Governors

Leyburn Primary School Local Governing Body

Roles and Responsibilities

As a Governing Body, we have a responsibility to support and monitor how the pupils at Leyburn Primary School are educated, ensure that we make best use of the resources we are provided with and help, develop and monitor the School Development Plan so that every child receives the best possible education.

In all schools, the three core strategic functions of the Local Governing Body are:

  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
  3. Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure money is well spent.

Governance Arrangements

The Local Governing Body is made up of:

The headteacher

1 Staff Governor

2 Parent Governors

Up to 5 Co-opted Governors

 

We have a programme of meetings throughout the school year, copies of the signed minutes of previous meetings showing attendance at these meetings are available for public viewing and are held at the school. Currently, our clerk is Dominique Adams. 

Leyburn Primary School Governing Body – membership

Currently, we are made up of the following members:

Governor Name Category of Governor   Term of office expiry date
Sarah Beveridge Headteacher N/A
Richard Jowett Chair of Governors 17/06/2024
Matt Dilworth Co-opted Governor 26/09/2026
Corie Dales Staff Governor 18/11/2026
Alexandra Hunter Parent Governor 24/03/2027
Harriet Hunter-Smart Co-opted Governor 09/06/2027
Ruth Kirkbride Parent Governor 12/01/2026

Leyburn Primary School Local Governing Body Record of Attendance

Academic Year 2022-23 Update May 2023

Name Category Start date Date that current term of office expires Appointing Body

Business and pecuniary interests.

Details of any other establishments governed.

Relationships between governors and members of the school staff.

% Attendance at meetings over the last academic year 2022-23

 

 

Sarah Beveridge

 

Head Teacher

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

None

 

5/5

100%

 

 

Corie Dales

 

Staff Governor

 

 

19/01/2023

 

18/01/2027

 

Staff

 

Daughter is employed as Cleaner at the school

 

 

3/3

100

 

Matt Dilworth

 

Co-opted Governor

 

27/09/2022

 

26/09/2026

 

LGB

 

 

None

 

4/5

80%

 

 

Alexandra Hunter

 

Co-opted Governor

 

07/03/2023

 

06/03/2027

 

LGB

 

None

 

2/2

100%

 

 

Harriet Hunter-Smart

 

Co-opted Governor

 

10/06/2019

 

09/06/2023

 

LGB

 

 

None

 

5/5

100%

 

 

Richard Jowett

 

Co-opted Governor

 

18/06/2020

 

17/06/2024

 

LGB

 

 

None

 

5/5

100%

 

 

Ruth Kirkbride

 

Parent Governor

 

13/01/2022

 

12/01/2026

 

Parents

 

 

None

 

 

 

5/5

100%

 

 

VACANCY

 

Parent Governor

 

 

VACANCY

 

Co-opted Governor

 

 

 

Governors who have left in the last 12 months:

 

 

Sarah Salonga

 

Staff Governor

 

19/11/2018

 

18/11/2022

 

 

Staff

 

None

 

1/2

50%

 

 

Annette Sowden

 

Co-opted Governor

 

25/03/2019

 

07/02/2023

 

LGB

 

 

None

 

1/3

33%