Governors
As Governors, we are very proud of our school – it is clear to us that the pupils thrive here: they are safe, work hard and enjoy their learning. The teaching staff put in a huge number of hours preparing and delivering lessons, whilst giving the children the care and attention they need. The success and development of the pupils is clearly reflective of the staff’s drive, dedication and hard work.
We have an excellent mix of Governors comprising of elected parents, local authority representatives, community members, teachers and associate members. The Governors bring a wealth of knowledge covering a wide range of areas e.g. finance, recruitment, health and safety, special education needs and pastoral support.
We volunteer our time and regularly meet at the school to not only support, but also challenge the Headteacher in our role as ‘critical friend’. We are the strategic managers of the school creating and reviewing school policies, targets and the direction of the school.
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Mr Phil Robertson |
Mrs Colleen Jackson |
Mrs Lauren Cannan
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Mr Nigel Slee
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Cllr Fiona Venner |
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Chair |
Staff Governor |
Co-opted Governor |
LA Governor |
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Start date: 01/02/2022 |
Start date: 16/09/2019 |
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End date: 01/02/2025 |
End date: 15/09/2023 |
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I am Headteacher of Kirkstall Valley Primary School and am in my seventh year of headship. I am immensely proud of our school, our children and our staff team and am so grateful to the governing body for being the 'critical friends' the school needs to be able to be the best possible version of itself. If you are interested in supporting our work, please do get in touch. |
I am now retired but have worked in education for the past forty years. My most recent role was to support a number of Head Teachers in school improvement. As the Chair of Governors at Kirkstall Valley Primary School, I work with all the governors to ensure the best outcomes for our children in every area of their lives. I am very proud to be a member of the largest group of volunteers in the country and even more proud to be working on behalf of all pupils, staff and parents in this wonderful school community. |
As staff governor, I work at KVPS and have lots of experience within school. I have been Reception teacher for the majority of my teaching career, which gives me a lot of experience with the Early Years Curriculum & key priorities. Early Years is a passion of mine and I love working in Reception. However, I do also have experience in Year 2, Year 1 & during my time spent as SENDCo I covered (PPA) across school. As a previous SENDCo, I have good knowledge and understanding around children with SEND and how school is working with these children. I have also been Humanities lead and I am currently PE Lead, so I have good curriculum knowledge.I am also Safeguarding trained and act as part of the child protection (CP) team as a CP officer. I am involved in all of the school’s safeguarding cases. As Reception teacher, I am the Early Year’s CP link. |
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Mr Zesh Khan |
Ms Victoria Pearson |
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Ms Rebecca Hague |
Mr Ashley Lund
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Mrs Cath Scanlon
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Parent Governor |
Parent Governor |
Co-opted Governor |
Associate Member |
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Office Manager |
Deputy Headteacher |
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Start date: 05/05/2022 |
Start date: 01/07/2019 |
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Start date: 09/03/2020 |
Start date: 25/09/2019 |
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End date: 05/05/202 |
End date: 30/06/2023 |
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End date: 24/09/2023 |
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I am currently a Year 6 teacher, UKS2 and Science Lead. I have worked in education for the past 17 years in a variety of settings across Leeds and in all year groups from Reception upwards.
I am local to the area and previously attended Kirkstall Primary and Middle School as they were previously known. This is my first governor role but I am very much looking forward to supporting the school.
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| Miss Mary Togher |
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| Co-opted Governor |
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HT Performance Management Governors
Colleen Jackson, Hannah Watson
Governing Body Summary
| Category | Seats Possible | Seats Approved | Vacancies |
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Co-opted Representative |
6 | 5 | 1 |
| Head Teacher | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| LA Representative | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Parent Representative | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Staff Representative | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Associated Members | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Specific monitoring duties:
Safeguarding/Child Protection- Colleen Jackson
Children Looked After-
SEND- Victoria Pearson
Equalities- Colleen Jackson
Early Years Foundation Stage- Emma Carter
English- Emma Carter
Maths-
Humanities- Victoria Pearson
Science-
Attendance- Victoria Pearson
Complaints-
Training-
Pupil Premium-
PE & Sports Premium-
Health & Safety- Sally Dalton
Staff Wellbeing and Engagement-
Website and communications- Emma Carter
School Council link-
Behaviour-
The Governing Body of each school is required by regulations made under the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to establish a register which lists for each member of the Governing Body and the Headteacher any business or personal interests they or any member of their immediate family have, which could conflict with the school's interests. Please find below governors who have declared interests:
Currently no governors have declared any interests.
