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Sutton Road Primary and Nursery

Sutton Road Primary and Nursery

Governors

Our Governing Body

All schools in England have a Governing Body which is responsible for overseeing many of the strategic decisions of the school. A key role is to act as a ‘critical friend’: to support, to challenge, to ask questions, ultimately to represent the school community.

The Governing Body works in close partnership with the Executive Head, Head of School, staff and the local authority. Whilst the Executive Head and Head of School are, of course, responsible for the day to day running of the school, the governors are involved with such things as staffing, curriculum, school buildings and finance. It ensures the school functions well and maintains the proper range of academic and social objectives.

The composition of the present governing body, under the 2012 School Governance Regulations, was decided upon by the governing body and consists of:

  • The Executive Headteacher
  • One elected staff governor
  • Two elected parent governors
  • One appointed local authority governor
  • Seven co-opted governors

The standard term of office for a governor is four years. The chair and vice-chair are elected annually at the first meeting of the academic year. We currently have five vacancies.

The Chair of Governors is Rebecca Jackson, who can be contacted by email governingbody@suttonroad.org or by leaving a message via the school office.

The Vice Chair is Andrew Knights.

Clerk to Governors: Sarah Sayer

Any persons wishing to inspect the minutes should contact the school.

Governing body of Sutton Road Primary School

Name

Appointed by

Category

Start date

End date

Register of Business, Pecuniary & Material Interests

Details of Other Educational Establishments They Govern 

2022/ 2023 Meeting Attendance

Full Governing Body Meetings

Committee Meetings

Mrs Samantha Bray

Parent Election

Parent

06/07/2020

05/07/2024

No

 

1/3

3/6

Mrs Nicola Davies

N/A

Executive Head Teacher

01/09/2001

 

Yes

Holgate Primary School

3/3

6/7

Miss Mary Farmer Governing Body Co-opt 19/10/2023 18/10/2027   Park Vale Academy N/A N/A

Mrs Sally Harvey

Governing Body

Co-opt

30/04/2023

29/04/2027

Yes

Holgate Primary School

3/3

6/6

Mr Bradlie Houldsworth

Governing Body

Co-opt

06/07/2020

05/07/2024

Yes

 

1/3

6/6

Mrs Rebecca Jackson

Local Authority

Local Authority

09/07/2020

08/07/2024

No

Holgate Primary School

3/3

6/7

Mr Andrew Knights

Parent Election

Parent

04/10/2022

03/10/2026

Yes

 

3/3

7/7

Mrs Emma Severn

Staff Election

Staff

19/12/2019

18/12/2027

Yes

 

3/3

7/7

There are 4 Co-Opt Governor vacancies.

Helen Darwood-Brown, Co-Opted, appointed 30/04/2019, left at the end of her term of Office 29/04/2023.

Governor Recruitment

We want YOU!
Do you want to do something that makes a really big difference to children’s lives and the running of our school?

Do you want to feel the pleasure of being instrumental in helping our Holgate children get the very best we can?

We are looking for some new Governors and would be delighted to have some of you join us. Please see the Governor  Recruitment document below for a bit more information. If this interests you at all, please do apply as you would most definitely be very welcome indeed.