Governors
YORKSWOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL GOVERNORS LIST AND COMMITTEES
Yorkswood Governors
Remit:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding school leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
- Overseeing the financial performance of the school, and making sure its funding is well spent.
Yorkswood Governing Board Structure
Full Governing Board correct at 1 September 2021
Carol Cable (Chair)
Liz Watson (Vice Chair)
Governors: Sarah Cockbill, Alvin Follows, David Dunkley, Jean Johnson, Amanda Parry, Sophie Holden, Lisa Harrison
Staff Governors Andy Tunstall (Head), Eamonn Kelly
One parent governor vacancy, to be filled ASAP.
Human Resources, Finance, and General Purposes Chair Liz Watson
The committee is responsible for agreeing the school's annual budget, for monitoring forward financial planning, and for the site and buildings, including health and safety matters, and staffing. It is there to ensure that all of the school's money is spent wisely and effectively, in the best interests of our pupils.
Strategic Governor Group & Pay Review Committee Chair Liz Watson
To provide challenge and support for the Head and to assist in setting school development priorities and monitoring SDP progress. To ensure accountability for all aspects of the school's work. To oversee the pay review process and monitor performance management.
Pupil Premium Group Governors (to be confirmed at next FGB due to resignation of previous governors)
To over see the PP spend and ensure funds are being spent in ways that meet identified needs.
Inclusion and Safeguarding Chair Jean Johnson
To monitor issues of inclusion and safeguarding, and to look at attendance and punctuality, to ensure we are meeting all statutory requirements and that we are supporting children and parents.
Community Provision &Parent Council Governors Amanda Parry
Governor Details
Carol Cable (COG)
- Date of appointment: September 2019
- Term of office: 2019-2023
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted Governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared
- COG, vice chair Inclusion Committee, has voting rights on all committees they are a part of
Liz Watson
- March 2021
- Term of office: 2021-2025
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted Governor
- Pecuniary interests: Is a member of the Academic Affairs Committee at Coventry University which reports to the Governing Body on the University's Research, Teaching and Learning Strategies and Plans.
- Vice COG, Chair of SGG and HRFGP. Voting rights on all committees they are a part of
Sarah Cockbill
- Date of appointment: September 2018
- Term of office: 2018-2022
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted Governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared
- Voting rights at FGB
Alvin Follows
- Date of appointment: July 2021
- Term of office: 2021-2025
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Local Authority
- Pecuniary interests: none declared.
- Vice chair HRFGP, Voting rights on all committees they are part of
David Dunkley
- Date of appointment: September 2019
- Term of office: 2019-2023
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted Governor
- Pecuniary interests: none declared. Governor at Kingsbury school.
- Voting rights on all committees they are a part of
Di Nicholls
- Date of appointment: September 2019
- Date of Stepping down: January 2021
- Term of office: 2019-2023
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted Governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared
- Voting rights at FGB
Jenny Rawlings
- Date of appointment: July 2019
- Date of Stepping down: July 2021
- Term of office: 2019-2023
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted Governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared
- Voting rights at all committees they are part of
Jean Johnson
- Date of appointment: October 2019
- Term of office: 2019-2022
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared. Governor at Kingshurst school.
- Voting rights on all committees they are part of
Amanda Parry
- Date of appointment: July 2020
- Term of office: 2020-2024 (previously serving as Parent Governor, appointed 2017)
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted Governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared.
- Voting rights on all committees they are part of
Rebecca Bartram
- Date of appointment: July 2018
- Date of Stepping down: January 2021
- Term of office: 2018-2022
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted
- Pecuniary interests: none declared. Has worked with Warwick University.
- Voting rights at FGB
Scott Cliff
- Date of appointment: January 2021
- Date of Stepping down: July 2021 (moved out of area)
- Term of office: 2021-2025
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Parent Governor
- Pecuniary interests: none declared.
- Voting rights at FGB
Scott Cliff (co-opted governor)
- Date of appointment: September 2021
- Date of Stepping down
- Term of office: 2021-2025
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted
- Pecuniary interests: none declared.
- Voting rights at FGB
Sophie Holden
- Date of appointment: January 2021
- Date of Stepping down: December 2021
- Term of office: 2021-2025
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Parent Governor
- Pecuniary interests: none declared.
- Voting rights at FGB
Sukhi Kaur
- Date of appointment: January 2022
- Term of office: 2022-2026
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Parent Governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared.
- Voting rights on all committees they are part of
Paul McAnuff
- Date of appointment: January 2022
- Term of office: 2022-2026
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Parent governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared.
- Voting rights on all committees they are part of
Lisa Harrison
• Date of appointment: March 2021
• Term of office: 2021-2025
• Name of the body by which they are appointed: Co-opted Governor
• Pecuniary interests: None declared. Works for Unity Trust.
• Voting rights at FGB
Andy Tunstall (Head)
- Date of appointment: N/A (Head Teacher)
- Term of office: N/A
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Staff Governor (Head)
- Pecuniary interests: None declared.
- Attended all FGB, HRFGP, and SGG meetings. Did not attend any inclusion meetings.
