Local Governing Body

Welcome to Balby Central Primary Academy Local Governing Body

School Governors are the largest group of volunteers in the country who work closely with leaders in school for a period of 4 years from their appointment. Parent Governors are elected by parents of children in the school and are vital to a Governing Body because they are reresentatives of the parents and carers of our school community.

Governors are people who wish to make a positive contribution to the school and the education of its children. They will contribute to the strategic direction of the school and the educational achievements of its pupils. A Governing Body’s overriding responsibility is to work in partnership with the Headteacher to promote continuous strategic improvement in the performance of the school. This involves the establishment of a development plan, the setting of challenging but achievable  targets and the interpretation of information to assess progress and determine appropriate action. Aligned to its improvement role, the Governing Body is there to be a ‘critical friend’ who will provide the right balance between supporting and challenging the performance of both the Headteacher and the school. The Governing Body will  hold the school to account for the standards and progress it achieves.  Governors take an active role in reviewing the Developing Excellence Plan, interviewing new members of the school team, performance management pay decisions and monitor how the budget is spent to provide value for money. 

Parent Governors are an important component in achieving an effective and well-balanced Governing Body. They are in a good position to understand the views of fellow parents but they are not required to carry out the wishes of the parent body, whatever these might be. Parent Governors are essentially representatives of the school’s parent community and have the same powers, duties and responsibilities as all other Governors. Any appointment as a Parent Governor on a Local  Governing Body is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

We value the voluntary contribution made by our governors and recognise the importance of investing in training which includes safeguarding, induction for new governors, updates from Rose Learning Trust and The National Governance Association. Specific training is accessed for link govenror roles and the Chair of Governors attends termly meetings with chairs from other schools in the trust to ask and answer questions prior to each Local Govenring Body Meeting. Each governor completes a skill audit with their strengths, knowledge and experience to help shape Link Govenor Roles across the Governing Body. 

Get to know our Governors

Click on the 'Meet our Governors' page to find out more about each person including their role within the governing body, and their personal experiences.  

Details of our Local Governing Body structure

Chair and Vice Chair

Name of Chair  Date of Appointment  Date of Resignation 
Stephen Burnage  23.06.2021  
Name of Vice Chair  Date of Appointment  Date of Resignation 
Rob Mellor  02.03.2022  

Local Governing Body

Name

Appointed by:

Governor Board

Elected by school staff

Elected by parents

Category of Governor

Governor, Staff, parent

Term of Office

From

Term of Office

To

Date of Resignation
Emma Cooke Ex-officio Head teacher 01/09/2014    
Stephen Burnage Governing Body Governor 23/06/2021 22/06/2025  

Robert Mellor

Governing Body Governor 24/11/2021 24/11/2025  

Kaye Roe

Governing Body Governor 24/11/2021 24/11/2025  
Ian Straw Governing Body Governor 30/11/2020 29/11/2024  
Luke Liddle Governing Body Governor 30/11/2020 29/11/2024  
Katy Parker Parents Parent 26/06/2019 25/06/2023 23/02/2022

Sarah Heavey

Parents Governor 24/11/2021 24/11/2025  

Derry Drake

Staff Staff Governor 24/02/2021 23/02/2025 11/07/2023

Bev Chapman 

Governing Body  Parent Governor Ratification pending at next LGB on 28/11/23 -  

Governors who have resigned over the last 12 months

Name Appointed by Category of Governor

Term of Office

From

Term of Office

To

Date of Resignation
Derry Drake Staff Staff Governor 24/02/2021 23/02/2025 11/07/2023 

Declarations of Interest (to include governance roles in other educational institutions)

Governors

Date confirmed on Governor Hub

Entity

(Company)

Nature

(i.e., Director, employee, governor)

Notes From To
Emma Cooke

12/11/2021

updated 11/10/22

None        
Stephen Burnage

16/10/2021

updated 12/10/22

None

I run an education training and consultancy business 

I am an examiner and lead trainer for CAIE

I am a lead inspector for British Council International schools

I offer  improvement services to schools across the UK and internationally.

