Governing Body 2026 (ID 1109)

• Jennifer Hewitt
  Chair of Governors
  Jennifer Hewitt

  Type of Governor: Parent Governor

  Appointed by: Parent Election

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Elected November 2023 – November 2027

  Term of office: 4 years

  Responsibilities: Chair of Governors, Safeguarding (including Filtering and Monitoring and PREVENT), Pupil Premium, Headteachers Performance Management, Quality of Education

  Other information: Jenny is mother to Jackory and Jacob and is Director of Services / Head of Safeguarding at Daisy Chain, a charity supporting autistic and neurodivergent people and their families

• Kate Steele
  Vice Chair of Governors
  Kate Steele

  Type of Governor: Co-Opted Governor

  Appointed by: Governing Body

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Re-elected September 2025 – September 2029

  Term of office: 4 years

  Responsibilities: Vice Chair of Governors, Finance Working Group, English (reading & writing), PE and Sports Premium

  Other information: Kate is a management accountant, and has a daughter at Burton Leonard and a son who attends Ripon Grammar School

• Matt Charlesworth
  Local Authority Governor
  Matt Charlesworth

  Type of Governor: Local Authority Governor

  Appointed by: Local Authority

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Re-elected November 2025 – November 2029

  Term of office: 4 years

  Responsibilities: Health & safety

  Other information: Matt is Dad to Aoife and works in Financial Services

• Lesley Slater
  Foundation Governor
  Lesley Slater

  Type of Governor: Foundation Governor

  Appointed by: Diocese of Leeds

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Re-appointed September 2022 – August 2026

  Term of office: 4 years

  Responsibilities: Church school distinctiveness, Head Teacher Performance Management

  Other information: Lesley holds a number of roles in the local community: Church Warden at St Leonard's Church, Vice President of the Burton Leonard Women's Institute, Leisure Club Co-ordinator, Member of the Village Hall Committee, “Library Granny”, Knitting Club leader and reading volunteer at Burton Leonard School

• Elizabeth Earl
  Foundation Governor
  Elizabeth Earl

  Type of Governor: Foundation Governor

  Appointed by: Diocese of Leeds

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Appointed September 2023 – September 2027

  Term of office: 4 years

  Responsibilities: Church school distinctiveness, Maths

  Other information: Elizabeth is mum to Matilda and Ophelia. She works in pharmaceutical research and has a background in project / client management. Elizabeth also supports the local community by raising money for Burton Leonard and Bishop Monkton village churches

• Helen Johnson
  Parent Governor
  Helen Johnson

  Type of Governor: Parent Governor

  Appointed by: Parent Election

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Elected January 2025 – January 2029

  Term of office: 4 years

  Responsibilities: Finance, People & Wellbeing, Headteacher Performance Management, Finance Working Group

  Other information: Helen is mother to Ellie and Abigail and is a Chartered Accountant, working for an electrical engineering business

• Jennie Shuttleworth
  Parent Governor
  Jennie Shuttleworth

  Type of Governor: Parent Governor

  Appointed by: Parent Election

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Elected October 2025 – October 2029

  Term of office: 4 years

  Responsibilities: Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) & Vulnerable Groups, Early Years Foundation Scheme (EYFS) including Phonics and Early Reading

  Other information: Jennie is mother to Rafferty and Edward and is a Speech and Language Therapist

• Ian Barrass
  Co-Opted Governor
  Ian Barrass

  Type of Governor: Co-Opted Governor

  Appointed by: Governing Body

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Elected January 2026 – September 2029

  Term of office: 4 years

  Responsibilities: Assessment & data, Finance Working Group

  Other information: Ian was raised in Hampsthwaite, and was educated at the village primary school and then at secondary school in Harrogate. After reading Modern History at university, he then pursued a career in finance in London, returning to live in the Harrogate area with his wife, Katy, in 2019. He has has three grown-up sons.

• Jack Doohan
  Staff Governor
  Jack Doohan

  Type of Governor: Staff Governor

  Appointed by: Staff Election

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Appointed November 2023

• Rebecca Wolfe
  Headteacher
  Rebecca Wolfe

  Type of Governor: Headteacher

  Appointed by: Ex-officio

  Declaration of Interest: None

  Length of Service: Appointed January 2023

• Sally Drake
  Associate Governor
  Sally Drake

• Kate Owen
  Associate Governor
  Kate Owen

• Carol Harris
  Clerk to the Governors
  Carol Harris