The Governing Board is part of the Leadership and Management team at York Road. It has three core functions; planning the strategic direction of the school, overseeing its financial performance and making sure money is being well spent, and holding the head and senior leadership to account. The Governing Board does not run the school on a day to day basis, that is the job of the Head and their team.
The Full Governing Board meets at least three times per year, once per term. At York Road we also have two sub-committees, one that is responsible for Finances and Resources and the other Curriculum and Standards. They also meet at least once per term.
If you are interested in becoming a Governor at York Road or finding out more about what we do please get in touch: head@yorkroad.herts.sch.uk
| Diane Frainer (DF) | Head |
| Diane Szanto (DS) | Staff Governor – Member of Standards & Curriculum Committee |
| Emily Cunningham (EC) | Parent Governor – Member of Standards & Curriculum Committee |
| Lisa Morris (LM) | Member of Finance and Resources Committee |
| Associate – Member of Finance and Resources Committee | |
| Co-opted Governor – Member of Standards & Curriculum Committee | |
| Mike Scott | Chair of Governors (Temporary)
Parent Governor – Finance and Resources Committee Chair |
| Dan Ward | Health & Safety Link Governor |
| Rich Tyler | Shadow Safeguarding Link Governor |
| Toby Mills – Bishop | Well Being Governor |
Full Governing Body:
Full Governing Body Meeting dates and attendance records
| York Road Governors Attendance Report | |||||||
| Date of meeting | |||||||
| Governor name | Role | 05/10/2022 | 06/12/2022 | 07/02/2022 | 09/05/2022 | 04/07/2022 | |
| Donna Brown | Co-opted | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | ||
| Aanchal Kumar | Parent | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Haider Mawji | Associate | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | ||
| Diane Frainer | Head | Yes | Apologies | Yes | Yes | ||
| Diane Szanto | Staff | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Lisa Morris | Co-opted | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Shirley Parker | Co-opted | yes | Apologies | Apologies | N/A | ||
| Sarah Denselow | Co-opted | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Michael Scott | LA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Emily Cunningham | Parent | Apologies | Yes | Absent | Yes | ||
| Richard Tyler | Parent | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | Yes | |
| Dan Ward | Parent | N/A | N/A | N/A | yes | yes | |
| Carole Connelly | Co-opted | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes | yes | |
| FGB | FGB (remote) | FGB | ||
| Governor Name | Governor Type | 03 Oct 2022 | 07 Feb 2023 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ms Carole Connelly | Co-opted governor | Y | Y | N |
| Mrs Emily Cunningham | Parent governor | Y | Y | Y |
| Sarah Denselow | N | N/A | N/A | |
| Mrs Diane Frainer | Headteacher | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Haider Mawji | NS | N/A | N/A | |
| Mr Toby Mills-Bishop | Co-opted governor | Y | N | Y |
| Mrs Lisa Morris | Co-opted governor | Y | Y | Y |
| Mr Michael Scott | Local Authority Governor | Y | N | Y |
| Mrs Diane Szanto | Staff governor | Y | Y | Y |
| Richard Tyler | Parent governor | Y | Y | Y |
| Dan Ward | Parent governor | Y | Y | Y |
Governors who have Also served in the last 12 months;
| Carole Connelly | Chair | Stepped down: May 2023 |
| Donna Brown | Chair | Stepped down: April 2022 |
Meet Our Governors
Diane Frainer
I have been the Headteacher at York Road Nursery School since April 2015. I have been working in education since 1999 and have 3 children of my own.
I am passionate about early years and am working in support with the school Governors to take the school forward and continue to raise standards, with a particular emphasis on inclusion.
Mike Scott
- · Chair of Governors (Temporary)
- Parent Governor
- · Finance and Resources Committee Chair
I am a chartered accountant, working in the finance industry for 17 years. For the last 3 years I have been the CFO of a fintech platform business sitting on the board of directors and chairing various committees. I live locally to York Road and got a real sense of community and purpose from the school. My daughter then attended the school from Jan 2021 and I knew what a special place it was. I wanted to do whatever I could to help
Diane Szanto
After my sisters attending the nursery back in the 60’s, myself doing a year of my N.N.E.B. training here and both my own children attending the nursery in the 90’s.
I was very pleased to join the nursery as a Nursery Nurse in 2000 and join the Governing body a few years later. It is interesting and rewarding being involved with the Governing body, both as an associate governor and a member of staff, and to be part of decision-making which continues to keep York Road Nursery School the progressive community nursery that it is.
Lisa Morris
I have been working in PR now for over 15 years, 11 of these running my own PR agency, BumpPR. The agency specialises in family brands and in this role, I manage a small team and a portfolio of 30 clients. We work with small start-ups and global giants, working with varying consumer and business media and social media platforms. When my son went to York Road, I knew instantly there was something special about the nursery school. I wanted to give a little something back to the community so when the opportunity came up to become a governor, I was delighted to take the role.
Emily Cunningham
· Parent Governor
· Member of Standards and Curriculum Committee
I am currently teaching Nursery and Reception Classes part time.
I have been a Primary School Teacher since 2006 and I have 2 children of my own. I have taught in schools in London. I have enjoyed working in some lovely child-centered schools and have had the opportunity of teaching Forest School.
I also manage a small local Charity. In the Charity role I am the Designated Safeguarding Officer. It’s a people facing job where we work hard to reduce social isolation in the local elderly community.
I am passionate about Early Years education. I believe Nursery is a magical year and that this stage of education is such an important time and I could see that when my son attended York Road. I knew that I wanted to contribute to the success of the school through working as a Governor.
Richard Tyler
I am a solicitor and qualified 11 years ago as a litigator in a US law firm in London. Since then I have worked as an in-house lawyer in multiple businesses covering a broad spectrum of legal work, and I am currently Legal Director at a large consumer goods company. When my daughter joined York Road Nursery School, it was clear from the start that it was a outstanding school with a wonderful community around it. When the opportunity arose to become a governor I was delighted to be able to give something back and contribute to the future success of the school.