01/09/2011

01/09/2015

01/09/2018

 

Ian Straw 

16/11/2021

updated 02/03/22

None 

 

 

 

 

Luke Liddle

08/03/2021

Run the Independent Schools Cultural Alliance

Providing educational programmes for 12-17 year old students, most of who live outside the UK

.

 

Governor for local school 

29/06/2015

 

02//11/2020

 

Derry Drake

25/02/2021

None

 

 

 

 
Kaye Roe  17/10/2022 

None

 

 

 

 
Sarah Heavey 20/12/2021

None

None

None

 

 
Rob Mellor

28/12/2021

updated 22/11/2022

None

None

None

 

 

Helen Wetherall

Clerk

17/11/2020

updated 10.11.2021

I am working for Chester Diocesan Academy Trust

 

 

 

 

Bev Chapman 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Attendance Record

Code Reference 
Y Attended
N Apologies Accepted
NA Apologies not accepted
NS Apologies not sent
N/A Not required

Full Local Governing Board 2022-23  

Governors invited

Autumn Term 22

16.11.2022

Spring Term 23

07.03.2023

Summer Term 23

14.06.2023

Attendance out of a possible

Emma Cooke  Y Y Y 3/3
Steve Burnage  Y N Y 2/3
Luke Liddle Y Y Y 3/3
Ian Straw  N Y N 1/3
Derry Drake  N Y Y 3/3
Kaye Roe Y Y Y 3/3
Rob Mellor  Y Y Y 3/3
Sarah Heavey N Y N 1/3
Bev Chapman  N/A Observer N 1/2

Full Local Governing Board 2021-22  

Governors invited

Autumn Term Meeting 

24.11.2021

Spring Term Meeting 

02.03.2022

Spring Term Meeting 

22.06.2022

Attendance

out of a possible

Emma Cooke  Y Y Y 3/3
Steve Burnage  Y Y 3/3
Luke Liddle N Y  Y 2/3
Ian Straw  N Y  Y 2/3
Derry Drake  Y Y  Y 3/3
Kaye Roe Observer Y Y 3/3
Rob Mellor  Observer Y Y 3/3
Sarah Heavey Observer  Y Y 3/3 
Katy Parker Y N/A  N/A  1/1

 Audit and Risk Meetings 2022-23

Governors invited 

Date of meeting 

11.05.2023

Date of meeting 

05.07.2023

Attendance out of a possible 
Kaye Roe Y Y 2/2
Luke Liddle  Y N 1/2 
Sarah Heavey  N N 0/2
Rob Mellor  N Y 1/2
Ian Straw N Y 1/2

Audit and Risk Meetings 2021-22

Governors invited

Date of meeting

07.07.2021

Date of meeting

06.07.2022

Attendance out of a possible
Katy Parker  Y N/A  1/1
Luke Liddle  N N 0/2
Niall Balmer  Y N/A 1/1
Stephen Burnage Y N 1/2
Derry Drake  Y N 1/2
Rob Mellor N/A Y 1/1
Sarah Heavey  N/A Y 1/1
Kaye Roe  N/A Y 1/1

Pay Committee Meetings 

Governors invited

Date of Meeting

03.11.2021

Date of Meeting

02.11.2022

Attendance out of a possible
Emma Cooke  Y Y 2/2
Steve Burnage  Y Y 2/2
Luke Liddle  Y Y 2/2
Ian Straw  Y Y 2/2

2023-24 Dates 

Local Governing Body Meeting  
Autumn Term 28th November 2023
Spring Term  28th February 2024
Summer Term  20th June 2024
Pay Committee  
Autumn Term  8th November 2023
Audit and Risk Meeting  
Summer Term   1st May 2024
Summer Term   3rd July 2024

Rose Learning Trust Governance and Finance 

Finance Information The Rose Learning Trust Financial Information

Role of Trustees and Governance Information  The Rose Learning Trust Governance

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