Governors
Governance
Governance in our Trust operates at Trust and school levels. For more information on the tiers of governance and personnel please read the Scheme of Delegation document available below and visit the Governance section of the LSP website: LSP Governance
LSP Trustees: The Trustees of Lighthouse Schools Partnership are both trustees of the charity and directors of the company. Under charity law our Trustees have the ultimate responsibility for directing the affairs of the Trust. To find out more about the current LSP trustees, click on the link: LSP Trustees
The current LSP Annual Report which contains more information about governance and finance is available here: LSP Annual Report
A range of key documents relating to governance and financial information, including the current strategic plan and the funding agreement are accessible via this link:
The Yatton Schools Local Governing Board:
There is often some mythology around what a local board of governors does within and for the school. We have therefore summarised below the overall purpose of the Local Governing Board together with the two key sub-committees we operate; Pupil Quality Assurance (PQA) and Business.
Local Governing Board – We provide the following to the school and its senior leadership team:
- A strategic view of the school by establishing a vision and setting the purpose and aims of the school within an agreed policy framework. In conjunction with the Trust, we appoint and performance manage the headteacher, agreeing the school improvement strategy;
- Monitor and evaluate the work of the school by reviewing the performance of the headteacher, the effectiveness of the policy framework, progress towards targets, and the effectiveness of the school improvement strategy;
- Sign off the self-evaluation process and respond to school improvement strategy and Ofsted reports as necessary. In addition, we hold the head teacher to account for the performance of the school and ensure that parents are involved, consulted and informed as appropriate.
Pupil Quality Assurance Committee (PQA) – We provide an overview on the following, providing both review and recommendation to the local governing body.
- Curriculum & Teaching
- Safeguarding
- Communication
Business Committee – We provide an overview on the following, providing both review and recommendation to the local governing body.
- Finance
- Staffing
- Training
- Premises
- Health & Safety
Overall the Local Board of Governors consists of 14 people. A schedule of our current governors is provided below. These roles are fed by many routes, one of which is parents elected by parents. We very much hope that when these opportunities arise that you will be interested in joining the local board of governors – in this way we can constantly ensure that we are in tune with the needs of pupils, parents and the school.
Minutes of Governors’ Meetings
The Local Board of Governors meet once a term as do the two main Committees – the Pupil Quality Assurance Committee and the Business Committee.
Approved minutes from the Local Governing Board and Committees are available upon request from the Clerk to the Governors. Please email office@yattonschools.co.uk for further information.
Membership of the Local Governing Board (as of September 2023)
Jo Keeble
Executive Headteacher
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
A member of the Local Governing Body by virtue of position in the school
Committee: Business and PQA
Register of Interests: Executive Head at Yatton Schools
Ian Harris (Chair of Local Governing Board)
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2026
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: Chair of the Board of Governors, Disciplinary/Appeals Panel B, Executive Head Teacher Performance Management Panel, Pay Review Panel, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: None
Mike Sewell ( Vice Chair of Local Governing Board)
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Term of Office: 14.05.2018 to 16.02.2026
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: Vice Chair of Governors, Foundation Diocese Governor, Executive Head Teacher Performance Management Panel
Register of Interests: Interserve, Chairman of Kingston Seymour Parish Council, member of RICS, CIOB, EMA, FFB
Wendy Griggs
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Durban Trust
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2026
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: SEND Governor, Pay Review Panel, Disciplinary/ Appeals Panel A
Register of Interests: Trustee of Key Steps, Richard Durban Trust and Yatton United Charity, Yatton Village Hall Committee Member and Member of Yatton Parish Council
Katherine Hatch-Morelli
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 09.12.2020 to 08.12.2024
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility:Chair of Pupil Quality Assurance, E Safety Governor and Anti-bullying Governor, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: Member of the Children’s Centre Joint Partnership Team
Liz Wakely
Staff Governor
Elected by staff at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026
Committee: Business and PQA, Safeguarding Governor
Register of Interests: Support Staff member at Yatton Schools
Nicholas Ogborne
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2026
Committee: Business
Position of Responsibility: Chair of the Business Committee, PE Premium Governor, Disciplinary/ Appeals Panel B, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: Fellow of Chartered Management Institute
Amy Owen
Co-opted Governor
Elected by parents at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 16.05.2022 to 15.05.2026
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Co-opted Governor, Vice Chair of PQA
Register of Interests: None
James Cumming
Co-opted Governor
Elected by parents at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 16.05.2022 to 15.05.2026
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Co-opted Governor
Register of Interests: None
Christopher Stoate
Junior School Parent Governor
Elected by parents at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 06.10.2020 to 05.10.2024
Committee: Vice Chair of Business Committee, Health and Safety Governor
Position of Responsibility: Junior School Governor
Register of Interests: None
Philip Challis
Diocese Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Term of Office: 04.10.2022 to 03.10.2026
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Disciplinary/Appeals Panel A
Register of Interests: Church of England Priest, Parochial Church Council, Trustee of Society of Disabled Artists and Shalom Trust
Natalia Sokolov
Infant School Governor
Elected by parents at Yatton Schools
Term of office: 04.12.23 to 03.12.27
Committee: TBC
Position of responsibility: TBC
Register of Interests: TBC
Kirsten Griffiths
Elected by parents of Yatton Schools
Term of office: 04.12.23 to 03.12.27
Committee: TBC
Position of responsibility: TBC
Register of Interests: TBC
Resigned
Andrew Nicholls
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022
Committee: PQA
Position of Responsibility: Training Governor, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: None
Tim Scott
Foundation Governor
Appointed by the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Term of Office: 30.04.2018 to 29.04.2022
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Disciplinary/Appeals Panel A
Register of Interests: Church of England Priest, Parochial Church Council, Trustee of Society of Disabled Artists and Shalom Trust
Jon Heywood
Staff Governor
Elected by staff at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2022
Committee: Business and PQA
Register of Interests: Deputy Head at Yatton Schools
Abigail Jones
Infant School Parent Governor
Elected by parents at Yatton Schools
Term of Office: 06.04.2020 to 05.10.2024
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Infant School Governor
Register of Interests: Chair of the PTA
Richard Gaunt
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 12.06.2018 to 09.12.2022
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: Chair of Pupil Quality Assurance, Pupil Premium Governor, Disciplinary/Appeals Panel A, Pay Review Panel, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: None
Tony Green
Co-opted Governor
Appointed by Yatton Schools Local Governing Body
Term of Office: 09.12.2020 to 09.10.23
Committee: Pupil Quality Assurance
Position of Responsibility: SEN Governor, Disciplinary/Appeals Panel B, Admissions Panel
Register of Interests: Proprietor of Willow Academy. Member of the Chartered Management Institute and the Society of Education and Training