Governors are critical friends who help school to improve. Our Governors come from all walks of life and have a range of experiences which help make them great at their job. We have Governors appointed by the Local Authority, Parent Governors, Community Governors and Staff Governors.
Governors meet as an entire body at least once a term. A number of committees, including Finance and Staffing, School Improvement, Community and Buildings and Health and Safety report into the Full Governing Body the content of their meetings and any decisions taken.
Governors are responsible for ensuring that children at Ingleby Mill are well taught, achieve highly and are happy and safe at school. They make sure that financial decision making is transparent and carried out according to best value principles. Governors and staff work alongside each other to determine the future direction of the school and to ensure that the school’s priorities can be achieved.
Governors have been involved recently in ensuring that IT equipment is upgraded and updated (new Apple computers and Android tablets have been purchased, to complement our PC and Netbook hardware). They have also monitored the progress and achievement of specific groups of learners to ensure that needs are being met. This year individual Governors have undertaken training in Appraisal, Safeguarding and Financial Accountability.
Every March, the Finance and Staffing Committee meet for a Strategic Planning Day where the school budget is planned in great detail alongside the school’s priorities for improvement. For example, in 2012/2013, Governors decided that there needed to be greater investment in Staff Development. Funds were allcoated to this area of school improvement and, as a result, all staff have been able to access high quality training. The impact of this has been that teaching and learning have improved.
Our Governors do a great job and our school wouldn’t be as successful without their time, commitment and willingness to be involved. Your children’s education matters hugely to them.
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Governors’ Behaviour Statement
2018-19
| Name, Category & Appointing Body | Term of Office | Committees | Official Responsibility | Attendance at Governing Body | Attendance at Committee | Nature of Interest | Resignation Date | ||
| Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1) | Governor in another school/education establishment | Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.) |
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| Mrs Beth Atkinson
Headteacher |
01/09/2016 | Finance & Staffing
School Improvement
|
Headteacher | 4 out of 4 | 4 out of 4
3 out of 3 |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A
|
| Mr Steve Watson – Local Authority Governor,
Nominated by the Local Authority and Appointed by the Governing Body |
01/10/2014 – 26/09/2018
Re appointed
27.09.2018 – 26.09.2022 |
Finance & Staffing
School Improvement
|
Chair of Governors
Safeguarding Link Governor LAC Link Governor Achievement & Standards Link Governor Behaviour & Safety Link Governor Leadership Link Governor Pupil Premium Link Governor |
3 out of 4 | 3 out of 4
2 out of 3 |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A
|
| Ms Nicola Dohing – Staff Governor
Appointed by Staff |
13/05/2016 – 12/05/2020 | EYFS Link Governor | 3 out of 4 | NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A | ||
| Mrs Dorothy Begley – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 – 16/09/2019 | School Improvement
|
Teaching & Learning Link Governor
Leadership Link Governor |
3 out of 4 | 3 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mrs Catherin Charlton – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
09/12/2015 – 08/12/2019 | School Improvement
|
2 out of 4 | 3 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | Mrs H Rose – Daughter | N/A | |
| Mr Dominic McGeehan – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 – 16/09/2019 | Finance & Staffing
|
SEN Link Governor
Safeguarding Link Governor Achievement & Standards Link Governor |
0 out of 4 | 2 out of 4 | NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mrs Helen Nixon –
Co-opted Governor Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 – 16/09/2019 | School Improvement
|
SEN Link Governor
Pupil Premium Link Governor |
4 out of 4 | 2 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mrs Caroline Thomas – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 – 16/09/2019 | Finance & Staffing | Behaviour & Safety Link Governor | 4 out of 4 | 1 out of 4 | Employee of Horizons Academy Trust | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mrs Karen Chohan – Parent Governor
Appointed by Parents |
17/11/2016 – 16/11/2020 | Finance & Staffing
|
4 out of 4 | 4 out of 4 | NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A | |
| Mr Darran Farndale –
Parent Governor Appointed by Parents |
03/02/2017 – 02/02/2021 | Finance & Staffing
School Improvement
|
