School Governors
The Governing Body, together with Mrs Hay (our Head Teacher), is responsible for the overall Governance of the school, ensuring that it is run efficiently and effectively to provide the very best education for our children.
In brief their role is to:
- Set the strategic direction of the school ensuring its vision, Christian values and ethos are met.
- Develop, monitor and challenge the School Improvement Plan to ensure that standards are met and that the headteacher is held to account for the performance of the school and its pupils.
- Oversee the financial performance of the school and ensure it's money is well spent and well managed.
At Langwathby School we achieve this through half-termly meetings of the full Governing Body and it's committees, which deal in detail with the main aspects of the work.
Governors provide their time on a voluntary basis and the Governing Body is made up of representatives from the school staff, parents, the Local Authority and the local diocese.
Governing Body 2020-2021
- Mrs Andrea Thompson (Chair of Governors; Parent Governor)
- Mrs Francesca Stott (Vice Chair of Governors; Parent Governor)
- Mrs Sally Hay (Head Teacher)
- Mrs Hazel Bowes (Foundation Governor)
- Mr David Brier (Co-opted Governor)
- Mrs Hazel Feddon (Staff Governor)
- Mrs Kathryn Potts (Parent Governor)
- Canon Stephen Pye (Foundation Governor)
- Mrs Gudrun Ravetz (Co-opted Governor)
- Mrs Vee Reed (Co-opted Governor)
- Mrs Diane Speight (Parent Governor)
- Mr Alex Terry (Local Authority Governor)
- Vacancy (Foundation Governor)
- Vacancy (Parent Governor)
Governors left within the last 12 months:
- Mr John Williams (Foundation Governor) - End of Term of Office September 2020
- Mr Ben Western (Parent Governor) - End of Term of Office September 2020
- Mrs Kate Tomkinson (Local Authority Governor) - End of Term of Office July 2020
- Mrs Rachael Forster (Parent Governor) - Resigned July 2020
All the Governors can be contacted via the Clerk to Governors (Miss Olga Atkinson) at clerk@langwathby.cumbria.sch.uk
|
Governor
|
Committee
|
Responsibilities |
Date of Appointment |
End of Term of Office |
Appointed By |
Business Interests |
| Mrs Hazel Bowes |
* Learning & Community |
N/A | October 2013 | 17/10/21 | Diocese | None |
| Mr David Brier |
* Finance & Staffing * Premises & Health & Safety |
Health & Safety Lead Governor |
September 2013 | 26/09/21 | Governors | None |
| Mrs Hazel Feddon |
* Learning & Community * Premises & Health & Safety |
N/A | January 2012 | 11/01/24 | Governors | None |
|
Mrs Sally Hay |
* Learning & Community * Finance & Staffing * Premises & Health & Safety |
Whole School |
September 2017 |
N/A |
Governors |
Herdwick Farm School |
| Mrs Kathryn Potts |
* Learning & Community * Premises & Health & Safety |
Link Governor | October 2016 | 29/10/24 | Parents | None |
|
Canon Stephen Pye |
* Learning & Community | N/A | July 2015 | N/A | Diocese | None |
| Mrs Gudrun Ravetz |
* Learning & Community |
Safeguarding Lead Governor | November 2019 | 25/11/23 | Governors | Veterinary Defence Society |
| Mrs Vee Reed |
* Learning & Community * Premises & Health & Safety |
SEND Lead Governor | November 2019 | 25/11/23 | Governors | None |
| Mrs Francesca Stott |
* Finance & Staffing |
Vice-Chair of Governors | November 2017 | 29/11/21 | Parents |
Crescendum HR |
| Mrs Diane Speight | * Finance & Staffing | Parent Governor | October 2020 | 29/10/24 | Parents | Environment Agency |
| Mr Alex Terry | * Finance & Staffing | Local Authority Governor | November 2020 | 12/11/24 | Local Authority |
Burnetts Legal Services Eden Mind |
|
Mrs Andrea Thompson |
* Finance & Staffing |
Chair of Governors |
October 2016 |
29/10/24 |
Parents |
Burnetts Legal Services |
