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.
Member of Resources Sub Committee and Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Child Protection and Safeguarding, Attendance, Maths, PE, Government Grant Funding, Year 4
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
Member of Resources Committee.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Child Protection and Safeguarding, Health & Safety, Year 2
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.
Governor Monitoring Duties: SEND Governor, Children Looked After, Year 1
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.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Government Grant Funding, Year 5
Term of Office: 6/7/21 – 5/7/25
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Daniel Cohen
Position: Co-opted Governor
Governor Monitoring Duties: Year 6
Term of Office: 1/3/16 – 1/3/25
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Fatima Bhula
Position: LEA Governor.
Member of Resources Committee
Governor Monitoring Duties: Respect Equality and Diversity, Year 3
Term of Office: 18/2/22 – 17/2/26
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Jim Brassil
Position: Staff Governor
Term of Office: 7/7/21 – 6/7/25
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Margaret Maiden
Position: Vice Chair and Co-opted.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Complaints, Link Governor for the Alwoodley, Roundhay and Moortown Cluster, Attendance, Child Protection and Safeguarding, Early Reading and Phonics, Early Years Foundation Stage.
Term of Office: 23/2/15 – 23/2/27
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Jo Kempston
Position: Co-opted.
Member of the Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Curriculum, English, Year 1
Term of Office: 26/09/23 – 25/09/27
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Tye Magaya
Position: Co-opted.
Member of the Teaching, Learning and Pupil Support Committee.
Governor Monitoring Duties: Child Protection and Safeguarding, Respect Equality & Diversity, Well-being, Year 2
Term of Office: 26/09/23 – 25/09/27
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Hahtem Mohammed
Position: Associate Governor
Member of Resources Sub Committee.
Term of Office: 26/09/23 – 25/09/26
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Patwant Singh
Position: Co-opted.
Member of Resources Sub Committee.
Term of Office: 12/3/19 – 11/3/27
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Dan Bell
Position: Parent Governor
Term of Office: 10/02/19 – 09/02/28
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Jenni Pickles
Position: Associate Governor
Member of Resources Sub Committee.
Term of Office: 10/02/19 – 09/02/28
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.
Leanne Esofsky
Position: Associate Governor
Member of Resources Sub Committee.
Term of Office: 10/02/19 – 09/02/28
No registered conflicting business or personal interests.