Governor Information
Our Governing Body
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Jen Braithwaite - Chair of Governors - Foundation Governor
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Sarah Stables - Foundation Governor - St Mary's Church
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Andrew Jarvis - Local Authority Governor
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Reverend James Richards - Ex-Eficio Governor - St Martins Church
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Amy Thompson - Vice Chair - Parent Governor
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Lizzie Young - Foundation Governor - St Mary's Church
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Nat Norris - Staff Governor
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Vikki Bolton - Parent Elect
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Paul Parry - Foundation Governor - St Mary's Church
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Tracey Hogg - Foundation Governor
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Rebecca Penney - Clerk to Governors
Welcome to our Governors’ section
LA Maintained Schools
The remit of the governing board:
It is stated in the Governance Handbook that all boards, no matter what type of schools or how many schools they govern, have three core functions:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
The constitution of our governing board is as follows:
- 2 parent governors
- 1 local authority governor
- 2 staff governors
- 8 foundation governors
- 1 co-opted governor
Term of office for all governors is 4 years.
Committee Structure is:
- Staffing & Finance Committee
- Standards & Curriculum Committee
- Fabric, Health & Safety Committee
- Pay Committee
Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.
Governor Roles and Responsibilities - September 2024
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Name |
Governor |
Role |
Start of Term |
End of Term |
Registered Business Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jen Braithwaite |
Foundation St Mary's |
|
14.2.2024 | 13.2.2028 | JB Consulting (Europe) Limited - Wellbeing and Business Consultancy |
| Rev James Richards |
Ex-Eficio St Martin |
|
N/A | N/A | St Martin's Church |
| Mrs Tracey Hogg |
Foundation St Martin's |
|
17.12.2024 | 17.12.2028 | |
| Mrs Lizzie Young |
Foundation St Mary's |
|
23.3.2022 | 22.3.2026 | Teacher at Windermere School |
| Mr Andrew Jarvis | Local Authority |
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01.12.2025 | 30.11.2029 | Elected Councillor, Cabinet Member & Deputy Leader at South Lakeland District Council |
| Vacancy |
Foundation St Martin |
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| Mrs Amy Thompson | Parent Elect |
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31.3.2022 | 30.3.2026 | N/A |
| Vacancy | Co-Opted | ||||
| Mr Nat Norris | Staff |
|
3.2.2023 | 2.2.2027 | Year 6 Teacher |
| Mrs Louise Swindlehurst | Headteacher |
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N/A | N/A | Head teacher |
| Mrs Sarah Stables |
Foundation St Mary |
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10.7.2022 | 9.7.2026 | N/A |
| Mr Paul Parry |
Foundation St Mary's |
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20.2.2024 | 19.2.2028 | |
| Mrs Victoria Bolton | Parent Elect |
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27.3.2024 | 26.3.2028 | |
| Vacancy | Foundation | ||||
| Mrs Rebecca Penney | Clerk |
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N/A | N/A | N/A |