---
title: "Governors"
url: "https://irebycofeschool.co.uk/key-information/governors"
school: "Ireby Church of England Primary School"
---

# Governors

- Governors
- Current Governing Body
- Governor Attendance Record

The governors at Ireby CE School meet four times a year as a full governing body then in sub-committees (Finance and Curriculum) three times a year. In between meetings, governors visit school to complete a range of activities. Any reports from these visits are recorded and circulated to all governors as part of the year's cycle.

Please see the register below which indicates which governors are on which committee.

**Finance/ staffing/ safeguarding/ Health and Safety:** this group works to ensure that the school runs within its means: setting the budget and holding the leaders of the school to account over spending decisions and that the school community is safe and operating in accordance with current safeguarding and health and safety policies and procedures.

**Curriculum:** this sub-committee works to ensure that the children at Ireby CE School receive a high quality, broad and balanced curriculum and that excellent standards in teaching and learning are maintained.

According to our Instrument of Government, Ireby Church of England School shall consist of the following governors:

- 3 parent governors
- 1 LA governor
- 1 staff governor
- 1 headteacher
- 2 foundation governors
- 2 co-opted governors

Total number of governors = 10

 Governing Body Diversity monitoring  278 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/ireby-church-of-england-primary-school/files/documents/Governing_Body_Diversity_Monitoring_-_Published_13.10.23(6).pdf)

 Terms of Reference - Curriculum sub-committee  286 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/ireby-church-of-england-primary-school/files/documents/Terms_of_Reference_-_Curriculum_Sub-Committee_-_Published_28.01.24(4).pdf)

 Terms of Reference - Finance sub-committee  305 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/ireby-church-of-england-primary-school/files/documents/Terms_of_Reference_-_Finance_Sub-Committee_-_Published_28.01.24(2).pdf)

If you have any questions about the governing body, please contact our Clerk to the Governors by emailing [office@ireby.cumbria.sch.uk.](mailto:office@ireby.cumbria.sch.uk?subject=Governor%20minutes)

| **Name** | **Governor Role** | **Appointed By** | **Responsibilities** | **Term of Office Start Date** | **Term of Office End Date** | **Declaration of Interest** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippa Irving | Chair of Governors/Co-opted Governor | Governing Body | Finance & Curriculum Committee | 07/12/2023 | 06/12/2027 | None |
| Michael John | Head Teacher | Governing Body | Finance & Curriculum Committee | 01/09/2018 | - | Employed as Head teacher of Ireby Primary School. Wife, Kate John works at the school. |
| Rev. Stephen Banks | Foundation Governor (Ex-officio) | Diocese | - | 01/09/2019 | - | Governor at 3 other local Primary Schools - St Michael's Bothel, Boltons, and Plumbland. |
| Staś Kubasiewicz | Foundation Governor | Diocese | Chair of Finance Commitee | 24/10/2024 | 23/10/2028 | None |
| Philippa Chadwick | Parent Governor | Parents | Finance Committee | 10/12/2020 | 09/12/2028 | None |
| Mrs Karen Ford | Parent Governor | Parents | Curriculum Committee | 06/12/2024 | 06/12/2028 | Trains as a Teaching Assistant at Ireby School |
| Michael Branthwaite | Parent Governor/Joint Vice Chair of Governors and Chair of Curriculum | Governing Body | Curriculum Committee | 09/12/2021 | 08/12/2025 | Wife, Helen Branthwaite works as a Teaching Assistant 1 day a week at Ireby School. |
| Sarah Bainbridge | Staff Governor | Staff | Curriculum Committee | 03/07/2025 | 05/07/2029 | Employed as HLTA at Ireby Primary School. |
| Andrew Knights | Co-opted Governor/Joint Vice Chair of Governors | Governing Body | Finance Committee | 06/07/2023 | 05/07/2027 | Member of Black Lion Community Group preparing for Community buyout of village Pub. |
| TBA | Clerk to the Governors |  |  |  |  |  |

| **Full Governors:** | **04/07/2024** | **26/09/2024** | **05/12/2024** | **20/03/2025** | **08/07/2025** | **25/09/2025** | **04/12/2025** | **12/03/26** | #### 02/07/26 | #### 23/09/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippa Irving (Chair) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Michael John (Head)Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Staś Kubasiewicz | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Rev. Stephen Banks | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Philippa Chadwick | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Michael Branthwaite (Joint Vice Chair) | Apologies | Apologies | Present | Absent | Present via teams | Present via teams | Apologies | Present via teams | Absent | Absent |
| Andrew Knights (Joint Vice Chair) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent |
| Karen Ford |  |  | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Sarah Bainbridge | - | - | - | - | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present via Teams |
| Anne Forrest (Clerk) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Present | Present |

| **Curriculum:** | **07/12/2023** | **14/03/2024** | **04/07/2024** | **05/12/2024** | **/20/03/2025** | **08/07/2025** | **04/12/2025** | **12/03/2026** | #### 03/07/2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael John (Head) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Philippa Irving | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present |
| Michael Branthwaite | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | Present via teams | Absent |
| Karen Ford | - | - | - | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Rev. Stephen Banks |  |  |  | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Sarah Bainbridge | - | - | - | - | - | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Dr Andrew Kinghts | - | - | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Stas Kubasiewicz | - | - | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present |
| Philippa Chadwick | - | - | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Anne Forrest (Clerk) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Present |

| **Finance, Staffing, Safeguarding, Health & Safety:** | **08/02/2024** | **09/05/2024** | **26/09/2024** | **06/02/2025** | **15/05/2025** | **25/09/2025** | **07/05/26** | #### 23/09/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staś Kubasiewicz (Chair) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Michael John (Head) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Philippa Irving | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Philippa Chadwick | Present | Present via Teams | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| Andrew Knights | Present | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Absent |
| Karen Ford | - | - | - | Present | Absent | Present | Absent | Present |
| Rev. Stephen Banks |  |  |  |  |  |  | Present | Present |
| Sarah Bainbridge | - | - | - | - | - | Present | Absent | Present via Teams |
| Anne Forrest (Clerk) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Present |

**Key:**

\- = not in office

Present = present at meeting

Absent = not present at meeting

Previous Governors from last 12 months: ​No governors have left in the past 12 months

The minutes from governors meetings are a public record. They are available to view upon request.

Please email [**office@ireby.cumbria.sch.uk**](mailto:office@ireby.cumbria.sch.uk?subject=Governor%20minutes) to ask for your copy.

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