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Governors

Welcome to our Governors’ section. 

Please find below details of how our Governing body is structured, including the names, categories, responsibilities and terms of appointment for each Governor.

 

St James' C of E Infant and Nursery School has an active and involved governing body. 

 

Governors are an important part of school life and make an important contribution in supporting education in our school. School governors provide strategic leadership and accountability to our school. They work with the Head Teacher to make tough decisions about finance, staffing and resourcing as well as supporting and challenging the Head Teacher and other school leaders and staff to make sure we provide the best possible education for all our children. 

 

Our Governing Body is made up of:

 

  • The Head Teacher,
  • 3 Foundation Governors (who are appointed by the Diocese),
  • 4 Parent Governors (who are appointed by election in school),
  • an LA Governor,
  • a Staff Governor and
  • 2 Co-Opted Governors (who are appointed by the Governing Body).

 

This means there are a wide variety of people involved in overseeing the running of the school.  The governors are very dedicated and enthusiastic about monitoring and making improvements in school.  They meet at every half term to discuss items such as finance, attendance, health & safety, self evaluation and the School Improvement Plan. 

You can download our "Rough Guide to the Governing Body" by clicking below.

Our Governing Body is made up of as follows:

 

 

Name

Category

Appointing Body

Term of Office

Committees

Voting Rights

Official responsibility

Financial Interest

Other Interests

Attendance

2021/22

Alex Moore

Head Teacher

GB

1/09/2022-

  • Finance

  • Crisis Management

  • Admissions

  • Safeguarding

Yes

*Headteacher

 

 

Employee of the school

100%

Gay Frankland

Foundation

Diocese of Carlisle

19/01/2021-18/01/2025

  • Pupil Discipline

Yes

 

 

 

100%

Anna Jones

Foundation

Diocese of Carlisle

5/12/2019-4/12/2023

  • Admissions

  • Staff Dismissal

Yes

 

 

 

100%

Pat Smith

Foundation

Diocese of Carlisle

4/2/2022- 13/2/2026

  • Appeals

  • Safeguarding

  • Finance

  • Headteacher Perf. Rev.

  • Crisis Management

  • Staff Dismissal

Yes

*Chair

*Safeguarding

*Early Years & Data

 

 

100%

Abi Spencer

Parent

Parents

1/11/2019- 31/10/2023

  • Admissions

Yes

*Literacy

*Curriculum

 

 

100%

Gayle Williams

Parent

Parents

27/11/2021- 26/11/2025

 

Yes

 

 

 

100%

Harriet Beck

Parent

Parents

12/11/2020-11/11/2024

 

Yes

 

 

 

40%

Kiri Skelton

Parent

Parents

 1/11/2019- 31/10/2023

  • Appeals

  • Finance

  • Crisis Management

Yes

*Vice Chair

*Curriculum

 

 

100%

Brian O’Kane

LA

GB

23/09/2019-23/09/2023

  • Headteachers Perf. Rev.

  • Pupil Discipline

  • Complaints

 

 

*Sports Funding

 

Father of staff member

CBC Councillor

40%

Vacancy

Staff

Staff

 

 

 

 

 

Employee of the school

100%

Stephanie Sapsed

Co-Opted

GB

27/02/2022-26/2/2026

  • Safeguarding

Yes

*Assistant Headeacher

 

Employee of the school

100%

Tracey StamperCo-OptedGB05/10/2020-04/10/2024
  • Appeals

  • Finance

  • Pupil Discipline

Yes

*Health & Safety

*Curriculum

*Media/Website

  80%

Clair Brown

Clerk

School

 

  • Crisis Management

  • Safeguarding

None

*School Business Manager

*Clerk

 

Employee of the school

100%

Dorothy GrahamFoundationDioceseLeft 01/21      
Gary DixonCo-optedGBLeft 09/20      
Mark EdmistonFoundationDioceseLeft 11/19      

 

Andrew

Short

Parent

GB

Left 02/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camilla Mason

Co-opted

GB

Left 01/18

 

 

 

 

Employee of St Joseph’s Catholic High School

 

Michael RoutledgeParentParentLeft 10/21      
Val HowardStaffStaffLeft 7/22      

 

 

 

 

Please see below the Terms of Reference and Structure of our Governing Body.

Governors can access the secure Governors Area via the key information drop down menu.
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