Meet our Governors
The Role of a Governor
School governors are people from the school/local community who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They must be aged 18 or over at the time of their appointment. They are elected to serve on the governing board for a set period of time.
Governors come from all different backgrounds and all have various knowledge and experience needed to help the Head Teacher make the right decisions for the school. Together they are known as the governing board.
Governors have an important part to play in raising school standards through their three key roles of setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability and monitoring and evaluating school performance.
Sitwell Infant School Governing Board
The governing board at Sitwell Infant School has a total of 12 governors. The membership is as follows:
3 Parent Governors
1 Local Authority Governor
The Headteacher
1 Staff Governor
6 Co-opted Governors
This is called the constitution of the governing board.
Please find below details of our governing board including how it is structured; as well as the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each governor. Details of any business interests of the governing board is also attached.
Minutes of governing board meetings are available upon request.
Current Vacancies
We currently have vacancies on our Governing Board. Would you like to make a difference by becoming a governor at Sitwell Infant School? You can find further information in the document below but please get in touch with our Chair of Governors, Helen Lovell, on the email below if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.
Office@sitwellinfantschool.co.uk
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Helen Lovell Parent Governor Chair of Governing Board Child Protection and Safeguarding Governor Member of Curriculum Committee Term of office: 05.04.19 - 05.04.23 Appointed on 5th April 2019 by parents through parent election Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 80% (4/5) 2019/2020: Committee: 100% (2/2)
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Kirstey Peart Headteacher Member of Resources and Curriculum Committees Designated Safeguarding Lead Ex officio Appointed on 1st September 2015 by the Governing Board Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 100% (5/5) 2019/2020: Committee: 100% (5/5)
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Valerie Penycate Co-opted Governor Member of Curriculum & Resources Committees SEND Governor Term of office: 02.07.19 - 02.07.23 Appointed on 2nd July 2019 by the Governing Board Business/pecuniary interests: Trustee, Africa's Gift Attendance Full Governing Board: 100% (5/5) 2019/2020: Committee: 60% (3/5) Completed Headteacher Appraisal December 2019
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Andy Bernard Co-opted Governor Member of Resources Committee Health & Safety Governor Term of office: 02.07.19 - 02.07.23 Appointed on 2nd July 2019 by the Governing Board Business/pecuniary interests: Final Light Film/Photo Attendance Full Governing Board: 50% (2/4) 2019/2020: Committee: 67% (2/3)
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Naomi Pearson Co-opted Governor Member of Resources Committee Pupil Premium Governor Term of office: 02.05.17 - 01.05.21 Appointed on 2nd May 2017 by the Governing Board Business/pecuniary interests: Director, Broomhall Under 3's Attendance Full Governing Board: 100% (5/5) 2019/2020: Committee: 100% (3/3) Completed Headteacher Appraisal December 2019
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Clare Stanley Parent Governor Member of Resources Committee Term of office: 02.02.18 - 01.02.22 Appointed on 2nd February 2018 by parents through parent election Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 80% (4/5) 2019/2020: Committee: 100% (2/3)
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Robert Brownlow Co-opted Governor Member of Curriculum Committee Term of office: 02.07.19 - 02.07.23 Appointed on 2nd July 2019 by the Governing Board Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 80% (4/5) 2019/2020: Committee: 100% (1/1)
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Danielle Weston Staff Governor Member of Curriculum Committee Term of office: 28.02.2020 - 27.02.2024 Appointed on 28th February 2020 by school staff Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 100% (3/3) 2019/2020: Committee: N/A
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Kathryn Knowles Parent Governor Member of Curriculum Committee Term of office: 08.11.2019 - 07.11.2023 Appointed on 8th November 2019 by parents through parent election Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 67% (2/3) 2019/2020: Committee: N/A
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Kate Butler Co-opted Governor (Resigned on 9th February 2020) Term of office: 01.09.15 - 31.08.19 Appointed on 1st September 2015 by the Governing Board Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 0% (0/0) 2019/2020: Committee: 0% (0/1) |
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Maureen Morton Local Authority Governor (Term ended on 29th February 2019) Term of office: 01.03.16 - 29.02.20 Appointed on 1st March 2016 by the Local Authority Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 0% (0/0) 2019/2020: Committee: 0% (0/1) |
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Joanne Hague Staff Governor (Term ended on 9th May 2020) Term of office: 10.05.16 - 09.05.20 Appointed on 10th May 2016 by school staff Business/pecuniary interests: Vision Attendance Full Governing Board: 0% (0/0) 2019/2020: Committee: 100% (1/1) |
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Victoria Cowan Parent Governor (Resigned on 22nd September 2019) Term of office: 01.11.16 - 31.10.20 Appointed on 1st November 2016 by parents through parent election Business/pecuniary interests: None Attendance Full Governing Board: 100% (3/3) 2018/2019: Committee: 75% (2/3)
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