Governor Information
Our Governing Body
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
Name | Governor | Role | Start of Term | End of Term | Registered Business Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jen Braithwaite | Foundation St Mary's |
| 14.2.2020 | 13.2.2024 | JB Consulting (Europe) Limited - Wellbeing and Business Consultancy |
| Rev James Richards | Ex-Eficio St Martin |
| N/A | N/A | St Martin's Church |
| Mrs Joanne McElroy | Foundation St Martin |
| 23.10.2021 | 22.10.2025 | Teacher at Windermere School |
| Mrs Lizzie Young | Foundation St Mary's |
| 23.3.2022 | 22.3.2026 | Teacher at Windermere School |
| Mr Andrew Jarvis | Local Authority |
| 1.12.2021 | 30.11.2025 | Elected Councillor, Cabinet Member & Deputy Leader at South Lakeland District Council |
| Vacancy | Foundation St Martin | ||||
| Mrs Amy Thompson | Parent Elect |
| 31.3.2022 | 30.3.2026 | N/A |
| Mr Mike Corrie | Co-Opted |
| 30.1.2022 | 29.1.2026 | Teacher at Heron Hill |
| Mr Nat Norris | Staff |
| 3.2.2023 | 2.2.2027 | Year 6 Teacher |
| Mr Matt Towe | Headteacher |
| N/A | N/A | Head teacher |
| Mrs Sarah Stables | Foundation St Mary |
| 10.7.2022 | 9.7.2026 | N/A |
| Mr Paul Parry | Foundation St Mary's |
| 20.2.2024 | 19.2.2028 | |
| Mrs Victoria Bolton | Parent Elect |
| 27.3.2024 | 26.3.2028 | |
| Vacancy | Foundation | ||||
| Mrs Rebecca Penney | Clerk |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |