The Governing Body
Lingfield Primary School is part of the James Cook Learning Trust. The Trust has responsibility for four primary schools. Academy trusts with multiple academies may establish a type of committee known as a Local Governing Body. Each school in the James Cook Learning Trust has a Local Governing Body.
Local Governing Bodies play a crucial role in the governance of the school and commit to working together in the best interests of the school and the James Cook Learning Trust. The Trust has delegated certain responsibilities to the school’s Local Governing Body. The main purpose of the Local Governing Body is to:
- Hold their school to account by monitoring and reviewing its academic and financial performance and its impact on pupil outcomes,
- Ensure a School Improvement Plan is in place reflecting key priorities for the Academy and the Trust,
- Ensure sound governance and financial management of their Academy,
- Work collaboratively with the other schools in the James Cook Learning Trust,
- Ensure effective links with the school community, and that the school meets its responsibilities to the community in relation to the safeguarding and education of its pupils.
Each Local Governing Body has up to nine members, two parent governors, the Headteacher, two staff governors and three co-opted governors. Your Local Governors may be contacted via the school.
Please visit our Trustee page to find out further details about the governance of the James Cook Learning Trust.
Chair of local governing body
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Marron-Shepherd | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 01/09/2018 | 31/08/2022 |
Local governors
| Name | Shared with | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Madden | Not recorded | Appointed by GB/board | 06/12/2018 | 05/01/2023 |
| Emma Coupe | Not recorded | Elected by parents | 06/12/2018 | 05/12/2022 |
| Gillian Gamble | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 06/12/2018 | 05/12/2022 |
| Lucy Felgate | Not recorded | Elected by parents | 06/12/2018 | 05/12/2022 |
| Sally Clark | Not recorded | Elected by school staff | 06/12/2018 | 05/12/2022 |
| Tanya South-Fitzhugh | Not recorded | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 10/10/2018 | 09/10/2022 |
| Phil Thackstone | Not recorded | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 01/09/2020 | Not recorded |
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Role | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Jones | Local governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 06/12/2018 | 31/08/2020 |
| Mike Maguire | Local governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | 06/12/2018 | 08/08/2020 |
Register of Pecuniary Interests
Governing BodyNa Membership |
Type |
AppointedBy | Attendance 2018/19 | Nature of pecuniary interest/other educational establishment | Relationship to Staff |
| Mrs Catherine Jones | Head of School | Ex Offico | 1/1 | Trustee of Children First MAT | N/A |
| Mr John Madden | Co-opted | TB | 1/1 | N/A | N/A |
| Mr Michael Maguire | Co-opted | TB | 1/1 | N/A | N/A |
| Mrs Jane Marron-Shepherd | Co-opted | TB | 1/1 | N/A | N/A |
| Mrs Tanya South-Fitzhugh | Trust Representative | TB | 1/1 | N/A | N/A |
| Mrs Emma Coupe | Parent | Parent Election | 1/1 | Teacher at Tees Valley Education MAT | N/A |
| Mrs Lucy Felgate | Parent | Parent Election | 1/1 | Member of staff at Children First MAT | N/A |
| Ms Sally Clark | Staff | Staff Election | 1/1 | N/A | N/A |
| Mrs Gillian Gamble | Staff | Staff Election | 1/1 | N/A | N/A |
| Local Governing Body Meetings | Performance Management | Safer Recruitment Trained | Governor Responsibility |
| Mrs Jones | * | Head of School | |
| Mr J Madden | Safeguarding | ||
| Mr M Maguire | * | Maths | |
| Mrs J Marron-Shepherd (Chair) | * | * | Sen/Vulnerable Pupils/Pupil Premium |
| Mrs E Coupe | Teaching & Learning | ||
| Mrs L Felgate | Pupil Premium |
