The Governing Body
The Role of a School Governor
As we are now a part of Steel City Schools Partnership the Board of Trustees is legally accountable for the decisions made in all its academies. However, this does not mean the board is required to make them all itself; it can delegate decisions to the Local Governing Bodies (LGB).
The LGB is well placed to assess whether the school is working within agreed policies, meeting agreed targets and managing its finances well. They have the ability to scrutinise delegated areas in greater depth than the trust board and to ‘feed’ information up to the trustees in a timely and succinct manner.
Our Governors:
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Sarah Hall - Chair of Governors |
Sinead Fox - Headteacher | Eileen Cross - Vice Chair of Governors | Karen Dunning |
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Sarah was appointed by GB as a Co-opted Governor until 31-8-23 and has no registered pecuniary interests. |
Has no registered pecuniary interests. | Eileen was appointed by GB as a Co-opted Governor until 31-8-23 and has no registered pecuniary interests. | Karen was appointed by GB as an Associate Governor until 31-8-23 and has no registered pecuniary interests. |
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Danni Meeds |
Frances Blow |
Bruce Laver |
Cat Arnold |
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Danni was appointed by GB as a Staff Governor and has no registered pecuniary interests. |
Frances was appointed by GB as a Co-opted Governor until 31-8-23 and has registered a pecuniary interest. |
Bruce was appointed by GB as a Parent Governor until 31-8-23 and has no registered pecuniary interests. | Cat was appointed by GB as a Parent Governor until 31-8-23 and has no registered pecuniary interests. |
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Mark Lawrenson |
James Glover |
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| Mark was appointed by GB as a Co-opted Governor until 31-8-23. | James was appointed by GB as a Trustee Governor. |
Types of Governors:
Co-opted Governors - are appointed by the governing body and who, in the opinion of the governing body, has the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the school. As a co-opted governor, they may have an area of specialist knowledge or experience or bring a wide range of skills and experience to the role of a governor.
Parent Governors – are elected by the parents of registered pupils at the School.
Trustee Governors – have been appointed by the Trust
Staff Governors – must be paid to work at the school and elected by the Staff.
Associate Governors – we benefit from being able to draw on expertise and experience from outside our formal Governor membership.
Link Governors:
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Early Years Foundation Stage |
Eileen Cross |
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Safeguarding |
Eileen Cross |
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Training |
Sarah Hall |
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Inclusion |
Amanda Towers |
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Data |
Frances Blow |
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Meadowhead Trust |
Bruce Laver |
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Parental Engagement |
Cat Arnold |
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Writing |
Mark Lawrenson |
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Maths |
Frances Blow |
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Reading/Library |
Alison Riocreux |
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School Parliament |
Alison Riocreux |
What is a Link Governor?
A link Governor creates a good working relationship between the subject specialist within the school and the subject link governor and will enhance the success of any initiatives.
As a model, the subject link governor, in support of the curriculum team, could undertake some or all of the following:
- Become informed about relevant documents and legislation; OFSTED criteria for evaluating the subject provision; local and national issues impacting upon the subject.
- Liaise with the subject co-ordinator or head of subject in order to become informed about staffing arrangements and training; the condition and availability of resources; curriculum and timetable arrangements; special needs provision; reference to the school development plan; assessment and recording procedures for the subject; which visits and visitors are planned.
- Establish and maintain effective lines of communication between the subject co-ordinator and the Governing Body; report back to Governing Body meetings.
If you are interested in being a Governor you can either contact us by mail shall@woodseats.sheffield.sch.uk or via the School Office.
