Lower Darwen Primary School Membership of the Governing Body
| Name | Category |
Term of Office |
Responsibilities | Register of Interests | Attendance at meetings |
| Ruth Cunliffe |
Co-opted Governor (elected by the governing body) |
12th June 2021
Role as Chair until November 2019 (2 year term agreed by governing body in November 2017) |
Chair of Governors Finance and Resources Committee (Chair) Premises and Personnel Committee (Chair) Curriculum Committee Looked After Children Child Protection/Safeguarding Special Educational Needs Pay and Headteacher's Performance Review (Chair) Pay Committee School Development Plan |
National Health Service October 2000 to present |
100% |
| Lucie Higham |
Co-opted Governor (elected by the governing body) |
10th January 2019
|
Curriculum Committee (Chair) School Marketing Committee (Chair) Pay Committee (Chair) Pay and Headteacher's Performance Review Link Governor English Phonics History School Development Plan |
Director of Redmoor Communications CIC (Social Media consultant) December 2012 to present
Director of News Academy Ltd (newspaper activities in schools) December 2013 to present |
76%
Term of office expired- did not seek reappointment |
| John Slater |
Co-opted Governor (elected by the governing body)
|
18th November 2019 |
Curriculum Committee School Marketing Committee Geography Religious Education |
Councillor for Blackburn with Darwen Council | 79% |
| Kathryn Oddie |
Staff Governor (elected by school staff) |
31st August 2022 |
Finance and Resources Committee School Development Plan |
No business interests declared | 93% |
| Stephen Walton |
Co-opted Governor (elected by governing body) |
18th November 2019 |
Finance and Resources Committee Premises and Personnel Committee Health and Safety
|
AMPD Ltd | 83% |
| Sharon Lyth |
Co-opted governor (elected by governing body) |
20th March 2022
|
School Marketing Committee Curriculum Committee |
No business interests declared | 38% |
| Shelley Holden |
Parent Governor (elected by parents) |
14th January 2020
Role as Vice Chair until November 2019. (2 year term agreed by governing body in November 2017) |
Vice Chair of Governors Finance and Resources Committee Curriculum Committee School Marketing Committee Pay Committee PSHE Dance and Gymnastics PE/Games |
No business interest declared |
96% |
| Natasha Gardiner | Parent Governor (elected by parents) |
11th June 2021 |
Finance and Resources Committee Premises and Personnel Committee Extended Schools Art |
No business interest declared | 65% |
| Nicola Fitzgerald | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 19th October 2021 |
Mathematics Music Curriculum Committee School Marketing Committee |
No business interest declared | 100% |
| Lisa Moorby | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 19th October 2021 |
Finance and Resources Committee Premises and Personnel Committee FOLD (PTA link) French |
No business interest declared | 100% |
| Dominic Wright | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 18th November 2022 | Curriculum Committee | No business interest declared | 100% |
|
Steven Cumbo |
Headteacher (appointed by governing body June 2010) |
Trustee of Maddi's Butterflies (charity) September 2013 to present |
100% |
* No member of the Governing Body is related or married to a member of staff
Governor Vacancies at December 20th 2018: 1 local authority, 1 parent and 2 co-opted governors