Meet the Governors

Lower Darwen Primary School Membership of the Governing Body

Name of Governor	Category	Term of office expires	Sub committees	Register of interests	Attendance at meetings
Orla Jeewooth	Co-opted governor (elected by the governing body)	Elected as chair of governors:XXXXXX	Chair Of Governors Finance and Resources Premises and Personnel Curriculum and Marketing Pay Headteacher Performance Review		100%
Elliot Hollings	Parent Governor (elected by parents)	Elected as Vice-Chair of Governors 16th September 2024 13th March 2026	Vice Chair of Governors Finance and Resources Personnel and Premises Headteacher Performance Review	No business interests declared	100%
Phil Eastwood	Co-opted governor (elected by the governing body)	12th March 2027	Curriculum and Marketing	Self-employed sports coach (works for the school two days a week in this capacity) Director of LPES	100%
Rachael Kissock	Parent governor (elected by parents)	27th March 2027	Curriculum and Marketing Pay	No business interests declared	90%
Leanne Aspin	Parent governor (elected by parents)	13th March 2027	Finance and Resources Curriculum and Marketing	No business interests declared	100%
Emily Taylor	Co-opted governor (elected by the governing body)	27th November 2028	Premises and Personnel Pay	No business interests declared	100%
Tanviha Quraishi-Akhtar	Parent governor (elected by parents)	16th June 2029	Finance and Resources Headteacher Performance Review	No business interests declared	100%
Cllr Liz Johnson	Governor appointed by the local authority	18th November 2029		Councillor for Blackburn with Darwen Council	100%
Carla Jenkinson	Co-opted governor (elected by the governing body)	18th March 2029
Simone Addy	Headteacher	(appointed by the Governing body September 2025)		No business interests declared	100%

* No member of the Governing Body is related or married to a member of staff

Governor Vacancies at September 2026: Parent Governor

The designated responsibilities for individual governors can be downloaded by clicking here.