Vice Chair of Governors
Teaching & Learning Link Governor |
0 out of 3 | 3 out of 4
2 out of 3 |
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
Resigned 09.07.2019 |
| Mr Martin Williamson –
Parent Governor, Appointed by Parents |
21/11/2016 – 20/11/2020 | School Improvement
|
EYFS Link Governor
Achievement & Standards Link Governor |
4 out of 4 | 3 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mr Brian Wilson, – Parent Governor,
Appointed by Parents |
05/07/2016 – 04/07/2020 | Finance & Staffing
|
Behaviour & Safety Link Governor | 4 out of 4 | 1 out of 4 | NIL | NIL | Mrs G Wilson – Wife | N/A |
| Ms Kay Coverdale
Associate Member (with voting rights) |
23.02.2015 – 22.09.2019 | Finance& Staffing
School Improvement |
Deputy Headteacher | 4 out of 4 | 4 out of 4
2 out of 3 |
NIL | All Saints Academy | NIL | N/A
|
| Mrs Joanne Measor
Associate Member (with voting rights) |
23.02.2015 – 22.09.2019 | Finance& Staffing
School Improvement
|
School Business Manager | 4 out of 4 | 3 out of 4
2 out of 3 |
NIL | Governor at Viewley Hill Academy
Governor at Oxbridge Primary School |
nil | N/A |
| Mr Jamie Stephenson
Associate Member (with voting rights) |
12.12.2018 – 11.12.2022 | 3 out of 4 | |||||||
2017-18
| Name, Category & Appointing Body | Term of Office | Committees | Official Responsibility | Attendance at Governing Body | Attendance at Committee | Nature of Interest | Resignation Date | ||
| Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1) | Governor in another school/education establishment | Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.) |
|
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| Beth Atkinson
Head Teacher |
01/09/2016 | Finance & Staffing
School Improvement Buildings Community Links
|
Headteacher | 3 out of 3
|
3 out of 3
3 out of 3
|
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A
|
| Mr Steve Watson – Local Authority Governor,
Nominated by the Local Authority and Appointed by the Governing Body |
01/10/2014 – 30/09/2018 | Finance & Staffing
School Improvement Pay Review / Appraisal Buildings Community Links Pupil Care & Discipline Hearing |
Chair of Governors
Safeguarding Link Governor LAC Link Governor Achievement & Standards Link Governor Behaviour & Safety Link Governor Leadership Link Governor Pupil Premium Link Governor |
3 out of 3
|
3 out of 3
3 out of 3 2 out of 2
N/A
N/A |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A
|
| Ms Nicola Dohing – Staff Governor
Appointed by Staff |
13/05/2016 –
12/05/2020 |
Buildings
Community Links
|
EYFS Link Governor | 3 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A | |
| Mrs Dorothy Begley – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 – 16/09/2019 | School Improvement
Pay Appeals Complaints Initial |
Teaching & Learning Link Governor
Leadership Link Governor |
2 out of 3 | 3 out of 3
N/A N/A N/A |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mrs Catherin Charlton – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
09/12/2015 – 08/12/2019 | School Improvement
Community Links Pay Review / Appraisal Nominating |
2 out of 3 | 2 out of 3
1 out of 1 N/A |
NIL | NIL | Mrs H Rose – Daughter | N/A | |
| Mr Dominic McGeehan – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 – 16/09/2019 | Finance & Staffing
Community Links Complaints |
SEN Link Governor
Safeguarding Link Governor Achievement & Standards Link Governor |
1 out of 3 | 2 out of 3
N/A |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mrs Helen Nixon – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 – 16/09/2019 | School Improvement
Community Links Pupil Care & Discipline Initial |
SEN Link Governor
Pupil Premium Link Governor |
3 out of 3 | 2 out of 3
N/A N/A |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mrs Caroline Thomas – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 – 16/09/2019 | Finance & Staffing
Pay Review / Appraisal Pupil Care & Discipline Nominating
|
Behaviour & Safety Link Governor | 2 out of 3 | 2 out of 3
1 out of 2 N/A N/A |
Employee of Horizons Academy Trust | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mrs Karen Chohan – Parent Governor
Appointed by Parents |
17/11/2016 – 16/11/2020 | Finance & Staffing
Pay Review / Appraisal Pay Appeals Complaints Hearing |
3 out of 3 | 3 out of 3
1 out of 1 N/A
N/A N/A |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A | |
| Mr Darran Farndale – Parent Governor
Appointed by Parents |
03/02/2017 – 02/02/2021 | Finance & Staffing
School Improvement Pay Review / Appraisal Buildings Community Links Complaints Initial |
Vice Chair of Governors
Teaching & Learning Link Governor |
2 out of 3 | 2 out of 3
1 out of 3 1 out of 2
N/A N/A |
NIL
|
NIL
|
NIL
|
N/A |
| Mr Martin Williamson –
Parent Governor, Appointed by Parents |
21/11/2016 – 29/11/2020 | School Improvement
Buildings Pay Appeals Nominating |
EYFS Link Governor
Achievement & Standards Link Governor |
3 out of 3 | 3 out of 3
N/A N/A |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A |
