Meet the Governors

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Welcome to our governors’ page. We are very proud of our school and love to visit whenever we can.

There is a real sense of community within the building, where pupils, governors and staff work together to improve the school.

Between us we have a wide range of skills (recently audited) which enhance the school.

As governors we strive to improve our skills in order to be effective. This has included training in areas such as Child Protection, e-safety, PREVENT, Governor Induction and Safer Recruitment.

If you wish to contact any of us, please get in touch via admin@cleaswellhill.northumberland.sch.uk
or 01670 823182.

Tim Chrisp

Co-opted Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/07/2015-30/11/2023

Committees - Resources Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - None declared

Official Responsibility -

Chair of Governors

Whole School Development

Business & Finance Monitoring

Target Area – Leadership and Management, Business and Finance Monitoring

Maureen Spence

Co-opted Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 02/01/2020-01/01/2024

Committees - Resources Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - None declared

Official Responsibility -

Vice-Chair of Governors

Whole School Development

Target Area – Quality of Education, Leadership Management, Business and Finance Monitoring

Barry Lyden

Co-opted Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/07/2015-30/11/2023

Committees - Resources Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - None declared

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Target Areas – Quality of Education

Marianne Allan

Parent Governor

Appointing Body - Parent Body

Terms of Office - 08/11/2021-07/11/2025

Committees - Resource Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Parent to pupil

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Target Areas – Quality of Education

Colin Green

Co-opted Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 31/10/2022-31/10/2026

Committees - Resource Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Spouse a Staff Room

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Gill Finch

Co-opted Governor

Appointing Body - Local Authority

Terms of Office - 01/02/2018-31/01/2025

Committees - Resource Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - None declared

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Child Protection

LAC

RSE/PSHE

Attendance

Careers

Target Areas – Personal Development, Behaviour and Attitudes

Cathryn Hill

Local Authority Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 04/12/2020-03/12/2024

Committees - Resources Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - None declared

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Online Safety

Target Areas – Leadership and Management, Personal Development, Quality of Education

Mike Jackson

Headteacher Governor

Appointing Body - Local Authority

Terms of Office - 01/09/2017 -

Committees - Resource Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Staff member. Spouse of supply staff member.

Official Responsibility -

Subject to availability will attend all Committee Meetings.

Patrick Ford-Hutchinson

Staff Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/03/2019 - 28/08/2023

Committees - Resources Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Staff member. Spouse of staff member

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Target Areas – Quality of Education, Personal Development, Leadership Management

Lisa Robson

Parent Governor

Appointing Body - Parent Body

Terms of Office - 14/10/2019-13/10/2023

Committees - Resources Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Parent to pupil

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Early Years

Literacy

Target Areas – Quality of Education, Personal Development

Katie Kelly

Parent Governor

Appointing Body - Parent Body

Terms of Office - 01/09/2019-31/08/2023

Committees - Resource Management & Strategic Policy

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Parent to pupil. Supply staff member

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Pupil Premium

Target Area – Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes

Gemma Bray

Associate Member

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/03/2019-28/02/2023

Committees - None

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Staff Member

Official Responsibility -

No voting rights

Whole School Development

Health & Safety

Target Area – Behaviour and Attitudes, Health and Safety

Karyn McMahon

Associate Member

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/09/2017-31/08/2025

Committees - None

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Staff member

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

Designated Safeguarding Lead

No Voting Rights

Julie Brown

Associate Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/09/2014-31/08/2026

Committees - None

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Staff member

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

No voting rights

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead

Juliet Ruddick

Associate Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/06/2021-31/05/2025

Committees - None

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Staff member

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

No voting rights

Lyle Nicholson

Associate Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/09/2022-3108/2026

Committees - None

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - None declared

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

No voting rights

Emma Steele

Associate Governor

Appointing Body - Governing Body

Terms of Office - 01/12/2021-30/11/2025

Committees - None

Financial Interests - None declared

Other Interests - Assistant Headteacher

Official Responsibility -

Whole School Development

No voting rights

About Us

Meet the Governors

Tim Chrisp

Maureen Spence

Barry Lyden

Marianne Allan

Colin Green

Gill Finch

Cathryn Hill

Mike Jackson

Patrick Ford-Hutchinson

Lisa Robson

Katie Kelly

Gemma Bray

Karyn McMahon

Julie Brown

Juliet Ruddick

Lyle Nicholson

Emma Steele

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