Meet the Governors

Meet our Governors at Warmsworth Primary School

Parent Governors: 

LA Governor:

Staff Governors:

Co-opted Governors:

Headteacher (Ex-Officio): Mrs Rachel Train 

Chair of Governors: Mrs Jane McDermott

Vice-Chair of Governors: Mr Jonathan Bucknall

Committee Structure and Membership

Learning and Teaching Committee: 

Headteacher,  J McDermott,  J Bucknall, P Haselier, A Marshall, R. Mutton, H Oliesky

(chair appointed at each meeting)

Human Resources Committee:

Headteacher, J McDermott, G Blount, J Bucknall, A Marshall, R. Mutton

(chair appointed at each meeting)

Finance and Facilities Committee:

Headteacher,  J McDermott,  G Blount (Chair), J Bucknall,  A Wormley (Vice Chair)

Staff Disciplinary Committee:

Chair and two other Governors nominated by the Chair

Staff Disciplinary Appeal Committee:

Vice Chair and two other Governors nominated by the Vice-Chair

Headteacher’s Performance Management Review:

J McDermott, A Wormley, A. Marshall (chair appointed at each meeting)

External Advisor:

R Rowett

Governors with Specific Responsibilities

Safeguarding - Mrs Petra Haselier

Inclusion/LAC - Mr Jonathan Bucknall

Curriculum Development - Mrs Ann Marshall 

Health and Safety - Mr Graham Blount

Writing - Mrs Ann Marshall

Maths - Mrs Petra Haselier

Early Years Foundation Stage -  Mrs Ann Marshall

Premiums - Mr Anthony Wormley 

SATS Monitoring  - Mrs Ruth Mutton 

Attendance - Mrs Petra Haselier

Reading - G Blount

Register of interest 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2024 (Updated annually)

From 1 September 2015, Governing Bodies of maintained schools have a duty to publish their register of interests.  The register will include the following details:

1. Any employment or business conducted by the governor and/or close relative in addition to their current role within school
2. Any involvement in companies by the governor and/or close relative
3. Involvement in contracts with the Council by the governor and/or close relative
4. Governor of other educational establishments
5. Close relative to/relation with a senior officer or elected members at the Council Governor or member of school staff
6. Beneficial interest in land or property
7. Intent to bid for land or property owned by the Council 
8. Member of a secret society as defined by Local Government Management Board
9. Any gift or hospitality offered or received in the past year that was valued under £20
10. Any gift or hospitality offered or received in the pat year that was valued over £20

This privacy notice has been written to inform governors,  and volunteers at Warmsworth Primary School about how and why we process your personal data.

Who are we?

Warmsworth Primary School is a data controller as defined by the UK GDPR.  This means that we determine the purposes for which your personal data is processed and the manner of the processing.  We will only collect and use your personal data in ways that are compliant with data protection legislation.

The school has appointed Veritau Ltd as its Data Protection Officer (DPO).  The role of the DPO is to monitor our compliance with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 and advise on data protection issues.  If you would like to discuss this privacy notice or our use of your data, please contact Veritau or Mrs Jane Hilling (School Business Manager) or Mrs Nicola Church (Office Manager).

What personal information do we collect?

The personal data we collect about you includes:

• Personal identifiers, including your name, address and contact details.
• Information relating to your particular role, i.e. if you are a parent governor, community governor etc.
• Information about the history of your appointment.
• Your business and/or financial interests, where applicable.
• Relevant criminal history data, including your DBS check, where applicable.
• Photographs or video images of you.
• Relevant skills, expertise and qualifications.
• References you have provided.
• Records of communications and interactions we have with you, including telephone call recordings.
• Equality monitoring information, such as your ethnicity, religious beliefs and gender.
• Information about any health condition or disability you may disclose.
• E-monitoring information about your use of the school’s network and IT systems.

Why do we collect your personal information?

We process your information for the purposes outlined below:

• To establish and maintain effective governance.
• To meet our safeguarding obligation to pupils and the school workforce.
• To meet statutory obligations for publishing and sharing governor
• To meet our health and safety obligations.
• To monitor and manage skills, training and personal development.
• To make any reasonable adjustments you may need in relation to a health condition or disability.
• To promote the school, including in newsletters, on the school website and social media platforms.
• To monitor and inform our policies on equality and diversity.

What is our lawful basis for processing your information?

Under the UK GDPR, it is essential to have a lawful basis when processing personal information.  We normally rely on the following lawful bases:

• Article 6(1)(c) - legal obligation
• Article 6(1)(e) - public task

There may be occasions where our processing is not covered by one of the legal bases above.  In that case, we may rely on Article 6(1)(f) - legitimate interests.  We only rely on legitimate interests when we are using your data in ways you would reasonably expect.

For the processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences, processing meets Schedule 1, Part 2 of the Data Protection Act 2018 as below:

• (10) Preventing or detecting unlawful acts

Some of the information we collect about you is classed as special category data under the UK GDPR.  The additional conditions that allow for processing this data are:

• Article 9(2)(g) - reasons of substantial public interest

The applicable substantial public interest conditions in Schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 2018 are:

• Condition 6 - statutory and government purposes
• Condition 10 - preventing or detecting unlawful acts
• Condition 18 - safeguarding of children and vulnerable people

Who do we obtain your information from?

We normally receive this information directly from you, for example via documents and other records and information supplied by you in the course of your application for the role or a period of volunteering.  However, we may also receive some information from the following third parties:

• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
• Local Authority.
• Referees you have provided.
• Governor support services, if applicable.

Who do we share your personal data with?

We may share your information with the following organisations:

• Department for Education (DfE).
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
• Local Authority.
• Any relevant funding authority.
• Our IT application providers, where relevant to your role.
• Governor support services.
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We may also share information with other third parties where there is a lawful basis to do so. For example, we sometimes share information with the police for the purposes of crime detection or prevention.

How long do we keep your personal data for?

We will retain your information in accordance with our Records Management Policy and Retention Schedule. The retention period for most of the information we process about you is determined by statutory obligations. Any personal information which we are not required by law to retain will only be kept for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfil its purpose.

We may also retain some information for historical and archiving purposes in accordance with our Records Management policy.

International transfers of data

Although we are based in the UK, some of the digital information we hold may be stored on computer servers located outside the UK.  Some of the IT applications we use may also transfer data outside the UK.

Normally your information will not be transferred outside the European Economic Area, which is deemed to have adequate data protection standards by the UK government.  In the event that your information is transferred outside the EEA, we will take reasonable steps to ensure your data is protected and appropriate safeguards are in place.

What rights do you have over your data?

Under the UK GDPR, individuals have the following rights in relation to the processing of their personal data:

• to be informed about how we process your personal data. This notice fulfils this obligation.
• to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• to request that your personal data is amended if inaccurate or incomplete.
• to request that your personal data is erased where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
• to request that the processing of your personal data is restricted.
• to object to your personal data being processed.

If you have any concerns about the way we have handled your personal data or would like any further information, then please contact our DPO: