Governors

Thornton Dale Primary School is proud to be part of the educational vision for Elevate Multi Academy Trust, whilst retaining our own strong identity.  The Trustees have allowed its Academies to retain the same composition for their local governing bodies, which is set out below. 

The local governing body exists to help the Academy provide a high quality education for children in a supportive, caring environment. It does this by:

• setting the Academy's values, vision and strategic direction
• challenging and supporting the Academy by continually monitoring, reviewing and evaluating its performance
• ensuring that the Academy is accountable to its children, the local community, those who fund and maintain it and the staff it employs

The three core functions of the local governing board are:

• To ensure clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
• To hold the head teacher to account for the educational performance of the Academy and its children.
• To oversee the financial performance of the academy and make sure its money is well spent.

Governors are also responsible for overseeing the Academy's finances, checking that resources are being managed well and helping with the appointment of staff. We meet five times a year as a local Governing Body with every governor taking on specific link roles within the Academy. Minutes of our meetings are available from the office..

Types of Governors 

There are several different types of Governor:

• Parent Governor

  Elected from parents at the Academy by parents at the Academy.

• Staff Governor

  Elected from staff at the Academy by staff at the Academy

• Co-opted Governors

  Appointed by members of the Local Governing Body. They are intended to be representative of the local community and may add particular kinds of expertise.

•    Foundation Governor    Foundation governors are representatives of the Church of England. 

           The local vicar is normally appointed as the 'ex-officio' foundation governor;

           The other foundation governor will usually be appointed by York Diocese, following consultation with the local PC 

     Chair of Governors: Gaynor Debarr

Contact: g.debarr@thorntondaleprimaryschool.org

c/o Thornton Dale Primary School

Castle Close, Thornton Dale, Pickering. YO18 7TW    

MEET THE GOVERNORS:

Camarah Mosey: Head teacher

Camarah has worked at Thornton Dale school for a number of years now. A lot of her time has been spent supporting and developing our youngest learners in the Academy. 

Becky Humphreys:  Staff/Acting Head teacher

Becky has been part of the Thornton Dale Team for a number of years.  Over her time at Thornton Dale, she has worked across several different age groups and is dedicated and committed to ensure that all children achieve their full potential. Becky was appointed staff governor in September 2021. 

Rev Joe Kinsella: Foundation governor: Ex Officio

Vacancy: Foundation Governor

Parent Governor: Rosie Stoddart

   Natalie has been a member of the governing body for over 5 years now. She has 2 children at Thornton Dale Primary School and the eldest attended here too. She is passionate about children feeling safe in their environment and for them to develop a love for learning.

 Along with her husband, Natalie has owned a caravan park and holiday cottage business for the past 15 years in the village. Natalie hopes to bring many skills to the governing body especially personal  experience of problem solving and being able to adapt and deal with ever changing scenarios and to look at situations objectively and offer both challenge and support where needed. 

Natalie enjoys spending time with her family and dog, Lottie and loves to walk in the forestry and when life is not too busy also enjoys running. 

Clerk to the Governors: Dianne Mousley

James Pynn resigned as co-opted governor on 08 October 2023

Natalie Ellis resigned as parent governor on 13th May 2021

Iain Spittal resigned as co opted governor on 25th March 2021

Anthony Towle resigned as parent governor on 25th March 2021

Erin Dysart resigned as associate member on 18th May 2022

REv Sally Kinsley Foundation governor resigned 15.06.2023

Please contact the office at the Academy if you need any further information.

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