberton
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Finance
Interests - employed by Energy Savings Trust Ltd, Trustee of St Augustine's Church, member of CIPFA
Term of Office - 29/9/21 to 28/9/25
Chris Bateman
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Curriculum & Maths
Interests - None
Term of Office - 29/9/21 to 28/9/25
Lauren Watson
Headteacher
Barney Conway
Staff Governor
Term of Office - 7/7/21 - 6/7/25
Kirsty Birks
Parent Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Year 4 Link Governor
Behaviour and Living Well Together
Interests - None
Term of Office - 23/10/20 to 22/10/24
Dianne Bates
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Year 2 Link Governor
Collective Worship & RE
Interests - Member of and Churchwarden at All Saints Church
Term of Office - 29/9/21 to 28/9/25
Oliver Crosland
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility -Year 4 Link Governor
Safeguarding
Health and Safety
Interests - None
Term of Office - 2/11/18 to 1/11/22
Laura Mageean
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Vice Chair and Safeguarding
Interests - None
Term of Office - 13/11/18 to 12/11/22
Jonathan Bigwood
Foundation Governor
Areas of Responsibility - Year 1 Link Governor & Finance
Quality of Learning
Interests - None
Term of Office - 21/4/21 to 20/4/25
Rev Jennifer Middleton
Foundation Governor (Ex officio)
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.
If you wish to contact the Governors please email the Clerk to Governors, Deborah Tynan at the following email address - clerk@allsaints.calderdale.sch.uk
Governor meeting attendance for 2020/21 can be found here: