Governors
The Role of the Governing Body
The Governing Body, forms a key part of every school and works closely with the head teacher, staff and local authority. It oversees the strategic leadership of the school, providing support and challenge to help the Head Teacher in moving the school forward and ensures that the school functions well in terms of standards, staffing, curriculum, premises and finance. The school has the following committees: Pupils & Strategic Development; Personnel & Finance; Standards.
Membership of our Governing Body
The School Governing Body elected to reconstitute under the School Governance Regulations on Monday 28, July 2014. This decision means that they are now able to appoint more people on the basis of the skills they bring. The Governing Body now consists of four co-opted Governors, two elected Parent Governors, one elected Staff Governor, one appointed Local Authority Governor and the Head Teacher.
Bagthorpe Primary School Governing Body Membership List – September 2023 (including Business Interests)
| Name | Category | Appointing Body | Governor Elsewhere | Business Interests 1 | Relationships2 | Term of Office Start Date | Term of Office End Date |
| Miss Liz Kitts | LA (Chair of Governors) | LA | Chair at Priestsic Primary School Member of IEB at Forest Town Primary | None | None | 28/07/2022 | 27/07/2026 |
| Mrs Karen Jones | Co-opted | School | No | None | Married to Site Manager | 28/07/2022 | 27/07/2026 |
| Mrs Rebecca Leader | Co-opted | School | No | None | None | 28/07/2022 | 27/07/2026 |
| Mrs Louise Dakers | Co-opted | School | No | None | None | 16/10/2021 | 15/10/2025 |
| Ms Isobel Cook | Parent | Parents | No | None | None | 13/11/2020 | 12/11/2024 |
| Mrs Sarah Cunningham | Parent (Vice Chair) | Parents | No | None | None | 11/03/2022 | 10/03/2026 |
| Ms Sarah Sayer | Associate | Gov Body | Chair at Woodland View Primary Chair at Garibaldi School Governance Professional at Transform Trust Family member is Governor at Edale Primary | Employed at Transform Trust | None | 28/09/2023 | 27/09/2027 |
| Mr David Walton | Head Teacher | LA | Robert Shaw Primary | None | None | 01/09/2007 | |
| Mrs Rianna Edmond | Staff Governor | School Staff | No | None | Teacher at School | 19/06/2023 | 18/06/2027 |
| Resignations | Category | Appointing Body | First Appointed | Resignation date |
| Mrs Jackie Shacklock | Co-opted | School | 09/02/2009 | 05/09/2023 |
| Mrs Yvette Pearse (Teacher in school) | Staff | School | 06/06/2015 | 19/06/2023 |
| Mr Paul Woollam | Co-opted | School | 01/10/2004 | 27/09/2022 |
| Mrs Donna Hemp | Parent | Parents | 10/03/2017 | 15/02/2022 |
| Mrs Emily Parkinson (Teacher in school) | Associate | School | 16/10/2019 | 11/10/2021 |
| Mr Stephen Fletcher | Co-opted | School | 28/07/2014 | 12/10/2020 |
| Dr Christopher McLaren-Towlson | Parent | Parents | 29/11/2018 | 06/10/2020 |
[1] Explanation from Govs Handbook
[2] This includes relationships between Governors and members of school staff, including spouses, partners and relatives
Autumn Term Meetings 2023-2024
| Name of Governor | Governor Day (Systems Check) 18.09.2023 | Pupils & Strategic Committee 25.09.2023
| Personnel & Finance Committee 25.09.2023
| Standards Meeting 28.09.2023
| Full Governing Body 06.11.2023
| Pay Committee 19.10.2023 |
| Liz Kitts | Apologies | ü | ü | ü | ü | ü |
| Karen Jones | Apologies | ü | ü | N/A | Apologies | ü |
| Rebecca Leader | ü | ü | ü | N/A | ü | N/A |
| Louise Dakers | Apologies | ü | ü | N/A | ü | N/A |
| Isobel Cook | Apologies | ü | ü | N/A | ü | N/A |
| Sarah Cunningham | Apologies | Apologies | Apologies | ü | ü | ü |
| Sarah Sayer | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ü | N/A |
| Rianna Edmond | N/A | Not on committee | Not on committee | N/A | ü | Not on committee |
| David Walton | ü | ü | ü | ü | ü | ü |