School Governors
Together, the Governors are responsible for:
• Setting aims and targets for the school and checking the school's progress towards attaining these.
• Monitoring how well the school's policies and plans are working.
• Accounting for the performance of the school and the Governing Body.
• Working with the Headteacher to make sure teaching at school is effective and good quality and the children are making the best possible progress.
• Taking general responsibility for the school and its budget.
• Challenging and supporting the senior management team and taking opportunities to show interest in and appreciation of staff and pupils.
• Promoting the interests of the school and its pupils in the wider community.
Types of Governor
There are several different types of Governor:
Parent Governor
Elected from parents at the school by parents at the school.
Staff Governor
Elected from staff at the school by staff at the school.
Local Education Authority (LA) Governors
Appointed by the LEA.
Co-opted Governors
Appointed by members of the Governing Body. They are intended to be representative of the local community and may add particular kinds of expertise.
Meet the Governors:
Name |
Category |
Term of Office |
Position |
Responsibility |
Register of Interests | Other Governance at any other educational institutions | Attendance at GB and Committee Meetings % |
Brian Alker |
|
Clerk | |||||
Tom Ashworth |
Co-Opted |
19.09.17- 04.09.22 |
Chair (wef 05.09.19) |
Chair Finance |
None | None | 100 |
Debbie Calvert |
Headteacher | School Improvement | None | None | 100 | ||
Yasmin Alvarez |
Staff | 01.09.20- 31.08.24 | None | None | N/A | ||
Robert Manton |
Parent | 12.02.19- 11.02.23 | Vice Chair | Finance | None | None | 83 |
Garth Watson |
LEA | 02.04.19- 01.04.23 | School Improvement | None | None | 100 | |
Chris Kimberley |
Co-opted | 05.04.17-04.04.21 | School Improvement | None | None | 80 | |
Jennie Atherton |
Co-opted |
23.05.17-22.05.21 |
School Improvement | None | None | 100 | |
John Knibbs |
Associate | 05.09.19- 04.09.20 | Finance | None | None | N/A | |
Neil Bravery |
Parent | 02.11.20-01.11.24 | School Improvement | None | None | ||
Ginger Beniston |
Co-opted | 21.01.21-20.01.25 | Finance | None | None |
• One governor is related to one of our staff members.
• The minutes of any of the full meetings of the governing body are available on request from the school.
• The Chair of Governors can be contacted via the following email address:
cofg@scotton-lingerfield.n-yorks.sch.uk