Julie Eustance Chair of the Governing Body; Member of the Steering Committee, Teaching & Learning Committee, Complaints / Staff Dismissal Committee and Head Teacher Performance Management. Senior Manager working in the Online Sector of ASDA.com

Clare Wakley Parent Governor from July 2009 to Present; Vice Chair of the Governing Body; Member of the Steering Committee, Resource Committee and HTPM. Safeguarding/Child Protection Governor Year 3 Link Governor 2012/2013 Works with clinical providers to the NHS and Private organisations Parent of a Year One Child ‘It is a real honour to be a Governor at our School. Throughout my time as a Governor, I have worked as hard as I could to support the Children and Staff, making important decisions with the Governing Body. It is our job to ask difficult questions, provide support and guidance, and ultimately work with the all the Staff to ensure the School’s success. ‘

Gill Dyson Staff Governor from 2011 to Present; Head Teacher; Member of the Steering Committee, Resources Committee and Teaching & Learning Committee. Responsible for Governor Training

Kevin Fitzpatrick Community Governor; Chair of the Resources Committee; Member of the Steering Committee and Complaints / Staff Dismissal Committee Nursery Link Governor 2012/2013 Centre Manager at Cliffe House Residential Education and Training Centre

Rob Taylor Community Governor from December 2011 to Present; Chair of the Teaching & Learning Committee, Member of the Steering Committee, HTPM Committee, Complaints / Staff Dismissal Appeals Committee and serves as Special Educational Needs and Looked After Children Governor. Reception Link Governor 2012/2013 Retired Head Teacher with over 30 Years experience in teaching related roles

Will Formby Governor; Year 6 Link Governor 2012/2013

Heather Martin-Netherwood Parent Governor from September 2011 to Present; Member of the Teaching & Learning Committee and Co-Special Educational Needs Governor Year 5 Link Governor 2012/2013

Louise Ventris Parent Governor from September 2011 to Present; Member of the Resources Committee and Complaints / Staff Dismissal Committee Year 2 Link Governor 2012/2013 Proud mum of twins Orla and Amber Currently manages Calderdale Council's web site and a former secondary school teacher in North London ‘Every parent wants to give his or her child the best start in life and I firmly believe that education is central to this. I'm keen to support the school and be instrumental in making it an outstanding school.’

Emma Dimbylow Local Education Authority Governor ; Member of the Resources Committee and Complaints/Dismissal Appeals Committee. Year 4 Link Governor 2012/2013

Diane Holmes Staff Governor from October 2011 to Present; Member of the Teaching & Learning Committee and Early Years Governor.

Stacey Worsley Teacher Governor from January 2012 to Present;

Matt Hulsey BS BA/CIS, PMP Parent Governor from January 2012 to present; Member of the Resources Committee and the Complaints / Dismissals Appeals Committee Year 1 Link Governor 2012/2013 FONS Treasurer Owner of Home Testing Yorkshire Father of Hannah and James ‘I’m proud to be a part of a great team of Governors that get to see what goes into making this an outstanding school for children to learn and grow.’

 Set the Schools Aims and Objectives  Set the Policies for achieving them  Set the Targets to achieve  Monitor the progress along the way  Challenge and Support the Head Teacher  Prepare and Approve the Budget  Communicate with Parents

 School Prospectus and Profile for 2012  Approve and manage the School Budget – 2012/2013  School Development / Improvement Plan  Seeking Grants and External Funding  Liaising with the School Improvement Partner  Seeking Parents/ Carers views and opinions  Promoting Community Cohesion