Local Governing Body
Kippax Ash Tree has converted to Academy status alongside some of the Brigshaw Trust partner schools to form the Brigshaw Learning Partnership (BLP). Click here to visit the Brigshaw Learning Partnership website.
Each school in the partnership continues to have its own headteacher and governing body, and the Brigshaw Learning Partnership Board, which is now responsible for all of our schools, contains representatives from across our community, as well as very experienced and skilled people who share our values from further afield.
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How our Local Governors are appointed:
Parent Governors are elected by the parents of pupils in school.
Trust Appointed Governors are appointed by the LGB and approved by Brigshaw Learning Partnership
Staff Governors are elected by the staff of the school.
Associate Members are appointed by the Local Governing Body and work in an advisory capacity. Associate Members have no voting rights.
The Headteacher holds an ex-officio position.
The Local Governing Body has three core functions:
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Setting the vision and strategic direction
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Holding the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to account for the educational performance of the school
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Ensuring financial health, probity and value for money
Our Chair of Governors: Helen Richardson
Contact: Care of the school
0113 3850680
Kippax Ash Tree Primary School
Gibson Lane
Kippax
Leeds
LS25 7JL
Our current and recently resigned school Governors are:
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Governor |
Job Role | Term of office | Body who appointed to the LGB and Governor responsibility |
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Mr Ken Morton |
Retired Head of Service: Young People and Skills covering IAG, Connexions, Youth Service, Arts and Music Service plus overview of the city Learning Improvement budget. BLP Director. |
01.04.2017-01.04.2021 |
Vice Chair of Governors, Finance and Compliance |
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Mr Mark Ambrose |
Leeds City Council Children's Services |
|
RESIGNED- July 2020 |
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Mrs Amanda Campbell |
Headteacher |
01.04.2017- retirement |
Headteacher Ex Officio position |
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Clr Mary Harland |
Chair of the Outer East Community Committee for Kippax and Methley |
01.04.2017-01.04.2021 |
Trust Appointed Governor |
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Mr Anthony Dickinson |
Sports Coach |
01.06.2017-01.06.2021 |
Staff Governor |
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Mrs Alex Harrison |
Foundation Stage Teacher |
01.06.2017-01.06.2021 |
Staff Governor |
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Mrs Carolyn Teale |
Higher Level Teaching Assistant |
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RESIGNED- Nov 2019 |
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Helen Richardson |
Ex-Headteacher |
2410.2019-24.10.2023 |
Trust appointed Chair of Governors |
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Hayley Wilkins |
Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust |
01.12.2019-01.12.2023 |
Parent Governor, SEND, Inclusion |
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Robert Harwood |
Retired schoolteacher |
01.12.2019-01.12.2023 |
Trust Appointed, Curriculum |
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Gareth Wright |
SAS programming |
01.01.2020-01.01.2024 |
Parent Governor |
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Vivienne Smithies |
Noctua Teaching Alliance |
01.12.2019-01.12.2023 |
Trust Governor and Safeguarding |
Governor Meeting Attendance
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FEB 19 |
MAY 19 |
JUN 19 |
OCT 19 |
NOV 19 |
JAN 20 |
MAY 20 |
JUL 20 |
OCT 20 |
NOV 20 |
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| Ken Morton | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | X |
| Mark Ambrose | A | A | X | A | X | X | X | R | R | R |
| Mary Harland | X | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | X | A |
| Anthony Dickinson | X | A | A | X | X | X | X | A | X | A |
| Alex Harrison | A | A | A | A | A | A | X | A | A | A |
| Amanda Campbell | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Carolyn Teale | A | X | A | X | X | R | R | R | R | R |
| Helen Richardson | - | - | - | X | X | A | A | A | A | A |
| Hayley Wilkins | - | - | - | - | - | A | A | A | A | A |
| Rob Harwood | - | - | - | - | - | A | A | A | A | A |
| Viv Smithies | - | - | - | - | - | A | A | A | A | A |
| Gareth Wright | - | - | - | - | - | A | A | A | A | A |
Key:
A- Attended
X- Absent
R- Resigned
Please find our Governor's Declaration of Interests below:
Please note that The Declaration of Interests for BLP Board and Chief Accounting Officer are on the BLP Website.