| Mr Brian Wilson, – Parent Governor,
Appointed by Parents |
06/07/2016 – 05/07/2020 | Finance & Staffing
Buildings |
Behaviour & Safety Link Governor | 2 out of 3 | 2 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | Mrs G Wilson – Wife | N/A |
| Ms K Coverdale
Associate Member (with voting rights) |
23.02.2015 – 22.09.2019 | Finance& Staffing
School Improvement Community Links |
Deputy Headteacher | 3 out of 3 | 3 out of 3
3 out of 3 |
NIL | All Saints Academy | NIL | N/A
|
| Mrs J Measor
Associate Member (with voting rights) |
23.02.2015 – 22.09.2019 | Finance& Staffing
School Improvement Buildings Community Links |
School Business Manager | 1 out of 3 | 3 out of 3
1 out of 3 |
NIL | Governor at Viewley Hill Academy
Governor at Oxbridge Primary School |
nil | N/A |
2016-17
| Name, Category & Appointing Body | Term of Office | Committees | Official Responsibility | Attendance at Governing Body | Attendance at Committee | Nature of Interest | Resignation Date | ||
| Pecuniary (you or a close connection – see point 1) | Governor in another school/education establishment | Spouse, partner or relative working in school or with business interests (see point 2.) | |||||||
| Beth Atkinson
Head Teacher |
01/09/2016 | Finance & Staffing
School Improvement |
Headteacher | 3 out of 3
|
3 out of 3
3 out of 3 |
NIL | NIL | NIL | |
| Mr Steve Watson – Local Authority Governor,
Appointed by the Local Authority |
01/10/2014 –
30/09/2018 |
Finance & Staffing
School Improvement
Pay Review / Performance Management |
Chair of Governors
Safeguarding Link Governor LAC Link Governor Achievement & Standards Link Governor Behaviour & Safety Link Governor Leadership Link Governor Pupil Premium Link Governor |
2 out of 3
|
2 out of 3
3 out of 3
1 out of 1 |
NIL | NIL | NIL | |
| Ms Nicola Dohing – Staff Governor
Appointed by Staff
|
13/05/2016 –
12/05/2020 |
EYFS Link Governor | 3 out of 3
|
NIL | NIL | NIL | |||
| Mrs Dorothy Begley – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 –
16/09/2019 |
Finance & Staffing
School Improvement |
Teaching & Learning Link Governor
Leadership Link Governor |
2 out of 3
|
1 out of 1
3 out of 3 |
NIL | NIL | NIL | |
| Mrs Catherin Charlton – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body
|
09/12/2015 –
08/12/2019 |
School Improvement | 2 out of 3
|
2 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | NIL | ||
| Mr Dominic McGeehan – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 –
16/09/2019 |
Finance & Staffing
|
SEN Link Governor
Safeguarding Link Governor Achievement & Standards Link Governor |
3 out of 3
|
2 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | NIL | |
| Mrs Helen Nixon – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 –
16/09/2019 |
School Improvement | SEN Link Governor
Pupil Premium Link Governor |
2 out of 3
|
1 out of 3 | NIL | NIL | NIL | |
| Mrs Caroline Thomas – Co-opted Governor
Appointed by the Governing Body |
17/09/2015 –
16/09/2019 |
Finance & Staffing
Pay Review / Performance Management |
Behaviour & Safety Link Governor | 1 out of 3
|
3 out of 3
1 out of 1 |
Employee of Horizons Specialist Academy Trust (Head of Finance & Operations) | NIL | NIL | |
| Mrs Karen Chohan – Parent Governor
Appointed by Parents
|
17/11/2016 –
26/11/2020 |
Finance & Staffing
|
3 out of 3
|
2 out of 2 | NIL | NIL | NIL | ||
| Mr Darran Farndale –
Parent Governor Appointed by Parents
Parent Governor Appointed by Parents |
09/01/2013 –
08/01/2017 Re-appointed 03/02/2017 – 02/02/2021 |
Finance & Staffing
School Improvement
Pay Review / Performance Management |
Vice Chair of Governors
Teaching & Learning Link Governor |
2 out of 3
|
2 out of 2
2 out of 3
1 out of 1 |
NIL
NIL |
NIL
NIL |
NIL
NIL |
Term of Office expired 08.01.2017 |
| Mr Martin Williamson –
Parent Governor, Appointed by Parents |
21/11/2016 –
29/11/2020 |
School Improvement | EYFS Link Governor
Achievement & Standards Link Governor |
3 out of 3
|
2 out of 2 | NIL | NIL | NIL | |
| Mr Brian Wilson, – Parent Governor,
Appointed by Parents |
06/07/2016 –
05/07/2020 |
Finance & Staffing
|
Behaviour & Safety Link Governor | 3 out of 3
|
NIL | NIL | Wife – Teacher at the School
|
||
| Ms Kay Coverdale
Associate Member (with voting rights) |
23.02.2015 – 22.09.2019 | Finance & Staffing
School Improvement |
Deputy Headteacher | 2 out of 3
|
3 out of 3
2 out of 3 |
NIL | NIL | NIL | N/A
|
| Mrs Joanne Measor
Associate Member (with voting rights) |
23.02.2015 – 22.09.2019 | Finance & Staffing
School Improvement |
School Business Manager | 3 out of 3
|
3 out of 3
3 out of 3 |
NIL | Governor – Viewley Hill Academy | Nil | N/A |
| Mr John Fraser
Parent Governor Appointed by Parents
|
27.11.2012 – 26.11.2016 | School Improvement | N/A | N/A | 1 out of 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | Term of Office Expired
26.11.2016 |
| Mr Michael Reid
Parent Governor Appointed by parents |
30.11.2012 – 29.11.2016 | School Improvement | N/A | N/A | 0 out of 1 | NIL | NIL | NIL | Term of Office Expired
29.11.2016 |
