Governors

A Word from the Governors

Dear Parent/Carer

On behalf of the Governors at Wibsey Primary I would like to welcome you and your child to the school. We hope that your child will have a happy, safe and successful time during the coming years. Wibsey Primary is renowned for its caring ethos. Our recent good Ofsted report commented on the overall good behaviour of the children and made particular reference to the ways in which children are cared for and developed.

The Governors are part of the Wibsey team dedicated to providing your child with the best possible start. However, educating your child is a partnership between the school, yourself and the community which will help your child grow and develop into a responsible adult.

The Governors meet once every half term to discuss matters regarding the school. We support the Headteacher and staff by providing the resources and equipment to deliver the curriculum as a whole and by looking at, and challenging improvement in all aspects of the schools work. We are also committed to improving the facilities here at Wibsey in order to enhance your child’s excellence and enjoyment and make learning a fun experience.

Yours sincerely

Lisa Knowles

Chair of Governors

Governing Body and Committee membership

October 2024

Name	Finance and General Purposes	Teaching and Learning
Nigel Cooper	x	x
Michelle Clarkson	x	x
Lisa Knowles	x	x
Joanne Ward		x
Andrew Margerison	x
Joanne Poole
Liza Danial

The Governing Body and Committees do not currently have any Associate Governors, all Governors are either staff, parent or co-opted.

Register of Interests of Current Governors serving, and those who have served at any point in the last 12 months, on the Board of Governors at Wibsey Primary School 2020-2021.
Full Name	Type of Governor [including Associate Members] / Appointed by	Appointment / Term of Office	End date if Applicable	Committee membership , voting rights of Associate Members and any special roles or chairing responsibilities	Other educational institutions at which a governor	Business Interests and Date notified	Any material interests arising from relationships between governors or relationships between governors and school staff (including spouses, partners and close relatives)	Meetings attended over previous academic year out of a total number of applicable meetings
Current GB Members
Nigel Cooper	Headteacher	Ex Officio		Finance & General Purposes Committee Teaching & Learning Committee	None	Director of Futures Learning Partnership 1.11.21	Spouse employed by AO.com	6/6 GB meetings 5/5 T&L 4/4 F&GP
Lisa Knowles	Governing Board	22/03/2023	21/03/2027	Finance & General Purposes Committee (Chair) Teaching & Learning Committee	None	None 1.11.21	Mother employed at Grange Technology College	4/6 GB meetings 5/6 F&GP
Joanne Ward	LA	21/03/2024	20/03/2028	Teaching & Learning Committee	None	None 1.11.21	None	5/6 GB meetings
Joanne Poole	Co-opted	7/7/2022	6/7/2026
Andrew Margerison	Staff Governor	1/6/2022	31/5/2026	Finance & General Purposes Committee	None	None	None
Joanne Ward	Local Authority	21/03/2024	20/03/2028	Finance & General Purposes Committee	None	None	None
Lorna Williams	Parent Governor	01/02/2024	31/01/2028
Tahira Asghar	Parent Governor	01/02/2024	31/01/2028
• Governors are reminded that completion of this form does not remove the requirement upon them to disclose orally any interest at any specific meeting and to leave the meeting for that agenda item.