Governors

Statutory Information and Register of Business Interests for School Governors

 Chair: Mrs Katrina Newsome

Vice Chair: Mrs Amy Crowley

The constitution of the governing board is: 

 

Governor Type

How they were appointed

1 x Headteacher

Appointed by the governing board

1 x Local Authority (LA) governor

Recommended by the LA and approved by the governing board

4 x Parent governors

Formally elected through a ballot of parents unless the election is uncontested

5 x Co-opted governors

Nominated and appointed by the governing board

1 x Staff governor

Formally elected by staff employed at school

3 x Associate members

Appointed by the governing board

 

Voting rights: All of our governing body, including associate members, have voting rights

 

The governing board operates with the following committees:

 Â·         Resources committee - responsible for staffing, performance management, finance, property management, health and safety and risk management.

 Committee chair: Mrs Amy Crowley

 Â·        Teaching, learning and pupil support committee (TLPS) - responsible for the quality of education including ensuring a broad and balanced curriculum is being taught, target setting, assessment and outcomes and the quality of teaching. Also responsible behaviour, safeguarding, attendance, children’s personal development and equality and diversity

Committee chair: Mrs Katrina Newsome

·         Pay Review committee – responsible for ensuring the implementation of the school Pay Policy and Teacher Appraisal Policy.

·         Pay Appeal committee – responsible for hearing pay appeals and ensuring a fair and proper process has been followed.

 All the governors sit on either the resources committee and/or the TLPS committee, and the minutes of these meetings are fed back to the full governors meetings. Minutes of all the governor meetings are available for parents to see upon request once they have been ratified.

Governors attend regular training courses during their term of office to ensure that they have the necessary skills to assist and monitor the running of the school by the headteacher and the senior leadership team. A record of training completed is held in the school office. Some governors are linked to a particular year groups and have regular contact with their class, helping on trips and with activities.

Current and recent (in the last 12 months) governors and business/other interests declared are provided in the table below.  Governors and associate members, if appointed, are reminded that they should declare any changes as and when they occur.

 

Name of governor

Category of governor and committees served

Date appointed and term of office

Relevant financial interests

Personal interests (relationships with school staff)

Other Governance interests

Date declaration signed

Amanda Turner

Headteacher, Resources

01/04/2014 - 01/01/2050

None

None

None

10.10.2023

Judith Best

Co-opted governor,

Resources

15/02/2022 -14/02/2026

None

None

None

18.06.2024

Debbie Taylor

Co-opted governor,

TLPS

28/02/2023 - 27/02/2027

None

None

None

10.10.2023

Lauren Chapman

Co-opted governor,

TBC

18/06/2024 - 19/06/2028

None

None

None

23.05.2024

Pinky Jain

LA governor,

TLPS & Resources

03/05/2022 - 02/05/2026

None

None

Employed by Leeds Beckett University and is the chairs of governors at a Sytchampton Endowed Primary School in Worcestershire

10.10.2023

Harmeash Kaur

Parent governor,

TLPS

11/02/2022 - 10/02/2026

None

None

None

10.10.2023

David Mear

Parent governor,

Resources

04/02/2021 - 03/02/2025

None

None

None

10.10.2023

Amy Crowley

Parent governor,

Resources

21/04/2022 - 20/04/2026

None

None

None

10.10.2023

Katrina Newsome

Parent governor,

TLPS & Resources

21/04/2022 - 20/04/2026

None

None

None

10.10.2023

Rebecca Murphy

Staff governor,

TLPS

01/02/2023 - 31/01/2027

None

None

None

10.10.2023

Anne Bourke

Associate member,

TLPS

10/10/2023 - 09/10/2027

None

None

None

10.10.2023

Vicky Bray

Associate member,

Resources

03/02/2020 - 02/02/2028

None

None

None

10.10.2023

Emma Gibbons

Associate member,

TLPS

28/02/2023 - 27/02/2027

None

None

Chair of Family Support for Horsforth Children’s Services

10.10.2023

Vacancy

Co-opted governor,

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vacancy

Co-opted governor,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following governors have stepped down within the last year:

 

Name of governor

Category of governor and committees served

Date appointed and term of office

Relevant financial interests

Personal interests (relationships with school staff)

Other Governance interests

Date declaration signed

Martin Hughes

Co-opted governor

Left March 2024

Director and owner of Catrake Ltd

None

Member of the resources committee of Horsforth Children’s Services and a member of Horsforth School Single Academy Trust.

 

10.10.2023

Fran Hayes

Co-opted governor

Left October 2023

None

None

None

11.10.2022

 

 Please see the following information regarding our governing body.

 

Westbrook Lane Governing body 2023-24

Governing Board Effectiveness and Impact Statement July 2024

Statement from the governors 2023-24

 

Governing body meeting Attendance

Governing body attendance 2023-24

Governing body meeting attendance 2022-23