Governors

What Do Governors Do?

The governors’ work affects most aspects of the school’s work.  They establish, with the Headteacher, aims for the school, and approve policies – for the curriculum, behaviour and discipline, for example; and are responsible for the school’s budget and the use and maintenance of the premises.  More generally, they are expected to be in touch with the local community and to help guide the school to meet the community’s educational needs. They are also expected to help the school explain to the community what the school is trying to achieve for their children. The governors, together as a body, have a range of legal responsibilities, so being a governor is an important commitment and new governors should be willing to attend training to help them learn what is entailed. As well as parents, the governing body is made up of governors appointed by the Local Authority (the County Council), school staff, the headteacher and governors appointed by the rest of the governing body (co-opted governors).

A leaflet, providing further information, is available either in schools or from the Governor Support, County Hall, Northallerton, tel. 01609 532936, e-mail us using the form at the bottom of this page.

Our governors meet monthly and as such they consider all school matters as a whole governing body rather than in separate committees. Below is a update about their work so far this year as well as more information about their role.

Name 

Category 

Term in Office 

Other Positions of Responsibility 

Business  Interests 

Relationships 

Governor Attendance  (2022-2023) 

Suzanne Truman  

Chair of Governors 

Co-opted 

21 March 2022 

until 

21 March 2026 

Maths 

KS2 

Attendance  

None 

None 

70% 

Tara Morris 

Parent Governor Vice Chair 

 

11 Oct 2021 

until 

11 Oct 2025 

EYFS 

KS1  

PE/Sports Premium 

None 

None 

80% 

Nicola Proud 

Local Authority Governor 

01 Feb 2021 

until 

01 Feb 2025 

English 

KS2  

SEN 

None 

None 

90% 

Louisa Quinn 

Co-opted 

16 Jan 2023 until 

16 Jan 2027 

Humanities 

Languages  

KS1 

None 

None 

90% 

Tracy 

Townsend 

Associate Governor 

01 Sept 2021 

until 

01 Sept 2025 

 

None 

None 

80% 

Andrew Widdowson 

Parent Governor 

21 March 2022 

until 

21 March 2026 

STEM 

Computing 

None 

None 

90% 

Rachael Day 

Parent Governor 

21 Feb 2023 

until 

21 Feb 2027 

Safeguarding 

LAC  

Art 

DT 

None 

None 

60% 

(5 meetings as governor) 

Hannah Charlton 

Parent Governor 

25 Nov 2019 

until 

25 Nov 2023 

RE 

PSHE Performing Arts Pupil Premium 

None 

None 

80% 

Mark Smith 

Parent Governor 

10 Oct 2023 

until 

10 Oct 2027 

 

None 

None 

N/A 

Lyndsay Holmes 

Co-opted 

13 Nov 2023 

until 

13 Nov 2027 

 

None 

None 

N/A 

Rachel Hall 

Co-opted 

13 Nov 2023 

until 

13 Nov 2027 

 

None 

None 

N/A 

Beth Slaney 

Staff Governor 

21 July 2022 

until 

21 July 2026 

None 

None 

80% 

James Foxwell 

Staff Governor 

On-going 

None 

None 

100% 

Mandy Lambert 

Clerk 

 

 

To contact the clerk to the governors please ring the school office (01609) 781178 or email mlambert@romanby.n-yorks.sch.uk .  Contact emails for Governors are also available through the school office.