What is the role of the Governing Body?

The governing body have responsibility for raising school standards through their three core strategic functions of:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
• Holding the Headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils;
• Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money well spent.

It works in close and balanced partnership with the Headteacher, who is responsible for day-to-day management issues. There are up to 14 governors including the head teacher, a staff governor, two parent governors, and nine co-opted governors.

Who are the School Governors?

There are different types of governors listed on the governing body.

Our parent governors are elected by parents and carers of pupils registered at school.

Our staff governor is a paid member of staff who has been elected by the staff.

Co-opted governors have been appointed for the skills and expertise they bring to the Governing Body.

The Chair of the Local Governing Board is Lee Arnell. The Chair can be contacted by email via l.arnell@springbank.owlcotesmat.org. Please note, governors are only permitted to use their school email address for any email correspondence relating to the school. 

Spring Bank Primary School: Our Governing Board 2024/25 (List of Governors & Register of Interests)

The full governing body meets four times a year. 

There are special committees, convened only when required:

• Headteacher’s Performance Management/Pay Committee: Lee Arnell, Nik Rutherford

Some governors also have special responsibilities:

• Child protection / LAC governor: Emma King
• SEND governor: Stephen Roberts
• Attendance: Emma King
• Teaching & Learning: Dan Kelly
• Complaints Governor: Rachel Muers
• Health and Safety Governor: Nick McLoughlin
• Pupil Premium Governor: Lee Arnell
• EYFS Governor: Rachel Muers
• Equalities Governor: Chloe Normanton
• Staff Wellbeing Governor: Uzma Ditta

Some of our Governors are linked to areas of the curriculum:

• English: Rachel Muers
• Maths: Stephen Roberts
• Wider Curriculum: Jagdeep Dhaliwal

How can I become a School Governor?

If you'd like to find out more about being a school governor and which schools have vacancies there are a number of ways to do so:

• You can contact a school directly to ask if they need a new governor.
• You can contact Governors for Schools https://governorsforschools.org.uk/
• You can contact Leeds City Council https://www.leeds.gov.uk/schools-and-education/school-governor
• National Governance Association https://www.nga.org.uk/about/become-a-governor-trustee/

If you wish to contact the governors, you can speak to them directly or leave a message for any of them at the school office on (0113) 204 3120.