Our Governing Body

Our school is controlled by its own Governing Body, comprising a teacher representative, two parent representative, representatives of Kirklees, Denby Dale Parish Council and foundation Governors who are appointed by the church.

The present Chair of Governors is Miss Gillian Hamer. All parents are free to bring any important matters to the attention of the governing body and should do so through their parent representative.

Please see below for the latest list of school governors:

Name	Governor Type	Appointed by	Term start	Term end	Specific Responsibility
Gillian Hamer (Chair)	Foundation Diocese	Foundation / Trust	15/10/2016	31/08/2023	Safeguarding / LAC / Equality and Well Being, SEN
Adedoyin Adegoroye (Vice Chair)	Foundation Diocese	Foundation / Sponsor members	23/02/2013	26/02/2025	Child Protection and Safeguarding, Website Compliance
Bart Cunningham	Head Teacher	Ex-officio by virtue of office of headteacher	01/09/2021
Charlotte Goodall	Staff	Elected by school staff	28/09/2020	27/09/2024
Sarah Farrimond	Foundation Priest in charge	Ex-officio Foundation Governor by virtue of the office they hold	01/03/2018	30/04/2025
Alison Baskeyfield	Co-opted	Nominated by other body and appointed by GB	08/10/2019	08/10/2023	Finance, Pupil Premium, Equality
Heather Wade	Foundation PCC	Foundation / Trust	11/12/2019	11/12/2023	Early Years and Admissions
Hayley Parkes	Parent	Elected by parents	05/07/2021	04/07/2025
Ally Jewitt	Foundation PCC	Foundation / Sponsor members	23/3/2022	22/03/2026	Health and Safety
Shauna Chesworth	Parent	Elected by parents	09/02/2023	09/02/2027

Class Governors

Reception - Heather Wade

Year 1 - Ally Jewitt

Year 2 - Gillian Hamer

Year 3 - Doyin Adegoroye

Year 4 - Hayley Parkes

Year 5 - Alison Baskeyfield

Governor Training responsibilities - Kirsty Firth

Governor Attendance 2022 - 2023

Below is a summary of the Governing body meetings attended.

FULL LOCAL GOVERNING BODY - MEETING ATTENDANCE
	Position	13th September	7th December	22nd March	28th June
Type of meeting		Zoom	Zoom	Zoom	Zoom
Gillian Hamer	Chair	Y	Y	Y
Doyin Adegoroye	Vice Chair	Y	Y	Y
Bart Cunningham	Head Teacher	Y	Y	Y
Charlotte Goodall		Y	Y	Y
Sarah Farrimond		N	Y	N
Alison Baskeyfield		Y	N	Y
Heather Wade		Y	Apologies	Y
Kelly Harman		N	Resigned	Resigned	Resigned
Hayley Parkes		Apologies	Apologies	Y
Ally Jewitt		Y	Y	Y
Shauna Chesworth		N	N	Y

IN ATTENDANCE
Nigel Codling	Deputy Head	Y	Y	Y
Sarah Hawarth	LAMAT - Clerk	Y	Y	Y
Kirsty Firth	Business Manager			Y

Governor meeting attendance summary 2022-23

Governor attendance summary 2021-22

Meeting Minutes

The minutes from our full governing body meetings can be found below

September 2022

December 2022

Please click here to see minutes from previous years

Declaration of Business Interest Information

In accordance with current legislation, all Governors of Scissett CE Academy as named above have not declared any business interest that would conflict with the business of the school

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