School Governance
The Sherburn Hungate Primary School Governing Body is made up of 7 governors.
All governors, with the exception of the headteacher, are appointed for a four year term. The Clerk to the Governing Body, Caroline Mitchell, supports the governors in an administrative and advisory capacity. When parent governor vacancies arise, details on the nomination process are sent to all parents in the school.
The governing body is responsible for the conduct of our school, and must promote high standards of educational achievement at the school. It is the school’s accountable body and as such:
- provides a strategic view of the school by establishing a vision and setting the purpose and aims of the school within an agreed policy framework. It appoints and performance manages the headteacher, agreeing the school improvement strategy which includes setting statutory targets with supporting budgets and staffing structures;
- monitors and evaluates 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;
- signs off the self evaluation process and responds to STARMAT school improvement services and Ofsted reports as necessary. In addition it holds the headteacher to account for the performance of the school and ensures that parents are involved, consulted and informed as appropriate, with information to the community being made available as required.
- is responsible for financial probity.
Within the STAR Multi Academy Trust, each Academy has a Local Governing Board (LGB) that supports the work of the Trust and the Academy. It has certain delegated authority to oversee the running of the school under the Scheme of Delegation as defined by the Trust Board of the STAR Multi-Academy Trust. The Register of Business Interests is available via the Trust Board website.
Minutes of the LGB for each school are available on request from the School Office or clerktogovs@starmat.uk
Governor Responsibilities
Our Governors take on specific responsibilities relating to the school improvement plan which also doubles as the governor development plan and governor monitoring schedule.
| Area of Responsibility | Governor |
| Chair of Governors | Jane Kent |
| Safeguarding Governor | Jane Kent |
| SEND Governor | Jane Kent |
| Disadvantaged/Equality/Diversity Governor | Jane Kent |
| Health & Safety Governor | Peter Ball |
| Finance Specialist Governor | Peter Ball |
| SIMP 1 | Jane Kent |
| SIMP 2 | Leanne Storey |
| SIMP 3 | Leanne Storey |
| SIMP 4 | Peter Ball |
Board of Trustees
LGB Membership
Leanne Storey
Parent Governor
Ellie Banks
Parent Governor
My name is Ellie and I am a Parent Governor at Sherburn Hungate Primary school. I have been a primary school teacher for nearly over a decade and my passion is primarly in the EYFS setting. My hobbies include walking, baking and planning days out with my two children!
Jane Kent
Chair of Governors
It is a great honour to be a governor at Sherburn Hungate Primary School. Having had lots of experiences in primary schools I feel comfortable in the school space and, most importantly, really enjoy the primary education community and culture.
I have a wide range of interests including the natural environment, music and art, sport and wellness, and I enjoy being in the great outdoors whether with my hands covered in dirt, running my dog or simply enjoying the fresh air. I also bring knowledge, skills and understanding of primary education to the role. I have been lucky to be able to be a class teacher, school leader, educational adviser and inspector and from those roles I have been able to support schools in their development journeys, advising and guiding the senior leadership teams in them. Whilst the expectations, requirements and demands of teachers and leaders are different to my time in the classroom I try to bring a particular perspective to the governor role adding enthusiasm and knowledge where it can best be used.
I am a mother and grandmother, and it is from this perspective that I have a particular passion for Sherburn Hungate Primary. Two of my grandchildren are part of the school family and it gives me great joy to be included in the life of this school seeing first-hand how all our children are learning, growing and benefitting from the skill and commitment of our team.
Niamh Weston
Staff Governor
My name is Niamh, and I am a Year 6 teacher, as well as the Forest School and Design Technology lead. A true nature enthusiast, I find joy in the great outdoors whenever I can. Whether I’m hiking along scenic trails on the weekends or spending time in our Forest School, I always feel at home in nature. Swimming is another one of my passions, and I also enjoy Clubbercise on Mondays, which keeps my energy up and adds a fun twist to my fitness routine.
Governing Body Structure
LGB Structure (Quorum: 50% current membership = 4 governors)
Governor Attendance
Governor Finance/Business Interests
Contacting the Chair of Governors, Jane Kent
You can contact our Chair of Governors, Mrs Jane Kent, by telephoning the main school office on 01977 682434. Alternatively you can email cofg@shp.starmat.uk.
Alternatively, you can write to Jane. Her address is:
Chair of Governors, Sherburn Hungate Primary School, North Crescent, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, LS25 6DD.
