TYPE OF GOVERNOR

COMMITTEES

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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

Mrs S. Westaway

Co-opted Governor

• TLPS
• Appraisal and Performance Management
• Pay Appeals

• Curriculum and assessment

• SEND

• Cluster Committees

I live in Wortley and I have worked in Leeds for 40 years. Most recently, I was Head of Arts Development for ArtForms - the music and arts service for schools and families, Leeds City Council. In this role I worked to ensure that children in Leeds have access to arts and cultural opportunities in and outside of school. My work included:

• Supporting schools to develop their Art, D&T, Dance and Drama curriculum offer;
• Delivering subject leader and staff training in Art and D&T;
• Working with schools to deliver their own arts projects, events or arts weeks;
• Brokering partnerships between schools, artists and arts organisations;
• Safeguarding and quality assurance;

• Monitoring and evaluating programmes of work; 

• Fundraising.

Previous experience includes managing a community based youth arts organisation, and working in schools as a drama and theatre practitioner.