What are school governors?
Schools governors work to plan the strategic direction of the school, oversee budgets, and support and challenge the headteacher. As part of the governing board, governors play a vital role in helping schools run efficiently and effectively to give children the best education possible.
Schools with strong governing boards are better equipped to make important decisions that affect the education they provide for their pupils.
What do school governors do?
School governors have three core functions:
- Planning the strategic direction of the school
- Overseeing financial performance of the school and ensuring money is well spent
- Holding the headteacher or school leadership to account
The governor role is strategic rather than operational. Governors don’t get involved with the day to day running of a school, instead supporting and challenging the leadership team to drive school improvement.
The Governors of Bank View High School are committed to safeguarding children and therefore all governors will hold a current DBS and participate in Bank View safeguarding training.
The Clerk to the governors is Dave Rice.
| Name | Type of Governor | Date appointed | Term of office | Appointed by | Pecuniary interests | Committee / responsibilities |
| Alan Jackson | Co-opted | March 2014 | Jun 2022 to Jun 2026 | Formerly parent governor. Co-opted governors | Employed by Cheshire East | Chair Health and safety and buildings Disciplinary Committee Pay review Committee Finance and personnel Committee |
| Christine Jones | Co-opted | Feb 2014 | Jul 2022 to Jul 2026 | Co-opted governors | None | Vice chair Pay review Committee Safeguarding governor Finance and personnel Committee Disciplinary Committee |
| Kal Kilburn | Parent Governor | Nov 2019 | Jun 2023 to Jun 2027 | Parents | None | Curriculum Committee |
| Bob Davies | Co-opted | Nov 2014 | Nov 2022 to Nov 2026 | LA governor | None | Finance and personnel Health and safety and buildings Link governor for Pupil premium |
| Neil Alecock | Co-opted | Oct 2013 | Jul 2022 to Jul 2026 | Co-opted governors | Independent careers adviser for BVS | Disciplinary Committee Curriculum Committee |
| Ann Marsh | Co-opted | Nov 2015 | Nov 2019 to Nov 2023 | Co-opted governors | None | Finance and personnel Committee |
| Cheryl Devine | Staff governor | Nov 2021 | Nov 2021 to Nov 2025 | Staff | Member of staff | Curriculum Committee |
| Janet Edge | Co-opted | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 to Nov 2026 | None | Curriculum Committee Link governor for attendance | |
| Michelle Walker | Parent Governor | Nov 2017 | Nov 2021 to Nov 2025 | Parents | None | Curriculum Committee |
| Juliette Gelling | Headteacher | May 2015 | May 2015 to present | Co-opted governors | Headteacher | Disciplinary Committee Pay review Committee Finance and personnel Committee |
| Claire Pattison | Co-opted | Nov 2020 | Nov 2020 to Nov 2024 | Co-opted governors | Deputy Headteacher | Health and safety and buildings Finance and personnel Health and safety and buildings |
| Shaun Hanlon | Parent Governor | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 – Jul 2027 | Parents | None | |
| Kathyrn Bailey | Staff governor | Nov 2022 | Nov 2022 to Nov 2026 | Staff | Member of staff | Health and safety and buildings Curriculum Committee |
If you click here you can find Bank View Schools Instrument of Government
