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 |
78% |
| Imran Ullah-Khan |
Parent Governor (elected by parents) |
26th June 2019 |
Not applicable
|
Director of The Speech Bubble (Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy Practice) December 2010 to present |
Resigned September 2017 90% |
|
Gary MacAuliffe |
Parent Governor (elected by parents) |
8th July 2020 | Not applicable
|
No business interests declared |
Resigned March 2018 89% |
| Chris Hill |
Parent Governor (elected by parents) |
21st May 2019
|
Not applicable |
No business interests declared |
Resigned October 2017 73%
|
| Jason Mcilvenny |
Parent Governor (elected by parents) |
21st May 2019 |
Not applicable
|
Head of Retail Marketing at Graham and Brown (Wall décor and marketing) current |
Resigned February 2017 83% |
| 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 | 68% |
| Kathryn Oddie |
Staff Governor (elected by school staff) |
31st August 2018 |
Finance and Resources Committee School Development Plan |
No business interests declared | 83% |
| 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 | 89% |
| Sharon Lyth |
Co-opted governor (elected by governing body) |
20th March 2018
|
School Marketing Committee Curriculum Committee |
No business interests declared | 20% |
| 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 |
95% |
| 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 | 100% |
|
Sameer Kadir |
Parent Governor (elected by parents) |
11th June 2021 |
Not applicable | No business interest declared |
Resigned June 2017 100% |
| Nicola Fitzgerald | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 19th October 2021 |
Mathematics Music Curriculum Committee School Marketing Committee |
No business interest declared | 88% |
| 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% |
| Andrew Watton | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 19th October 2021 |
Finance and Resources Committee Premises and Personnel Committee Equality Science School Development Plan |
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 May 9th 2018: 1 local authority, 2 parent and 2 co-opted governors