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Governors
If you would like further information regarding the work of our Governing Body or the Parent Governor election, then please contact the school office, the Headteacher or our Chair of Governors Mr Oliver Thorne:
School office: admin@highfield.leeds.sch.uk
Headteacher: head@highfield.leeds.sch.uk
Chair of Governors: othorne-gov@highfield.leeds.sch.uk
Governors Newsletter December 2023
Jonathan Feeley
Position: Headteacher
Appointed by Leeds City Council.
Member of all sub committees.
Term of Office: 1/9/22 – 1/9/2050
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Oliver Thorne
Position: Chair of Governors. Co-opted Governor
Member of Resources Sub Committee, Pay Committee and Chair of the Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Child Protection and Safeguarding, Maths, Highfield Wraparound Childcare, Year 5 link Governor
Term of Office: 15/10/18 – 26/9/27
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
othorne-gov@highfield.leeds.sch.uk
Bipin Parmer
Position: Co-opted Governor
Member of Resources Committee and Pay Committee
Governor Monitoring Duties: Child Protection and Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Early Years Foundation Stage, EYFS link Governor
Term of Office: 17/5/22 – 16/5/26
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Cathryn Magyar
Position: Parent Governor.
Member of the Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee and member of the Pay Appeals Committee
Governor Monitoring Duties: Child Protection and Safeguarding, SEND Governor, Children Looked After
Term of Office: 16/3/21 – 16/3/25
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Chris Cheng
Position: Co-opted Governor
Chair of the Resources Committee and member of the Pay Appeals Committee
Governor Monitoring Duties: Government Grant Funding, Year 6 link Governor
Term of Office: 6/7/21 – 5/7/25
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Daniel Cohen
Position: Co-opted Governor
Member of the Resources Committee
Governor Monitoring Duties: Year 6 link Governor
Term of Office: 1/3/16 – 1/3/25
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Fatima Bhula
Position: LEA Governor and Vice-Chair of the Governing Body
Member of Resources Committee and Pay Committee
Governor Monitoring Duties: Respect Equality and Diversity, Wellbeing, Year 4 link Governor
Term of Office: 18/2/22 – 17/2/26
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Jim Brassil
Position: Staff Governor
Member of the Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee.
Term of Office: 7/7/21 – 6/7/25
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Jo Kempston
Position: Co-opted Governor
Member of the Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Attendance, English (literacy), Complaints, Governor Monitoring Duties: Year 2 link Governor
Term of Office: 26/09/23 – 25/09/27
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Dan Bell
Position: Parent Governor
Member of the Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Year 3 link Governor
Term of Office: 10/02/19 – 09/02/28
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Jenni Pickles
Position: Co-opted Governor
Member of Resources Sub Committee and Pay Appeals Committee
Governor Monitoring Duties: Year 2 link Governor, Year 1 link Governor
Term of Office: 24/09/24 – 23/09/28
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Leanne Esofsky
Position: Associate Governor
Member of Resources Sub Committee.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Child Protection and Safeguarding, Year 1 link Governor
Term of Office: 10/02/19 – 09/02/28
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Liz Bowker
Position: Associate Governor
Member of Resources Sub Committee and Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee.
Term of Office: 1/9/22 – 1/9/2050
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.