🎉😄🎊 2026 is our 80th year! 🎉😄🎊
🎉😄🎊 2026 is our 80th year! 🎉😄🎊
Caverstede Nursery School

Our Governors

Instrument: 4 Parent Governors - 1 elected Staff Governor - 1 Local Authority Governor - 7 Co-Opted Governors  

 Type  Name  Office  Commitees Appointed  Expiry appointed by;
 LA Ian McMullon   Chair
  • Finance, Premises and Health & Safety
  • Personnel
 01/01/2015 12/08/2028 Nominated by LA, appointed by GB
Governor responsibilities;  Health & Safety; Well-being; EYPP
Head Debbie Hayes Headteacher
  • Finance, Premises and Health & Safety Curriculum
  • Personnel
  • Children's Welfare & Equalities
 01/01/2014    
Co-opted Katy Coles   
  • Curriculum
  • Personnel
  • Finance, Premises and Health & Safety
 01/01/2015  31/12/2027 Governing Board
Staff Hannah Haigh  
  • Children's Welfare and Equalities
 26/09/2018  25/09/2026 Elected by staff
Co-opted Hannah Gillings Vice Chair
  • Finance, Premises and Health & Safety
  • Personnel
  • Children's Welfare & Equalities
 02/03/2022 01/03/2030 Reappointed by Governing Board

Governor responsibilities; SEND; Health & Safety 
Parent Kate James  
  • Curriculum
  • Finance, Premises and Health & Safety
  • Personnel
 11/12/2023 10/12/2027 Parent Election process
Governor responsibilities; Engagement with families; Learning Environment
Co-opted Andrea Gamman
  • Children's Welfare & Equalities
 25/09/2024 24/09/2028 Governing Board
Governor responsibilities: Safeguarding and Child Protection
Co-opted Stela Kouumdjieff
  • Children's Wefare & Equalities
  • Curriculum
 09/07/2025 08/07/2029 Governing Board
Governor responsibilities; Learning Environment
Co-opted Sylvie Murthwaite
  • Curriculum
 09/07/2025 08/07/2029 Governing Board

Non-Governing Victoria Judge Associate member
  • Finance, Premises and Health & Safety
  • Personnel 

(no voting rights)


Non-Governing Katherine Pope Associate Member
  • Children's Welfare and Equalities

(No voting rights)

 28/09/2018 27/09/2026   Governing Board  
Non-Governing Jackie Lowe Clerk   19/11/2014    
 
The following left the Governing Board in the 2025 - 26 academic year
Type Name Reason
Parent Andrew Epton-Smith Term ended
The following left the Governing Board at the end of the 2024 - 25 academic year
Type Name Reason
Co-opted Hannah Benn Resigned
Co-opted Nicola Lord Term ended
Co-opted Zoe Scales Resigned
The following left the Governing Board in the 2024-25 academic year
Type Name Reason
Parent Karolina Chlumova Resigned
The following left the Governing Board at the end of the 2023 - 24 academic year
Type Name Reason
Co-opted Viktoria Coubrough Resigned
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