Wigton Nursery and Infant School

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Governors

The Governing Body of Wigton Nursery and Infant School ensures high standards of achievement and care for all of our children and members of the school community by:-

  • setting the school's vision, ethos and strategic direction.

  • holding the Head Teacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils.

  • overseeing the financial performance of the school and ensuring its money is well spent.

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The Governing Body sits as a full committee and as a number of smaller committees.

The Governors, with the Head Teacher and staff, have set the school's vision of 'Building Firm Foundations in Learning, Laughter and Love' and ensure that decisions and plans are made in line the school's caring and inclusive ethos.

 

Parent Governors: Parent Governors are elected by other parents of pupils registered at the school. They should be parents of pupils currently at the school but they may serve out their term of office if their child leaves.


Local Authority Governors: Authority Governors are appointed by the LA which maintains the school, in our case Cumbria.


Staff Governors: The Head Teacher of a school automatically becomes a Governor at the time of appointment. Other staff members are elected by and from the whole teaching and non-teaching staff. Staff Governors may not continue to be Governors if they cease to be employed by us.


Co-opted Governor: Governors may be appointed to the Governing Body because of a particular skill set or experience that would be of interest to the effective running of the whole Governing Body. These Governors may be co-opted to the board.

 

Please see below for a full list of our Governors, their role, terms of office and any pecuniary interests as recorded in the school's register of interests. 

 

Governor Name

Date of appointment and by whom

Re-election date due

Designation

Committees

Business Interests

 Mrs Elaine Lynch

24.11.21

Nominated by LA 

Appointed by GB

23.11.25

Co-Chair of Governors

Local Authority Governor

Link Governor for Nursery

Finance

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

Personnel

 

Councillor for Wigton Town Council

Executive member for Lifelong Learning and Development - Cumberland council (Allerdale Borough Council)

Station Joinery- husband's business.

Mrs Joanne Lloyd

01.09.22

Ex-officio by virtue of office

ex-officio Head Teacher All Husband is Co-Chair of Governors at The Nelson Thomlinson School

Mrs Sara Dawson

11.09.20

Elected by school staff

10.09.24 Staff Governor

Finance

Behaviour, Safeguarding and Wellbeing

Family Support Worker at Cumbria Family Support

Mr Jonathan Marshall

 

07.05.19

Appointed by GB

 

 06.05.23

Co-opted Governor 

E-Safety Governor

Responsible for School Website

Link Governor for Year 2

Finance

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

None

Mr Chris Scott

 09.07.19

Appointed by GB

08.07.23

Co-Chair Chair

Co-opted Governor

Safeguarding Governor

Child Protection Governor

 LAC Governor

 Health & Safety Governor

Responsible for SCR

Link Governor for Reception

Finance

Behaviour, Safeguarding and Wellbeing

Personnel

Mayor of Wigton Town Council

Member of Wigton Emergency Response Group

Vice Chair of Governors at Thomlinson Junior School

Mrs Emma Budworth

04.10.19

Parent appointed by GB

03.10.23

 

 

Parent Governor

Link Governor for Reception

 

 

Finance

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

 

Co-op Member Pioneer

Governor at Thomlinson Junior School

Mrs Katie Rudd

30.10.19

Parent appointed by GB

29.10.23

Parent Governor

SEN Governor

Inclusion Governor

Pupil Premium Governor

Link Governor for Year 2

Finance

Behaviour, Safeguarding and Wellbeing

FOWIS- secretary

Customer Service Advisor- Cumberland Building Society

Ms Lydia Foster

01.02.22

Appointed by GB

31.01.26

Co-opted Governor

Link Governor for Year 1

Finance

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

Personnel

Governor at The Nelson Thomlinson School

Employee of Futamura Chemical UK Ltd

Employee & Shareholder of Clive Foster Ltd

Ms Lorna Meaghan

20.04.22

Parent appointed by GB

19.04.26

Parent Governor

Link Governor for Year 1

Finance

Curriculum, Teaching and Learning

Employed with the Department for Work and Pensions

Vacancy

Co-opted Governor