Governance – School Committee

The Trust Board have implemented an Interim School Committee to carry out some of its governance functions. This arrangement will be in place until the end of the 2024/25 academic year at which time a new School Committee will be appointed. The Interim School Committee is made up of five members appointed by the Trust Board.

Contact the Interim School Committee

The Chair of the Interim School Committee, Mr C Barnes can be contacted via the Trust Governance & Compliance Manager, Mr P. White by emailing: pwhite@arete.uk

Members of the Interim School Committee

Miss S Harrison, Parent Governor

Term of Office: 15 January 2024 to 14 January 2028

Sarah grew up in Ripon but has lived in Northallerton since 2012. Mum to one son who joined Northallerton school in Year 7 in September 2023, Sarah is an Information Technology professional with over 20 years experience in a corporate IT environment. As Head of IT Service Management for Wolseley UK, she recognises the importance of defining and communicating a clear strategic vision and has a solid understanding of the value of ensuring strong stakeholder engagement throughout delivery and implementation of initiatives. A champion of the enormous creative and commercial benefits of a diverse and neuro-diverse workforce, Sarah is passionate about ensuring young people of all dispositions are supported and encouraged to recognise their strengths, seek opportunities to grow and develop their skills, and aspire to be the best that they can be.

Ms L Bruton, Parent Governor

Term of Office: 15 January 2024 to 14 January 2028

Laura is a Psychotherapist working in private practice, providing services at The Retreat in York and as a trainer and supervisor for trainee therapists at The Northern Guild of Psychotherapy. Her son is a new student at Northallerton School. As a non-executive director at Sunderland Counselling Service, which provides counselling and well-being services to adults and children across the North East, Laura also has experience of governance, supportive challenge and oversight of safeguarding. Laura will bring her knowledge of mental health and wellbeing to her role on the Local Governing Body and support the school to consider the mental wellbeing of students in decision making and service delivery.

Mr M Mason, Trust Appointed Governor

Term of Office: 6 December 2024 to 5 December 2028

I retired from work in late 2017. Previously I had worked within children and young people services for over 37 years, initially as a teacher in Birmingham and Shropshire, followed by many years in education management looking after services such as adult education, youth services, music, swimming, governor support and property.

In the last 10 years of my career I moved to leading on integrated early help services for children and young people within Stockton and then North Yorkshire. I am a keen long distance runner and a season ticket holder for a local football team that plays at the Riverside.