Our governors

Castleton and Glaisdale Governors

The Governing Body

The Governing Body has a general responsibility for the effective management of the school, acting within the framework set by national legislation and by the policies of the academy.

Parent Governors are elected by parents of pupils registered at the school

Staff Governors are elected by staff at the school

Minutes of Local Governing Body meetings are available from the school on request. Please contact the Company Secretary at companysecretary@yeat.co.uk

Chair of Governors: Mr Mark Hollingworth (mhollingworth@yeat.co.uk)

Vice-chair of Governors: Mrs Jo Kevan

Clerk to Governors: E Asquith (clerk@yeat.co.uk)

Governor Roles and Committees

Safeguarding: Mrs J Kevan

Finance Committee: Mr J Culley (Chair); Mr W Whitehead and Mr M Hollingworth

Standards Working Party: Mrs J Kevan (Chair) and Mr M Hollingworth

SEND: Mr M Hollingworth

Pupil Premium: Mrs J Kevan

Attendance: Mr M Hollingworth

 Terms of Office

Name		Designation	Term of Office Start	Term of office Ends
Mark	Hollingworth	Co-Opted by LGB	29-Sep-20	29-Sep-28
Joanne	Kevan	Co-Opted by LGB	01-Sep-22	31-Aug-26
Oliver	Cooper	ex-officio HT - Castleton/Glaisdale	01-Sep-22
Joe	Culley	Elected by parents (Castleton)	12-Oct-22	11-Oct-26
William	Whitehead	Elected by parents (Glaisdale)	18-Jan-24	17-Jan-28
Kristi	Jasper (née Lobianco)	Elected by staff	23-Jan-24	22-Jan-28
Andrew	Wood	ex-officio Interim Head of School (Glaisdale)	01-May-24	21-Apr-25
Ben	Thorp	Co-opted by LGB	22-Nov-24	21-Nov-28

 

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Attendance 24-25

Name	01/10/2024	21/01/25	29/04/25	Attended
Mark Hollingworth	✓	X		1 of 2
Joanne Kevan	✓	✓		1 of 1
Oliver Cooper	✓	✓		2 of 2
Joe Culley	✓	X		1 of 2
William Whitehead	✓	✓		2 of 2
Kristi Jasper (née Lobianco)	✓	X		1 of 2
Andrew Wood	✓	✓	N/A	2 of 2	Role ended 21/04/25
Ben Thorp	N/A	✓		1 of 1

  

Finance Committee Attendance 24-25

		12/11/24	03/03/25	09/06/25	Attended
Joanne	Kevan	✓	N/A	N/A	1 of 1
Mark	Hollingworth	X	✓	✓	2 of 3
Oliver	Cooper	✓	✓	✓	3 of 3
Joe	Culley	✓	✓	✓	3 of 3
William	Whitehead	X	✓	✓	2 of 3
Andrew	Wood	✓	✓	N/A	2 of 2

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Register of Interests (Academic year 2024-25)

	Business Interests	Personal Interests	Interests in other educational establishments
Mrs J Kevan	Castleton Village Hall [Vice Chair to the committee] Castleton Cricket Club [Secretary to the committee]	Related to peripatetic music teacher who works in Castleton, Glaisdale and Lealholm Schools. [No involvement in decision making relating to this appointment].
Mr O Cooper	None		Interim Headteacher and governor - Lythe and Goathland Primary Schools
Mr M Hollingworth	Glaisdale Cricket Club [Chair] Robinson Institute (village hall) [Trustee] Moorsweb [Committee member] Post Gate Farm Holiday Cottages (owner) Derwent Valley Junior Cricket Club (Chair)
Mr J Culley	None
Mrs K Jasper (Nee Lobianco)	None
Mr W Whitehead	Whitehead Alloys
Mr A Wood			Governor at Airy Hill School
Mr B Thorp	None