Lower Darwen Primary School Membership of the Governing Body
| Name | Category | Term of Office expires | Sub committees | Register of Interests | Attendance at meetings |
Councillor John Slater | Local Authority Governor | 25th March 2027 | Curriculum and Marketing Pay (Chair) Head Teacher's Performance Management Vice Chair of Governors | Councillor for Blackburn with Darwen Council | 44% |
Sharon Lyth | Co-opted governor (elected by governing body) | 25th April 2023 Expired -no longer a governor
| School Marketing Curriculum and Marketing | No business interests declared | 90% |
| Shelley Simmons | Co-opted governor (elected by governing body) | 25th November 2023 (as a governor)
Elected as Chair of Governors (2 year term agreed by governing body in November 2021) | Chair of Governors Finance and Resources (chair) Curriculum and Marketing (chair) Pay Head Teacher Performance Management (chair) | No business interests declared | 100% |
| Karen Timperley | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 13th March 2026
| Curriculum and Marketing Finance and Resources Personnel and Premises (chair) | No business interest declared | 73% |
| Elliot Holllings | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 13th March 2026
| Curriculum and Marketing Finance and Resources Personnel and Premises | No business interest declared | 100% |
| Dominic Wright | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 13th December 2022 Expired no longer a governor | Curriculum and Marketing | No business interest declared | 85% |
Phil Eastwood | Co-opted governor (elected by governing body) | 18th April 2027 | Curriculum and Marketing | Self-employed sports coach (works for the school two days a week in this capacity)
Director of LPES | 100% |
Katie Turner | Co-opted governor (elected by governing body) | 30th June 2026 Resigned as governor April 2023 | Finance and Resources Premises and Personnel | No business interest declared | 100% |
Emily Conroy | Staff Governor (elected by school staff) | 17th November 2026 Resigned as governor June 2023 | Curriculum and Marketing | No business interest declared | 85% |
| Sinead Scotting | Co-opted Governor (elected by governing body) | 13th March 2027 | Finance and Resources Premises and Personnel | PVPS and NEU Membership Officer | 100% |
| Rachael Kissock | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 27th March 2027 | Curriculum and Marketing | No business interest declared | 90% |
Leanne Aspin | Parent Governor (elected by parents) | 13th March 2027 | Finance and Resources Premises and Personnel | No business interest declared | 100% |
Caroline Dyrda | Staff Governor (elected by staff) | 27th November 2028 | Curriculum | No business interest declared | 100% |
Emily Taylor | Co-opted governor (elected by Governing Body) | 27th November 2028 | No business interest declared | 100% | |
Steven Cumbo | Headteacher (appointed by governing body June 2010) | Trustee of Maddi's Butterflies (charity)
| 93% |
* No member of the Governing Body is related or married to a member of staff
Governor Vacancies at November 1st 2023: 2 co-opted governors
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