About Us
Governors
What Do Governors Do?
Governors offer strategic guidance, rather than getting involved in the operational aspects of a school. This involves:
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Working with other board members to plan the school’s strategic direction.
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Overseeing the school’s financial performance, ensuring money is well-spent.
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Holding the headteacher or school leadership to account.
A governor’s relationship with the school’s leadership team involves challenging existing processes to drive school improvement. Governors usually attend around six meetings per year.
Attendance Logs
Here you will find information about which Governors have attended and the dates for the meetings.
Safeguarding Committee Attendance Log
- 23 November 2022
- 22 March 2023
- 28 June 2023
Full Governing Body Meetings Attendance Log
- 29 September 2022
- 15 December 2022
- 9 February 2023
- 6 April 2023
- 18 May 2023
- 13 July 2023
Finance, Staffing & Premises Attendance Log
- 12th October 2022
- 8th February 2023
- 29 March 2023
- 10 May 2023
- 12 July 2023
School Improvement Committee Attendance Log
- 10 October 2022
- 5 December 2022
- 2 February 2023
- 27 March 2023
- 15 May 2023
- 7 July 2023
Committee Structure
This section shows you which Governors are on the committees.
Appeals Committee
First 3 appropriate available Governors
Named Governors
- SEND Sue Ingham
- Safeguarding/Looked After Children Sue Ingham & Sonia Bentley
- RE & Collective Worship Joyce Simpson
- Health & Wellbeing Jimmy Hinton
- Pupil Premium and Disadvantaged Pupils Jimmy Hinton & Bolanle Adekunle
- Reading Joyce Simpson
- Parental Engagement Ludmila Novosjola
- Health and Safety Bob Griffiths
Safeguarding Team of Governors
- Child Protection and Safeguarding - Sue Ingham and Sonia Bentley
- Health and Well-Being - Jimmy Hinton
- Pupil Premium and Disadvantaged Pupils - Jimmy Hinton & Bolanle Adekunle
- GDPR - Jimmy Hinton
- Attendance and Punctuality - Sonia Bentley
- Health and Safety - Bob Griffiths
Finance, Staffing & Premises
- Chair – Bob Griffiths
- Paul Urry (Head Teacher)
- Joyce Simpson (Chair of Governors)
- Sue Ingham (Foundation Governor)
- Bob Griffiths (Foundation Governor)
- Sohail Mahmood (Bursar)
- Louise Hurley (School Business Manager)
School Improvement
- Chair – Joyce Simpson
- Paul Urry (Head Teacher)
- Jimmy Hinton (Vice chair of Governors)
- Sonia Bentley (Foundation Governor)
- Joyce Simpson (Chair of Governors)
- Gretl Young (LA Governor)
- James Procter (Staff Governor)
- Mary Fillan (Senior AHT & SENDCo)
Head Teacher's Performance Management
- Sue Ingham (Foundation Governor)
- Sonia Bentley (Foundation Governor)
- Joyce Simpson (Chair of Governors)
Staff Discipline Committee / Pupil Discipline Committee
- Jimmy Hinton (Vice chair of Governors)
- Bob Griffiths (Foundation Governor)
- Joyce Simpson (Chair of Governors)
- Sonia Bentley (Foundation Governor)
- Gretl Young (LA Governor)
- Sue Ingham (Foundation Governor)
School Governors
Paul Urry
Category of governor |
Head Teacher |
The body which appoints you |
Full governing body |
Term of office (end date) |
N/A |
Names of any committees you serve on |
School Improvement Finance, Staffing and Premises |
Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
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Declaration of interests |
None |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
Tong Leadership Academy |
Joyce Simpson
Category of governor |
Foundation Governor |
The body which appoints you |
The Diocese of Leeds |
Term of office (end date) |
07/10/2026 |
Names of any committees you serve on |
School Improvement, Finance, Staffing and Premises, Head Teacher’s performance management, Staff/pupil Discipline Committee, RE and Collective worship |
Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
Chair of the Governing Body Chair of the School Improvement Committee Named governor for Pupil Premium |
Declaration of interests |
None |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
None |
Jimmy Hinton
Category of governor |
Ex Officio |
The body which appoints you |
The Diocese of Leeds |
Term of office (end date) |
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Names of any committees you serve on |
School Improvement, Head teacher’s performance management |
Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
Vice Chair FGB (Full Governing Body) Named governor of GDPR |
Declaration of interests |
Related to a member of staff. |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
St Matthew’s Primary School |
Bob Griffiths
Category of governor |
Foundation Governor |
The body which appoints you |
The Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales |
Term of office (end date) |
18/11/2026 |
Names of any committees you serve on |
FSP (Finance, Staffing & Premises), Disciplinary, Head teacher recruitment |
Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
Chair of FSP (Finance, Staffing & Premises) Named governor of Health and Safety |
Declaration of interests |
None |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
Immanuel College |
Sue Ingham
Category of governor |
Foundation |
The body which appoints you |
St Stephen’s Parish Church Council |
Term of office (end date) |
05/10/2026 |
Names of any committees you serve on |
Finance, Staffing and Premises. Head teacher’s performance management |
Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
Vice Chair of Finance, Staffing & Premises. Chair of Safeguarding committee Named Governor for Safeguarding & SEND |
Declaration of interests |
None |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
None |
Sonia Bentley
Category of governor |
Foundation Governor |
The body which appoints you |
St Stephen’s Primary School |
Term of office (end date) |
30/03/2026 |
Names of any committees you serve on |
School Improvement |
Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
Named governor attendance and punctuality |
Declaration of interests |
Employed by a relevant organisation |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
None |
Gretl Young
Category of governor |
LA Governor |
The body which appoints you |
St Stephen’s Primary School |
Term of office (end date) |
29/09/2025 |
Names of any committees you serve on |
School Improvement |
Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
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Declaration of interests |
None |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
None |
James Procter
Category of governor |
Staff governor |
The body which appoints you |
St Stephen’s Primary School |
Term of office (end-date) |
18th July 2024 |
Names of any committees you serve on |
School Improvement |
Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
No positions of responsibility |
Declaration of interests |
None |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
None |
Bolanle Adekunle
Category of governor |
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The body which appoints you |
Full Governing Body | |
Term of office (end-date) |
17/11/2026 | |
Names of any committees you serve on |
N/A |
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Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
Named governor for Pupil Premium and Disadvantaged Pupils. | |
Declaration of interests |
None | |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
N/A |
Nargis Shaheen
Category of governor |
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The body which appoints you |
Full Governing Body | |
Term of office (end-date) |
TBC | |
Names of any committees you serve on |
N/A |
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Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
N/A | |
Declaration of interests |
None | |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
N/A |
Ludmila Novosjolova
Category of governor |
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The body which appoints you |
Full Governing Body | |
Term of office (end-date) |
23/10/2026 | |
Names of any committees you serve on |
N/A |
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Details of any positions of responsibility, such as chair or vice-chair of the governing body or a committee of the governing body |
Named governor for Parental Engagement | |
Declaration of interests |
None | |
Governance roles in other educational institutions |
N/A |