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 Jim Nixon - Interim Headteacher 

Governor Category Staff Voting Head
Which body appointed you? Howden Governing Body
Responsibilities Headteacher

 Lucy Oates-Dibnah - Governor 

Governor Category Parent Governor
Which body appointed you? Consortium Academy Trust
Responsibilities Community

Ryan Gardiner - Staff Governor 

Governor Category Staff Governor
Which body appointed you? The Staff of Howden School
Responsibilities Staff Governor

Euan Allison - Governor
 

Governor Category

Trust Appointed

Which body appointed you? Consortium Academy Trust
Responsibilities Curriculum

Sarah Warnes - Chair of Local Governing Body
 

Governor Category

Trust Appointed
Which body appointed you? The Consortium Academy Trust
Responsibilities Curriculum and SEND

 Sadie Symington - Governor 

Governor Category Trust Appointed
Which body appointed you? The Consortium Academy Trust 
Responsibilities Safeguarding

 Michelle Millar - Governor 

Governor Category Trust Appointed
Which body appointed you? The Consortium Academy Trust 
Responsibilities Behaviour and Attendance

Alexia Bahadur - Governor 

Governor Category Parent Governor
Which body appointed you? The Consortium Academy Trust 
Responsibilities Careers

Howden School is a school in The Consortium Academy Trust.

The Trust’s Governance Structure, Articles of Association, Memorandum of Association and Scheme of Delegation for Governance can be viewed on the Trust website via the TCAT Governance Documents link in the menu provided.

The Scheme of Delegation includes an overview of the responsibilities delegated to the Local Governing Board and the Headteacher. Governors' attendance at LGB meetings information is available below.

The Chair of Howden School Local Governing Body is Joanne Leeman.

For further information or to contact the Local Governing Body, please contact Chair of the Local Governing Body by: Email swarnes@howdenschool.net –(please add ‘FAO Chair of Local Governing Body’ to the subject line). Letter – Addressed to the school and marked ‘FAO Chair of the Local Governing Body’.

Minutes are available to download below: 

LGB Minutes 2023-2024LGB 

LGB Minutes 2022-2023 

LGB Minutes 2021-2022 

LBG Minutes 2020-2021 

LGB Minutes 2019-2020 

LGB Minutes 2018-2019