Local Governing Body

Welcome to our Governing Body page!

Please do click on the links below to find out more about what governors do and how they contribute to the strategic direction and vision for the school and the pupils who attend.

Name of Chair	Date of appointment	Date of Resignation
Vicki Harper-Ward	05.10.2021	N/A
Name of Vice Chair	Date of appointment	Date of Resignation
Jeremy Johnson	01.09.2018	N/A

Chair of Governors: Vicki Harper-Ward, 01302 368192

Vice Chair of Governors: Jeremy Johnson, 01302 368192

Please click on the following link to read about our Governing Body pledge on mental health and wellbeing: Click here to read our Governor Pledge on Mental Health & Wellbeing

Local Governing Body 2026-2027

Name	Appointed by: (Governor Board, Elected by school staff, Elected by parents)	Category of Governor (Governor, Staff, parent)	Current Term of Office From	Current Term of Office To	Date of Resignation
Vicki Harper-Ward	Governor Board	Chair of Governors	12/03/2025	11/03/2029
Jeremy Johnson	Governor Board	Vice Chair of Governors	1/09/2026	30/08/2030
Helena Honeybone	Ex-Officio	Headteacher	01/07/2010	N/A
Emma Cooke	Governor Board	Governor	12/05/2021	11/03/2029
Sian Derry	Parents	Parent Governor	26/10/2022	25/10/2026
Michelle Martin	Parents	Parent Governor	26/10/2022	25/10/2026
Amy Thomas	Governor Board	Governor	12/03/2025	11/03/2029
Emma Ellwood	Staff	Staff Governor	1/11/2022	31/10/2026
Abdul Majid	Governor Board	Governor	10/11/2022	09/11/2026
Philip Sheppard	Parents	Parent Governor	18/10/2022	17/10/2026

Governors who have resigned over the last 12 months

Name	Appointed by	Category of Governor	Term of Office From	Term of Office To	Date of Resignation
n/a		n/a

Declarations of Interest (to include governance roles in other educational institutions) 2026-2027

Governors	Date confirmed on GovernorHub	Entity (Company)	Nature (i.e., Director, employee, governor)	Notes	From	To
Helena Honeybone		Lakeside Primary Academy	Governor	Headteacher @ Town Field
Victoria Harper-Ward		Friends of Town Field Primary	Trustee	COG Friends of Town Field: FOTF is a charity run in support of the school and I am a Co-Chair
Jeremy Johnson		Wheatley Area Community Partnership	Director	VCOG	01/09/2023	Present
Michelle Martin		Townfield Primary	Relative	Spouse is employee at Town Field Primary	01/09/2023	Present
Abdul Majid		Townfield Primary	Relative	Relative is employee at Townfield Primary
Phillip Sheppard		National Literary Trust Charity	Project Manager	Project Manager Doncaster Stories - Part of National Literacy Trust Charity
Sian Derry		Nil return	Governor	Ex - Parent
Amy Thomas		Nil return	Governor	Ex - Parent
Emma Cooke		Balby Central	Headteacher	Headteacher @ Balby Central
Emma Ellwood		Town Field Primary	Employee	Business Manager @ Town Field Primary	Business Manager 18/06/2006	to present to present

Attendance Record 2026-2027

Code
Y	Attended
N	Apologies Accepted
NA	Apologies not accepted
NS	Apologies not sent
N/A	Not required

Full Governing Board Academic Year 2026-27:

Governors invited	LGB1	LGB2	LGB3	Meetings Attended	Out of a possible
Helena Honeybone					3
Vicki Harper-Ward					3
Jeremy Johnson					3
Emma Ellwood					3
Amy Thomas					3
Abdul Majid					3
Emma Cooke					3
Michelle Martin					3
Sian Derry					3
Phil Sheppard					3

Finance/Audit and Risk Meeting 2026-27

Governors invited	Date of Meeting:	Meetings Attended	Out of a possible
Helena Honeybone			1
Vicki Harper-Ward			1
Jeremy Johnson			1
Emma Ellwood			1
Abdul Majid			1

Pay Committee Meeting 2026-27

Governors invited	Date of Meeting	Meetings Attended	Out of a possible
Helena Honeybone			1
Vicki Harper-Ward			1
Jeremy Johnson			1
Rebecca Wilkinson (clerk)			1