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 2021-2022
- Mrs Fran Stott (Chair, Parent Governor)
- Mrs Paula Dootson-Scott (Parent Governor)
- Mrs Hazel Feddon (Staff Governor)
- Mrs Sally Hay (Head Teacher)
- Mrs Kathryn Potts (Parent Governor)
- Mrs Gudrun Ravetz (Co-opted Governor)
- Mrs Vee Reed (Co-opted Governor)
- Mrs Diane Speight (Parent Governor)
- Mr Alex Terry (Local Authority Governor)
- Mrs Andrea Thompson (Parent Governor)
- Vacancy (Foundation Governor x 2)
- Vacancy (Co-opted Governor)
Governors left within the last 12 months:
- Mrs Hazel Scott-Bowes (Foundation Governor) - End of Term of Office October 2021
- Canon Stephen Pye (Foundation Governor) - End of Term of Office October 2021
- Mr David Brier (Co-opted Governor) - End of Term of Office September 2021
- Mr John Williams (Foundation Governor) - End of Term of Office September 2020
- Mr Ben Western (Parent Governor) - End of Term of Office September 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 Paula Dootson-Scott
| * Learning & Community | Parent Governor | March 2022 | 14/03/2026 | Parents | |
| Mrs Hazel Feddon | * Learning & Community * Premises & Health & Safety | Staff Governor | January 2012 | 11/01/2024 | 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 | 29/10/2024 | Parents | None |
| Mrs Gudrun Ravetz |
* Learning & Community | Safeguarding Lead Governor | November 2019 | 25/11/2023 | Governors | Veterinary Defence Society |
| Mrs Vee Reed | * Learning & Community * Premises & Health & Safety | SEND Lead Governor | November 2019 | 25/11/2023 | Governors | None |
Mrs Fran Stott
| * Finance & Staffing | Chair Parent Governor | November 2017 | 29/11/2021 | Parents | Crescendum HR |
| Mrs Diane Speight | * Finance & Staffing * Premises and Health & Safety | Parent Governor | October 2020 | 29/10/2024 | Parents | Environment Agency |
| Mr Alex Terry | * Finance & Staffing | Local Authority Governor | November 2020 | 12/11/2024 | Local Authority | Burnetts Legal Services Eden Mind |
Mrs Andrea Thompson | * Finance & Staffing * Premises and Health and Safety | Parent Governor | October 2016 | 29/10/2024 | Parents | Burnetts Legal Services |
