Lumley Primary Federation

Governing Body

Governors work closely with headteachers, school staff and representatives from the local authority (LA).

Lumley Primary Federation Governor Committee Structure

Name	Representing	Appointed by	Term of Office	Committee	Responsibilities	Register of Interests	Relationship to Staff
Mrs Tracey Wilson Head Teacher	Head Teacher		01/09/22 -	Curriculum & Standards Finance & Premises Working Party	Executive Head Teacher	Family member employed	Line Manager
Mr Philip Adamson	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Appeals Curriculum & Standards Finance & Premises	Health & Safety	Headteacher at Woodlea Primary School, Trustee at Park View School and Park View Community Centre
Mrs Claire Barnes	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Curriculum & Standards First / Pay Review Headteacher's Performance	Training & Development	None
Councillor Alan Bell	Local Authority Governor	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Appeals Curriculum & Standards		None
Mrs Sarah Carlson	Parent Governor	Elected by parents	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Curriculum & Standards Finance & Premises First / Pay Review Staffing Working Party	Mental Health & Wellbeing	None
Reverend John Estall	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	First / Pay Review Staffing	GDPR Training & Development	None
Mr Stephen Forster	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Appeals Finance & Premises Headteacher's Performance Working Party	Chair	None
Mrs Carol Hughes Deputy Head Teacher	Associate Member	Governing Body		Curriculum & Standards Staffing	Deputy Head Teacher	None
Mrs Vicki Kennedy	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Appeals Curriculum & Standards	Early Years Safeguarding	None
Mrs Louise Phillips Deputy Head Teacher	Associate Member	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Curriculum & Standards Staffing	Deputy Head Teacher Training & Development	None
Mrs Rachel Ranasinghe Business Manager	Staff Governor	Elected by staff	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Finance & Premises	Business Manager	None
Mrs Lisa Stockdale	Parent Governor	Elected by parents	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Appeals Curriculum & Standards	Safeguarding	None
Mrs Claire White	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Curriculum & Standards First / Pay Review Staffing	SEND	None
Dr Markku Wood	Co-opted Governor	Governing Body	01/09/22 - 31/08/26	Curriculum & Standards First / Pay Review Staffing Working Party	Vice - Chair Mental Health & Wellbeing	None
Mr Philip Chater	Clerk

How To Become A School Governor

If you require further information on the roles and responsibilities of School Governors or you are interested in becoming one, visit the Durham County Council website School Governor section.

Statutory Guidance for Governing Bodies

Lumley Junior School adhere to the statutory guidance from the Department for Education. This means that governing bodies must have regard to it when carrying out duties relating to the constitution of governing bodies in maintained schools. For further information please view or download the documents below:

The Constitution of Governing Bodies of Maintained Schools

Governor Attendance

Schools are required to display a record of Governor attendance at meetings for each school academic year.

KEY
✓ – Attended meeting
A/A – Apologies sent and accepted by meeting
N – Did not attend
n/a – Not a member of the committee

Record of Lumley Primary Federation Governing Body Attendance 23 – 24

Name	Finance & Premises Meeting 06/11/2023	Full Governing Body Meeting 13/11/2023	Finance & Premises Meeting 11/03/2024	Full Governing Body Meeting 26/03/2024	Finance & Premises Meeting TBA	Full Governing Body Meeting TBA
Mrs Tracey Wilson Head Teacher	√	√	√
Mr Philip Adamson	A/A	√	A/A
Mrs Claire Barnes	n/a	√	n/a
Cllr Alan Bell	n/a	√	n/a
Mrs Jean Boyne	n/a	√	n/a
Mrs Sarah Carlson	√	A/A	√
Mrs Louise Phillips	n/a	√	n/a
Reverend John Estall	n/a	√	n/a
Mr Stephen Forster	√	√	√
Mrs Carol Hughes	n/a	√	n/a
Mrs Vicki Kennedy	n/a	A/A	n/a
Mrs Rachel Ranasinghe	√	√	√
Mrs Lisa Stockdale	n/a	A/A	n/a
Mrs Claire White	n/a	√	n/a
Dr Markku Wood	n/a	√	n/a

Archive - Record of Lumley Primary Federation Governing Body Attendance 2022 – 2023

Committee Terms of Reference

Committee Terms of Reference 2023/24

Contact Details

Lumley Infant & Nursery Site: Great Lumley, County Durham DH3 4JL | Tel: 0191 388 5292 | Email: p2108.admin@durhamlearning.net
Lumley Junior Site: Cocken Lane, Great Lumley, County Durham DH3 4JJ | Tel: 0191 388 2310 | Email: p2107.admin@durhamlearning.net

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