Highbury School

Our Governors

The Governing Body carries out a very important job behind the scenes in supporting and challenging the school staff to improve the outcomes for children.

Governors have three core functions:

• Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
• Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff; and
• Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.

We carry out regular audits of our skills in the light of the skills and competences we need, taking account of the Department for Education’s Competency Framework for Governance. We update our knowledge through governor training events, reading, visiting school and presentations at our meetings.

GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS

Currently there are 8 members and all have voting rights on their committees and in the Full Governing Body:

1 parent governor (appointed by parents)

Mrs Gail Broadbent - Term of office 21st September 2020 - 20th September 2024

1 Staff governor (appointed by the staff): 

Mr Adam Medlock – Term of Office 20^th September 2017 – 19^th September 2021

Mrs Debbie Sweet - Head Teacher 1st January 20213 - Ex officio

Mr Austin Crowther - Local Authority appointment - Term of Office 1st September 2018 - 31st August 2022

4 Co-opted governors (appointed by the Governing Body):

Mrs Christine Graham - Term of office 22^ndJanuary 2016 -21^st January 2024

Mrs Brenda Montieth – Term of office 3^rd December 2018 – 2^nd December 2022

Mr Kane Hellewell -  Term of Office 7th May 2019 to 6th May April 2023

Mrs Charlotte Cheshire - Term of office 25th February 2021 - 25th February 2025

Our Clerk to the Governors is Mrs Bev Ashton 

Our work

Register of Interests 

Mr Austin Crowther            Governor at Ravenscliffe High School

                                                     Trustee of Friends of Highbury

                                                     Trustee of Pellon Baptist Church

                                                     IEB of the Trinity Academy

Mrs Christine Graham        Works in Highbury school one day a week

                                                     Committee Member at All Saints Pre School, Halifax

Mrs Debbie Sweet               None

Mrs Brenda Montieth          None 

Gail Broadbent                   Self Employed in childcare business - Hebble Harlequins/All Saints Pre-School

Mr Adam Medlock              None

Mrs Charlotte Cheshire   Clerk in Holy Orders ordained priest ministering in Huddersfield & Christ Church Moldgreen and St James Rawthorpe.  Highbury Parent.

Mr Kane Hellewell                None

CURRENT VACAncies

We currently have a Parent Governor Vacancy.  Further information is in the attached documents below.  Please note that the closing date for expressions of interest is 30th April 2021.