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Holgate Primary and Nursery

Holgate Primary and Nursery

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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.

Holgate Primary & Nursery School has been created from the amalgamation of Annie Holgate Junior and Annie Holgate Infant Schools and opened on the 1st September 2014. The composition of the present governing body, under the 2012 School Governance Regulations, was decided upon by the temporary governing body and consists of:

  • The Executive Headteacher
  • One elected staff governor
  • Two elected parent governors
  • One appointed local authority governor
  • Nine 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 six vacancies.

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

Chris Orr and Matt Bodell are Co-Vice Chairs.

Clerk to Governors: Sarah Sayer
Any persons wishing to inspect the minutes should contact the school.

For full details including register of business interests and attendance at meetings in the last 12 months, please view the membership table below.

Our Current Governing Body members are

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 Sheridan

Staff Election

Staff

19/12/2023

18/12/2027

Yes

-

3/3

7/7

Mrs Nicola Davies

N/A

Executive Headteacher

01/10/2014

-

Yes

Sutton Road Primary

3/3

6/7

Mrs Rebecca Jackson

Governing Body

Local Authority

13/07/2020

12/07/2024

No

Sutton Road Primary

2/3

6/7

Mr Chris Orr

Governing Body

Co-opt

13/12/2023

12/12/2027

No

-

2/3

2/7

Miss Lauren Waterson

Parent Election

Parent

26/09/2022

25/09/2026

No

-

2/3

5/6

Mr Matt Bodell

Parent Election

Parent

26/09/2022

25/09/2026

No

-

3/3

5/6

Mr Matt Carter

Governing Body

Co-opt

21/03/2023

20/03/2027

No

-

2/2

1/2

Mrs Sally Harvey

Governing Body

Co-opt

21/03/2023

20/03/2027

Yes

Sutton Road Primary

2/2

2/2

Mrs Natalie Fiddimore Governing Body Co-opt 06/02/2024 05/02/2028 Yes   N/A N/A

 

 

There are 5 Co-Opt vacancies.

Governors who have left within the past 12 months: 

  • Cheryl Cavill, Co-Opted, appointed 12/10/2022, left 22/02/2023

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.

Governor Statement and Governor Recruitment