Kirkby Woodhouse School an Aspire Academy
Meet the Governors
Welcome to the Governors' section of our website.
We are very grateful to all our governors for volunteering to take on this most important role. Their involvement in school life is invaluable. Our Governors are busy people with their own jobs and personal commitments, but they give so much of their time to their Governor role and they are all passionate and committed to life at KWS.
Please find below details of the following:
* How our Governing Body is structured, including the names,
categories and terms of appointment for each Governor.
* Business and Relationships Interests.
* Governor link roles to various aspects of our school.
* An outline of the role of a KWS Governor.
The KWS Governing Body meet formally twice a term. In addition to this, they attend termly meetings with their link teacher where they discuss aspects of school life and school development. They also, where possible, attend school events.
If you would like to contact any of our Governors, this is done via the School Office.
If you feel the need to make a formal complaint, this needs to be done through the correct process by following the Aspire Complaints Policy. This policy can be found under 'Key Information' - 'Aspire MAT Policies'.
Information relating to the Aspire MAT Board and Trust Members are detailed on the Aspire MAT Website - see link below.
Governor | F&GP, SDC, P&P A joint committee attended by all governors | Type | Term of Office | Link Role | Register of Business/Relationship Interests | Governor in other Establishments | Appointed by (in accordance with the governing body’s instrument of government) |
Ruth Maddison | Chair of Governors | Co-opted Governor | 01.01.23 to TBC | Assessment Health & Safety Safeguarding/Prevent Single-Central Record | No | No | Governing Body |
Ryan Carty | Vice Chair | Parent Governor | 15.12.22 to 14.12.26 | ICT, Monitoring & Filtering | Yes – child attends the school | No | Elected by parents |
Vivienne Davidson | -------- | Staff Governor | 09.11.21 to 08.11.25 | N/A | No | No | Elected by Staff |
Claire Greasby | School Business Manager | Associate Governor (No Vote) | 31.08.21 to present | N/A | No | No | Ex Officio by virtue of office as School Business Manager |
Mark Hanretty | -------- | Parent Governor | 24.06.21 to 23.06.25 | Let's Go Zero | Yes – child attends the school | No | Elected by parents |
Rachel Jones | Head Teacher | Head Teacher | 23.04.19 to present | N/A | Yes – school uses family business | No | Ex Officio by virtue of office as Head Teacher |
Claire Rickett | Co-opted Governor | 09.11.21 to 08.11.25 | Finance/Budget/Assets SEND, PP, CLA | Yes – child attends the school | No | Governing Body | |
Thomas Jones | -------- | Co-opted Governor | 01.01.23 to 31.12.26 | Admissions GDPR | No | No | Governing Body |
Christopher Knowles | -------- | Parent Governor | 15.12.22 to 14.12.26 | N/A | Yes – child attends the school | No | Elected by Parents |
Governor Link Role - All governors have knowledge of the different curriculum areas and school development priorities across the school. This enables all governors to have a broad and whole picture of the school rather than only having insight into a specific area. Members of staff (such as subject leaders) come and present to governors at our termly meetings so they can share their subject area to support governors with their knowledge about school life.