Governors

Governors’ Annual Report to Parents

Bedale High School’s Governing Body is responsible for the following 3 strategic functions:

Ensuring the clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction
Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils
Overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well-spent.

The Governing Body appoints the headteacher and delegates the day-to-day running of the school to him/her.

Information for Governors – Secure

Privacy Notice – Governors and Volunteers

There are 12 governors, consisting of:

One Local Authority Governor (who is nominated by the Local Authority);
Four Parent Governors (who are parents of current or recent pupils and are elected by parents);
Five Co-opted Governors (who are asked to join the Governing Body due to specific skills that they possess);
Two Staff Governors (who are the headteacher along with a member of staff that is elected by school staff).

Co-opted Governors:

Kate Loughlin

Date of Appointment: 21/02/2023
Term of Office Ends: 20/02/2027
Attendance (2022/23): 8/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: None

Jan Reed

Co-Chair of Governors

Date Re-Appointment: 18/12/2022
Term of Office: 17/12/2026
Attendance (2022/23): 10/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links: Co-Chair of Governors;
Register of Interests: Husband is Clerk for Bedale Town Council

Steve Ingram

Co-Chair of Governors

Date of Appointment: 15/09/2020
Reappointed : 17/09/2024
Term of Office Until: 16/09/2028
Attendance (2022/23): 7/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links: Co-Chair of Governors;
Register of Interests: None

Lucy Legard

Date of Appointment: 16/07/2019
Term of Office Until: 18/07/2027
Attendance (2022/23): 8/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: None

Local Authority Governor:

Elected Parent Governors:

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Kelly Whitehouse

Date of Appointment: 05/11/2021
Term of Office Ends: 04/11/2025
Attendance (2022/23): 9/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: None

Nichola Hunter

Date of Appointment: 10/02/2023
Term of Office Ends: 09/02/2027
Attendance (2022/23): 2/4 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests:

Simon Raynor

Date of Appointment: 10/02/2023
Term of Office Ends: 09/02/2027
Attendance (2022/23): 4/4 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests:

Alison Bailey

Date of Appointment : 09/02/2024
Term of Office Ends: 08/02/2028
Attendance:
Specific Links:
Register of Interests :

Elected Staff Governor:

Andy Childe

Date of Appointment: 08/02/2017
Term of Office Until: 07/02/2021
Attendance (2022/23): 9/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: None
Reaapointed 12/02/2021
Term of Office Until 11/02/2025

Staff Governors

Chris Stokes

Headteacher

Governor Clerk

Louise Flanagan

Clerk to the Governors

Previous Governors 2023/24

Tom Kelly

Attendance (2022/23): 10/10 full governing body meetings

Daisy Tidbuy

Date of Appointment: 19/9/2023
Term of Office Ends: Resigned: 16/01/2024

Richie McGuinness

Date of Appointment: 21/10/2020
Term of Office Ends: Resigned 17/10/23
Attendance (2022/23): 4/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests:

Previous Governors 2022/23

Greg Horan

Date of Appointment: 11/01/2022
Term of Office Ends: 10/01/2026
Attendance (2021-22):
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: None

Christine Inchley

Date of Appointment: 19/03/2019
Term of Office Ends: resigned 18/01/2023
Attendance(2020-21); 10/11 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: None

Louise Doyle

Date of Appointment: 05/11/2021
Term of Office Ends: resigned 09/12/22
Attendance (2021-22):
Specific Links:
Register of Interests:

Previous Governors 2021/22

David Atkinson

Date of Appointment: 19/12/2017
Term of Office Ends: 18/12/2021
Attendance (2020/21): 10/11 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: Romanby Primary School – Co-opted Governor

Previous Governors 2020/21

Guy Watkins

Date of Appointment: 18/09/2018
Term of Office Ends: 12/05/2021
Attendance (2018-19): 4/9 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: None

Katherine Davies

Date of Appointment: 05/03/2017
Term of Office Ends: 15/12/2020 (resigned)
Attendance (2018/19): 9/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: Leeming RAF Community Primary School – Non-teaching Governor

Linda Donaghy

Date of Appointment: 07/11/2016
Term of Office Ends: 06/11/2020
Attendance (2018/19): 10/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links:
Register of Interests: None

Natalie MacKenzie

Date of Appointment: 13/11/2020
Term of Office Ends: 21/09/2021- Resigned
Attendance (2020/21): 6/9 full
Specific Links:
Register of Interests:

Previous Governors (2018/19):

Stuart Bentley

Date of Appointment: 08/03/2017
Term of Office Until: 16/07/2019(resigned)
Attendance (2018/19): 9/10 full governing body meetings
Specific Links: Co-Vice Chair of Governors
Register of Interests: None

Mark Hughes

Date of Appointment: 07/07/2015
Term of Office Until: 06/07/2019
Attendance (2016/17): 10/11 full governing body meetings
Specific Links: Ethos for Learning
Register of Interests: None

Estella Prince

Date of Appointment: 15/02/2015
Term of Office Ends: 14/02/2019
Attendance (2016/17): 10/11 full governing body meetings
Specific Links: Co-Vice Chair of Governors; Ethos for Learning
Register of Interests: None

Previous Governors (2017/18):

Local Authority Governor:

Gerry Price

Chair of Governors

Date of Appointment: 30/09/2014
Term of Office Ends: 30/09/2018
Attendance (2016/17): 10/11 full governing body meetings
Specific Links: Chair of Governors; Leadership & Management coordinator
Register of Interests:
- Family member is a senior sales director of Mellors, which is a contract catering company

Mark Temple

Date of Appointment: 17/12/2014
Term of Office Until: 16/12/2018
Resigned: 27/03/2018
Attendance (2016/17): 5/11 full governing body meetings
Specific Links: Leadership & Management
Register of Business Interests: None

Previous Governors (2016/17):

Julie Newey Date of Appointment: 05/03/2017 Term of Office Ends: 04/03/2021 Resigned 11/07/2017 Attendance (2016/17): 2/4 full governing body meetings (joined 05/03/2017) Specific Links: Register of Interests: None	Patrick Barber Date of Appointment: 09/07/2014 Term of Office Ends: 16/12/2018 Resigned 07/02/2017 Attendance (2016/17): 3/4 full governing body meetings Specific Links: Careers Advice Register of Interests: None	Stuart Bentley Date of Appointment: 05/03/2013 Term of Office Ends: 04/03/2017 Attendance (2016/17): 4/6 full governing body meetings Specific Links: Achievement coordinator Register of Interests: None	Angela Hatton Date of Appointment: 05/03/2013 Term of Office Ends: 04/03/2017 Attendance (2016/17): 4/6 full governing body meetings Specific Links: Co Vice-Chair of Governors; Quality of Teaching and Curriculum coordinator Register of Interests: None
Mike Formby Date of Appointment: 12/10/2015 Term of Office Until: 11/10/2019 Resigned 06/03/2017 Attendance (2016/17): 2/6 full governing body meetings Specific Links: Safeguarding Register of Interests: None

Previous Governors (2015/16):

Jayne Laver

Date of Appointment: 29/01/2014
Term of Office Ends: 28/01/2018
Resigned 12/07/2016
Attendance (2015/16): 5/9 full governing body meetings
Specific Links: Ethos for Learning co-ordinator
Register of Interests: NYCC employee in Finance section.

I Smithson

Date of Appointment: 06/11/2013
Term of Office Ends: 06/11/2017
Resigned 26/11/2015
Attendance (2015/16): 1/3 full governing body meetings
Register of Interests: Accountancy & audit sole trader