Governors
School governors are volunteers who meet regularly and have three core functions:
1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
2. Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent. At Ainderby Steeple CE Primary School, all governors attend all the meetings rather than having separate committees.
Governors attend all meetings of which there are 2 each term and are appointed for a 4 year period. At the end of this time, governors may choose to continue for a further 4 year term.
Please click here to see governor attendance for 2021/2021
Clerk to Governors: Val Brown
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Name |
Category
|
Appointment details |
Date of appointment/ Term of office |
Other Positions of Responsibility |
Business Interests/other governance roles |
Relationships with other staff/governors |
|
Mrs Rachel Peart |
Headteacher |
Appointment by virtue of being headteacher |
April 2022 |
|
None |
None |
| Mr John Kelly (Chair of Governors) | Co-opted governor | November 2020 | None | Parent to a teaching assistant | ||
| Mr Richard Turner | Co-opted governor | Invited by the governors |
Began September 2013 Reappointed 2017 Term of office 4 years |
Vice Chair of Governors | None | None |
| Mrs Joan Walker |
Foundation Governor |
Appointed by the Diocese |
Began 2001 Reappointed October 2018 Term of office 4 years |
|
Volunteer Wensleydale Railway - Education and Restoration - Management/Fundraising Scruton Church - Member of Scruton Charities - Organisation/fundraising Scruton Fete |
None |
|
Mrs Jenni Lane |
Foundation Governor |
Appointment by virtue of being vicar in the parish |
September 2021 |
|
None |
None |
|
Shawn Costello |
Co opted |
Invited by the governors |
July 2018 Term of office 4 years |
|
Safeguarding Officer Safeguarding Recruitment Member of PCC - Lower Swale Churches |
None |
|
Mrs Louise Watts |
Staff/Teacher Governor |
Elected by Staff
|
Began November 2020 Term of office 4 years |
|
None |
None |
|
Mrs Helen Brown |
Parent Governor | Elected by parents |
Began July 2018 Term of office 4 years |
|
None |
None |
| Ms Rebecca Peacock | Parent Governor | Elected by parents |
Began September 2018 Term of office 4 years |
|
None |
None |
| Mrs Julie Hutton | Co opted | Invited by the governors |
Began September 2021 Term of office 4 years |
|
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority - Deputy Chair Member |
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To see the members of the Dales Academies Trust board please click here
