Carr Green

Primary School

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The Governors - what we do

At Carr Green Primary School we have a governing board of 12 members under the following categories:

Community Governors - members of the local community who nominate themselves as vacancies arise

Parent Governors - elected by other parents

Local Authority Governors - allocated by Calderdale

Staff Governors - elected by staff members

Chair of Governors - Mrs Janet Gabanski (Carr Green Primary School, Carr Green Lane, Brighouse, West Yorkshire HD6 3LT)

Each Governor has a range of responsibilities. Below you will find who does what on our Governing Board:

Name	Type of Governor	Responsibilities	Committees	Other Groups & Responsibilities	Business or Financial Interests	Relevant Relationships	Governance roles in other schools
Mr Paul Mashinter	Headteacher		Resources Personnel	Standards Group	None	None
Mrs Janet Gabanski	LA	Chair of Governors	Personnel	Standards Group Headteacher Performance Management	None	None
Mr Nick Midgley	Co-opted	Vice Chair of Governors	Resources	Standards Group SEN	None	None	Rastrick High School Director
Mr George Gamble	Co-opted		Personnel	Headteacher Performance Management, Pupil Discipline	None	None
Dr Arlene Raw	Parent	Safeguarding Governor Mental Health and Wellbeing Governor	Personnel	Headteacher Performance Management Pupil Discipline	None	None
Mrs Linda Brook	Parent		Personnel	Standards Group	None	None
Mr Mike Seager	Co-opted		Resources		None	None
Mr Andy Cooke	Parent		Resources		None	None
Mrs Louise Lewis	Co-opted		Resources		None	None
Mr Alonso Blanco-Velo	Parent		Personnel		None	None
Mrs Sophie Chaffer	Co-opted		Resources		None	None
Mrs Diane Clark	Staff		Resources	Standards Group (for Curriculum Meetings only)	None	None

Staff Discipline Committee - consists of members of the Personnel Committee as appropriate.

Staff Appeals Committee - Nick Midgley (additional members to be agreed as required).

Pupil Discipline Committee - Additional members to be agreed as required.

Website - Andy Cooke

Calderdale Governors Association (CGA) - George Gamble

Governor Training & Development - George Gamble

Health & Safety - Nick Midgley

Safeguarding incl. looked after children & child protection - Arlene Raw

Sport & PE/ Community - George Gamble

Some school policies and documents must be approved by the full governing board, or a committee.

A list of school policies can be found here.

If you wish to see copies of any Governing Board Minutes please contact the school office (01484 715969).