The Role of a TASS Governor
Our School Governors are an amazing set of people who give up their time & effort to make sure that TASS is the very best that it can be for all of its children!
What do our Governors do?
The Governing Body is here to help the school provide the best possible education for our pupils by:
- Thinking and working strategically to help to raise standards
- Monitoring and evaluating progress towards the school’s priorities and targets
- Supporting the headteacher and staff as well as challenging their expectations
- Accounting to all stakeholders for the school’s overall performance and for the decisions they have made.
There are three main areas in the role of the school governors:
- To take a largely strategic role in the running of the school
- To act as a critical friend to the school
- To ensure accountability of the governing body to the parents and of the headteacher to the governing body
To contact the governors, please use either the postbox outside the school office or email:
chairofgovernors@totleyallsaints.sheffield.sch.uk
Please click the link to download our Governors Leaflet.
Kathryn Deakin
Chair of Governors / Foundation Governor / Eco-Saints Governor
I have been a Foundation Governor since June 2010. I have had two children who both attended TASS – with one still in the juniors. I work part-time for the Health and Safety Executive as a Land Use Planning Scientist. I and my family regularly attend Totley All Saints Church, and feel it is important for the school to maintain its close links with the church, maintaining and supporting the Christian ethos of the school.
Neil Hayden
Joint Vice Chair of Governors / Foundation Governor / Maths Governor / Performance Management Governor / School Fund Governor
I am a lay reader at All Saints Church Totley. In August 2015 I retired from teaching at Tapton Academy where I was subject leader for mathematics. I have been a teacher governor in two of the secondary schools I have worked in. I wish to use the experience I have gained to help support TASS in providing the children with the appropriate opportunities each of them needs to develop and flourish in an environment which reflects a Christian ethos.
Kate Lancaster 
Joint Vice Chair of Governors / Foundation Governor / Parent & Community Liaison Governor / Reading Governor
I have been a foundation governor for a while now & am really enjoying it. I have 3 children, one who is a motor mechanic and two at TASS. We attend All Saints Totley church as a family & feel the connection between the church & the school is very important. I am currently also working at Little Saints Nursery & am the class governor for Y4.
Heather Green
Foundation Governor / Performance Management Governor
I have been a Governor since 2011. My working life was spent in Primary Education and I use the knowledge I gained to help me with my role as a Governor of Totley All Saints School. As a Foundation Governor I help the school to provide education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice.
Heather Schofield
Foundation Governor / Writing Governor / RE Governor
I am a foundation governor nominated by the PCC at All Saints Church. I have a child who attended the school and also attend the church. I work in an educational setting as a Learning Mentor in a youth inclusion centre in Sheffield. I am supportive of the ethos of the school, providing the children with the best possible environment for them to develop and grow.
Steve Lawton
Co-opted Governor / Parent & Community Liaison Governor / PE & Healthy eating Governor
I’m a new but enthusiastic Governor. I have two children at TASS who both love their school. My wife was Co Chair of the PTA and I also wanted to get involved and help the school as best I can. For the last 11 years, I have run my own business, and hopefully that experience will be useful to the Governors and School in helping shape the future of all our children in a positive way.
Nicola Richards 
Local Authority Governor / Finance & Health & Safety Governor
As a Local Authority Governor I am excited to be involved here at TASS. I have nearly 20 years experience in the healthcare sector supporting 200 elderly people in Sheffield. As Director I have to ensure the home they live in is safe, well led and they are cared for in a positive and dignified manner. I also ensure the homes are compliant with all governing bodies. I consider my skills and experience will be beneficial in ensuring a safe and happy environment for our children. I have one child here at TASS as such I have a genuine interest in the operational development at the school.
Kate Warham
Foundation Governor / SEND Governor
Mark Evans
Parent Governor / Safeguarding Governor
I was elected as a Parent Governor in November 2018. My son is a pupil at TASS and I have a daughter who will, hopefully, start in 2019. The Leadership Team and Governing body have done a fantastic job in making TASS an Outstanding school and I want to play a part in ensuring that this carries on into the future.
Chris Walch
Parent Governor / Finance Governor
I became Parent governor in Nov 2018 to use my skills and experiences to ensure the school’s priorities and targets are set to achieve the best possible education for our children. I’m currently a Technical Director for a global IT services provider with over 10 years’ experience in Information and Communications Technology (ICT). My son Finley is in Y1 with his brother Alex hopefully joining the TASS family in 2021. I am an enthusiastic parent who will give maximum effort to the privileged role of parent governor. I’m here to speak out for what is most important – our children.
Class Governors
Class Governors meet with their allocated classes on a regular basis in order to see how the children are getting on as well as monitor teaching & learning. This is then fed back to the whole Governing Body at the next meeting. As well as providing insight into practice & allowing governors to see the outworking of their participation in school, these are also beneficial because they allow our children to build relationships with governors, understand a little about adult responsibility & service to others as well as aspire to serve their communities in the future.
The Class Governors are as follows:
FS2 – Steve Lawton
Y1 – Heather Schofield
Y2 – Mark Evans
Y3 – Heather Green
Y4 – Kate Lancaster
Y5 – Neil Hayden
Y6 -Kate Warham
Governors Meetings Held in the School Day
As well as coming in to school to see their classes, the whole Governing Body meets at least once during the year within the actual school day. This is a great time to meet with different groups of children & to allow pupils an opportunity to show off about all of the amazing things that they have been up to – as well as for governors to see the outworking of their hard work & commitment to the school.
These are photographs of when our school governors spent time with their assigned classes & met with members of the School Council, the Merit Captains & Eco-Saints.
