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 2024-2025
- Mrs Fran Stott (Chair, Finance & Staffing Committee Chair, Co-opted Governor)
- Mrs Diane Speight (Vice Chair, Parent Governor)
- Mrs Becci Cook (Parent Governor)
- Mrs Hazel Feddon (Co-opted Governor)
- Mrs Ruth Forrester (Parent Governor)
- Mrs Sally Hay (Head Teacher)
- Mr Daniel Hinkley (Parent Governor)
- Mr Craig McDougall (Parent Governor)
- Mrs Kelly Radcliffe (Parent Governor)
- Mrs Amy Wilby (Staff Governor)
- Mrs Gudrun Ravetz (Associate Governor)
- Vacancies (LA and Foundation Governor)
Governors left within the last 12 months:
- Rev'd Lindsay Harrod - August 2024
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 Becci Cook | * Finance & Staffing * Premises, H&S | Parent Governor | February 2023 | 31/01/2027 | Parents |
W&F Council
|
Mrs Hazel Feddon | *Learning & Community |
SEND Governor
| October 2023 | 09/10/2027 | Governors | None |
Mrs Ruth Forrester | * Finance & Staffing *Premises, H&S |
Health & Safety Governor
| February 2023 | 31/01/2027 | Parents | W&F Council |
Mrs Sally Hay | All |
Whole School
| September 2017 | N/A | Governors | Herdwick Farm School |
Mr Daniel Hinkley
| TBC | Parent Governor | September 2024 | 02/09/2028 | Parents | None |
Mr Craig McDougall | * Learning & Community * Premises, H&S | Safeguarding Governor | September 2024 | 02/09/2028 | Parents | None |
Mrs Kelly Radcliffe |
TBC
| Parent Governor | September 2024 | 02/09/2028 | Parents | TBC |
Mrs Fran Stott
| * Learning & Community * Finance & Staffing |
Chair Link Governor
| November 2021 | 29/11/2025 | Parents | Crescendum HR |
Mrs Diane Speight | * Finance & Staffing * Premises and Health & Safety |
Vice Chair
| October 2024 | 29/10/2028 | Parents | Environment Agency |
Mrs Amy Wilby | * Learning & Community * Finance & Staffing |
Safeguarding Staff Supervisor
| October 2023 | 18/10/2027 | Governors | Appleby Primary School Governor |