Governors
The Governors at Yewtree School have been elected or appointed to represent Parents, Staff and various groups within the community.
The Governors work closely with the school staff to support the school and to help it to meet its statutory obligations. This covers three main areas:- Strategic: involving setting policies, planning for the future and managing change.
- Monitoring and accountability: ensuring the school meets educational and financial targets and has plans in place to meet performance objectives.
- Supporting: supporting the school by celebrating and praising achievement, but also act as a critical friend, seeking improvement and asking questions where appropriate.
The full Governing body meets on a regular basis, usually a minimum of once a term. In addition to this the Governors attend sub-committee meetings at least twice a term. At Yewtree we have two sub-committees; Teaching and Learning Committee and Resources Committee. The approved minutes of the meetings held by the Governing Body detail attendance at the meetings and are available from the school office.
The Governors also try to visit the school during the day and at events such as the school fayre, open evenings etc. They also represent the school at a variety of functions and meetings.
As a Governing body we respect (and need) feedback from parents and we are always happy to meet with you. Contact can be made via the school office.
Governor's Register of Interests
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Name |
Term of office start date |
Term of office finish date |
Appointed by |
Relevant Committees |
Responsibilities |
Register of business interests/Any relationship to staff. |
Other Governance Duties |
|
Jenny Underwood |
01/11/2014 |
31/10/2022 |
Governing Body |
Teaching & Learning |
Chair of Governors |
Manager of Jack in the box pre-school, situated on site |
None |
|
Faye Ewen |
01/09/2012 |
Governing Body |
Teaching & Learning Resources |
Headteacher |
Headteacher |
None |
|
|
Holly Ritchie |
19/10/2017 |
18/10/2021 |
Staff Body |
Teaching & Learning |
Committee Member |
Teacher |
None |
|
Tia Robinson |
07/09/2017 |
06/09/2021 |
Governing Body |
Teaching & Learning |
Committee Member/Chair of Teaching and Learning Committee |
Previous member of Teaching Staff now employed at Hertfordshire University |
None |
|
Daniel Roe |
19/10/2017 |
20/10/2021 |
Governing Body |
Resources |
Committee Member |
Teacher |
None |
|
Dawn Helfgott |
01/11/2018 |
30/10/2022 |
Governing Body |
Resources |
Committee Member/Chair of Resources Committee |
Vice Chair of Governors at a local Academy |
Vice Chair of Governors at a local Academy |
|
Michael Beck |
27/02/2019 |
26/02/2023 |
Governing Body |
Resources |
Committee Member |
Pupil Parent |
None |
|
Gillian Leonard |
05/09/2019 |
04/09/2023 |
Governing Body |
Resources |
Committee Member |
Chair of Governors at another Primary School |
Chair of Governors at another Primary School |
| Andrew Kerse | 06/01/2020 | Governing Body | Teaching & Learning Resources | Interim Headteacher | Interim Headteacher | Deputy Headteacher of a local primary school | |
|
Kirsten Beaven |
27/02/2020 | 26/02/2024 | Governing Body | Committee Member | Governor at another Primary School |
Governors No Longer Serving
|
Name |
Term of office start date |
Term of office finish date |
Appointed by |
|
Ginnette O'Higgins |
14/05/2015 |
13/04/2019 |
Governing Body |
|
Matthew Pope |
25/01/2018 |
14/05/2019 |
Governing Body |
|
Natasha Kingham |
11/06/2018 |
27/08/2019 |
Governing Body |
|
Kelly Lainton |
01/03/2016 |
16/08/2019 |
Governing Body |
|
Claire Wells |
17/01/2019 |
10/09/2019 |
Governing Body |
Governor Attendance
| Name | 09/03/2020 | 07/05/2020 | 09/07/2020 | 17/07/2020 | 10/09/2020 | 08/10/2020 | 12/11/2020 | 14/01/2020 |
| Jenny Underwood | Yes | |||||||
| Faye Ewen | ||||||||
| Holly Ritchie | Yes | |||||||
| Tia Robinson | Yes | |||||||
| Dan Roe | Yes | |||||||
| Dawn Helfgott | Yes | |||||||
| Michael Beck | Yes | |||||||
| Gillian Leonard | ||||||||
| Andrew Kerse | Yes | |||||||
| Kirsten Beaven | Yes |
| Name | 09/05/2019 | 14/05/2019 | 27/06/2019 | 11/07/2019 | 05/09/2019 | 03/10/2019 | 28.11.2019 | 09.01.2020 | 21.01.2020 |
| Jenny Underwood | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Kelly Lainton | Yes | Yes | No longer serving | ||||||
| Faye Ewen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Holly Ritchie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Tia Robinson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Dan Roe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matthew Pope | Yes | No longer serving | |||||||
| Natasha Kingham | Yes | No longer serving | |||||||
| Dawn Helfgott | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Claire Wells | Yes | No longer serving | |||||||
| Michael Beck | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Gillian Leonard | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||
|
Name |
06/09/2018 |
27.09.2018 |
29.11.2018 |
17.01.2019 |
24.01.2019 |
27.02.2019 |
09.05.2019 |
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Jenny Underwood |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Kelly Lainton |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Ginnette O'Higgins |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Faye Ewen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Holly Ritchie |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Tia Robinson |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dan Roe |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Matthew Pope |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
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Natasha Kingham |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Dawn Helfgott |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Yes |
Yes |
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Claire Wells |
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Yes |
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Yes |
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Michael Beck |
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Yes |
Yes |