Fountains Earth 01423 755289 / Glasshouses 01423 711440 / St Cuthberts 01423 711407

Governors

Fountains Earth and St Cuthbert’s

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Governor Profile Information

iWhen a vacancy for a Parent Governor occurs, parents may stand for election.  There are 2 Parent Governors serving on our Upper Nidderdale Primary Federation and these have been elected for a four year period by formal ballot  We do keep an up-to-date register of parents eligible to vote in this ballot, including the divorced or separated parent with whom the child is not living.

If there were to be any parental complaints these should initially be put to the Headteacher who may be able to resolve the matter simply.  However, if no satisfaction is obtained there is a formal complaints procedure.  Parents should then contact the Clerk to the Governors, Mrs A Lumley via St. Cuthbert’s Primary School, Pateley Bridge 01423 71147 or email clerk@uppernidderdalefed.school

The Chair of Governors for the Upper Nidderdale Primary Federation – Helen Nelson and Hugh Smith can be contacted via

Glasshouses Community Primary School, Glasshouses, Harrogate, HG3 5QH

Our Upper Nidderdale Primary Federation is made up of:

Fountains Earth CE Primary, Glasshouses Community Primary, and St Cuthbert’s CE Primary Schools

Our Governing Board is:

Abigail Broadley Local Authority Governor
Jenny Smail Parent Governor
Helen Nelson – Co-Chair of Governors Parent Governor
Darryl Hall Foundation/Ex Officio Governor*
Vacancy Foundation Governor
Gavin Lewis Foundation Governor
Nicola Thornber Headteacher Governor*
Joel Smith Co-opted Governor
Christine Skaife – Vice Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor
Neil Thompson Co-opted Governor
Hugh Smith – Co-Chair of Governors Co-opted Governor
Connor Caswell Staff Governor
Andrew Neal Co-opted Governor

Governor term of office is 4 yrs (*exempt from 4yr term) – see the following grid for start and end dates to terms of office

. Their term office will end on 16th January 2026.

Upper Nidderdale Primary Federation Governing Board

Fountains Earth C of E CE Primary School
Glasshouses Community Primary School
St Cuthbert’s CE Primary School
(*All terms of office are for 4 years (except D Hall and N Thornber)

Business Interests

Governor

Type Responsibilites

Name

Type of Governor/Appointed by

Committee Membership

Responsible for/Monitoring Area

Appointed

Term Ends

Business Interest

Attendance 2022

Attendance 2023              Spring/summer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadley, Abigail

Local Authority/Local Authority

Pupil Discipline

Staff Dismissal

Finance

Finance/HR

17/01/2022

16/01//2026

Director/Founder of Abi Broadley Consulting Ltd

Distant relation via marriage to A Lumley (Clerk)

12/12

2/4

Caswell Connor

Staff / Staff

(previously Associate Member)

None

Maths / Foundation subjects

17/01/2022 (AM)             20/09/2022 (staff)

19/09/2026

Base Leader at Glasshouses C Primary School

12/12

3/4

Hall, Darryl

Foundation / Ex Officio

 

RE/Spirituality

17/01/2022

*

Vicar of Upper Nidderdale

4/12

1/4

Lewis, Gavin

Foundation/Diocese

Complaints- Chair

Pupil Discipline

Staff Dismissal – Chair

Finance

RE/Spirituality/Foundation subjects

17/01/2022

16/01/2026

Nil

8/12

4/4

Neal, Andrew

Co-opted

TBC

TBC

12/07/2023

11/12/2023

TBC

 

 

Nelson, Helen

Co-Chair of Governors

Parent/Parents

Staff Dismissal Appeals

SEN/ Inclusion/Vulnerable Children

17/01/2022

16/01/2026

Nil

9/12

4/4

Skaife, Christine

Co-opted/Governing Board

Complaints

Pupil Discipline – chair

Staff Dismissal Appeals

SEN/ Vulnerable Children/ Safeguarding

17/01/2022

16/01/2026

Mother of Teaching Assistant at GH and governor N Thompson

Raikes/Lupton Foundation

10/12

4/4

Smail, Jenny

Parent/Parents

Complaints

Staff Dismissal

Finance

Website compliance/English (writing, phonics & reading)

17/01/2022

16/01/2026

Nil

11/12

4/4

Smith, Joel

Co-opted/Governing Board

Sports Premium

PE / Outdoor Ed / Geography / History

22/03/2023

21/03/2027

Director IT consultancy (Dales IT Ltd)

n/a

3/3

Smith, Hugh

Co-Chair of Governors

Co-opted/Governing Board

Complaints

Staff Dismissal Appeals – Chair

Finance

Communication / change management

Maths / foundation subjects

17/01/2022

16/01/2026

Nil

8/12

4/4

Thompson, Neil

Co-opted /Governing Board

None

H & S / Premises

17/01/2022

16/01/2026

Teaching Assistant in school

Pateley Bridge Town Councillor

Upper Nidderdale Scout Group Leader. Son of governor C Skaife

Raikes/Lupton Foundation

8/12

3/4

Thornber, Nicola

Headteacher

 

All priority areas

 

*

Partner of S Wiseman teacher at FE

12/12

4/4

Wilkinson, Nicola

Associate Member

 

None

SEN

22/03/2023

21/03/2022

Deputy Head teacher

n/a

3/3

Lumley, Angela

Clerk to Governors