Welcome to our Governor Section

The three main functions of the Governing Body are to:

o   Ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.

o   Hold the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its     pupils, and the performance management of staff.

o   Oversee the financial performance of the school and make sure its money is well spent.

Our Structure

In order to improve communication and increase transparency of decision making, in September 2018 we abolished committees in favour of more regular Full Governing Body meetings. This has resulted in improved information sharing and a greater collective knowledge of the school's needs and areas for improvement. The full Governing Board meet at least eight times throughout the academic year.

The Governing Board is comprised of 9 governors as follows:

o   Two parent governors;
o   One Local Authority governor;
o   One staff governor;
o   Headteacher;
o   Four co-opted governors.

Our Governors (Jan 2019):

*Name*	*Type of Governor*	*Appointed by*	*Term of office*	*Area/s of responsibility*
Corinne Cross (Chair of Governors)	Co-opted	Governing Board	Sept 2017 - Sept 2021	- Teaching and Learning - Leadership and Management - Safeguarding
Anthea Mitchell (Vice Chair)	Co-opted	Governing Board	July 2017 - July 2021	- Health and Safety
Sue van Hout	Co-opted	Governing Board	May 2018 - May 2022	- Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
Peter Cannings (NLG)	Local Authority	Governing Board	Oct 2018- Oct 2022	- Governance Review
Gareth Robinson	Headteacher	Ex-officio	Jan 2019 -
Kate Thompson	Staff	Elected by staff	Jan 2019 - Jan 2023
James Strangeway	Parent	Elected by parents	Jan 2019 - Jan 2023	- Finance
Claire Allen	Parent	Elected by parents	Jan 2019 - Jan 2023	- Teaching and Learning

Full Governing Board Meetings Schedule 2018/19

2018
Mon 8th October, Mon 10th December

2019
Mon 28th January, Mon 4th March, Mon 8th April, Mon 20th May, Mon 15th July

Minutes of Governing Board meetings are public documents and can be viewed by arrangement with the school office.

Governor's attendance for 2018/19

Governor	Full Governing Board Meetings
	8.10.18	10.12.18	4.2.19	4.3.19	8.4.19	20.5.19	15.7.19
Corinne Cross	X	X	X	X	X	X
Anthea Mitchell	A	X	X	AA	X	X
Jacqueline Malam	X
Sue van Hout	X	X	X	X	X	X
Allyson Buckton	X	X
Charlotte Pipes	X	X
Peter Cannings		X	AA	X	X	X
Gareth Robinson			X	X	X	X
James Strangeway			X	X	X	X
Claire Allen				X	X	X
Kate Thompson			X	X	X	AA

X = Attended AA = Apologies Accepted

The Clerk to the Governing Board is Mr Paul Gregory (NYES Clerking) contact: paul.gregory@northyorks.gov.uk

The Chair of Governors, Mrs Corinne Cross, can be contacted via the school office or: cofg@stillington.n-yorks.sch.uk

Governor Register of Interests 2018/19

BUSINESS INTERESTS
Governor	Name of business	Nature of business	Nature of interest	Start date	End date
Corinne Cross	National Trust Beningbrough Hall	Heritage Charity	Employee	2013	ongoing
Anthea Mitchell	Nil return
Sue van Hout	Nil return
Peter Cannings	Various Higher Education (Universities)	Inspector of Engineering	Ensuring standards in engineering profession	1988/89	ongoing
Gareth Robinson	Nil Return
Kate Thompson	Nil Return
James Strangeway	Nil return
Claire Allen	Nil Return

PERSONAL INTERESTS
Governor	Governor at any other educational establishments	Relationship with any school staff / Governing Board member
Corinne Cross	Nil	Spouse of Chair of Governors at Linton on Ouse Primary School
Anthea Mitchell	Nil	Nil
Sue van Hout	Governor/Chair of Governors at Forest of Galtres Primary School 2013-present	Nil
Peter Cannings	Governor/Chair of Governors at: All Saints RC Secondary School 2001-present St. Marys CE Primary School 1997-present	Nil
Gareth Robinson	Nil	Nil
Kate Thompson	Nil	Nil
James Strangeway	Nil	Partner of Clare Allen
Claire Allen	Nil	Partner of James Strangeway