- Voting rights on all committees they are part of
Eamonn Kelly
- Date of appointment: N/A (Staff)
- Term of office: N/A (Staff)
- Name of the body by which they are appointed: Staff Governor
- Pecuniary interests: None declared
- Voting rights at FGB
Attendance register for governing board meetings 2020-2021
Full Governing Board 9th September 2020
Present: Carol Cable, Andy Tunstall, Jenny Rawlings, Liz Watson, Eamonn Kelly, Sarah Cockbill, Alvin Follows
Apologies: Di Nicholas, Rebecca Bartram, David Dunkley, Absent: Jean Johnson, Amanda Parry
Strategic Governor and Pay Review Group 29th September 2020
Present: Andy Tunstall, Liz Watson, Carol Cable
Apologies: Dave Dunkley, Alvin Follows
Inclusion and Safeguarding 3rd & 9th December 2020
3rd: Carol Cable, Katie Donald
10th: Carol Cable, Jacquie Poyser, Simon Rowe, Nina Kemp
Note: These were meetings with the Chair in her role as Safeguarding governor. A quorate meeting could not be held due to restrictions and technical difficulties but it was important to hear any safeguarding concerns and bring them where necessary to SGG and/or FGB.
Human Resources, Finance, and General Purposes 10th December 2020
Present: Liz Watson, Andy Tunstall, Donna Curley, Karen Nash, Carol Cable, Alvin Follows
Apologies: Dave Dunkley, Eamonn Kelly
Strategic Governor and Pay Review Group 17th December 2020
Present: Liz Watson, A Tunstall C Cable. Apologies from D Dunkley A Follows
Full Governing Board 13th January 2021
Present: Andy Tunstall, Alvin Follows, Liz Watson, Jean Johnson, Sarah Cockbill, Scott Cliff, Jenny Rawlings, Carol Cable
Apologies: David Dunkley, Eamonn Kelly, Sophie Holden, Absent: Amanda Parry, Rebecca Bartram
Strategic Governor and Pay Review Group 10th February 2021
Present: Liz Watson, Alvin Follows, Carol Cable Andy Tunstall
Apologies: Dave Dunkley
Human Resources, Finance, and General Purposes 17th March 2021
Present: Dave Dunkley, Carol Cable, Liz Watson, Donna Curley, Andy Tunstall, Karen Nash
Apologies: Alvin Follows
Inclusion and Safeguarding 18th March 2021
Present: Jean Johnson, Carol Cable, Jacquie Poyser, Susan Bowers, Katie Donald, Simon Rowe
Apologies: David Dunkley, Andy Tunstall, Nina Kemp
Strategic Governor and Pay Review Group 19th March 2021
Present: Liz Watson, David Dunkley, Carol Cable Andy Tunstall Apologies: Alvin Follows
Full Governing Board 24th March 2021
Present: Carol Cable, Amanda Parry, Liz Watson, Eamonn Kelly, Andy Tunstall, Jenny Rawlings, Sarah Cockbill, Jean Johnson, David Dunkley, Scott Cliff, Lisa Harrison
Apologies: Alvin Follows, Absent: Sophie Holden
Inclusion and Safeguarding 30th June 2021
Present: Jean Johnson, Carol Cable, Susan Bowers, Kate Donald, Jackie Poyser, Nina Kemp, Simon Rowe, Andy Tunstall
Apologies: Dave Dunkley
Human Resources, Finance, and General Purposes 7th July 2021
Present: Alvin Follows, Carol Cable, Liz Watson, Donna Curley, Andy Tunstall, Karen Nash
Apologies: Dave Dunkley
Strategic Governor and Pay Review Group 26th May 2021
Present: Liz Watson, Alvin Follows, Carol Cable, Dave Dunkley, Andy Tunstall
Apologies: None
Strategic Governor and Pay Review Group 12th July 2021
Present: Liz Watson, Carol Cable, Dave Dunkley, Andy Tunstall
Apologies: Alvin Follows
Full Governing Board 14th July 2021
Present: Carol Cable, Andy Tunstall, Jenny Rawlings, Amanda Parry, David Dunkley, Liz Watson, Eamonn Kelly, Lisa Harrison, Liz Watson
Apologies: Scott Cliff, Sarah Cockbill, Sophie Holden Absent: Alvin Follows, Jean Johnson
Attendance register September 2021 - August 2022
Full Governing Board Meeting 22 September 2021
Carol Cable (Chair), Amanda Parry, Sarah Cockbill, David Dunkley, Eamonn Kelly, Andy Tunstall, Jean Johnson, Alvin Follows (part)
Apologies: Lisa Harrison, Liz Watson, Scott J Cliff, Sophie Holden
Strategic Governing Group 20 October 2021
A Tunstall [Head] Governors: L Watson, D Dunkley, A Follows, C Cable. Donna Curley {Business manager] (part)
Human Resources, Finance, and General Purposes 24 November 2021
Members: Liz Watson, Carol Cable, Donna Curley, Andy Tunstall, Dave Dunkley, Lisa Harrison
Apologies: Karen Nash Absent: Alvin Follows
Inclusion and Safeguarding 2 December 2021
Carol Cable, Sarah Cockbill, Katie Donald, Jacquie Poyser, Simon Rowe
Apologies: Nina Kemp, Andy Tunstall, Jean Johnson, Susan Bowers
Strategic Governing Group 8 December 2021
A Tunstall [Head] Governors: L Watson, D Dunkley, A Follows, C Cable. Donna Curley {Business manager] part.
Full Governing Board Meeting 12 January 2022
Carol Cable (Chair), Alvin Follows, Sarah Cockbill, Liz Watson, David Dunkley, Andy Tunstall, Amanda Parry, Paul McAnuff, Sukhi Kaur, Jean Johnson
Apologies: Eamonn Kelly, Lisa Harrison, Absent: Scott J Cliff
Strategic Governing Group 9 February 2022
A Tunstall [Head] Governors: L Watson, D Dunkley, A Follows, C Cable.
Apologies: D Curley